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1. | Maye kubo abelusi abachitha behlakaza izimvu zomhlambi wami! kutsho i Nkosi. |
2. | Ngalokho i Nkosi, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, ithi mayelana labelusi abelusa abantu bayo: Liwuhlakazile umhlambi wami, lawuxotsha, kaliwunanzelelanga. Khangelani, ngizakwehlisela phezu kwenu umvuzo wezenzo zenu ezimbi, kutsho i Nkosi. |
3. | Ngizabutha eziseleyo emhlanjini wami kuwo wonke amazwe lapho engizixotshele khona, ngizibuyise futhi esibayeni sazo, zizazala, zande. |
4. | Ngizazimisela abelusi abazazilondoloza; kazisayikwesaba, zitshaywe luvalo; futhi kakusayikulahleka leyodwa yazo, kutsho i Nkosi. |
5. | Khangela, insuku ziyeza, kutsho i Nkosi, lapho ngizamhlumisela uDavida uGatsha olulungileyo; luzabusa njengeNkosi, lube lokuhlakanipha, lwenze ukulunga lobuqotho elizweni. |
6. | Ensukwini zalo uJuda uzasindiswa, loIsrayeli ahlale evikelekile. Njalo leli libizo oluzabizwa ngalo: I Nkosi Ukulunga Kwethu. |
7. | Ngakho khangela, insuku ziyeza, kutsho i Nkosi, lapho abantu bengasayikutsho ukuthi: Kuphila kukaJehova owabakhupha abantwana bakoIsrayeli elizweni leGibhithe. |
8. | Kodwa bazakuthi: Kuphila kukaJehova owakhupha wakhokhela inzalo yendlu kaIsrayeli elizweni lenyakatho lakuwo wonke amazwe eyayiyixotshele kuwo. Khona izahlala elizweni lakibo. |
9. | Ngabaprofethi. Inhliziyo yami yephukile phakathi kwami, lamathambo ami wonke ayathuthumela; nginjengomuntu odakiweyo, lanjengomuntu owehlulwe liwayini, ngenxa ye Nkosi, langenxa yamazwi ayo angcwele. |
10. | Ngoba ilizwe ligcwele izifebe; ngenxa yesiqalekiso ilizwe liyakhala, lamadlelo enkangala omile. Indlela yabo yimbi, lamandla abo kawalunganga. |
11. | Umprofethi lompristi kabamesabi uNkulunkulu, ngitsho lendlini yami ngithole ububi babo, kutsho i Nkosi. |
12. | Ngalokho-ke indlela yabo izakuba njengezindlela ezitshelelayo emnyameni, abazasunduzelwa kizo, bawe; ngoba ngizabalethela okubi ngomnyaka wempindiselo yabo, kutsho i Nkosi. |
13. | Kubaprofethi beSamariya ngibone into eyenyanyekayo; baprofetha ngoBhali, baduhisa abantu bami uIsrayeli. |
14. | Kubaprofethi beJerusalema ngibone okwesabekayo; bayafeba, baqambe amanga, baqinisa izandla zalabo abenza okubi kungasuki muntu ebubini bakhe; bonke sebefanana leSodoma kimi, labakhileyo khona bafanana leGomora. |
15. | Ngakho i Nkosi yamabandla ithi mayelana labaprofethi: Khangela, ngizabanika ukuze badle umhlonyane, ngibanathise amanzi abulalayo; ngoba kusukela kubaprofethi beJerusalema ububi buphumele elizweni lonke. |
16. | I Nkosi yamabandla ithi: Lingawalaleli amazwi abaprofethi abawaprofetha kini belithembisa okuyize, bekhuluma imibono yengqondo zabo, kungeyisikho okuvela emlonyeni we Nkosi. |
17. | Bahlala besithi kulabo abadelela ilizwi le Nkosi: Kuzalilungela lonke; lakubo bonke abalandela inhliziyo zabo ezilenkani bathi: Kaliyikwehlelwa ngokubi. |
18. | Ngubani phakathi kwabo owayekhona emhlanganweni we Nkosi ukuze alalele alizwe ilizwi layo? Ngubani owake waliqaphela walizwa? |
19. | Khangelani, ulaka lwe Nkosi lunjengesivunguzane, luphumile, lunjengesiphepho esivunguzayo. Luzakwehlela phezu kwababi. |
20. | Ulaka lwe Nkosi kaluyikudeda, ize iphelelise izifiso zenhliziyo yayo. Ensukwini zokucina lizakuqedisisa lokhu. |
21. | Kangibathumanga mina abaprofethi, kanti bagijima; kangikhulumanga kibo, kodwa baprofetha. |
22. | Kodwa uba babekhona emhlanganweni wami, ngabe batshumayela amazwi ami ebantwini bami, babanqande ezindleleni zabo ezimbi lezenzweni ezimbi. |
23. | NginguNkulunkulu oseduze yini, itsho i Nkosi, njalo hatshi uNkulunkulu okhatshana? |
24. | Umuntu angacatsha yini endaweni ezisithekileyo ukuze mina ngingamboni? kutsho i Nkosi. Kangigcwalisi yini amazulu lomhlaba? kutsho i Nkosi. |
25. | Ngizwile ukuthi batheni abaprofethi abaprofetha amanga ebizweni lami besithi: Ngiphuphile, ngiphuphile! |
26. | Koze kube nini amanga ekhona enhliziyweni zabaprofethi abaprofetha amanga, betshumayela inkohliso zenhliziyo zabo, |
27. | abacabanga ukwenza abantu bami ukuze bakhohlwe ibizo lami ngamaphupho abo abawaxoxayo, njengaboyise abalikhohlwayo ilizwi lami ngenxa kaBhali. |
28. | Umprofethi olephupho kalixoxe iphupho lakhe, kodwa olelizwi lami kalikhulume ilizwi lami ngeqiniso. Amahlanga ayini kulamabele? kutsho i Nkosi. |
29. | Ilizwi lami kalinjengomlilo yini lanjengesando esiqhekeza ilitshe? kutsho i Nkosi. |
30. | Ngakho khangela, ngimelana labaprofethi abeba amazwi ami kwabanye, kutsho i Nkosi. |
31. | Khangela, ngimelana labaprofethi abasebenzisa inlimi zabo besithi i Nkosi itsho lokhu lalokhu. |
32. | Khangela, ngimelana lalabo abaprofetha amaphupho amanga, baduhise abantu bami ngamanga abo langokuwalazela kwabo, ngingabathumanga, ngabalaya; ngakho kababasizi ngalutho lababantu, kutsho i Nkosi. |
33. | Lapho omunye walababantu loba umprofethi kumbe umpristi ekubuza esithi: Uyini umthwalo we Nkosi? Wena uzakuthi kibo: Yini elingumthwalo, lokuthi ngizalilahla, kutsho i Nkosi. |
34. | Umprofethi lompristi loba omunye wabantu othi: Umthwalo we Nkosi; ngizamtshaya lowomuntu kanye lendlu yakhe. |
35. | Lizakhulumisana ngalindlela, umakhelwane lomakhelwane, lomfowabo kumfowabo, lithi: I Nkosi iphendule yathini? lokuthi: Itheni i Nkosi? |
36. | Kodwa ukuthi: Umthwalo we Nkosi; kalisayikukutsho lokhu. Ngoba umuntu otsho njalo isibili kuzakuba ngumthwalo kuye, ngoba liwahlanekela amazwi kaNkulunkulu ophilayo, amazwi e Nkosi yamabandla, uNkulunkulu wethu. |
37. | Nansi indlela yokukhuluma lomprofethi, lithi: I Nkosi iphendule yathini? loba: I Nkosi itheni? |
38. | Kodwa uba lisithi: Umthwalo we Nkosi; i Nkosi ithi: Uba lokhu lisebenzisa amazwi okuthi umthwalo we Nkosi, loba sengilitshelile ukuyekela ukutsho njalo, |
39. | ngakho khangelani, mina uqobo ngizalihluthuna, ngiliphosele khatshana lami, lina kanye lomuzi engawunika lina laboyihlo, |
40. | ngilehlisele ihlazo elilaphakade lokuyangeka okungayikukhohlakala. |
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