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₁Lowo owesaba uSimakade uyokwenza kanje: uma egogodile emthethweni, ukuhlakanipha koba ngokwakhe. ₂Kuyakuphuma kumhlangabeze njengonina, yena akwemukele njengomakoti. ₃Kuyakumnika ukuqonda njengesinkwa sakhe, inhlakanipho ibe yisiphuzo sakhe. ₄Uyakweyama kukho angawi, encike kukho angatholi ukujabhiswa. ₅Kuyakumphakamisa edlule omakhelwane bakhe, kumuphe amazwi lapho ekhuluma emhlanganweni. ₆Uyakuqheliswa ngenjabulo nokuphakanyiswa, kumnike igama elingapheliyo libe ifa lakhe. ₇Izilima azisoze zakuzuza ukuhlakanipha futhi nezoni ngeke zibone ngisho umfanekiso wakho. ₈Ukuhlakanipha akuthintani nempakamo futhi abaqambi-manga kabakukhumbuli nakanci. ₉Ukuncoma, akuzifanele izindebe zesoni, ngoba kusuke kungaveli eNkosini. ₁₀Ngokuba ukuncoma kuyisibonakaliso sangaphandle senhlakanipho, uSimakade uyokukuphumelelisa.

₁₁Ungasho ukuthi: “Kulicala likaSimakade ukuhlubuka kwami,” ngokuba akanakuyenza into ayizondayo. ₁₂Ungasho ukuthi: “Nguye ongidukisile,” ngokuba akanamsebenzi nesoni. ₁₃INkosi iyaluzonda lonke uhlobo lwamanyala; futhi kungenzeke ukuba uthande wona uphinde wesabe uSimakade. ₁₄Nguye odale isintu kwasekuqaleni, wakumisa ukuba sikwazi ukuzikhethela. ₁₅Uma uthanda, unokuyigcina imiyalelo; ungalugcina ukholo uma ingqondo yakho isho njalo.

₁₆Umisile phambi kwakho ukuhlakanipha, umlilo namanzi: phumela obala-ke ukhethe. ₁₇Kumi phambi kwabantu ukuphila nokufa, umuntu nomuntu uyokunikwa lokho akukhethayo. ₁₈Ngokuba kukhulu ukuhlakanipha kukaSimakade, unguSomandla, ubona konke. ₁₉Amehlo akhe aphezu kwabamesabayo; wazi yonke imisebenzi yabantu. ₂₀Ayiyalanga muntu ukuba abe ngongalungile, futhi akukho namunye emvumele ukuba one.