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| 1. | Ndodana yomuntu, profetha ngentaba zakoIsrayeli uthi: Lina zintaba zakoIsrayeli, zwanini ilizwi le Nkosi. |
| 2. | INkosi uJehova ithi: Ngoba izitha zatsho kini zathi: Iya! khathesi intaba zasendulo sezingezethu; |
| 3. | ngalokho-ke profetha uthi: INkosi uJehova ithi: Ngoba abantu abalihanqileyo balichitha, balichoboza laze lanqotshwa langezinye izizwe, laba yingxoxo lokunyeya okubi kwabantu. |
| 4. | Ngalokho, lina zintaba zakoIsrayeli, zwanini ilizwi leNkosi uJehova ezintabeni lemaqaqeni, lezindongeni lezihotsheni, lemizini echithekileyo langamanxiwa asephenduke impango lenhlekisa yezizwe ezizingelezeleyo. |
| 5. | INkosi uJehova ithi: Ngikhuluma ngomona wami otshisayo ngezinye izizwe, ikakhulu ngeEdoma lonke, abazithathela ilizwe lami ngentokozo langokudelela ukuze libe ngelabo, bahlale kilo. |
| 6. | Ngalokho profetha ngelizwe lakoIsrayeli, utsho ezintabeni lemaqaqeni, lezindongeni lezihotsheni uthi: INkosi uJehova ithi: Khangela, ngikhuluma ngomona wami langolaka lwami, ngoba lithwele ihlazo lezizwe. |
| 7. | Ngalokho-ke iNkosi uJehova ithi: Ngiyazifunga ukuthi izizwe ezilihanqileyo yizo ezizathwala ihlazo. |
| 8. | Kodwa, lina zintaba zakoIsrayeli, lizahluma ingatsha zenu, livezele abantu bami uIsrayeli izithelo, ngoba sebezabuya ekhaya. |
| 9. | Ngoba khangelani, mina ngilani, ngizaphendukela ngakini, lizalinywa lihlanyelwe. |
| 10. | Ngizakwandisa abantu phezu kwenu, uIsrayeli wonke, wonke ngoluthi lwakhe; imizi izahlala abantu, kwakhiwe lendawo ezichithekileyo; |
| 11. | ngandise phezu kwenu abantu lenyamazana, kuzalane kwande. Ngizakwenza ukuthi kwakhiwe kini njengakudala, ngilenzele okuhle kakhulu kulakuqala. Ngalokho, lina zintaba, lizakwazi ukuthi ngiyi Nkosi. |
| 12. | Ngizahambisa abantu phezu kwenu, yebo abantu bami uIsrayeli. Bazahlala kini, libe zintaba zabo, kalisayikubabulala abantwana babo. |
| 13. | INkosi uJehova ithi: Abantu bathi liyilizwe elidla abantu, libulala abantwana besizwe sakini. |
| 14. | Kodwa kalisayikudla abantu, kalisayikubulalela isizwe sakini abantwana baso, kutsho iNkosi uJehova. |
| 15. | Kangisayikuliyekela lizwe inhlamba yezizwe futhi, kalisayikuthwala ihlazo labantu loba likhubekise isizwe sakini, kutsho iNkosi uJehova. |
| 16. | Ilizwi le Nkosi lafika kimi lathi: |
| 17. | Ndodana yomuntu, lapho uIsrayeli esahlala elizweni lakhe, walingcolisa ngendlela zakhe langezenzo zakhe, ukuziphatha kwakhe phambi kwami kwakufanana lokungcola kowesifazana owehlukanisiweyo. |
| 18. | Ngakho ngasengehlisela phezu kwabo ulaka lwami ngenxa yegazi abalichitha elizweni, langenxa yezithombe abalingcolisa ngazo. |
| 19. | Ngabachithachitha phakathi kwezizwe, bahlakazekela emazweni wonke; ngabagweba ngokufanele ukuziphatha kwabo lezenzo zabo. |
| 20. | Kodwa nxa befika ezizweni lakuyiphi indawo abafika kiyo, bangcolisa ibizo lami elingcwele, abantu baze bathi ngabo: Laba bangabantu be Nkosi, kodwa bakhutshiwe elizweni layo. |
| 21. | Kodwa ngalikhathalela ibizo lami elingcwele abalingcolisayo indlu kaIsrayeli phakathi kwezizwe abaya kizo. |
| 22. | Ngalokho tshono kuIsrayeli uthi: INkosi uJehova ithi: Kangikwenzi lokhu ngenxa yenu, lina Israyeli, kodwa ngikwenza ngenxa yebizo lami elingcwele elilingcolisileyo phakathi kwezizwe elaya kizo. |
| 23. | Ngizabonakalisa ubungcwele bebizo lami elikhulu elingcoliswe phakathi kwezizwe, elilingcolisileyo lina phakathi kwazo; lezizwe zizakwazi ukuthi ngiyi Nkosi, kutsho iNkosi uJehova, nxa sengibonakalisa ubungcwele bebizo lami ngani phambi kwazo. |
| 24. | Ngoba ngizalithatha ezizweni, ngilibuthe emazweni wonke, ngililethe elizweni lenu. |
| 25. | Ngizalifafaza ngamanzi ahlambulukileyo, lihlambuluke kukho konke ukungcola kwenu, ngilihlambulule lakuzo zonke izithombe zenu. |
| 26. | Njalo ngizalinika inhliziyo entsha, ngifake lomoya omutsha phakathi kwenu, ngikhuphe inhliziyo yelitshe enyameni yenu, ngilinike inhliziyo yenyama. |
| 27. | Njalo ngizafaka uMoya wami phakathi kwenu, ngilenze ukuthi lihambe ngezimiso zami, ligcine izahlulelo zami lizenze. |
| 28. | Lizahlala elizweni engalinika oyihlo, libe ngabantu bami, lami ngibe nguNkulunkulu wenu. |
| 29. | Ngizalikhulula kukho konke okulingcolisayo. Ngizabiza amabele, ngiwenze abe manengi, ngingalehliseli indlala. |
| 30. | Ngizakwenza izithelo zezihlahla lezithelo zeganga zibe zinengi, ukuze lingaphindi futhi lithwale ihlazo lendlala phakathi kwezizwe. |
| 31. | Khona lizakhumbula izindlela zenu ezimbi, lezenzo zenu ezingalunganga; lizanengeka ngani ngokwenu ngenxa yezono zenu langenxa yamanyala enu. |
| 32. | Kangi kw enzi lokhu ngenxa yenu, itsho iNkosi uJehova; kakwaziwe yini. Banini lenhloni, liyangeke ngenxa yendlela zenu, ndlu kaIsrayeli. |
| 33. | INkosi uJehova ithi: Mhla ngilihlambulula ebubini benu bonke, ngizakwenza ukuthi imizi ihlale abantu, kwakhiwe indawo ezichithekileyo. |
| 34. | Ilizwe ebeselichithekile lizalinywa futhi, endaweni yokuthi libe yinkangala kubo bonke abedlula khona. |
| 35. | Bazakuthi: Lelilizwe ebeseliyinkangala selifanana lensimu yeEdeni; lemizi ebisichithekile isiyinkangala isingamanxiwa, isibiyelwe ngemithangala ihlala abantu. |
| 36. | Izizwe ezisele zilizingelezele zizakwazi ukuthi mina Nkosi ngizakhile indawo ezingamanxiwa, ngahlanyela kutsha ilizwe ebeseliyinkangala. Mina Nkosi ngikhulumile, ngizakwenza. |
| 37. | INkosi uJehova ithi: Lalokhu indlu kaIsrayeli izangicela ukuthi ngiyenzele khona, ukuze ngandise abantu babo ngangomhlambi, |
| 38. | ngangomhlambi womhlatshelo, ngangomhlambi eJerusalema ngesikhathi semikhosi emisiweyo. Ngokunjalo imizi echithekileyo izagcwala abantu. Khona bazakwazi ukuthi ngiyi Nkosi. |
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