Judges 9:8-15
8Izihlahla zahamba lokuhamba ukuzigcobela inkosi a. Zathi esihlahleni somhlwathi: Sibuse b. 9Kodwa isihlahla somhlwathi sathi kuzo: Kambe ngizatshiya amafutha ami abadumisa ngawo uNkulunkulu labantu c ngami, ukuze ngiyezunguza phezu kwezihlahla? 10Izihlahla zasezisithi esihlahleni somkhiwa: Woza wena usibuse. 11Kodwa isihlahla somkhiwa sathi kuzo: Kambe ngizatshiya ubumnandi bami lezithelo zami ezinhle, ukuze ngiyezunguza phezu kwezihlahla? 12Izihlahla zasezisithi esihlahleni sevini: Woza wena usibuse. 13Kodwa isihlahla sevini sathi kuzo: Kambe ngizatshiya iwayini lami elitsha elithokozisa uNkulunkulu labantu d, ukuze ngiyezunguza phezu kwezihlahla? 14Izihlahla zonke zasezisithi embabazaneni: Woza wena usibuse. 15Imbabazane yasisithi ezihlahleni: Uba ngeqiniso lingigcoba ngibe yinkosi phezu kwenu, wozani lidinge ukuvikelwa emthunzini e wami; uba kungenjalo-ke, umlilo uzaphuma embabazaneni f udle izihlahla zemisedari zeLebhanoni g. 2 Samuel 14:5
5Inkosi yasisithi kuye: Ulani? Yena wasesithi: Sibili h, ngingumfazi ongumfelokazi, lendoda yami yafa. 1 Kings 20:35-41
35Umuntu othile wamadodana abaprofethi i wasesithi kumakhelwane wakhe ngelizwi leNkosi uNkulunkulu: Ake ungitshaye. Kodwa lowomuntu wala ukumtshaya j. 36Wasesithi kuye: Ngenxa yokuthi ungalilalelanga ilizwi leNkosi, khangela, ekusukeni kwakho kimi isilwane sizakutshaya k. Wasesuka kuye, lesilwane samfica, sambulala. 37Wasethola omunye umuntu wathi: Ake ungitshaye. Lalowomuntu wamtshaya lokumtshaya emlimaza. 38Ngakho umprofethi wasuka, wamelela inkosi endleleni, ezifihle isimo ngelembu emehlweni l. 39Kwasekusithi inkosi idlula, yena wamemeza enkosini wathi: Inceku yakho yaphuma phakathi kwempi; khangela-ke, umuntu waphambuka, waletha umuntu kimi, wathi: Londoloza lumuntu; uba elahleka lokulahleka, khona impilo yakho izakuba sesikhundleni sempilo yakhe, kumbe uhlawule ngethalenta* lesiliva m. 40Kwasekusithi inceku yakho isaphathekile lapha lalaphaya, yena wayengekho. Inkosi yakoIsrayeli yasisithi kuye: Sinjalo isahlulelo sakho, ususiqumile wena n. 41Wasephangisa walisusa ilembu emehlweni akhe. Inkosi yakoIsrayeli yasimazi ukuthi ungowabaprofethi o. Isaiah 5:1-7
1Ake ngihlabelele othandiweyo wami p ingoma yomthandwa wami q ngesivini sakhe r. Othandiweyo wami s ulesivini oqaqeni oluvundileyo. 2Wasibiyela t, wakhupha amatshe kiso u, wasihlanyela v ngevini elikhethiweyo w, wakha umphotshongo phakathi kwaso x, wagubha y lesikhamelo sewayini kiso z; walindela ukuthi sizathela izithelo zevini aa, kodwa sathela izithelo zevini ezimunyu. 3Ngakho-ke, bahlali beJerusalema, lani madoda akoJuda, ake lahlulele phakathi kwami lesivini sami. 4Ngabe kwenziwani okunye esivinini sami engingakwenzanga kuso? Ngalindelelani ukuthi sizathela izithelo zevini ab, kodwa sathela izithelo zevini ezimunyu? 5Ngakho-ke ac, ake ngilitshele engizakwenza esivinini sami: Ngizasusa uthango lwaso ad ukuze sibe lidlelo ae, ngidilize umduli waso af ukuze sibe ngesokugxotshwa. 6Ngizasenza sibe liganga, singathenwa, singahlakulwa, kodwa kumile ameva lokhula oluhlabayo ag. Njalo ngizalaya amayezi ukuthi anganisi izulu phezu kwaso. 7Ngoba isivini ah seNkosi yamabandla yindlu kaIsrayeli, labantu bakoJuda bayisithombo sentokozo zayo. Njalo yayilindele isahlulelo, kodwa khangela, ukuchithwa kwegazi ▼; ukulunga, kodwa khangela, ukukhala.
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