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| 1. | Thulani phambi kwami, zihlenge, kakuthi abantu bavuselele amandla; kabasondele; bakhulume-ke; kasisondele kanyekanye kusahlulelo. |
| 2. | Ngubani owavusa olungileyo ngasempumalanga? Wambizela enyaweni lwakhe, wanikela izizwe phambi kwakhe, wa m enza wabusa phezu kwamakhosi, wawanikela enkembeni yakhe njengothuli, edandilini lakhe njengezibi eziqhutshelwayo. |
| 3. | Waxotshana lawo, wedlula ephephile, ngendlela angayihambanga ngenyawo zakhe. |
| 4. | Ngubani okusebenzileyo, wa kw enza, ebiza izizukulwana kwasekuqaleni? Mina i Nkosi ngingowokuqala, njalo ngilabokucina; nginguye. |
| 5. | Izihlenge zakubona, zesaba; imikhawulo yomhlaba yathuthumela; yasondela, yafika. |
| 6. | Basiza, ngulowo lalowo umakhelwane wakhe, wathi kumfowabo: Qina! |
| 7. | Umbazi waseqinisa umkhandi wegolide, ololonga ngesando lowo otshaya isikhandelo, esithi: Se kulungele ukunuselwa; wakuqinisa ngezipikili ukuze kunganyikinyeki. |
| 8. | Kodwa wena Israyeli, nceku yami, Jakobe engikukhethileyo, nzalo kaAbrahama isithandwa sami, |
| 9. | wena engakubambayo kwasemikhawulweni yomhlaba, ngakubiza ezikhulwini zawo, ngathi kuwe: Uyinceku yami, ngikukhethile, kangikulahlanga; |
| 10. | ungesabi, ngoba ngilawe, ungathalathalazi, ngoba mina nginguNkulunkulu wakho; ngizakuqinisa, yebo ngizakusiza, yebo ngizakusekela ngesandla sami sokunene sokulunga kwami. |
| 11. | Khangela bonke abakuthukuthelelayo bazayangeka badaniswe, bazakuba njengento engesilutho; lalabo abalwa lawe bazabhubha. |
| 12. | Uzabadinga, ungabatholi; labo abaphikisana lawe bazakuba njengento engesilutho, lalabo abalwa lawe bazakuba njengeze. |
| 13. | Ngoba mina Nkosi, uNkulunkulu wakho, ngibamba isandla sakho sokunene, ngisithi kuwe: Ungesabi, mina ngizakusiza. |
| 14. | Ungesabi, mpethu Jakobe, bantu bakoIsrayeli; mina ngizakusiza, kutsho i Nkosi, lomhlengi wakho, oNgcwele kaIsrayeli. |
| 15. | Khangela, ngizakwenza ube lubhulo olutsha olubukhali nhlangothi mbili; uzabhula izintaba uzichoboze, wenze amaqaqa abe njengamakhoba; |
| 16. | uzawela, lomoya uzawasusa, lesivunguzane siwachithachithe; njalo wena uthokoze nge Nkosi, uzidumise ngoNgcwele kaIsrayeli. |
| 17. | Abayanga labaswelayo badinga amanzi, kodwa engekho, ulimi lwabo lome ngokoma, mina Nkosi ngizabaphendula; mina Nkulunkulu kaIsrayeli kangiyikubadela. |
| 18. | Ngizavula imifula emadundulwini, lemithombo phakathi kwezigodi; ngizakwenza inkangala ibe yisiziba samanzi, lomhlabathi owomileyo iziphethu zamanzi. |
| 19. | Ngizamisa enkangala umsedari, isihlahla sesinga, lemiteli*, lesihlahla samafutha, ngibeke egwaduleni isihlahla sefiri, lomangwe, lomsayiphuresi* ndawonye; |
| 20. | ukuze babone, bazi, baqaphelise, baqedisise kanyekanye, ukuthi isandla se Nkosi sikwenzile lokhu, loNgcwele kaIsrayeli ukudalile. |
| 21. | Sondezani indaba yenu, itsho i Nkosi, lilethe izizatho zenu eziqinileyo, itsho iNkosi kaJakobe. |
| 22. | Kabasondeze, basitshele okuzakwenzakala; kabakhulume izinto zamandulo, ukuthi ziyini, ukuze si zi beke enhliziyweni yethu, sazi isiphetho sazo; loba yenza sizwe izinto ezizayo. |
| 23. | Tshonini izinto ezizakuza emva kwalokhu, ukuze sazi ukuthi lingonkulunkulu; yebo, yenzani okuhle kumbe lenze okubi, ukuze simangale, sikhangele kanyekanye. |
| 24. | Khangelani, livela kokungekho, lomsebenzi wenu uvela emayeni; uyisinengiso olikhethayo. |
| 25. | Ngimvusile o vela enyakatho, njalo uzafika, evela lapho eliphuma khona ilanga uzabiza ibizo lami; njalo uzakwehlela phezu kweziphathamandla njengodaka, lanjengombumbi evoxa ibumba. |
| 26. | Ngubani owakubikayo kwasekuqaleni, ukuze sazi? langaphambili ukuze sitsho ukuthi: U lungile? Yebo, kakho obikayo, yebo, kakho ozwakalisayo, yebo, kakho owezwayo amazwi enu. |
| 27. | Owokuqala uzakuthi eZiyoni: Khangela, bakhangele; njalo ngizanika iJerusalema oletha izindaba ezinhle. |
| 28. | Ngoba ngakhangela, njalo kwakungelamuntu, laphakathi kwabo kungekho umeluleki, ukuthi, lapho ngibabuza, baphendule ilizwi. |
| 29. | Khangela, bonke bayize; imisebenzi yabo kayisilutho; izithombe zabo ezibunjiweyo zingumoya lokusanganiseka. |
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