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1. | Umuntu, ozelwe ngowesifazana ulensuku ezimfitshane, ezigcwele inhlupheko. |
2. | Uyavela njengeluba, abune, abaleke njengesithunzi, akemi. |
3. | Kambe onjalo umvulela amehlo akho, ungingenise ekwahlulelweni kanye lawe. |
4. | Ngubani ongaveza okuhlambulukileyo kokungcolileyo? Kakho loyedwa. |
5. | Lokhu insuku zakhe zimisiwe, inani lenyanga zakhe likuwe, ummisele imingcele yakhe angeyedlule; |
6. | ungamkhangeli, ukuze aphumule, aze athokoze ngosuku lwakhe njengesiqatshwa. |
7. | Ngoba kukhona ithemba esihlahleni uba siganyulwa ukuthi sizabuya sihlume, lokuthi ihlumela laso kaliyikuphela. |
8. | Lanxa impande yaso isiba ndala emhlabeni, lesiphunzi saso sifele emhlabathini, |
9. | ngephunga lamanzi sizahluma, senze ingatsha njengosaba. |
10. | Kodwa umuntu uyafa ebuthakathaka, yebo, umuntu uyaphela, ungaphi-ke? |
11. | Amanzi ayemuka elwandle, lomfula uyoma utshe, |
12. | ngokunjalo umuntu uyalala phansi angavuki; kuze kuthi amazulu angabikho, bangavuki, kumbe bangaphatshanyiswa ebuthongweni babo. |
13. | Kungathi ungangifihla engcwabeni, ungithukuze, ize iphenduke intukuthelo yakho, ungimisele isikhathi esimisiweyo, ungikhumbule! |
14. | Uba umuntu esifa, uzabuya aphile yini? Zonke insuku zemfazo yami ngizalinda, kuze kufike ukukhululwa kwami. |
15. | Uzabiza, mina-ke ngizasabela, uzalangatha umsebenzi wezandla zakho. |
16. | Kanti khathesi uyazibala izinyathelo zami; kawuyikuqaphelisa ngesono sami. |
17. | Isiphambeko sami sinanyekwe esikhwameni, wasusibekela isono sami. |
18. | Isibili-ke intaba ewayo iyabhidlika, ledwala liyasuswa endaweni yalo. |
19. | Amanzi ayaguguda amatshe, impophoma zawo ziyakhukhula ubhuqu lomhlaba. Uyachitha-ke ithemba lomuntu. |
20. | Uyamehlula phakade, adlule; uyaguqula ubuso bakhe, umxotshe. |
21. | Amadodana akhe ayadunyiswa, kodwa engakwazi; kumbe ayehliselwa phansi, kodwa angakunanzeleli. |
22. | Kodwa inyama yakhe kuye isebuhlungwini, lomphefumulo wakhe kuye uyalila. |
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