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| 1. | Ndodana yomuntu, thatha inkemba ebukhali, uyisebenzise njengempuco yomgeli, uyihambise ekhanda lakho lesilevini sakho; ubusuthatha izilinganiso zokulinganisa, ulinganise inwele uzehlukanise. |
| 2. | Ingxenye yesithathu uzayitshisa ngomlilo phakathi komuzi lapho insuku zokuvimbezela seziphelile. Enye ingxenye yesithathu uyithathe, uyitshayatshayele endaweni zonke zomuzi ngenkemba; lenye ingxenye yesithathu uyichithachithe emoyeni, ngizayilandela ngiphethe inkemba. |
| 3. | Uzathatha inwele eziyingcosana, uzigoqele ngomphetho wesembatho sakho. |
| 4. | Ubusuthatha ezinye zazo, uziphosele emlilweni zitshe; umlilo uzavela kuzo utshise uIsrayeli. |
| 5. | INkosi uJehova ithi: Lumuzi weJerusalema ngiwumisile phakathi kwezizwe, amanye amazwe awuphahlile. |
| 6. | Uhlamukele imithetho yami lezimiso zami ngokwenza okubi okwedlula ezinye izizwe lamazwe awuphahlileyo; bayilahlile imithetho yami, kabahambanga ngezimiso zami. |
| 7. | Ngakho-ke iNkosi uJehova ithi: Njengoba lihlamukile okwedlula izizwe eziliphahlileyo, lingalondolozi imithetho yami, lingagcini lezimiso zami, lingagcini lezimiso zezizwe eziliphahlileyo. |
| 8. | Ngalokho iNkosi uJehova ithi: Khangela, mina ngimelene lani, ngizakwenza izigwebo phakathi kwenu, ukuze izizwe zonke zibone. |
| 9. | Ngenxa yamanyala enu wonke ngizakwenza kini engingazake ngikwenze lengingasayikukwenza futhi. |
| 10. | Ngakho oyise bazakudla abantwana babo phakathi kwenu, labantwana badle oyise. Ngizakwenza izigwebo phakathi kwenu, labo abaseleyo ngizabachithachithela emimoyeni yonke. |
| 11. | Ngakho-ke ngiyazifunga, kutsho iNkosi uJehova, ngoba lingcolisile isibili indlu yami engcwele ngakho konke okuzondekayo langamanyala enu wonke, ngizalibhubhisa ngingalihawukeli, ngingaliyekeli. |
| 12. | Ingxenye yesithathu yenu izabulawa ngomatshayabhuqe wesifo, iqedwe yindlala phakathi kwenu; ingxenye yesithathu izabulawa ngenkemba endaweni zonke zenu; lengxenye yesithathu ngiyichithachithele emimoyeni yonke, ngiyilandele ngiphethe inkemba. |
| 13. | Kuzaphela-ke ukuthukuthela kwami, ngenelise ukufutheka kwami ngabo, bazakwazi ukuthi mina, Nkosi, ngikhulumile ngomona wami lapho sengiphelelise ukufutheka kwami kibo. |
| 14. | Futhi ngizalichitha, ngilenze libe lihlazo phakathi kwezizwe eziliphahlileyo lakubo bonke abadlulayo. |
| 15. | Lizakuba lihlazo lenhlekisa lesixwayiso lento eyesabekayo ezizweni eziliphahlileyo nxa ngisenza izigwebo phakathi kwenu ngokuthukuthela langokufutheka, ngilitshaya ngokubuhlungu; mina Nkosi ngikhulumile. |
| 16. | Lapha ngilitshoka ngemitshoko ebulalayo yendlala, imitshoko yokubhubhisa, ngizayitshokela ukulibhubhisa ngayo, ngizalilethela indlala nginciphise ukudla kwenu kwensuku zonke. |
| 17. | Ngizalithumela indlala lezilo zeganga, zibulale abantwana benu; umatshayabhuqe wesifo legazi kudabule phakathi kwenu; ngizalilethela inkemba. Mina Nkosi ngikhulumile. |
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