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| 1. | Ilizwi le Nkosi lafika kimi lathi: |
| 2. | Ndodana yomuntu, tshono kusiphathamandla seTire, uthi iNkosi uJehova ithi: Ngoba inhliziyo yakho iziphakamisile, utshilo ukuthi: Mina nginguNkulunkulu, ngihlezi esihlalweni sabonkulunkulu enzikini zolwandle; kanti ungumuntu nje, kawusunkulunkulu, lanxa uzitshaya ohlakaniphileyo njengonkulunkulu. |
| 3. | Khangela, impela uhlakaniphile kuloDaniyeli, kakukho okufihlakeleyo kuwe. |
| 4. | Ngokuhlakanipha kwakho langokuqedisisa kwakho uzinothisile, wabuthela endlini zenotho yakho igolide lesiliva. |
| 5. | Ngokuhlakanipha kwakho okukhulu ekuthengeni wandisile inotho yakho, lenhliziyo yakho isizigqaja ngenotho yakho. |
| 6. | Ngalokho iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Ngoba uzitshaya ohlakaniphileyo njengonkulunkulu, |
| 7. | khangela, ngizakulethela abezizwe, ngilethe izizwe ezesabekayo kakhulu; zizahwatsha inkemba zazo, zichithe ubuhle bokuhlakanipha kwakho, zone udumo lwakho. |
| 8. | Zizakuphosela phansi egodini, ufe kubi enhliziyweni zenlwandle. |
| 9. | Uzakutsho yini uthi: Ngingunkulunkulu, phambi kwalabo abakugwazayo, lanxa wena ungumuntu ungesuye uNkulunkulu, ezandleni zalabo abakugwazayo? |
| 10. | Uzakufa njengabangasokanga ngezandla zabezizwe; ngoba sengikhulumile, kutsho iNkosi uJehova. |
| 11. | Ilizwi le Nkosi lafika kimi lathi: |
| 12. | Ndodana yomuntu, khala isililo ngenkosi yeTire, uthi kiyo: INkosi uJehova ithi: Wawuyisiboniso sokupheleleyo, ugcwele ukuhlakanipha, uphelele ngobuhle. |
| 13. | WawuseEdeni, insimu kaNkulunkulu, ucecile ngawo wonke amatshe amahle, ngitsho ikorneliya* letopazi* lejaspi* lekrisolite* lebherule* le-onikse* lesafire* lerubi* le-emeraldi*. Amahlwayi akho ayengawegolide, lamasongo owawuwagqizile ayenzelwe wena ngosuku lokuzalwa kwakho. |
| 14. | Ngakunika ikherubhi* lokukulinda, usentabeni engcwele kaNkulunkulu, wahamba phakathi kwamatshe avutha umlilo. |
| 15. | Wawuphelele endleleni zakho, kusukela esukwini owadalwa ngalo kwaze kwatholwa ububi kuwe. |
| 16. | Ngenxa yobunengi bokuthenga kwakho wagcwala ulunya, wasusona. Ngakuxotsha njengento engcolileyo entabeni kaNkulunkulu, lekherubi* lokukulinda lakukhupha phakathi kwamatshe avutha umlilo. |
| 17. | Inhliziyo yakho yaziphakamisa ngenxa yobuhle bakho; wona ukuhlakanipha kwakho ngenxa yodumo lwakho. Ngakuphosa phansi, ngakuchaya phambi kwamakhosi ukuze akukhangele ngamehlo awo. |
| 18. | Ngobunengi bezono zakho zokukhohlisa kwakho ekuthengiseni ungcolise indawo zakho ezingcwele; ngaphemba umlilo phakathi kwakho, wakutshisa du, ngakutshisa waba ngumlotha emhlabathini ukuze bonke bakubone. |
| 19. | Bonke abakwaziyo phakathi kwabantu bamangala ngawe. Usuchitheke kubi, kawusayikuba khona kuze kube nininini. |
| 20. | Ilizwi le Nkosi lafika kimi lathi: |
| 21. | Ndodana yomuntu, khangela ngakuyo iSidoni, uprofethe ngayo, |
| 22. | uthi: INkosi uJehova ithi: Khangela, ngimelene lawe, wena Sidoni, ngizabonakalisa udumo lwami phakathi kwakho. Bazakwazi ukuthi ngiyi Nkosi lapho sengenze izigwebo phakathi kwayo, ngibonakalise ubungcwele bami kiyo. |
| 23. | Ngoba ngizathumela umatshayabhuqe wesifo kiyo, kuchitheke legazi endleleni zayo; abantu bazakufela phakathi kwayo, besiwa ngenkemba eyihanqileyo inhlangothi zonke. Khona bazakwazi ukuthi ngiyi Nkosi. |
| 24. | KoIsrayeli kakusayikuba khona ukhula oluhlabayo lameva alimazayo phakathi kwabo bonke omakhelwane babo ababenze inhlekisa. Khona bazakwazi ukuthi ngiyiNkosi uJehova. |
| 25. | INkosi uJehova ithi: Nxa sengibutha uIsrayeli ebantwini abachithachithwe kibo, ngizabonakalisa ubungcwele bami kibo phambi kwezizwe; bazahlala elizweni lazo engalinika inceku yami uJakobe. |
| 26. | Bazahlala kilo belondolozekile, bakhe imizi, bahlanyele izivini. Bazahlala belondolozeka nxa sengisenza izigwebo phezu kwabo bonke omakhelwane babo ababenze inhlekisa. Khona bazakwazi ukuthi ngiyiNkosi uJehova. |
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