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1 Ilizwi leNkosi laselifika kimi lisithi: 2 Wena-ke, ndodana yomuntu, uzakwehlulela yini ^a, wahlulele umuzi wegazi ^b? Yebo uzawazisa zonke izinengiso zawo ^c. 3 Ubususithi: Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova: Umuzi ochitha igazi phakathi kwawo ^d, ukuze isikhathi sawo sifike ^e, wenze izithombe ezimelene lawo, ukuze uzingcolise ^f. 4 Wena usulecala ^g ngegazi olichithileyo ^h, wazingcolisa ngezithombe zakho ozenzileyo, wasondeza insuku zakho ⁱ, usufikile eminyakeni yakho ^j. Ngalokho ngikwenzile waba lihlazo ezizweni ^k lenhlekisa kuwo wonke amazwe ^l. 5 Abaseduze labakhatshana lawe bazakuhleka usulu, wena ongcolileyo ngebizo, ogcwele isiphithiphithi. 6 Khangela, iziphathamandla zakoIsrayeli zaziphakathi kwakho ^m, yileso laleso ngengalo yaso ⁿ, ukuthi sichithe igazi ^o. 7 Baphathe uyihlo lonyoko ngokweyisa kuwe ^p; benze ngocindezelo kowemzini ^q phakathi kwakho ^r; bacindezele izintandane lomfelokazi kuwe ^{s
,} ^t. 8 Uzidelele izinto zami ezingcwele ^u, wangcolisa amasabatha ami ^v. 9 Abantu abahlebayo ^w babekuwe ukuze bachithe igazi ^x; badla kuwe phezu kwezintaba ^y; benza amanyala phakathi kwakho ^z. 10 Bembule ubunqunu baboyise phakathi kwakho ^aa; bathobise kuwe owesifazana ^ab ongcoliswe yikuba semfuleni ^ac. 11 Futhi omunye wenze amanyala lomfazi kamakhelwane wakhe ^ad, lomunye wangcolisa umalokazana wakhe ngokuhlazisayo ^ae, lomunye uthobise udadewabo phakathi kwakho, indodakazi kayise ^af. 12 Phakathi kwakho bemukele izipho ^ag ukuze bachithe igazi ^ah; uyemukela inzalo lokwengezelelweyo ^ai, uphangile umakhelwane wakho ngocindezelo ^aj, wangikhohlwa, itsho iNkosi uJehova ^ak.

13 Khangela-ke ngitshayile isandla sami ^al ngenzuzo yakho embi oyenzileyo ^am, langegazi lakho ebeliphakathi kwakho ^an. 14 Inhliziyo yakho izakuma yini, kumbe izandla zakho ziqine, ensukwini engizaphathana lawe ^ao kizo? Mina Nkosi ngikhulumile, njalo ngizakwenza ^ap. 15 Ngikuhlakaze phakathi kwezizwe ^{aq
,} ^ar, ngikusabalalise phakathi kwamazwe ^{as
,} ^at, ngiqede ukungcola kwakho kuwe ^au. 16 Njalo uzangcoliswa phakathi kwakho emehlweni abezizwe ^av; ubususazi ukuthi ngiyiNkosi ^aw.

17 Ilizwi leNkosi laselifika kimi lisithi: 18 Ndodana yomuntu, indlu kaIsrayeli isibengamanyele kimi ^ax; bonke balithusi ^ay, lezenge ^az, lensimbi ^ba, lomnuso, phakathi kwesithando ^bb; bangamanyele esiliva ^bc. 19 Ngakho itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova: Ngoba lonke selibengamanyele ^bd, ngakho khangelani, ngizalibuthelela phakathi kweJerusalema. 20 Njengoba bebuthelela isiliva lethusi ^be lensimbi lomnuso ^bf lezenge ^bg phakathi kwesithando ^bh, ukuze bafuthe umlilo phezu kwakho ukukuncibilikisa ^bi; ngokunjalo ngizalibuthelela ekuthukutheleni kwami lelakeni lwami, ngilitshiye, ngilincibilikise ^bj. 21 Yebo, ngizalibuthelela, ngivuthele phezu kwenu ^bk emlilweni wentukuthelo yami, beselincibilikiswa phakathi kwawo ^bl. 22 Njengesiliva sincibilikiswa phakathi kwesithando, ngokunjalo lizancibilikiswa phakathi kwaso ^bm; njalo lizakwazi ukuthi mina Nkosi ngithulule ulaka lwami phezu kwenu ^bn.

23 Ilizwi leNkosi laselifika kimi lisithi: 24 Ndodana yomuntu, wothi kiyo: Wena uyilizwe elingahlanjululwanga, lelinganethwanga ngosuku lwentukuthelo ^bo. 25 Ugobe lwabaprofethi bayo phakathi kwayo ^bp lunjengesilwane esibhongayo ^bq esidlithiza impango ^br; bayidlile imiphefumulo ^bs, bathatha ^bt inotho ^bu lezinto eziligugu ^bv, benza abafelokazi baba banengi phakathi kwayo. 26 Abapristi bayo ^bw baphathe umlayo wami ngodlakela ^bx, bangcolisa izinto zami ezingcwele ^{by
,} ^bz; kabenzanga mehluko phakathi kokungcwele lokungcolileyo ^ca; kabazisanga ^cb umehluko phakathi kokungcolileyo lokuhlambulukileyo ^cc; bafihla amehlo abo kumasabatha ami ^cd; ngakho ngangcoliswa phakathi kwabo ^ce. 27 Iziphathamandla zayo phakathi kwayo ^cf zinjengezimpisi ^cg ezidlithiza impango ^ch, ukuthi zichithe igazi ^ci, zibhubhise imiphefumulo, ukuze zizuze inzuzo embi ^{cj
,} ^ck. 28 Labaprofethi bayo babacombe ngekalaga ^cl, bebona okuyize ^cm, bebavumisa amanga, besithi: Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova; kanti iNkosi ingakhulumanga ^cn. 29 Abantu belizwe bacindezele ngocindezelo, baphanga impango ^co, bacindezela umyanga loswelayo ^cp, bacindezela owezizwe kungelakulunga ^cq. 30 Njalo ngadinga umuntu phakathi kwabo ^cr ongabiya uthango ^{cs
,} ^ct, ame esikhexeni phambi kwami emele ilizwe ukuze ngingalichithi, kodwa kangimtholanga ^cu. 31 Ngakho ngithululele intukuthelo yami phezu kwabo ^cv, ngibaqede ngomlilo wolaka lwami ^cw; ngehlisele indlela yabo phezu kwekhanda labo, itsho iNkosi uJehova ^cx.