Isahluko 9
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“Yizwa, Israyeli: Wena uyakuwela iJordani namuhla, ungene udle izizwe ezinkulu nezinamandla kunawe, imizi emikhulu nebiyelwe kuze kube sezulwini,
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abantu abakhulu nabade, amadodana ama-Anaki owaziyo, ozwile ngawo ukuthi: ‘Ngubani ongema phambi kwamadodana ka-Anaki na?’
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Yazi-ke namuhla ukuthi uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho unguye owela ngaphambi kwakho njengomlilo oqedayo; uyakubachitha, abanqobe, wena ubaxoshe, ubabhubhise masinyane, njengalokho ebekhuluma kuwe uJehova.
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“Ungakhulumi enhliziyweni yakho, uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho esebaxoshile ngaphambi kwakho, ngokuthi: ‘Ngenxa yokulunga kwami uJehova ungingenisile ukuba ngidle leli zwe,’ ingani kungenxa yobubi balezo zizwe uJehova azixosha phambi kwakho.
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Akungokulunga kwakho noma ngobuqotho benhliziyo yakho ungena ulidle izwe lazo, kepha kungobubi balezo zizwe uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho azixosha phambi kwakho nangokuba eyakuliqinisa izwi uJehova alifungela oyihlo, o-Abrahama, no-Isaka, noJakobe.
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Yazi-ke uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akakuniki leli zwe elihle ukuba ulidle ngenxa yokulunga kwakho, ngokuba uyisizwe esintamo ilukhuni.
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“Khumbula, ungakhohlwa ukuthi wamthukuthelisa uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ehlane; kusukela osukwini owaphuma ngalo ezweni laseGibithe waze wafika kule ndawo nanizinge nihlubuka kuJehova.
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NaseHorebe namthukuthelisa uJehova, uJehova wanithukuthelela ukuba anibhubhise.
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Lapho sengikhuphukele entabeni ukuba ngamukele izibhebhe zamatshe, izibhebhe zesivumelwano uJehova asenza nani, ngahlala entabeni izinsuku ezingamashumi amane nobusuku obungamashumi amane; angidlanga sinkwa, angiphuzanga manzi.
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UJehova wanginika lezo zibhebhe ezimbili zamatshe, zilotshwe ngomunwe kaNkulunkulu; kwakulotshwe kuzona njengamazwi onke uJehova awakhuluma kini entabeni, ephakathi komlilo ngosuku lokuhlangana.
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“Kwathi ngasekupheleni kwezinsuku ezingamashumi amane nobusuku obungamashumi amane uJehova wanginika izibhebhe zombili zamatshe, izibhebhe zesivumelwano.
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UJehova wathi kimi: ‘Vuka wehle lapha masinyane, ngokuba abantu bakho owabakhipha eGibithe bonile, baphambukile masinyane endleleni engabayala ngayo; bazenzele isithombe esibunjiweyo.’
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“UJehova wabuye wakhuluma kimi, wathi: ‘Ngibabonile laba bantu; bheka, bangabantu abantamo ilukhuni;
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ngiyeke ukuba ngibabhubhise, ngesule igama labo phansi kwezulu, ngenze wena ube yisizwe esinamandla nesikhulu kunabo.’
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“Ngase ngiphenduka ngehla entabeni, intaba yavutha umlilo; izibhebhe zombili zesivumelwano zazisezandleni zami zombili.
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Ngase ngibheka, ngabona ukuthi nanonile kuJehova; nanizenzele ithole elibunjiweyo; naniphambukile masinyane endleleni uJehova abeniyale ngayo.
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Ngathatha-ke izibhebhe zombili, ngazilahla ezandleni zami zombili, ngazaphula phambi kwamehlo enu.
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“Ngawela phansi phambi kukaJehova njengakuqala izinsuku ezingamashumi amane nobusuku obungamashumi amane; angidlanga sinkwa, angiphuzanga manzi ngenxa yaso sonke isono senu enona ngaso ngokwenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova ukuba nimthukuthelise.
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Ngokuba ngangesaba intukuthelo nolaka uJehova anithukuthelela ngakho ukuba anibhubhise, kepha uJehova wangizwa nangaleso sikhathi.
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UJehova wathukuthelela kakhulu u-Aroni ukuba ambhubhise; ngamkhulekela u-Aroni ngaleso sikhathi.
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Ngase ngithatha isono senu, ithole enanilenzile, ngalishisa ngomlilo, ngaligxoba, ngaligayisisa laze laba njengothuli, ngaphonsa uthuli lwalo emfudlaneni owehla entabeni.
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“EThabehera naseMasa naseKibiroti Hathawa namthukuthelisa uJehova.
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“Nalapho uJehova enithuma, nisuka eKadeshi Barineya, ngokuthi: ‘Khuphukani, nilidle izwe engininike lona,’ nahlubuka ezwini likaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, anikholwanga nguye, analalela izwi lakhe.
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Nimhlubukile uJehova kusukela osukwini enganiqabuka ngalo.
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“Ngawela phansi phambi kukaJehova lezo zinsuku ezingamashumi amane nobusuku obungamashumi amane engawa ngazo, ngokuba uJehova wayeshilo ukuthi uyakunibhubhisa.
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Ngakhuleka kuJehova, ngathi: ‘Jehova Nkulunkulu, ungabhubhisi abantu bakho nefa lakho olihlengile ngobukhulu bakho, walikhipha eGibithe ngesandla esinamandla.
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Khumbula izinceku zakho o-Abrahama, no-Isaka, noJakobe, ungabheki inkani yalaba bantu, nabubi babo, nasono sabo,
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funa izwe owasikhipha kulo lithi: “Lokhu uJehova wayengenamandla okubangenisa ezweni abathembise lona nangokuba wabazonda, ubakhiphile ukuba ababulale ehlane.”
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Nokho bangabantu bakho nefa lakho owalikhipha ngamandla akho amakhulu nangengalo yakho eyeluliweyo.’