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| 1. | Isono sakoJuda sibhaliwe ngepheni yensimbi; ngomcijo wendayimana sibhaliwe enhliziyweni yabo lezimpondweni zamalathi abo, |
| 2. | abantwana babo besakhumbula amalathi abo, lezixuku zabo eziphansi kwazo zonke izihlahla eziluhlaza, lemaqaqeni aphakemeyo, |
| 3. | laphezu kwezintaba eziselizweni. Imfuyo yenu layo yonke inotho yenu ngizayinikela ibe yimpango yokuhlawulela izono zenu elizweni lonke lakini. |
| 4. | Uzaliyekela ngokwakho ilizwe lakho engakunika lona, ngikwenze ukuthi usebenzele izitha zakho elizweni ongalaziyo, ngoba ekuthukutheleni kwami kuphembeke umlilo ozavutha kuze kube nininini. |
| 5. | I Nkosi ithi: Uqalekisiwe umuntu othemba abantu, owenza inyama ibe yingalo yakhe, olenhliziyo edela i Nkosi. |
| 6. | Unjengesihlahlana enkangala, kayikubona okuhle lokukodwa. Uzahlala endaweni ezomileyo enkangala, elizweni eligcwele itswayi, elingahlalwa muntu. |
| 7. | Ubusisiwe umuntu othemba i Nkosi, othemba lakhe lise Nkosi ni. |
| 8. | Unjengesihlahla esihlanyelwe emanzini, esinabisela impande zaso emfuleni, esingesabi lapho kufika ukutshisa, lemahlamvu aso ahlala eluhlaza; kasethuki lemnyakeni wokubalela kwelanga, ngoba kasiyekeli ukuthela izithelo. |
| 9. | Inhliziyo iyakhohlisa okwedlula izinto zonke, futhi imbi kakhulu. Ngubani ongayazi? |
| 10. | Mina Nkosi ngiyahlola ingqondo, ngiyilinge inhliziyo, ukuze nginike wonke umuntu okufanele indlela zakhe, lokufanele izenzo zakhe. |
| 11. | Njengenkwali efukamela amatsiyane engawazalanga, kunjalo-ke lowomuntu ozuze inotho ngokungalungi; phakathi kwensuku zakhe izamtshiya, abe yisithutha ekucineni. |
| 12. | Indlu yethu engcwele injengesihlalo sobukhosi esilenkazimulo, esabekwa phezulu kusukela ekuqaleni. |
| 13. | Wena Nkosi, olithemba likaIsrayeli, bonke abakudelayo bazayangeka, labakutshiyayo bazaqedwa emhlabeni, ngoba bayidelile i Nkosi engumthombo wamanzi aphilayo. |
| 14. | Ngisilisa, wena Nkosi, ngisile; ungikhulule ukuze ngikhululwe; ngoba nguwe engikudumisayo. |
| 15. | Khangela, bathi kimi: Lingaphi ilizwi le Nkosi? Kalize phela! |
| 16. | Kodwa mina kangikukhuthazanga ukuthi wenze okubi, futhi kangilufisanga usuku lokuhlupheka, lokhu uyakwazi; okwaphuma emlonyeni wami kwakuphambi kwakho. |
| 17. | Ungabi ngokwesabekayo kimi, ngoba wena uyisiphephelo sami esukwini olubi. |
| 18. | Kabayangeke labo abangizingelayo, kodwa mina kangingayangeki, kabadideke, kodwa mina kangingadideki; behlisele usuku olubi, ubabhubhise ngokupheleleyo. |
| 19. | I Nkosi yathi kimi: Hamba uyekuma eSangweni lakoBhenjamini, angena ngalo amakhosi akoJuda, aphuma ngalo futhi, lakuwo wonke amasango eJerusalema, |
| 20. | uthi: Zwanini ilizwi le Nkosi, lina makhosi akoJuda, lani lonke bakoJuda, labo bonke abakhileyo eJerusalema abangena ngawo lamasango. |
| 21. | I Nkosi ithi: Qaphelani ngenxa yokusila kwenu: Lingathwali umthwalo ngesabatha, lingawungenisi ngamasango eJerusalema. |
| 22. | Futhi lingakhuphi umthwalo ezindlini zenu ngesabatha, lingasebenzi lutho; kodwa lwenzeni usuku lwesabatha lube ngcwele, njengokubalaya kwami oyihlo. |
| 23. | Kanti kabezwanga, kabalalelanga; baba lenkani kabaze bezwa, belaywa. |
| 24. | Kodwa uba lina lingilalela, kutsho i Nkosi, lingangenisi umthwalo ngamasango alumuzi ngosuku lwesabatha, kodwa lilenze isabatha libe ngcwele, lingasebenzi ngalo, |
| 25. | kuzangena ngamasango alumuzi amakhosi ahlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaDavida, ekhwele izinqola, egade amabhiza, wona leziphathamandla zawo, labantu bakoJuda, labakhileyo eJerusalema; bahlale kulumuzi kuze kube nininini. |
| 26. | Abantu bazavela emizini yakoJuda lakuzo zonke indawo ezizingelezele iJerusalema, bavele elizweni lakoBhenjamini, leShefela, lelizweni lamaqaqa, leningizimu, beletha iminikelo yokutshiswa lemihlatshelo, leminikelo yempuphu lenhlaka, leminikelo yokubonga endlini ye Nkosi. |
| 27. | Kodwa uba lingangilaleli, lingenzi isabatha libe ngcwele, lingena ngamasango eJerusalema ngosuku lwesabatha, lithwele imithwalo, ngizaphemba umlilo emasangweni ayo, ozatshisa uqothule indlu zamakhosi zeJerusalema, ungacitsheki. |
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