Isahluko 21
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“Uma kufunyaniswa obuleweyo ezweni akunika lona uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ukuba ulidle, elele endle, kungaziwa ukuthi ngubani ombuleleyo,
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kuyakufika amalunga akho nabahluleli bakho, balinganise amabanga okuya emizini emzungezayo obuleweyo,
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kuze kuthi umuzi oseduze nobuleweyo, amalunga alowo muzi athathe isithokazi ezinkomeni okungasetshenzwanga ngaso, singadonsanga ejokeni,
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amalunga alowo muzi asehlisele leso sithokazi esigodini esinamanzi ampompozayo, esingalinywanga, singatshalwanga, ayaphule intamo yesithokazi lapho esigodini;
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abapristi, amadodana kaLevi, bayakusondela, ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ubakhethile ukuba bamkhonze, babusise egameni likaJehova; ngezwi labo konke ukuxabana nokushaya kuyakunqunywa;
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onke amalunga alowo muzi oseduze nobuleweyo ayakuhlamba izandla zawo phezu kwesithokazi esaphulelwe intamo esigodini,
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aphendule athi: ‘Izandla zethu azichithanga leli gazi, namehlo ethu awakubonanga.
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Thethelela, Jehova, abantwana bakho u-Israyeli obahlengileyo, ungavumeli igazi elingenacala phakathi kwabantu bakho u-Israyeli,’ bese bethethelelwa igazi lelo.
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Kanjalo uyakukhipha igazi elingenacala phakathi kwakho, ngokuba uyakwenza okulungile emehlweni kaJehova.
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“Lapho uphuma impi ukuhlasela izitha zakho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho azinikela ezandleni zakho, uzithumbe,
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ubone phakathi kwabathunjwa owesifazane omuhle onamathela kuye, uthanda ukumthatha abe ngumkakho,
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myise ekhaya, aphucule ikhanda lakhe, asike izinzipho zakhe,
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akhumule izingubo zokuthunjwa kwakhe, ahlale endlini yakho, akhalele uyise nonina inyanga yonke, andukuba ungene kuye, ube yindoda yakhe, yena abe ngumkakho.
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Kepha uma ungathokozi ngaye, womyeka ukuba ahambe, aye lapho ethanda khona; kodwa awuyikuthengisa ngaye neze ngemali, ungamphathi njengesigqila, ngokuba usumonile.
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“Uma umuntu enabafazi ababili, omunye ethandeka omunye aliwa, bamzalele abantwana, othandekayo nowaliwayo, bese kuthi indodana eyizibulo ingeyowaliwayo,
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kuyakuthi mhla ewahlukanisela amadodana akhe ifa analo, makangayenzi indodana yentandokazi izibulo phambi kwendodana yesaliwakazi okuyiyona eyizibulo,
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kepha avume ukuba indodana yowaliwayo ibe yizibulo ngokuyinika isabelo esiphindiweyo sakho konke anakho, ngokuba yona ingukuqala kwamandla akhe; ilungelo lezibulo lingelayo.
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“Uma umuntu enendodana enenkani nengezwayo, engalaleli izwi likayise noma izwi likanina, engalaleli noma beyilaya,
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uyise nonina bayakuyibamba, bayiyise kumalunga omuzi wakubo nasesangweni lendawo yakubo,
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bathi kumalunga omuzi: ‘Le ndodana yethu inenkani, ayizwa, ayilaleli izwi lethu; iyisishingi nesidakwa.’
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Onke amadoda omuzi wakubo ayakumkhanda ngamatshe aze afe; kanjalo uyakukhipha ububi phakathi kwakho, wonke u-Israyeli ezwe, esabe.
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“Uma umuntu enzile isono esifanele ukufa, abulawe, umphanyeke emthini,
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isidumbu sakhe asiyikuhlala bonke ubusuku emthini, kepha wommbela nokummbela ngalona lolo suku, ngokuba ophanyekiweyo uqalekisiwe nguNkulunkulu, ukuba ungalingcolisi izwe lakini akunika lona uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho libe yifa lakho.