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₁We kufa! Kubuhlungu kangakanani ukucabanga ngawe konethezekile enokuthula kungekho akhathazeke ngakho ngenxa yengcebo yakhe, edla ukudla kwakhe ngentokozo nangomfutho! ₂O kufa! Kumnandi kangakanani ukwamukela isinqumo sakho kulowo oweswele nomandla akhe ephela, ekhahlazwe iminyaka futhi ekhathazekile ngezinto eziningi; ophikisana nentando yakho nophelelwe ngukubekezela! ₃Ungakwesabi lokho okunqunywe ngukufa ngawe; khumbula labo asebekwendulele nalabo abasazolandela. ₄Lokhu kuyisimiso seNkosi ngenyama yonke; kungani pho umelane nentando yoPhezukonke na? Noma ngabe uphila iminyaka elishumi nje noma eyikhulu noma eyinkulungwane, akukho mibuzo ebuzwayo eHayidesi. ₅Izingane zababi ziyisinengiso zimdibi munye nababi ekwesabiseni kwabo. ₆Ifa lezingane zezoni liyakushabalala, futhi ihlazo elingapheliyo liyohlala enzalweni yabo. ₇Abantwana bayakumsola uyise ongenabunkulunkulu, ngokuba bethwele ihlazo ngenxa yakhe. ₈Maye kinina, enibabi, eniwulahlile umthetho kaNkulunkulu oPhezukonke! ₉Uma nizele, okubi kuyokwehlela inzalo yenu; niyakubazalela ubuhlungu nokububula. Lapho nifa, isiqalekiso sibe yisabelo senu. ₁₀Konke okuvela emhlabathini kubuyela kuwo; ngakho-ke abangalungile basuka ekuqalekisweni baye encithakalweni. ₁₁Umzimba womuntu uyinto edlula ngokushesha, kodwa igama eliqotho alisoze lacinywa nanini . ₁₂Lihloniphe igama lakho, ngoba lona liyakuphila kade kunawe, kade kunezindimbane eziyinkulungwane zegolide. ₁₃Izinsuku zempilo emnandi zibaliwe, kodwa igama elihle lihlala ingunaphakade. ₁₄Bantabami, philani ngendlela enafundiswa ngayo, khona niyoba nokuthula; inhlakanipho efihliwe, kanye nengcebo engabonwa – kunalusizo luni lokhu? ₁₅Ungcono umuntu obufihlayo ubuphukuphuku bakhe kunalowo ofihla ukuhlakanipha kwakhe. ₁₆Ngakho-ke wahloniphe amazwi ami; ngokuba akulungile ukuba uzizwe unamahloni kunoma yisiphi isimo, futhi akwemukelekile ukuba uthole ukuhlukunyezwa noma okunjani. ₁₇Yiba namahloni ngesimilo esixegayo, phambi kukayihlo nonyoko; nangamanga, phambi kwendodana yenkosi; ₁₈nangecala phambi komahluleli nemantshi; ngokwephula umthetho phambi kwebandla nabantu; ngobugebengu, ₁₉phambi komlingani nomngani wakho; ngokweba endaweni lapho uhlala khona. ₂₀Yiba namahloni ngokwephula isifungo nesivumelwano, ngokwencika endololwaneni yakho ekudleni; ₂₁ngokugcwala indlakadla ekwamukeleni nasekupheni, nangokuthula phambi kwalabo abakubingelelayo; ₂₂noma ngokubuka isifebe, ngokungafuni ukuzwa ukuzikhalela kwesihlobo sakho; ₂₃nokuthatha ingxenye engeyomunye nesipho sakhe, ngokubuka umfazi womunye umuntu; ₂₄noma ngokugcweleza izisebenzi zakhe futhi ungasondeli kowakhe umbhede; ₂₅ngamazwi amabi anesihluku, phambi kwabangani bakho, ungabi yisiphoxi emuva kokunika isipho. ₂₆Yiba namahloni ukuphinda lokho okuzwile, noma ekunamululeni izimfihlo. ₂₇Ngaleyo ndlela uyokhombisa amahloni afanelekile futhi uyakuthola umusa kubo bonke.