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| 1. | Khangelani, ngithuma isithunywa sami, esizalungisa indlela phambi kwami; leNkosi eliyidingayo izafika masinyane ethempelini layo, ngitsho isithunywa sesivumelwano elithokoza ngaso; khangela siyeza, itsho iNkosi yamabandla. |
| 2. | Kodwa ngubani ongalumela usuku lokuza kwaso, njalo ngubani ongema ekubonakaleni kwaso? Ngoba sinjengomlilo womcwengi wegolide, lanjengesepa yomwatshi. |
| 3. | Sizahlala njeng omcwengi lomhlambululi wesiliva, sihlambulule amadodana kaLevi, siwacwenge njengegolide lanjengesiliva, aze asondeze iminikelo ngokulunga e Nkosi ni. |
| 4. | Khona umnikelo wakoJuda loweJerusalema uzakuba mnandi e Nkosi ni njengensukwini zendulo, lanjengeminyakeni yakuqala. |
| 5. | Njalo ngizasondela kini ngokwahlulela; ngibe ngumfakazi ophangisayo ngimelene labathakathi, ngimelene lezifebe, ngimelene labafungi bamanga, ngimelene labacindezeli bamaholo abaqatshiweyo, abafelokazi, lezintandane, labasunduzela abezizweni eceleni, njalo abangangesabiyo, itsho iNkosi yamabandla. |
| 6. | Ngoba ngiyi Nkosi, kangiphenduki; ngakho lina madodana kaJakobe kaliqedwa. |
| 7. | Ngitsho kusukela ensukwini zaboyihlo liphambukile ezimisweni zami, kalizigcinanga. Buyelani kimi, lami ngizabuyela kini, itsho i Nkosi yamabandla. Kanti lithi: Sizabuyela ngani? |
| 8. | Umuntu angamphanga yini uNkulunkulu? Kanti lina lingiphangile. Kodwa lithi: Sikuphange ngani? Ng okwetshumi lomnikelo. |
| 9. | Liqalekisiwe ngesiqalekiso, ngoba lingiphangile, isizwe sonke. |
| 10. | Lethani konke okwetshumi esiphaleni ukuze kube lokudla endlini yami. Lingihlole-ke khathesi kukho, itsho i Nkosi yamabandla, uba ngingayikulivulela amawindi amazulu, ngilithululele isibusiso kuze kungabi le ndawo eyaneleyo. |
| 11. | Ngizakhuza okudlayo ngenxa yenu, njalo kakuyikulichithela izithelo zomhlabathi; levini kaliyikulibozisela ensimini, itsho i Nkosi yamabandla. |
| 12. | Njalo zonke izizwe zizakuthi libusisiwe, ngoba lina lizakuba yilizwe elithokozisayo, itsho i Nkosi yamabandla. |
| 13. | Amazwi enu abelukhuni emelene lami, itsho i Nkosi. Kanti lithi: Sikhulumeni simelene lawe? |
| 14. | Lithe: Kuyize ukukhonza uNkulunkulu. Njalo kuyinzuzo bani ukuthi sigcine imfanelo yakhe, lokuthi sihambe sikwezimnyama phambi kwe Nkosi yamabandla? |
| 15. | Khathesi-ke sithi abaziqhenyayo babusisiwe; yebo, labo abenza inkohlakalo bayakhiwa; yebo balinga uNkulunkulu, baphephe. |
| 16. | Khona abayesabayo iNkosi bakhuluma, lowo lalowo kumngane wakhe; njalo i Nkosi yalalela, yezwa; logwalo lwesikhumbuzo lwalotshwa phambi kwayo ngabo abayesabayo i Nkosi, langalabo abazindla ngebizo layo. |
| 17. | Njalo bazakuba ngabami, itsho i Nkosi yamabandla, ngalolosuku engizakwenza ngalo okuligugu kwami, njalo ngizabayekela njengendoda eyekela indodana yayo eyisebenzelayo. |
| 18. | Beselibuya libona umehluko phakathi kolungileyo lomubi, phakathi kokhonza uNkulunkulu lalowo ongamkhonziyo. |
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