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1. | Ilizwi le Nkosi lafika kimi futhi lathi: |
2. | Litsho ukuthini ngalesisaga koIsrayeli sokuthi: Oyise badlile izithelo zevini ezimunyu, amazinyo abantwana asetshelela? |
3. | Ngiyazifunga, kutsho iNkosi uJehova, lesisaga kasisayikutshiwo futhi koIsrayeli. |
4. | Khangela, yonke imiphefumulo ngeyami; umphefumulo kayise kanye lomphefumulo womntwana ungokwami. Lowomuntu owonayo uzakufa. |
5. | Uba umuntu elungile, esenza okufaneleyo lokulungileyo, |
6. | engadleli emathempelini aphezu kwezintaba, engaphakamiseli amehlo akhe ezithombeni zakoIsrayeli, engangcolisi umfazi womakhelwane wakhe, engasondeli kowesifazana owehlukanisiweyo, |
7. | engacindezeli muntu, ebuyisela kowebolekayo isibambiso sakhe, engaphangi muntu, enika olambileyo ukudla, enika abahambaze izigqoko, |
8. | engabolekisi ukuze azuze inzuzo, engathathi umvuzo, ezinqanda kokubi, enze isahlulelo ngokuqondileyo phakathi komuntu lomuntu, |
9. | ehamba ngezimiso zami, egcina imithetho yami, onjalo ulungile; uzaphila isibili, kutsho iNkosi uJehova. |
10. | Uba ezala indodana engumphangi lomchithi wegazi, |
11. | edelela lezizinto, edlela emathempelini aphezu kwezintaba, ingcolise umfazi womakhelwane wayo, |
12. | icindezela abayanga labaswelayo, iphanga abantu, ingabuyiseli isibambiso, iphakamisela amehlo ayo ezithombeni, yenze amanyala, |
13. | isebolekisa ukuze izuze inzuzo, ithathe umvuzo, enjalo izaphila yini? Kayiyikuphila; yenzile wonke la amanyala; izakufa isibili, legazi layo libe phezu kwayo. |
14. | Khangela, uba lowomuntu ezala indodana ebona izono zonke lezi ezenziwe nguyise, yesabe, ingenzi njengaye, |
15. | ingadleli emathempelini aphezu kwezintaba, ingaphakamiseli amehlo ayo ezithombeni zakoIsrayeli, ingangcolisi umfazi womakhelwane wayo, |
16. | ingoni muntu, ingathathi isibambiso, ingaphangi muntu, kodwa iphe abalambileyo ukudla, inike abahambaze izigqoko, |
17. | izinqande kokubi, ingathathi inzuzo lomvuzo, igcine imithetho yami, ihambe ngezimiso zami, kayiyikufela izono zikayise, kodwa izaphila isibili. |
18. | Uyise-ke, ngoba ecindezele, waphanga umfowabo, wenza okungalunganga phakathi kwabantu bakibo, khangela, uzakufa ngenxa yezono zakhe. |
19. | Kanti lina lithi: Kungani indodana ingahlupheki ngenxa yezono zikayise yini? Nxa indodana isikwenzile okufaneleyo lokulungileyo, isigcinile izimiso zami, izaphila isibili. |
20. | Lowomuntu owonayo uzakufa. Indodana kayiyikuhlupheka ngenxa yezono zikayise, loyise kayikuhlupheka ngenxa yezono zendodana. Olungileyo uzavuna umvuzo wokulunga kwakhe, lomubi avune umvuzo wobubi bakhe. |
21. | Uba omubi ephenduka ebubini bakhe bonke abenzileyo, agcine izimiso zami, enze okufaneleyo lokulungileyo, uzaphila isibili, kayikufa. |
22. | Iziphambeko zakhe zonke azenzileyo kazisayikukhunjulwa; kodwa uzaphila ngenxa yokulunga kwakhe akwenzileyo. |
23. | Ngiyathokoziswa yini yikufa komubi, kutsho iNkosi uJehova, kungabi yikuphenduka kwakhe endleleni yakhe aphile? |
24. | Kodwa nxa olungileyo ephambuka ekulungeni kwakhe, enze okubi, enze amanyala enziwa ngomubi, uzaphila yini? Izenzo zakhe zonke ezilungileyo abezenzile kazisayikukhunjulwa; ngenxa yenkohliso alecala ngayo, lesono asenzileyo, uzakufa. |
25. | Kanti lithi: Indlela yeNkosi kayiqondanga. Zwanini-ke, lina Israyeli; indlela yami kayiqondanga yini? Kakusizo yini ezenu indlela ezingaqondanga? |
26. | Lapho umuntu olungileyo ephambuka ekulungeni kwakhe, enze okubi, uzakufa ngenxa yakho; yebo, ngenxa yobubi abenzileyo uzakufa. |
27. | Futhi nxa umuntu omubi ephenduka ebubini bakhe abenzileyo, enze okufaneleyo lokulungileyo, uzasindisa umphefumulo wakhe. |
28. | Ngoba wabona, waphenduka eziphambekweni zakhe zonke abezenzile, uzaphila isibili kayikufa. |
29. | Kodwa uIsrayeli uthi: Indlela yeNkosi kayiqondanga. Wena Israyeli, indlela zami kaziqondanga yini? Kakusizo ezenu indlela ezingaqondanga yini? |
30. | Ngakho ngizalahlulela, lina ndlu kaIsrayeli, ngulowo lalowo ngokwendlela zakhe, itsho iNkosi uJehova. Phendukani, libuye eziphambekweni zenu zonke; ngakho ububi bungabi yincithakalo yenu. |
31. | Lahlani kini zonke iziphambeko zenu eliphambeke ngazo, lizenzele inhliziyo entsha lomoya omutsha; ngoba lizafelani, ndlu Israyeli? |
32. | Ngoba kangithokoziswa yikufa komuntu, kutsho iNkosi uJehova; ngakho-ke phendukani ukuze liphile. |
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