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1. | Lalelani kimi, lina elilandela ukulunga, lina elidinga i Nkosi; khangelani edwaleni elacezulwa kulo, legodini elagejwa kulo. |
2. | Khangelani kuAbrahama uyihlo, lakuSara owalizalayo; ngoba ngambiza eyedwa, ngambusisa, ngamandisa. |
3. | Ngoba i Nkosi izayiduduza iZiyoni, iduduze wonke amanxiwa ayo, njalo izakwenza inkangala yayo ifanane leEdeni, logwadule lwayo lufanane lensimu ye Nkosi; injabulo lentokozo kuzatholakala khona, ukubonga lelizwi lokuhlabelela. |
4. | Lalelani kimi, bantu bami, libeke indlebe kimi, lina sizwe sami; ngoba umlayo uzaphuma kimi, njalo ngizakwenza ukwahlulela kwami kuphumule kube yikukhanya kwabantu. |
5. | Ukulunga kwami kuseduze, usindiso lwami luphumile, lengalo zami zizakwehlulela abantu; izihlenge zingilindele, zithembele engalweni yami. |
6. | Phakamiselani amehlo enu emazulwini, likhangele lemhlabeni phansi; ngoba amazulu azanyamalala njengentuthu, lomhlaba uguge njengesembatho, labahlezi kuwo bafe njengempukane; kodwa usindiso lwami luzakuba phakade, lokulunga kwami kakuyikuphela. |
7. | Lalelani kimi, lina elazi ukulunga, abantu abamlayo wami usenhliziyweni zabo; lingesabi ukusola kwabantu, kumbe lethuswe yikuthuka kwabo. |
8. | Ngoba inundu izabadla njengesembatho, lempethu ibadle njengoboya bezimvu, kodwa ukulunga kwami kuzakuba laphakade, losindiso lwami ezizukulwaneni lezizukulwana. |
9. | Vuka, vuka, uzembathise amandla, wena ngalo ye Nkosi; vuka njengensukwini zendulo, ezizukulwaneni zendulo. Kawusuwe yini lowo owaquma iRahabi, walimaza umgobho? |
10. | Kawusuwe yini lowo owomisa ulwandle, amanzi enziki enkulu, owenza ukujula kolwandle kwaba yindlela yokuchapha abahlengiweyo? |
11. | Ngakho abahlengiweyo be Nkosi bazabuya, beze eZiyoni behlabelela; lentokozo elaphakade phezu kwekhanda labo, bazazuza intokozo lenjabulo, usizi lokulila kuzabaleka. |
12. | Mina, mina uqobo nginguye oliduduzayo; ungubani wena ozakwesaba umuntu ozakufa, lendodana yomuntu ezakwenziwa ibe njeng otshani? |
13. | Ubusukhohlwa i Nkosi, umenzi wakho, eyeneka amazulu, yabeka izisekelo zomhlaba, uqhubeka usesaba insuku zonke ngenxa yokuvutha kwentukuthelo yomcindezeli, kungathi uzimisele ukuchitha? Ingaphi-ke intukuthelo yomcindezeli? |
14. | Isibotshwa esithunjiweyo siyaphangisa ukuze sikhululwe, lokuthi singafeli emgodini, njalo ukuthi ukudla kwaso kungasweleki. |
15. | Ngoba ngiyi Nkosi uNkulunkulu wakho eyadabula ulwandle, amagagasi alo ahlokoma; i Nkosi yamabandla libizo layo. |
16. | Ngifakile amazwi ami emlonyeni wakho, ngakusibekela emthunzini wesandla sami, ukuze ngihlanyele amazulu, ngibeke izisekelo zomhlaba, ngithi kuyo iZiyoni: Lina lingabantu bami. |
17. | Vuka, vuka, usukume, wena Jerusalema, wena onathe esandleni se Nkosi inkezo yolaka lwayo, wanatha inzece zenkezo zokuthuthumela, wazikhoca. |
18. | Kakho ongayikhokhela phakathi kwawo wonke amadodana azelwe yiyo; njalo kakho ongayibamba ngesandla kuwo wonke amadodana ewakhulisileyo. |
19. | Lokhu kokubili kukwehlele, ngubani ozakuzwela usizi? Incithakalo, lokubhujiswa, lendlala, lenkemba; ngizakududuza ngobani? |
20. | Amadodana akho aphelelwe ngamandla, alele ezihlokweni zezitalada, njengenkunzi yendle ebanjwe embuleni; agcwele ulaka lwe Nkosi, ukukhuza kukaNkulunkulu wakho. |
21. | Ngakho khathesi zwana lokhu, wena ohluphekayo lodakiweyo, kodwa hatshi ngewayini. |
22. | Itsho njalo iNkosi yakho, uJehova loNkulunkulu wakho olabhelela udaba lwabantu bakhe: Khangela, ngisusile esandleni sakho inkezo yokuthuthumela; inzece zenkezo yolaka lwami, kawusayikuyinatha futhi; |
23. | Kodwa ngizayibeka esandleni salabo abakuhluphayo, abathe emphefumulweni wakho: Khothama, ukuze sedlule phezulu; usubeke umzimba wakho njengomhlabathi, lanjengesitalada kwabadlula phezulu. |
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