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| 1. | Ilizwi le Nkosi lafika kimi lathi: |
| 2. | Wena ndodana yomuntu, uzawahlulela, uwahlulele umuzi ogcwele igazi yini? Wazise zonke izenzo zawo ezenyanyekayo. |
| 3. | Uzakuthi kuwo: INkosi uJehova ithi: Maye kumuzi ochitha igazi phakathi kwawo ukuze isikhathi sawo sifike, owenza izithombe ukuzingcolisa. |
| 4. | Wena ulecala ngegazi olichithileyo, usungcoliswe yizithombe ozenzileyo, ulusondezile eduze usuku lwakho, lesikhathi esimisiweyo seminyaka yakho sifikile. Ngalokho ngikwenzile waba lihlazo ezizweni lenhlekisa emazweni wonke. |
| 5. | Abaseduze labakhatshana lawe bazahleka, wena omubi ogcwele isiphithiphithi. |
| 6. | Khangela, zonke iziphathamandla zakoIsrayeli ezikuwe zisebenzisa amandla azo ukuchitha igazi. |
| 7. | Phakathi kwakho abazali benziwa inhlekisa, owezizweni uyacindezela phakathi kwakho, koniwe intandane lomfelokazi. |
| 8. | Udelele izinto zami ezingcwele, wangcolisa amasabatha ami. |
| 9. | Kukhona kuwe abantu abahlebayo ukuze bachithe igazi, labadlela phezu kwezintaba emathempelini, labawulayo. |
| 10. | Phakathi kwakho abantu bayanqunulisa oyise, bone abesifazana abangcole ngokwehlukaniswa. |
| 11. | Omunye wenza amanyala lomfazi womakhelwane wakhe, lomunye awule lomalokazana wakhe, omunye angcolise udadewabo, indodakazi kayise. |
| 12. | Phakathi kwakho abantu bazuza imivuzo yokuthengwa ngokuchitha igazi; uyazinothisa ngokuthatha inzuzo lomvuzo kubomakhelwane bakho ngobuqili. Usungikhohliwe, kutsho iNkosi uJehova. |
| 13. | Khangela-ke ngiyatshaya isandla sami ngenzuzo yakho yenkohliso oyenzileyo, langegazi ebeliphakathi kwakho. |
| 14. | Isibindi sakho sizakuma yini, lezandla zakho ziqine, ensukwini engizaphathana lawe kuzo yini? Mina Nkosi ngikhulumile, ngizakwenza. |
| 15. | Ngizakuchithachitha phakathi kwezizwe, ngikuhlakazele emazweni, ngiqede ukungcola kwakho konke kuwe. |
| 16. | Uzangcoliswa phakathi kwezizwe; uzakwazi ukuthi ngiyi Nkosi. |
| 17. | Ilizwi le Nkosi lafika kimi lathi: |
| 18. | Ndodana yomuntu, uIsrayeli wonke usenjengamanyele kimi, wonke ngoluthi lwakhe, unjengamanyele esiliva lethusi lensimbi lomnuso phakathi kwesithando. |
| 19. | Ngakho-ke iNkosi uJehova ithi: Ngoba lonke selinjengamanyele, khangelani, ngizalibuthelela phakathi kweJerusalema. |
| 20. | Njengoba abantu bebuthelela isiliva lethusi lensimbi lomnuso esithandweni somlilo ukuze kufuthwe ngomlilo ukuze kuncibilike, ngokunjalo-ke ngizalibuthelela ekuthukutheleni kwami lasolakeni lwami, ngilifake phakathi. ngilincibilikise. |
| 21. | Ngizalibuthelela, ngilifuthe ngomlilo wokuthukuthela kwami, lincibilike phakathi komuzi. |
| 22. | Njengesiliva sincibilikiswa esithandweni somlilo, ngokunjalo lizancibilikiswa phakathi kwawo. Lizakwazi ukuthi mina Nkosi ngehlisele ulaka lwami phezu kwenu. |
| 23. | Ilizwi le Nkosi lafika kimi lathi: |
| 24. | Ndodana yomuntu, tshono kiyo iJerusalema uthi: Wena uyilizwe elingahlanjululwanga lelinganethwanga ngosuku lwentukuthelo. |
| 25. | Iziphathamandla eziphakathi kwalo zifanana lezilwane ezibhongayo leziphangayo; zibadlile abantu; zathatha inotho lezinto eziligugu; zenza abanengi baba ngabafelokazi phakathi kwalo. |
| 26. | Abapristi bayo bawephule umlayo wami, bangcolisa izinto zami ezingcwele; kabenzanga umehluko phakathi kwezinto ezingcwele lezingangcwele; futhi kabawufundisanga umehluko phakathi kwezinto ezingcolileyo lezihlambulukileyo, badelile amasabatha ami; ngangcoliswa phakathi kwabo. |
| 27. | Iziphathamandla eziphakathi kwayo zifanana lempisi eziphangayo, ezichitha igazi zibulala abantu, ukuze zizuze umvuzo ngobuqili. |
| 28. | Abaprofethi bayo bayacomba izenzo zazo ngekalaga, babona imibono yamanga, bavumise amanga, besithi: Nanti ilizwi leNkosi uJehova; yona i Nkosi ingakhulumanga. |
| 29. | Abantu belizwe bayaqilibezela, baphange abanye, bahluphe abayanga labaswelayo, bacindezele kakhulu abezizweni. |
| 30. | Ngadinga umuntu phakathi kwabo ongakha umduli, avimbe esikhaleni phambi kwami, avikele ilizwe ukuze ngingalichithi, kodwa kangitholanga muntu, |
| 31. | Ngalokho ngehlisele ukuthukuthela kwami phezu kwabo, ngabaqeda ngomlilo wolaka lwami, ngaphindisela indlela yabo kibo, kutsho iNkosi uJehova. |
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