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₁Amandla *kaNdikhoyo andongamela, waza wandifunqula ngoMoya wakhe, wandibeka esizikithini sentlambo eyayizele ngamathambo. ₂Wandijikelezisa phakathi kwawo, ndaza ndabona amathambo amaninzi ethe waca apho entlanjeni; ayesele ome nko. ₃Waza wathi: “Mntundini, angaba saphila na la mathambo?”

Ndaphendula ndathi: “Nguwe owaziyo, Mhlekazi Ndikhoyo.”

₄Wathi ke kum: “Shumayeza la mathambo, uthi kuwo: Mathambondini omileyo, yivani ilizwi likaNdikhoyo! ₅Itsho iNkosi uNdikhoyo kula mathambo ukuthi: Ndiya kufaka umoya kuni ukuze nidle ubomi. ₆Ndiya kunamathelisa imisipha kuni, ndigqume ngenyama, ndize ndinambathise ngolusu. Ndiya kunifaka umoya, nize nibe ngabaphilayo. Niya kutsho nazi ukuba ndinguNdikhoyo.”

₇Ndashumayela ke njengoko ndandiyalelwe. Ndathi, ndisashumayela njalo, ndeva isandi esirhwashazayo, aza amathambo ahlangana, ithambo ladibana nelinye. ₈Ndajonga kwaza kwavela imisipha nenyama kuwo, ambathiswa ngolusu, kodwa ayengekabi namoya.

₉Waza wathi kum: “Shumayeza umoya; wushumayeze, mntundini, uthi kuwo: ‘Itsho iNgangalala uNdikhoyo ukuthi: Moyandini, yiza uvela kwimimoya yomine, uphefumlele abafe ngekrele, khon' ukuze babe ngabaphilayo.’ ” ₁₀Ndashumayela ke njengoko endiyalela, waza umoya wangena kuwo, aba ngabaphilayo, avuka ema ngeenyawo – inyambalala yomkhosi.

₁₁Wathi ke kum: “Mntundini, la mathambo yindlu kaSirayeli iphela. Ithi: ‘Amathambo ethu omile; ithemba lethu lidakile; kuphelile kuthi.’ ₁₂Ke shumayela uthi kuyo: ‘Itsho iNgangalala uNdikhoyo ukuthi: Bantu bam, ndiza kuwavula amangcwaba enu, ndize ndinikhuphe kuwo. Ndiza kunibuyisela ezweni lakwaSirayeli. ₁₃Niya kuqonda ke nina, bantu bam, ukuba ndinguNdikhoyo, xa ndiwavula amangcwaba enu, ndinikhupha kuwo. ₁₄Ndiya kufaka uMoya wam kuni, ukuze niphile, ndize ndinibeke ezweni lenu. Niya kuqonda ukuba mna Ndikhoyo ndithethile ndenza, utsho uNdikhoyo.’ ”

₁₅Ndeva ilizwi *likaNdikhoyo lisithi: ₁₆“Mntundini, thatha intonga, ubhale la mazwi kuyo: ‘EkaJuda namaSirayeli avana naye.’ Uze uthathe enye intonga, ubhale la mazwi kuyo: ‘Intonga kaEfrayim eyekaJosefu nayo yonke indlu kaSirayeli evana naye.’ ₁₇Zidibanise zibe yintonga enye, zihlale zinjalo esandleni sakho.

₁₈“Xa amawenu ekubuza esithi: ‘Akusichazeli na into ethethwa sesi senzo?’ ₁₉yithi kubo: ‘Itsho iNgangalala uNdikhoyo ukuthi: Ndiza kuthatha intonga kaJosefu neyamaSirayeli avana naye esesandleni sikaEfrayim, ndiyidibanise nekaJuda, ndizenze zibe yintonga enye. Ziya kuba yintonga enye ke esandleni sam.’ ₂₀Babonise iintonga obhale kuzo, ₂₁uze uthi kubo: ‘Itsho iNgangalala uNdikhoyo ukuthi: Ndiya kuwaphuthuma amaSirayeli kwizizwe abalekele kuzo. Ndiya kuwaqokelela kuzo zonke iindawo, ndiwabuyisele ezweni lawo. ₂₂Abantu bakwaSirayeli ndiya kubenza isizwe esinye elizweni, phezu kweentaba zikaSirayeli. Baya kulawulwa ngukumkani omnye, bengasokuze babuye babe zizizwe ezibini, okanye bahlulwa-hlulwe babe ziikumkani ezimbini. ₂₃Abayi kuphinda bazingcolise *ngezithixo zabo ezingamasikizi okanye nangezinye izikreqo zabo, kuba ndiya kubahlangula bangabi sabuyela esonweni, ndibahlambulule. Baya kuba ngabantu bam, nam ndibe nguThixo wabo.

₂₄“ ‘Isicaka sam uDavide siya kuba yikumkani yabo; xa bebonke baya kuba nomalusi omnye. Baya kuhamba ngokwemithetho yam, bayinyamekele imimiselo yam bayenze. ₂₅Baya kuhlala elizweni endalabela isicaka sam uYakobi, ilizwe ababemi kulo ooyihlo. Baya kuhlala apho bona, nabantwana babo, nabantwana babantwana babo naphakade. UDavide isicaka sam uya kuba yinkosi yabo naphakade. ₂₆Ndiya kwenza umnqophiso woxolo nabo; uya kuba ngumnqophiso wanaphakade. Ndiya kubazinzisa, ndibenze bande, ize isibingelelo sam sihlale phakathi kwabo naphakade. ₂₇Ikhaya lam liya kuba phakathi kwabo; ndiya kuba nguThixo wabo, bona babe ngabantu bam. ₂₈Ziya kwazi ke izizwe ukuba mna Ndikhoyo ndim omchongileyo uSirayeli, xa isibingelelo sam siphakathi kwabo ngonaphakade.’ ”