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1. | Lalelani, bantu bami, umthetho wami, libeke indlebe yenu emazwini omlomo wami. |
2. | Ngizavula umlomo wami ngomfanekiso, ngikhuphe izimfihlakalo zendulo, |
3. | esizizwileyo lesizaziyo, obaba abasitshela zona. |
4. | Kasiyiku zi fihlela abantwana babo, kusizukulwana esilandelayo, silandisa izindumiso ze Nkosi, lamandla ayo, lezimangaliso ezenzileyo. |
5. | Ngoba wamisa ubufakazi koJakobe, wabeka umlayo koIsrayeli, awulaya obaba, ukuze bawazise abantwana babo, |
6. | ukuze isizukulwana esilandelayo sazi, abantwana a bazazalwa, basukume batshele abantwana babo, |
7. | ukuze babeke ithemba labo kuNkulunkulu, bangayikhohlwa imisebenzi kaNkulunkulu, kodwa bagcine imithetho yakhe; |
8. | njalo bangabi njengaboyise, isizukulwana esilenkani lesivukelayo, isizukulwana esingaqondisanga inhliziyo yaso, lesimoya waso ungathembekanga kuNkulunkulu. |
9. | Abantwana bakoEfrayimi, behlomile betshoka ngamadandili, babuyela emuva mhla wempi. |
10. | Kabasilondolozanga isivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu, bala ukuhamba emlayweni wakhe. |
11. | Bakhohlwa izenzo zakhe lezimangaliso zakhe ayebatshengisa zona. |
12. | Phambi kwaboyise wenza isimangaliso elizweni leGibhithe, e gange ni leZowani. |
13. | Waqhekeza ulwandle, wabachaphisa, wenza amanzi ema njengenqumbi. |
14. | Wabakhokhela ngeyezi emini, lebusuku bonke ngokukhanya komlilo. |
15. | Waqhekeza amadwala enkangala, wa ba nathisa kungathi kuvela e zinziki ni ezinkulu. |
16. | Waseveza izifula edwaleni, wenza amanzi ehla njengemifula. |
17. | Kodwa baphinda futhi ukona kuye, ngokumvukela oPhezukonke enkangala. |
18. | Bamlinga uNkulunkulu enhliziyweni yabo ngokucela ukudla kwenkanuko yabo. |
19. | Basebekhuluma bemelene loNkulunkulu bathi: UNkulunkulu angalungisa itafula enkangala yini? |
20. | Khangela, watshaya idwala, kwampompoza amanzi, lezifula zagabha; anganika lesinkwa yini? angalungisela abantu bakhe inyama na? |
21. | Ngakho i Nkosi yezwa yathukuthela; umlilo wasubaselwa uJakobe, njalo lolaka lwavukela uIsrayeli, |
22. | ngoba kabakholwanga kuNkulunkulu, kabathembanga esindisweni lwakhe. |
23. | Lanxa walaya amayezi ngaphezulu, wavula iminyango yamazulu, |
24. | wabanisela imana ukuthi badle, wabapha amabele amazulu. |
25. | Umuntu wadla isinkwa sabalamandla; wabathumela ukudla ukuze basuthe. |
26. | Wenza umoya wempumalanga wavunguza emazulwini; langamandla akhe waqhuba umoya weningizimu. |
27. | Wasenisela phezu kwabo inyama njengothuli, lenyoni ezilempiko njengetshebetshebe lolwandle; |
28. | wazenza zawela phakathi kwenkamba yabo, zagombolozela indawo zabo zokuhlala. |
29. | Ngakho badla basutha kakhulu, ngoba wabalethela isiloyiso sabo. |
30. | Kabehlukananga lenkanuko yabo; ukudla kusesemlonyeni wabo, |
31. | ulaka lukaNkulunkulu lwaselubavukela, wabulala kwabakhulupheleyo babo, watshaya abakhethiweyo bakoIsrayeli. |
32. | Kulokhu konke bajinga besona, njalo kabakholwanga ngenxa yezimangaliso zakhe. |
33. | Ngakho waziqeda izinsuku zabo ngeze, leminyaka yabo ovalweni. |
34. | Lapho ebabulala, bamdinga, baphenduka, bamdingisisa uNkulunkulu. |
35. | Bakhumbula ukuthi uNkulunkulu ulidwala labo, loNkulunkulu oPhezukonke ungumhlengi wabo. |
36. | Kodwa bamyenga ngomlomo wabo, baqamba amanga kuye ngolimi lwabo. |
37. | Ngoba inhliziyo yabo yayingaqondanga kuye, njalo bengathembekanga esivumelwaneni sakhe. |
38. | Kodwa yena elesihawu wathethelela ububi babo, ka ba bhubhisanga; yebo, kanengi walunqanda ulaka lwakhe, kakuvusanga konke ukuthukuthela kwakhe. |
39. | Ngoba wakhumbula ukuthi bayinyama, umoya odlulayo, ongabuyiyo. |
40. | Kanengi kangakanani bemvukela ehlane, bemdabukisa enkangala. |
41. | Yebo baphenduka bamlinga uNkulunkulu, bamqumela oNgcwele kaIsrayeli. |
42. | Kabasikhumbulanga isandla sakhe, usuku abahlenga ngalo esitheni. |
43. | Ukuthi wamisa njani izibonakaliso zakhe eGibhithe, lezimangaliso zakhe emmangweni weZowani, |
44. | lokuthi waphendula imifula yabo yaba ligazi, lezifula zabo, ukuze banganathi. |
45. | Wathumela phakathi kwabo umtshitshi wezibawu, ezabadlayo, lamaxoxo ababhubhisayo. |
46. | Wasenika imihogoyi isivuno sabo, lomsebenzi wabo isikhonyane. |
47. | Wabulala ivini labo ngesiqhotho, lemikhiwa yabo yesikhamore ngongqwaqwane. |
48. | Wasenikela izifuyo zabo esiqhothweni, lemihlambi yabo kuyo imibane. |
49. | Waphosela phezu kwabo ukuvutha kolaka lwakhe, ukuthukuthela, lokucunuka, lokuhlupheka, ngo kuthuma izithunywa zobubi. |
50. | Walungisela ulaka lwakhe indlela, kanqandanga umphefumulo wabo ekufeni, kodwa wanikela impilo yabo kumatshayabhuqe wesifo. |
51. | Wasetshaya wonke amazibulo eGibhithe, okokuqala kwamandla emathenteni kaHamu. |
52. | Wasebakhupha abantu bakhe njengezimvu, wabakhokhela enkangala njengomhlambi. |
53. | Wasebakhokhela bephephile ukuze bangesabi; kodwa ulwandle lwasibekela izitha zabo. |
54. | Wasebafikisa emkhawulweni wendawo yakhe engcwele, le intaba, isandla sakhe sokunene e sayizuzayo. |
55. | Wasebaxotsha abezizwe phambi kwabo; wababela ilifa ngomzila, wahlalisa izizwe zakoIsrayeli emathenteni azo. |
56. | Kanti bamlinga, bamvukela uNkulunkulu oPhezukonke, kabazigcinanga izifakazelo zakhe. |
57. | Kodwa babuyela emuva, benza ngokungathembeki njengaboyise, baphanjulwa njengedandili elikhohlisayo. |
58. | Ngoba bamthukuthelisa ngezindawo zabo eziphakemeyo, bavusa umona wakhe ngezithombe zabo ezibaziweyo. |
59. | UNkulunkulu esizwa wathukuthela, wamenyanya kakhulu uIsrayeli. |
60. | Ngakho walitshiya ithabhanekele leShilo, ithente alimisa phakathi kwabantu. |
61. | Wasenikela amandla akhe ekuthunjweni, lenkazimulo yakhe esandleni sesitha. |
62. | Wasenikela abantu bakhe enkembeni, waselithukuthelela ilifa lakhe. |
63. | Umlilo waqeda amajaha abo, lezintombi zabo kazihlatshelelwanga. |
64. | Abapristi babo bawa ngenkemba, labafelokazi babo kabalilanga. |
65. | Khona iNkosi yavuka njengobelele, njengeqhawe eliklabalala ngenxa yewayini. |
66. | Yazitshaya izitha zayo emuva, yazithela ihlazo phakade. |
67. | Yasilahla ithente likaJosefa, kayikhethanga isizwe sakoEfrayimi. |
68. | Kodwa yakhetha isizwe sakoJuda, intaba yeZiyoni eyithandayo. |
69. | Yayakha indlu yayo engcwele njengezingqonga, njengomhlaba ewusekeleyo kuze kube nininini. |
70. | Yasikhetha uDavida inceku yayo, yamthatha ezibayeni zezimvu; |
71. | ekulandeleni izimvukazi ezenyisayo, yamletha ukwelusa uJakobe abantu bayo, loIsrayeli ilifa layo. |
72. | Njalo wabelusa njengobuqotho benhliziyo yakhe, wabakhokhela ngobugabazi bezandla zakhe. |
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