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| 1. | Isikali esikhohlisayo siyisinengiso e Nkosi ni, kodwa ilitshe lokulinganisa elipheleleyo liyintokozo yayo. |
| 2. | Nxa kufika ukuzigqaja, kufika lehlazo; kodwa kwabathobekileyo kukhona inhlakanipho. |
| 3. | Ubuqotho babaqotho buzabaqondisa, kodwa ukuphambeka kwabaphambekayo kuzababhubhisa. |
| 4. | Inotho kayisizi ngosuku lolaka, kodwa ukulunga kophula ekufeni. |
| 5. | Ukulunga kwabaqotho kuzaqondisa indlela yakhe, kodwa okhohlakeleyo uzakuwa ngenkohlakalo yakhe. |
| 6. | Ukulunga kwabaqotho kuzabophula, kodwa abaphambukayo bazathunjwa zinkanuko zabo. |
| 7. | Nxa umuntu okhohlakeleyo esifa, ithemba lakhe lizabhubha, lethemba lamandla akhe liyabhubha. |
| 8. | Olungileyo ukhululwa ekuhluphekeni, kodwa omubi ungena endaweni yakhe. |
| 9. | Ngomlomo umzenzisi uchitha umakhelwane wakhe, kodwa ngolwazi abalungileyo bayakhululwa. |
| 10. | Ngempumelelo yabalungileyo umuzi uyathokoza; lekubhubheni kwabakhohlakeleyo kulenjabulo. |
| 11. | Ngesibusiso sabaqotho umuzi uyaphakanyiswa, kodwa ngomlomo wabakhohlakeleyo uyachitheka. |
| 12. | Oswela ingqondo udelela umakhelwane, kodwa umuntu oqedisisayo uyazithulela. |
| 13. | Ohamba enyeya wembula imfihlakalo, kodwa othembekileyo ngomoya ufihla udaba. |
| 14. | Lapho kungekho izeluleko abantu bayawa; kodwa ukukhululwa kusebunengini babeluleki. |
| 15. | Oba yisibambiso sowezizwe uzahlupheka ngokubi; kodwa ozonda ukuqakeza izandla uvikelekile. |
| 16. | Owesifazana olomusa ubamba udumo, labalamandla babamba inotho. |
| 17. | Umuntu olomusa wenzela umphefumulo wakhe okuhle, kodwa olesihluku ukhathaza inyama yakhe. |
| 18. | Okhohlakeleyo wenza umsebenzi wenkohliso, kodwa ohlanyela ukulunga ulo mvuzo weqiniso. |
| 19. | Njengoba ukulunga kungokwempilo, kunjalo ozingela okubi kungokokufa kwakhe. |
| 20. | Abaphambeneyo ngenhliziyo bayisinengiso e Nkosi ni, kodwa abaqotho ngendlela bayintokozo yayo. |
| 21. | Isandla esandleni omubi kayikuba msulwa, kodwa inzalo yabalungileyo izaphepha. |
| 22. | Ulisongo legolide empumulweni yengulube owesifazana obukekayo ophambuka engqondweni. |
| 23. | Isifiso sabalungileyo singokuhle kuphela; ithemba labakhohlakeleyo lulaka. |
| 24. | Kukhona ohlakazayo, kube kanti okunengi kuyengezwa; logodla okwedlula okufaneleyo, kodwa kungokokuswela. |
| 25. | Umphefumulo obusisayo uzakhuluphaliswa, lothelelayo uzathelelwa laye. |
| 26. | Ogodla amabele, abantu bazamqalekisa; kodwa isibusiso sizakuba phezu kwekhanda lothengisayo. |
| 27. | Odingisisa okuhle, udinga umusa; kodwa odinga okubi, kuzakuza kuye. |
| 28. | Othemba inotho yakhe yena uzakuwa, kodwa abalungileyo bazahluma njengamahlamvu. |
| 29. | Oletha inkathazo emzini wakhe uzakudla ilifa lomoya, lesithutha sizakuba yinceku yohlakaniphileyo ngenhliziyo. |
| 30. | Isithelo solungileyo siyisihlahla sempilo, lozuza imiphefumulo uhlakaniphile. |
| 31. | Khangela, olungileyo uzavuzwa emhlabeni; kakhulu kangakanani omubi lesoni! |
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