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| 1. | Yeka ukufiphala kwegolide lokuphenduka kwegolide elihle! Amatshe endlu engcwele achithekile ekuhlanganeni kwazo zonke indlela. |
| 2. | Bona amadodana aligugu eZiyoni, abekade elingana legolide elihle kakhulu, khathesi aselingana lembiza zebumba nje ezenziwa yizandla zombumbi. |
| 3. | Lamakhanka ayehlisa, amunyise imidlwane yawo, kodwa abantu bami sebelesihluku njengezintshe zasenkangala. |
| 4. | Ulimi lomunyayo lunamathela olwangeni lwakhe ngenxa yokoma, abantwana bacela isinkwa kodwa kakho obaphayo. |
| 5. | Ababesidla okumnandi bafela ezindleleni, lalabo ababekhuliswa begqoka okuyibubende sebelala ezilotheni. |
| 6. | Ngoba ukutshaywa kwabantu bami kube kukhulu kulokutshaywa kwabeSodoma elachithwa ngokucwayiza kwelihlo, kungekho okhalayo. |
| 7. | Iziphathamandla zabo zazihlambulukile kuleliqhwa elikhithikayo, zimhlophe kulochago, lemizimba yazo ibomvu okwedlula amatshe athiwa yikorali*, lobuhle besimo sazo babunjengamatshe athiwa yisafire*. |
| 8. | Kodwa khathesi ubuso bazo sebumnyama kulomsizi, kazisaziwa ezindleleni, lesigogo sazo sesitshwabhene phezu kwamathambo azo, soma njengogodo. |
| 9. | Babengcono ababulawa ngenkemba kulabo ababulawa yindlala, abafa bebulawa yikuswela izithelo zasemasimini. |
| 10. | Izandla zabesifazana abalesihawu zapheka abantwana babo, baba yikudla kwabo ekubhujisweni kwabantu bami. |
| 11. | I Nkosi yaphelelisa ukuthukuthela kwayo, yehlisa ulaka lwayo olutshisayo, yaphemba umlilo eZiyoni owaqothula izisekelo zalo. |
| 12. | Amakhosi omhlaba kawakholwanga, kanye labakhileyo emhlabeni, ukuthi omelene lawe lesitha bangangena emasangweni eJerusalema. |
| 13. | Kwakungenxa yezono zabaprofethi bayo lobubi babapristi bayo, ababechitha igazi labalungileyo phakathi kwayo. |
| 14. | Bazula njengeziphofu ezindleleni, begcwele igazi, kungekho ongathinta izembatho zabo. |
| 15. | Abantu bathi: Sukani, lingcolile! Sukani, sukani! Lingasithinti. Ngakho basebesiba ngabazingelwayo labazulayo. Abantu bathi phakathi kwezizwe: Kabasayikuhlala lathi. |
| 16. | I Nkosi uqobo ibahlakazile, kayisayikubananza. Abapristi kabasahlonitshwanga, labadala kabasenzelwanga umusa. |
| 17. | Amehlo ethu afiphala lokhu silindele ukusizwa, ekulindeleni kwethu salindela isizwe esingelakusiza. |
| 18. | Abantu basizingela ukuze singahambi endleleni zethu. Ukuphela kwethu kwasondela, lensuku zethu zaphela, ngoba ukuphela kwethu kwasekufikile. |
| 19. | Abasizingelayo babelejubane kulamanqe amazulu, baxotshana lathi ezintabeni, basicathamela enkangala. |
| 20. | Ogcotshiweyo we Nkosi, umoya wamakhala ethu, wabanjwa emigodini yabo, yena esasithi ngaye: Ngaphansi komthunzi wakhe siyahlala phakathi kwezizwe. |
| 21. | Jabula uthabe, wena Edoma, ohlala elizweni leUzi, inkezo izadlulela lakuwe, uzadakwa, uzinqunule. |
| 22. | Ukutshaywa ngenxa yobubi bakho sekuphelele, wena Ziyone. Kayisayikuliyekela ekuthunjweni. Kodwa, wena Edoma, uzaphindiselwa ngenxa yobubi bakho, izakwembula izono zakho. |
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