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| 1. | Memeza ngelizwi elikhulu, ungathuli, uphakamise ilizwi lakho njengelophondo, utshele abantu bami iziphambeko zabo, lendlu kaJakobe izono zayo. |
| 2. | Bayangidinga insuku zonke, bathanda ukwazi indlela zami, kungathi bayisizwe esithanda ukwenza ukulunga, esingatshiyi ukwehlulela kukaNkulunkulu waso, bebuza kimi izahlulelo zokulunga, bethanda ukusondela kuNkulunkulu. |
| 3. | Besithi: Sizileleni ukudla, uba ungakunanzi? Sizihluphelani, uba ungalandaba ngakho? Khangela, ngosuku lokuzila ukudla kwenu lizilela imisebenzi yenu, licindezele zonke izisebenzi zenu. |
| 4. | Khangela, lizila ukudla lisenzela ukulwisa lokuphikisana, lokutshayana kubi ngenqindi ngesikhathi esinje ukuzila ukudla kwenu kakufinyelelisi ukucela kwenu phezulu. |
| 5. | Yikho lokhu kambe ukuzila ukudla engikuthandayo, losuku lokuzisola kwabantu yini, ukuze umuntu alengise ikhanda lakhe njengomhlanga, alale phansi elenjini lesaka lemlotheni? Lokhu kambe kungathiwa yikuzila ukudla, losuku olwemukelekayo e Nkosi ni? |
| 6. | Kayisikho lokhu ukuzila ukudla engikukhethayo yini, ukuthukululwa kwezibopho zobubi, lokukhululwa kwemichilo yejogwe, ukuze bakhululeke abacindezelweyo, kwephulwe wonke amajogwe? |
| 7. | Kayisikho yini ukuthi wehlukanisanele ukudla kwakho labalambileyo, lokungenisa abayanga emzini wakho, lokugqokisa ohambaze lapho umbona, lokungacatsheli inyama yakho? |
| 8. | Khona-ke ukukhanya kwakho kuzavela njengokusa, lokusiliswa kwakho kuvele masinyane; kuthi ukulunga kwakho kuhambe phambi kwakho, lenkazimulo ye Nkosi ihambe ngemva kwakho; |
| 9. | kuthi lapho ukhuleka, i Nkosi ikuphendule, lalapho umemeza, izakuthi: Khangela ngi lapha. Uba ukhawula ucindezelo, lokukhombana ngeminwe, lokukhuluma okubi, |
| 10. | unike olambileyo ukudla, usuthise ohluphekileyo, khona-ke ukukhanya kwakho kuzaphuma emnyameni, lokudana kwakho kube njengemini. |
| 11. | I Nkosi izakukhokhela njalonjalo, ikusuthise ezindaweni ezizingwadule, iqinise amathambo akho, ube njengensimu ethelelwayo, lanjengomthombo olamanzi angacitshiyo. |
| 12. | Amadodana akho azakwakha amanxiwa akho amadala, uvuse lezisekelo ezindala. Uzakuthiwa ungumvali wesikhala lomlungisi wezindlu ezadilikayo ukuze kuhlalwe kuzo. |
| 13. | Uba uphendula unyawo lwakho lusuka kusabatha, usenza intokozo yakho ngosuku lwami olungcwele; ulibize isabatha ngokuthi yintokozo, ubungcwele be Nkosi, obuhloniphekayo; uba ulihlonipha, ungenzi indlela zakho, ungatholi intokozo yakho, loba ukhuluma ilizwi lakho, |
| 14. | uzathola intokozo kimi, ngizakukhweza ezintabeni eziphakemeyo zomhlaba, ngikuphe ilifa likaJakobe uyihlo ukuze ulidle; ngoba umlomo we Nkosi ukhulumile. |
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