- Lapho amazwi emaningi khona,
akuphuthi ukuphambeka;
obamba umlomo wakhe uhlakaniphile. - Phaphamani ngokufaneleyo, ningoni; ngokuba abanye kabamazi uNkulunkulu; ngisho lokhu ukuba nibe namahloni.
- “Wozani-ke, sithethe indaba,”
usho uJehova;
“noma izono zenu zibomvu kakhulu,
ziyakuba mhlophe njengeqhwa;
noma zibomvu njengokububende,
ziyakuba njengoboya bezimvu.” - Ngokuba isono asiyikubusa phezu kwenu; ngokuba aniphansi komthetho, kepha niphansi komusa.
- Ngokuba lapho kukhona umhawu nombango, kukhona isiyaluyalu nezenzo zonke ezimbi.
- Ukulunga kuyaphakamisa isizwe,
kepha ukona kuyihlazo kubantu. - Yebo, yalinyazwa ngenxa yeziphambeko zethu,
yachotshozwa ngobubi bethu;
isijeziso sasiphezu kwayo ukuba sibe nokuthula,
nangemivimbo yayo siphilisiwe thina. - Kangizelanga ukubiza abalungileyo kodwa izoni ukuba ziphenduke.
- Gezani, nihlanzeke,
nisuse ububi bezenzo zenu phambi kwamehlo ami,
niyeke ukwenza okubi. - Kepha uma omubi ebuya kuzo zonke izono zakhe azenzileyo, agcine zonke izimiso zami, enze ukwahlulela nokulunga, uyakuphila nokuphila; kayikufa.
- Ngasivuma isono sami kuwe,
angisifihlanga isiphambeko sami;
ngathi: “Ngizakuzivuma izono zami kuJehova,”
wena wathethelela icala lesono sami. Sela - Indlela kaJehova iyinqaba kopheleleyo,
kepha incithakalo ikubenzi bokona. - Nanti izwi esalizwa kuye, sinishumayeza lona lokuthi uNkulunkulu ungukukhanya, ubumnyama abukho kuye nakanye.
- Futhi ninganikeli izitho zenu esonweni, zibe yizikhali zokungalungi, kodwa zinikeleni nina kuNkulunkulu njengabaphilayo bevukile kwabafileyo nezitho zenu kuNkulunkulu, zibe yizikhali zokulunga.
- Ogcina umyalo ulonda umphefumulo wakhe,
kepha onganaki izindlela zakhe uyakufa. - Njengokuba uKristu wahlupheka enyameni, hlomani nani ukuqonda okunjalo, ngokuba ohluphekile enyameni uyekile ukona.
- Ngesulile iziphambeko zakho njengefu,
nezono zakho njengemilaza;
buyela kimi, ngokuba ngikuhlengile. - Ngokuba uNkulunkulu ekuKristu wenza ukuba izwe libuyisane naye, engababaleli iziphambeko zabo, ebeka kithi izwi lokubuyisana.
- Uthando lukulokhu, kungesikho ukuthi thina samthanda uNkulunkulu, kepha ukuthi yena wasithanda thina, wathuma iNdodana yakhe ibe yinhlawulo ngezono zethu.
- Ayesevuleka amehlo abo bobabili, babona ukuthi bahamba ze; bathunga amaqabunga omkhiwane, bazenzela izibhinco.
- Niyafisa, nokho aninalutho; niyabulala ninomhawu, nokho anizuzi lutho; niyalwa nenza impi. Aninalutho, ngokuba ningaceli.
- Kwathi ngithule, amathambo ami aguga
ngokububula kwami usuku lonke. - Ngalokho-ke nathi, lokhu sinefu elingaka lawofakazi elisihaqileyo, masilahle konke okusindayo nesono esithandela kangaka kithi, sigijime ngokubekezela kulokhu kuncintisana esikumiselweyo.
- Njengokuba impumalanga yahlukene nentshonalanga,
udedisile kangaka kithi iziphambeko zethu. - Ngokuba usuku lunye emagcekeni akho
luhle kunezinye eziyizinkulungwane.
Ngiyakhetha ukulinda emnyango wendlu kaNkulunkulu wami
kunokuhlala ematendeni ababi.
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