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| 1. | Khathesi-ke, bapristi, umlayo lo ngowenu. |
| 2. | Uba lingalaleli, njalo uba lingakubeki enhliziyweni ukunika ibizo lami udumo, itsho i Nkosi yamabandla, sengizathumela isiqalekiso phakathi kwenu, ngiqalekise izibusiso zenu. Yebo, sengiziqalekisile, ngoba kalikubeki enhliziyweni. |
| 3. | Khangelani, ngizakona inzalo yenu, ngithele umswane ebusweni benu, umswane wamadili enu, lisuswe lawo. |
| 4. | Njalo lizakwazi ukuthi ngithumele lumlayo kini, ukuze isivumelwano sami sibe loLevi, itsho i Nkosi yamabandla. |
| 5. | Isivumelwano sami besilaye siyikuphila lokuthula; ngamnika khona kube yikwesaba angesaba ngakho; wathuthumela phambi kwebizo lami. |
| 6. | Umlayo weqiniso wawusemlonyeni wakhe, lesiphambeko kasitholakalanga endebeni zakhe. Wahamba lami ngokuthula langobuqotho, waphendula abanengi ebubini. |
| 7. | Ngoba indebe zompristi ziyagcina ulwazi, njalo bayadinga umlayo emlonyeni wakhe, ngoba uyisithunywa se Nkosi yamabandla. |
| 8. | Kodwa lina liphambukile endleleni, lakhubekisa abanengi emlayweni; lona isivumelwano sikaLevi, itsho i Nkosi yamabandla. |
| 9. | Ngakho lami ngilenzile laba ngabadelelekayo labehliselwe phansi phambi kwabantu bonke, njengokuba lingagcinanga izindlela zami, kodwa lamukele ubuso emlayweni. |
| 10. | Kasilababa munye yini thina sonke? UNkulunkulu munye kasidalanga yini? Kungani sisenza ngenkohliso, omunye emelene lomfowabo, ngokungcolisa isivumelwano sabobaba? |
| 11. | UJuda wenze ngenkohliso, njalo kwenziwe amanyala koIsrayeli leJerusalema; ngoba uJuda ungcolisile ubungcwele bukaJehova abuthandayo, uthethe indodakazi kankulunkulu wezizweni. |
| 12. | I Nkosi izaquma umuntu owenza lokhu, umfundisi lofundiswayo, asuke emathenteni kaJakobe, lalowo oletha umnikelo e Nkosi ni yamabandla. |
| 13. | Lalokhu likwenzile kabili; lisibekela ilathi le Nkosi ngezinyembezi, ngokukhala, langokububula, okungangokuthi kayisawunanzi umnikelo, kumbe ukuwemukela ngokuthokoza esandleni senu. |
| 14. | Kanti lithi: Kungani? Kungoba i Nkosi yayingumfakazi phakathi kwakho lomfazi wobutsha bakho, wena omphethe ngenkohliso, kanti engumngane wakho, lomfazi wesivumelwano sakho. |
| 15. | Kenzanga yini oyedwa, lanxa elomoya oseleyo? Njalo kungani oyedwa? Wadinga inzalo kaNkulunkulu. Ngakho qaphelisani ngomoya wenu, njalo kakungabi lamunye ophatha umfazi wobutsha bakhe ngenkohliso. |
| 16. | Ngoba i Nkosi uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli ithi iyazonda ukwala. Ngoba omunye usibekela udlakela ngesembatho sakhe, itsho iNkosi yamabandla. Ngakho qaphelisani ngomoya wenu, ukuze lingenzi ngenkohliso. |
| 17. | Liyidinisile i Nkosi ngamazwi enu. Kanti lithi: Siyidinise ngani? Ngokuthi kwenu: Wonke owenza okubi ulungile emehlweni e Nkosi, njalo uyathokoza ngabo; kumbe: Ungaphi uNkulunkulu wesahlulelo? |
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