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₁Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:

₂Ndodana yomuntu, khuluma kubantwana babantu bakho, uthi kubo: Lapho ngehlisela phezu kwezwe inkemba, abantu bezwe bese bethatha umuntu phakathi kwabo, bambeke umlindi wabo,

₃nalapho yena esebona inkemba yehla phezu kwezwe, abethe icilongo, axwayise abantu,

₄okuzwayo ukukhala kwecilongo angaxwayi kodwa, beseyehla inkemba, imsuse, igazi lakhe liyakuba-sekhanda lakhe.

₅Ukukhala kwecilongo wakuzwa, kepha akaxwayanga; igazi lakhe liyakubakuye; uma exwayile, nga ezophulile.

₆Kepha uma umlindi ebona inkemba yehla, angabethi icilongo, abantu bangaxwayi, beseyehla inkemba, isuse umuntu kubo, uyasuswa ngenxa yobubi bakhe kepha igazi lakhe ngiyakulibiza esandleni somlindi.

₇Wena-ke, ndodana yomuntu, ngikubeké umlindi kuyo indlu yakwaIsrayeli; yizwa izwi lomlomo wami, ubaxwayise, kuvela kimi.

₈Lapho ngithi komubi: Muntu omubi, uyakufa nokufa, besewungakhulumi ukuba uxwayise omubi ashiye indlela yakhe, lowomuntu omubi uyakufa ngenxa yobubi bakhe, kepha igazi lakhe ngiyakulibiza esandleni sakho.

₉Kepha uma umxwayisa omubi ukuba ashiye indlela yakhe, abuye kuyo, angabuyi kodwa endleleni yakhe, uyakufa ngenxa yobubi bakhe, kepha wena uzikhululile.

₁₀Wena-ndodana yomuntu, yisho kuyo indlu yakwaIsrayeli, uthi: Nisho kanje, nithi: Impela iziphambeko zethu nezono zethu ziphezu kwethu, siyonda ngenxa yazo; pho, siyakuphila kanjani na?

₁₁Yisho kubo, uthi: Kuphila kwami, isho iNkosi uJehova, angithokozi ngokufa komubi, kuphela ngokubuya komubi endleleni yakhe aze aphile. Buyani, buyani ezindleleni zenu ezimbi; niyakufelani nina-ndlu yakwaIsrayeli na?

₁₂Kepha wena-ndodana yomuntu, yisho kubantwana babantu bakho, uthi: Ukulunga kolungileyo akuyikumophula ngosuku lwesiphambeko sakhe, nobubike bomubi akayikuwa ngabo ngosuku lokubuya kwakhe ebubini bakhe, nolungileyo akanakuphila ngakho ngosuku lokona kwakhe.

₁₃Lapho ngisho kolungileyo ukuthi uyakuphila nokuphila, yena abesethemba ekulungeni kwakhe kodwa, enze okubi, akuyikukhunjulwa nesisodwa sezenzo zakhe ezilungileyo, kepha uyakufela kokubi akwenzileyo.

₁₄Lapho ngithi komubi: Uyakufa nokufa, yena abesephenduka kodwa esonweni sakhe, enze okufaneleyo nokulungileyo,

₁₅yena lomubi abuyise isibambiso, akhokhe ayekuthathile, ahambe ngezimiso zokuphila, angenzi okubi, uyakuphila nokuphila, angafi.

₁₆Akayikukhunjulelwa nesisodwa sezono zakhe azenzileyo; wenzile okufaneleyo nokulungileyo; uyakuphila nokuphila.

₁₇Kodwa abantwana babantu bakho bathi: Indlela yeNkosi ayilingani. Kepha ngeyabo indlela engalingani.

₁₈Lapho olungileyo ebuya ekulungeni kwakhe, enze okubi, uyakufa ngakho.

₁₉Nalapho omubi ebuya ebubini bakhe, enze okufaneleyo nokulungileyo, uyakuphila ngakho.

₂₀Nokho nisho nithi: Indlela yeNkosi ayilingani. Ngiyakunahlulela ninandlu yakwaIsrayeli, kube-yilowo nalowo ngendlela yakhe.

₂₁Kwathi ngomnyaka weshumi nambili wokuthunjwa kwethu ngenyanga yeshumi ngolwesihlanu lwenyanga kwafika kimi ophunyukileyo eJerusalema, wathi: Umuzi unqotshiwe.

₂₂Isandla sikaJehova sasiphezu kwami kusihlwa, engakafiki ophunyukileyo, kepha wavula umlomo wami engakafiki kimi ekuseni; wavulwa umlomo wami, angabe ngisaba-yisimungulu.

₂₃Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:

₂₄Ndodana yomuntu, abakhé ezincithakalweni ezweni lakwaIsrayeli basho bathi: UAbrahama wayemunye, wadla ifa lezwe; kepha thina sibaningi, siphiwe lona libe-yifa lethu.

₂₅Ngalokho thana kubo: Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Nidla okunegazi, niphakamisa amehlo enu ezithombeni zenu, nichitha igazi. Pho, niyakudla ifa lezwe na?

₂₆Niyethemba enkembeni yenu, nenza izinengiso, ningcolisa, kube-yilowo nalowo umkamakhelwane wakhe. Pho, niyakudla ifa lezwe na?

₂₇Uyakusho kanje kubo, uthi: Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Kuphila kwami, abasezincithakalweni, ngempela, bayakuwa ngenkemba, nosendle ngiyakumnika izilwane ukuba adliwe, nabasezinqabeni nasemihumeni bayakufa ngesifo.

₂₈Ngiyakwenza izwe libe-yincithakalo nokuyize, kuphele ukuzidla kwamandla alo; izintaba zakwaIsrayeli ziyakuchithwa ukuze kungabikho odlulayo.

₂₉Bayakwazi ukuthi nginguJehova, lapho ngenzile izwe libe-yincithakalo nokuyize ngenxa yazo zonke izinengiso zabo abazenzileyo.

₃₀Wena-ke, ndodana yomuntu, abantwana babantu bakho bakhuluma ngawe ngasezindongeni naseminyango yezindlu, basho omunye komunye, omunye kumfowabo, bathi: Woza uzwe ukuthi yizwi lini eliphuma kuJehova.

₃₁Bafika kuwe njengokufika kwabantu, bahlala phambi kwakho njengabantu bami, bezwa amazwi akho, abawenzi kodwa, ngokuba ngomlomo wabo babonakalisa uthando olukhulu, kepha inhliziyo yabo ilandela inzuzo yabo.

₃₂Bheka, uyisihlabelelo esithandekayo sonephimbo elimnandi kubo, obetha kahle ngogubhu, ngokuba bezwa amazwi akho, abawenzi kodwa.

₃₃Lapho lokhu kufika — bheka, kuyeza! — bayakwazi ukuthi kwakukhona umprofethi phakathi kwabo.