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Isithunywa seNkosi

1Khangelani a, ngithuma isithunywa b sami, esizalungisa c indlela phambi kwami; leNkosi eliyidingayo d izafika e masinyane ethempelini layo, ngitsho f isithunywa sesivumelwano elithokoza g ngaso; khangela siyeza h, itsho iNkosi yamabandla.

2Kodwa ngubani i ongalumela usuku j lokuza kwaso, njalo ngubani k ongema ekubonakaleni kwaso? Ngoba l sinjengomlilo m womcwengi wegolide, lanjengesepa n yomwatshi. 3Sizahlala njengomcwengi o lomhlambululi wesiliva, sihlambulule p amadodana kaLevi, siwacwenge q njengegolide lanjengesiliva; ukuze asondeze r iminikelo ngokulunga s eNkosini. 4Lapho umnikelo t wakoJuda loweJerusalema uzakuba mnandi u eNkosini njengensukwini zendulo, lanjengeminyakeni v yakuqala.

5Njalo ngizasondela kini ngokwahlulela; ngibe w ngumfakazi x ophangisayo ngimelene labathakathi y, ngimelene lezifebe z , aa, ngimelene labafungi bamanga ab, ngimelene ac labacindezeli ad , ae bamaholo abaqhatshiweyo, umfelokazi af, lentandane ag, labasunduzela ah abezizweni ai , aj eceleni, njalo abangangesabiyo, itsho iNkosi yamabandla. 6Ngoba ngiyiNkosi, kangiphenduki ak; ngakho al lina madodana kaJakobe kaliqedwa.

7Ngitsho am kusukela ensukwini zaboyihlo liphambukile ezimisweni zami, kalizigcinanga. Buyelani an kimi, lami ngizabuyela kini, itsho iNkosi yamabandla. Kanti ao lithi: Sizabuyela ngani?

8Umuntu angamphanga ap yini uNkulunkulu? Kanti lina lingiphangile aq. Kodwa ar lithi: Sikuphange as ngani? Ngokwetshumi at langomnikelo au. 9Liqalekisiwe ngesiqalekiso av, ngoba lingiphangile aw, lesisizwe sonke. 10Lethani ax konke okwetshumi esiphaleni ay ukuze kube lokudla az endlini yami. Lingihlole-ke ba khathesi kukho, itsho iNkosi yamabandla, uba ngingayikulivulela bb amawindi amazulu, ngilithululele bc isibusiso bd kuze kungabi lendawo eyaneleyo. 11Ngizakhuza odlayo be ngenxa yenu, njalo kayikulichithela bf izithelo zomhlabathi; levini bg kaliyikulibozisela ensimini, itsho iNkosi yamabandla. 12Njalo zonke bh izizwe zizakuthi libusisiwe, ngoba lina lizakuba yilizwe elithokozisayo bi, itsho iNkosi yamabandla.

Ukwehlukaniswa phakathi kwabalungileyo lababi

13Amazwi enu bj abelukhuni emelene lami, itsho iNkosi. Kanti bk lithi: Sikhulumeni simelene lawe? 14Lithe bl , bm: Kuyize bn ukukhonza uNkulunkulu. Njalo kuyinzuzo bo bani ukuthi sigcine bp imfanelo bq yakhe, lokuthi sihambe sikwezimnyama br phambi kweNkosi yamabandla? 15Khathesi-ke bs sithi bt abaziqhenyayo bu babusisiwe; yebo bv, labo bw abenza inkohlakalo bayakhiwa bx; yebo by balinga bz uNkulunkulu, baphephe.

16Khona labo ca abayesabayo iNkosi bakhulumisana cb; njalo iNkosi yalalela, yezwa; logwalo cc lwesikhumbuzo lwalotshwa phambi kwayo ngabo cd abayesabayo iNkosi, langalabo abazindla ngebizo layo. 17Njalo bazakuba ngabami, itsho iNkosi yamabandla, ngalolosuku ce engizakwenza cf ngalo okuligugu cg , ch kwami, njalo ngizabayekela ci njengendoda cj eyekela indodana yayo eyisebenzelayo ck. 18Beselibuya libona cl umehluko phakathi kolungileyo lomubi, phakathi cm kokhonza uNkulunkulu lalowo ongamkhonziyo.

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