Isahluko 25
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Nalezi ziyizaga zikaSolomoni ezaphindwa ngamadoda kaHezekiya inkosi yakwaJuda.
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Kuludumo lukaNkulunkulu ukusitha into, kepha udumo lwamakhosi lungukuphenya indaba.
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Njengezulu ngokuphakama nomhlaba ngokujula, injalo inhliziyo yomuntu ngokuphenywa.
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Susa amanyela esiliveni, bese kuthi kuphumele umkhandi isitsha.
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Susa omubi phambi kwenkosi, bese kuthi isihlalo sayo sobukhosi siqiniswe ngokulunga.
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Ungaziphakamisi phambi kwenkosi, ungemi endaweni yabakhulu.
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Ngokuba kungcono ukuba kuthiwe kuwe: “Yenyuka lapha,” kunokuba wehliswe phambi kwesikhulu asesibonile amehlo akho.
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Ungasheshi ukuphuma ukuyophikisana ukuba ungazi ukuthi uyakwenze njani ekugcineni, lapho umakhelwane wakho ekuhlazisile.
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Mela indaba yakho nomakhelwane wakho, ungambuli imfihlakalo yomunye,
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funa okuzwayo akuhlazise, nodumo lwakho lungabuyi.
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Izwi elikhulunywayo ngesikhathi esiyiso linjengama-apula asezitsheni zesiliva.
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Njengecici legolide nesivunulo segolide elicwengekileyo, unjalo umsoli ohlakaniphileyo endlebeni elalelayo.
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Njengokubanda kweqhwa ngosuku lokuvuna, sinjalo isithunywa esithembekileyo kosithumileyo, ngokuba siyahlumelela inkosi yaso.
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Njengamafu nomoya ngaphandle kwemvula kodwa, unjalo umuntu ozidumisa ngesipho angasiphiyo.
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Ngokubekezela kade isikhulu singavunyiswa, nolimi oluthambileyo luyaphula amathambo.
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Uma uthole izinyosi, yidla okwanele wena, funa udinwe, ubuye uhlanze.
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Unyawo lwakho malungavami endlini yomakhelwane wakho, funa adinwe nguwe, abuye akuzonde.
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Umuntu ofakazela amanga ngomakhelwane wakhe uyisando, nenkemba, nomcibisholo obukhali.
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Ukwethemba ombuluzayo ngosuku lokuhlupheka kunjengezinyo elaphukileyo nonyawo olwenyeleyo.
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Oyihlabelelela inhliziyo edabukileyo izihlabelelo unjengokhumula ibhantshi ngosuku lwamakhaza, nanjengoviniga esilondeni.
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Uma okuzondayo elambile, mnike ukudla, adle; uma omile, muphe amanzi, aphuze.
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Ngokuba uyakubuthela amalahle omlilo ekhanda lakhe, besekuthi uJehova akuvuze.
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Umoya wasenyakatho uyaletha imvula, nolimi olunyenyayo ubuso obuthukutheleyo.
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Kungcono ukuhlala egumbini lophahla kunokuhlala nowesifazane oxabanayo endlini ehlanganyelweyo.
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Njengamanzi aqandayo emphefumulweni owomileyo, unjalo umbiko omuhle ovela ezweni elikude.
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Njengomthombo odungekileyo nesiphethu esonakaleyo, unjalo olungileyo ozanyazanyiswa phambi komubi.
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Ukudla izinyosi eziningi akukuhle, nokuzifunela udumo kakusilo udumo.
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Njengomuzi odiliziweyo ungenalugange, unjalo umuntu omoya wakhe ungenakubanjwa.
