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Wo kumuzi wezingazi!
Wonke ugcwele amanga nempango,
ukuphanga akupheli.
2Ngukuqhuma kwesiswebhu,
nomsindo wokugodlozela kwamasondo,
namahhashi agadulayo,
nezinqola ezixhumayo;
3ngabamahhashi abasukelayo,
nenkemba enjengelangabi, nomkhonto onyazimayo,
abaningi ababuleweyo nenqwaba yezidumbu,
kungekho ukuphela kwezidikadika;
bakhubeka ngezidikadika zabo,
4ngenxa yobuningi bobufebe besifebe esibukekayo,
umnikazi wokulumba,
esithengisa izizwe ngobufebe baso,
nemindeni ngamalumbo aso.
5
Jer. 13:22,26
Hez. 16:37
Hab. 2:16
“Bheka, ngimelene nawe,” usho uJehova Sebawoti;
“ngiyakuphakamisa imiphetho yakho ebusweni bakho,
ngibonise izizwe ubunqunu bakho,
nemibuso ihlazo lakho.
6Ngiyakuphonsa okunengakayo phezu kwakho,
ngikuhlazise,
ngikubeke ube yinto ebukwayo.
7Kuyakuthi bonke abakubonayo bakubalekele, bathi:
‘INineve lichithekile,
ngubani oyakulililela na?’
Ngiyakukufunelaphi abaduduzi na?”
8
Umuhle wena kuneNo Amoni elaliphakathi kwemifula,
elalizungezwe ngamanzi,
elilugange lwalo lwalululwandle,
nelidonga lwalo lungamanzi, na?
9
14:9
Jer. 46:9
IKushe neGibithe kwakungamandla alo angenakuphela;
uPhuthi namaLubi babe ngabasizi bakho.
10Nalo lamukiswa,
laya ekuthunjweni,
nezingane zalo zachotshozwa ezingosini zazo zonke izitaladi;
benza inkatho ngezikhulu zalo,
nabo bonke abakhulu balo baboshwa ngamaketanga.
11Uyakudakwa nawe, ufihlwe;
futhi uyakufuna inqaba yokubalekela izitha.
12Zonke izinqaba zakho ziyimikhiwane
enamakhiwane ayingqalabutho;
uma inyakaziswa,
awela emlonyeni wodlayo.
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51:30
Bheka, abantu bakho phakathi kwakho bangabesifazane nje;
amasango ezwe lakho avulekele impela izitha zakho,
umlilo udlile imigoqo yakho.
14Zikhelele amanzi okuvinjezelwa,
uqinise izinqaba zakho;
ngena odakeni,
uxove ibumba,
uqinise uhonela.
15Lapho umlilo uyakukuqeda,
inkemba ikunqume,
ikudle njengenkasa;
zandise njengenkasa,
zandise njengesikhonyane!
16Wandisile abathengisi bakho kunezinkanyezi zezulu;
inkasa iyakhula, indize imuke.
17Izikhulu zakho zinjengezinkumbi,
nezinduna zakho zinjengamaqulo esikhonyane
esihlezi phakathi kwezingange ngosuku olumakhaza,
kepha lapho liphuma ilanga, sindize simuke,
ingabe isaziwa indawo yaso ukuthi iphi.
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1 AmaKh. 22:17
AmaH. 76:5
Jer. 23:2
25:34
Abelusi bakho balele,
nkosi yase-Asiriya;
abakhulu bakho bayaphumula;
abantu bakho bahlakazekile ezintabeni,
akakho obabuthayo.
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Akukho ukupholiswa kokwaphulwa kwakho;
umvimbo wakho unzima;
bonke abezwa umbiko ngawe bashaya izandla ngawe,
ngokuba ngubani ububi bakho
obungadlulelanga njalo phezu kwakhe na?