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| 1. | Ngoba i Nkosi izamhawukela uJakobe, imkhethe futhi uIsrayeli, ibabeke elizweni lakibo; lowezizwe uzahlangana labo, njalo bazanamathela endlini kaJakobe. |
| 2. | Labantu bazabathatha, babese endaweni yabo; lendlu kaIsrayeli izabafuya elizweni le Nkosi, babe yizigqili lezigqilikazi; njalo bazathumba abathumbi babo, babuse abacindezeli babo. |
| 3. | Kuzakuthi-ke ngosuku i Nkosi ezaliphumuza ngalo ebuhlungwini benu lekuhluphekeni kwenu lemtshikatshikeni onzima ebelisetshenziswa kiwo, |
| 4. | lizaphakamisa lesisaga ngenkosi yeBhabhiloni lithi: Uphele njani umcindezeli! Ubutha sebuphelile! |
| 5. | I Nkosi ilwephule udondolo lwabakhohlakeleyo, intonga yababusi, |
| 6. | owatshaya abantu entukuthelweni ngokutshaya okungapheliyo, owabusa izizwe ngolaka wazingelwa, kungekho onqandayo. |
| 7. | Umhlaba wonke uphumule, ulokuthula; baqhamuka ngo kuhlabelela. |
| 8. | Lezihlahla zefiri ziyathokoza ngawe, imisedari yeLebhanoni, isithi: Selokhu walala phansi, kakulamgamuli owenyukela kithi. |
| 9. | Isihogo ngaphansi siyanyakaziswa ngenxa yakho uku ku hlangabeza lapho usiza, sikuvusela imimoya efileyo, impongo zonke zomhlaba, sisukumise wonke amakhosi ezizwe ezihlalweni zawo zobukhosi. |
| 10. | Bonke bazaphendula bathi kuwe: Lawe usubuthakathaka njengathi; usufanana lathi. |
| 11. | Ubukhosi bakho sebehliselwe esihogweni, ukukhala kwamachacho akho; izimpethu zizakwendlalwa ngaphansi kwakho, lemihlavane ikugubuzele. |
| 12. | Uwe njani uvela emazulwini, wena okhanyayo, ndodana yokusa! Uqunyelwe emhlabathini, wena owawisela phansi izizwe! |
| 13. | Wena wasusithi enhliziyweni yakho: Ngizakwenyukela emazulwini; ngaphezu kwenkanyezi zikaNkulunkulu ngiphakamise isihlalo sami sobukhosi; ngihlale entabeni yenhlangano ezinhlangothini zenyakatho; |
| 14. | ngizakwenyukela ngaphezu kwendawo eziphakemeyo emayezini; ngizenze ngifanane loPhezukonke. |
| 15. | Kodwa uzakwehliselwa esihogweni, ezinhlangothini zomgodi. |
| 16. | Abakubonayo bazakujolozela, bakuqaphele, besithi: Nguye lo umuntu yini owenza ukuthi umhlaba uthuthumele, owanyakazisa imibuso, |
| 17. | owamisa ilizwe laba njengenkangala, wachitha imizi yalo, ongavulelanga izibotshwa zakhe ziye ekhaya? |
| 18. | Wonke amakhosi ezizwe, wonke alala phansi ngodumo, ileyo laleyo endlini yayo; |
| 19. | kodwa wena uphoselwe ngaphandle kwengcwaba lakho, njengehlumela elinengekayo, njenge lembu lababuleweyo, begwazwe ngenkemba, abehlela phansi ematsheni omgodi, njengesidumbu esinyathelelwe phansi. |
| 20. | Kawuyikuhlanganiswa kanye labo ekungcwatshweni, ngoba ulichithile ilizwe lakini, wabulala abantu bakini. Inzalo yabenzi bobubi kayiyikubizwa kuze kube nininini. |
| 21. | Lungiselani ukubulawa kwabantwana babo ngenxa yobubi baboyise, ukuze bangavuki badla ilifa lelizwe, bagcwalise ubuso bomhlaba ngemizi. |
| 22. | Ngoba ngizabavukela, itsho i Nkosi yamabandla, ngiqume kusuke eBhabhiloni ibizo, lensali, lendodana, lomzukulu, itsho i Nkosi. |
| 23. | Ngizayimisa ibe yindawo yezinhloni lamatete amanzi, ngiyithanyele ngomthanyelo wencithakalo, kutsho i Nkosi yamabandla. |
| 24. | I Nkosi yamabandla ifungile isithi: Isibili, njengokucabanga kwami kuzakuba njalo, lanjengokweluleka kwami khona kuzakuma! |
| 25. | Ukuthi ngimephule umAsiriya elizweni lami, ngimnyathele phezu kwezintaba zami; beselisuka ijogwe lakhe phezu kwabo, lomthwalo wakhe usuke ehlombe labo. |
| 26. | Lesi yiseluleko eselulekwe ngomhlaba wonke, njalo lesi yisandla eselulelwe izizwe zonke. |
| 27. | Ngoba i Nkosi yamabandla ikucebile, ngubani-ke ongakuphuthisa? Lesandla sayo seluliwe, njalo ngubani ongasibuyisela emuva? |
| 28. | Ngomnyaka wokufa kwenkosi uAhazi kwaba lalo umthwalo: |
| 29. | Ungathokozi, wena wonke Filisti, ngokuthi intonga ekutshayileyo yephukile; ngoba empandeni yenyoka kuzavela ibululu, lesithelo sabo sibe yinyoka ephaphayo etshisayo. |
| 30. | Lamazibulo abayanga azakwelusela, labaswelayo balale bevikelekile; kodwa ngizabulala impande yakho ngendlala, njalo abulale insali yakho. |
| 31. | Qhinqa isililo, sango, ukhale, muzi. Uncibilike, Filisti, wonke. Ngoba enyakatho kuvela intuthu, njalo kakho oyedwa ngezikhathi zakhe ezimisiweyo. |
| 32. | Lezithunywa zesizwe zizaphendulwa ngokuthi ni? Ngokuthi: I Nkosi iyisekele iZiyoni, labahluphekayo babantu bayo bazaphephela kuyo. |
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