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1Ilizwi leNkosi elafika kuJoweli indodana kaPethuweli.

2Zwanini lokhu a, badala b, libeke indlebe, lonke bahlali belizwe c. Kwake kwenzeka lokhu yini ensukwini zenu, kumbe lensukwini zaboyihlo d? 3Landiselani abantwana benu ngakho, labantwana benu abantwana babo, labantwana babo esinye isizukulwana e. 4Okutshiywe zintothoviyane f isikhonyane sikudlile g; lokutshiywe yisikhonyane h iqhwagi likudlile i; lokutshiywe liqhwagi inswabanda ikudlile.

5Phaphamani, zidakwa, likhale inyembezi, liqhinqe isililo j, lonke banathi bewayini, ngenxa yewayini elitsha k, ngoba liqunyiwe lasuka emlonyeni wenu l. 6Ngoba isizwe senyukele elizweni lami m, esilamandla, esingelanani n; amazinyo aso angamazinyo esilwane o, silamazinyo emihlathi p esilwane esisikazi q. 7Senze ivini lami laba yincithakalo, lesihlahla sami somkhiwa saba zimvava r; sakwebula lokukwebula, sakuphosela phansi, ingatsha zakho zaba mhlophe s.

8Qhinqani isililo njengentombi emsulwa ebhinciswe isaka t ngenxa yomyeni wobutsha bayo u. 9Umnikelo wokudla lomnikelo wokunathwayo uqunyiwe wasuka endlini yeNkosi v. Abapristi w, izikhonzi zeNkosi, bayalila x. 10Insimu ichithiwe, umhlabathi uyalila y; ngoba amabele achithiwe z, iwayini elitsha aa , ab lomile ac, amafutha ad aphela amandla ae.

11Banini lenhloni, balimi, qhinqani isililo, baphathizivini af, ngenxa yengqoloyi langenxa yebhali*; ngoba isivuno sensimu sichithekile. 12Ivini libunile ag, lomkhiwa uphele amandla ah; ipomegranati*, lesihlahla selala ai, lesihlahla se-aphula aj, zonke izihlahla zeganga zomile, ngoba intokozo ak ibunile yasuka ebantwaneni babantu al.

13Bhincani am , an, lilile, bapristi ao, qhinqani isililo, zikhonzi zelathi ap. Wozani, lilale ebusuku emasakeni aq, zikhonzi zikaNkulunkulu wami ar; ngoba umnikelo wokudla lomnikelo wokunathwayo kugodliwe endlini kaNkulunkulu wenu as.

14Yehlukanisani ukuzila ukudla at, libize umhlangano onzulu au, libuthanise av abadala aw, labo bonke abahlali belizwe, endlini yeNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu ax, likhale eNkosini. 15Maye ngalolosuku! Ngoba usuku lweNkosi luseduze ay, luzafika njengencithakalo az evela kuSomandla ba. 16Ukudla kakuqunywanga yini phambi kwamehlo ethu bb, ukuthaba lentokozo bc kusuka endlini kaNkulunkulu wethu bd? 17Inhlanyelo iyabola ngaphansi kwamagade ayo; izibuya zingamanxiwa, iziphala zidilizelwe phansi be, ngoba amabele abunile bf. 18Yeka ukububula kwezifuyo bg! Imihlambi yenkomo ididekile, ngoba kayilalo idlelo bh; lemihlambi yezimvu iyahlupheka bi.

19Ngiyakhala kuwe bj, Nkosi, ngoba umlilo uqedile bk amadlelo enkangala bl, lelangabi lilumathise zonke izihlahla zeganga bm. 20Lenyamazana zeganga bn ziyakhala kuwe bo, ngoba izifudlana zamanzi bp zitshile bq, lomlilo uqede amadlelo enkangala br.

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