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₁Ke kaloku ndabona irhamncwa liphuma elwandle. Lona ke lalineentloko ezisixhenxe; iimpondo zona zazilishumi. Uphondo ngalunye lwalunembasa; kanti ke iintloko zaziphawulwe ngamagama amanyumnyezi. ₂Eli rhamncwa lalingathi lihlosi, koko iinyawo zalo zazifana nezebhere, wona umlomo ufana nowengonyama. Irhamncwa eli lafumana amagunya namandla ndawonye nobungangalala, libunikwa ligongqongqo. ₃Enye yeentloko zalo yangxwelerheka, kodwa yabuya yaphila. Ihlabathi liphela lathatheka ngulo mmangaliso, latsho lalandela irhamncwa elo. ₄Bonke abantu balinqula igongqongqo elo, kuba amagunya alo liwanike irhamncwa. Kanti ke balinqula nerhamncwa elo, belibonga besithi: “Ngubani onokulingana nerhamncwa; ingubani khona onokulwa nalo?”

₅Isithuba esingangeenyanga ezimashumi mane anambini irhamncwa lavunyelwa ukuba lisebenzise amagunya alo, lithethe izinto ezimanyumnyezi, liqalekise. ₆Lasuka ke lamqalekisa uThixo, latshabhisa negama lakhe ndawonye nomzi wakhe ezulwini, kwakunye nâbo bahlala khona. ₇Lavunyelwa ukuba lilwe nosapho lukaThixo liloyise. Ngokunjalo lanikwa amagunya kuzo zonke iintlanga, izizwe, iilwimi, noluntu. ₈Bonke abantu behlabathi baya kulinqula. Abo ke ngabantu abamagama angabhalwanga encwadini yabaphilayo eyabhalwa kwangaphambi kokusekwa kwehlabathi. Incwadi le ke yeyeXhwane elabulawayo.

₉“Oneendlebe zokuva makeve! ₁₀Nabani na ofanele ukubanjwa uya kubanjwa; kanti ke nabani na oza kubulawa ngekrele uya kubulawa ngekrele. Le nto ke yenza kube yimfuneko ukuba abantu bakaThixo banyamezele, futhi babambelele elukholweni.”

₁₁Kwakhona ndabona elinye irhamncwa lisithi nyalulu emhlabeni. Lona lalineempondo ezifana nezetakane, kodwa lalithetha ngathi ligongqongqo. ₁₂Eli rhamncwa lasebenzisa amagunya erhamncwa lokuqala, lijongile. Lanyanzela ihlabathi nabemi balo ukuba banqule irhamncwa lokuqala, ingxwelerha leyo yaphilayo. ₁₃Lalisenza imimangaliso; ewe, lalide lenze ukuba kuhle umlilo ezulwini abantu bejongile. ₁₄Ngale ndlela ke lavunyelwa ukuba libalahlekise abantu behlabathi. Kaloku le mimangaliso laliyenza likho neliya lokuqala irhamncwa. Eli rhamncwa lathi abantu behlabathi mabaqingqe umfanekiso wokuwonga elaa rhamncwa lalingxwelerhwe likrele kodwa laphila. ₁₅Irhamncwa eli lanikwa amandla okuba liwuphefumlele umfanekiso lowo, ukuze uthethe; futhi ugunyazise ukuba babulawe abo babengawunquli. ₁₆Ngaphezu koko ke lanyanzelisa ukuba bonke abantu, abancinci nabakhulu, izityebi namahlwempu, amakhoboka nabakhululekileyo, mabaphawulwe ezandleni zokunene okanye ebunzi. ₁₇Ngaphandle kolu phawu lumele igama okanye inani elimele igama lerhamncwa, akukho mntu wayevunyelwa ukuba athenge okanye athengise.

₁₈Le ndawo ke ifuna ingqiqo. Nabani na oqiqayo angalifumana inani elimele irhamncwa. Kaloku inani elo limele umntu. Lona ke inani elo ngamakhulu amathandathu anamashumi amathandathu anesithandathu.