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1. | Lalezi yizaga zikaSolomoni abantu bakaHezekhiya inkosi yakoJuda abazikopayo. |
2. | Kuludumo lukaNkulunkulu ukufihla udaba, kodwa kuludumo lwamakhosi ukuhlolisisa udaba. |
3. | Amazulu ngokuphakama, lomhlaba ngokujula, lenhliziyo yamakhosi kakulakuhlolisiswa. |
4. | Susa amanyele esiliveni, besekuphuma isitsha somncibilikisi. |
5. | Susa okhohlakeleyo phambi kwenkosi, besekuqiniswa isihlalo sayo sobukhosi ngokulunga. |
6. | Ungaziqhenyi phambi kwenkosi, njalo ungemi endaweni yezikhulu; |
7. | ngoba kungcono kuthiwe kuwe: Yenyukela ngapha, kulokuthi wehliswe phambi kwesiphathamandla, amehlo akho asibonileyo. |
8. | Ungaphangisi ukuphuma uku ya phikisana, hlezi wenze ulutho ekucineni kwakho, lapho umakhelwane wakho esekuyangisile. |
9. | Mela udaba lwakho lomakhelwane wakho, kodwa ungavezi imfihlo yomunye; |
10. | hlezi okuzwayo akuyangise, lesigcono sakho singaphambuki. |
11. | Ilizwi elikhulunywe ngokufaneleyo li njeng ama-apula egolide ezitsheni zesiliva ezibaziweyo. |
12. | Umkhuzi ohlakaniphileyo endlebeni ezwayo ulisongo legolide lesiceciso segolide elihle. |
13. | Isithunywa esithembekileyo kwabasithumileyo sinjengomqando weliqhwa elikhithikayo ngosuku lokuvuna, ngoba sivuselela umphefumulo wamakhosi aso. |
14. | Umuntu oziqhenya ngesipho samanga u njeng amayezi lomoya okungelazulu. |
15. | Ngokubekezela umbusi angavunyiswa, lolimi oluthambileyo lwephula ithambo. |
16. | Utholile yini uluju? Dlana okwenele wena, hlezi uludle kakhulu, uluhlanze. |
17. | Unyawo lwakho kalungavami endlini kamakhelwane wakho, hlezi akusuthe akuzonde. |
18. | Umuntu ofakaza ubufakazi bamanga ngomakhelwane wakhe uyisagila lenkemba lomtshoko obukhali. |
19. | Ukuthemba ongathembekanga ngosuku lokuhlupheka ku njeng ezinyo elephukileyo, lonyawo olwenyeleyo. |
20. | Ohlabelela izingoma enhliziyweni edabukileyo u njeng okhupha isembatho ngosuku lwamakhaza, njenge viniga phakathi kwesoda. |
21. | Uba okuzondayo elambile, umnike isinkwa adle, njalo uba omile, umnike amanzi anathe; |
22. | ngoba uzabekelela amalahle omlilo ekhanda lakhe, le Nkosi izakuvuza. |
23. | Umoya wenyakatho uletha izulu, lolimi lwemfihlo ubuso obulolaka. |
24. | Kungcono ukuhlala engonsini yophahla kulalowesifazana wezinkani lendlini yokuhlanganyela. |
25. | Umbiko omuhle ovela elizweni elikhatshana unjengamanzi aqandayo emphefumulweni odiniweyo. |
26. | Olungileyo ozanyazanyiswayo phambi kokhohlakeleyo ungumthombo odungekileyo lesiphethu esonakeleyo. |
27. | Ukudla uluju olunengi kakulunganga; ngokunjalo ukudinga udumo lwabo kakusi dumo. |
28. | Umuntu ongathinti umoya wakhe u nje ngomuzi ofohlelweyo ongelamthangala. |
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