Isahluko 11
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Wayesethatha uSofari waseNahama, wathi:
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“Awayikuphendulwa amazwi amaningi kangaka na? Umuntu oliphoshophosho angathethelelwa na?
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Ukugavuza kwakho kuthulisa abantu na? Nalapho ukloloda, akakho ongakuhlaza na?
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Ngokuba uthi: ‘Ukufundisa kwami kulungile; ngimhlophe emehlweni akho.’
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Sengathi uNkulunkulu angakhuluma, akuvulele izindebe zakhe,
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akwazise izimfihlakalo zokuhlakanipha, ngokuba ukuqonda kwakhe kuninginingi, uze wazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu, ukuba kube kuhle kuwe, wenza ukuba ikhohlakale inxenye yecala lakho.
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“Ungathola imfihlakalo kaNkulunkulu na? Ungamfumana uSomandla kuze kube sekupheleleni kwakhe na?
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Kuphakeme njengezulu — ungenzani na? Kujulile kunendawo yabafileyo — ungazini na?
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Isilinganiso sakho side kunomhlaba, sibanzi kunolwandle.
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Uma edlula, avalele, abizele ekwahluleleni, ngubani ongamkhalima na?
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Ngokuba uyabazi abantu ababi; lapho ebona ukona, akayikukunaka na?
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Umuntu oyize uyakuba nengqondo, nxa ithole lembongolo yasendle lizalwa libe ngumuntu.
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“Uma ulungisa inhliziyo yakho, welulele izandla zakho kuye;
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uma udedisele kude ukona okusesandleni sakho, ungahlalisi ububi ematendeni akho,
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khona uyakuphakamisa ubuso bakho ungenamahloni, uqine, ungesabi.
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Ngokuba uyakukhohlwa ukuhlupheka kwakho, ukukhumbule kunjengamanzi adlulileyo.
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Ukuphila kwakho kuyakusa kunemini; noma kuhlwa, kuyakuba njengokusa nje.
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Uyakuba nokwethemba, ngokuba ithemba likhona; uyakuphendla, ulale ngokulondeka.
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Uyakulala, ungethuswa muntu; abaningi bayakuzincengela kuwe.
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Kepha amehlo ababi ayakufiphala; abayikuba nandawo yokuphephela; ithemba labo liyakuba ngukuphuma komphefumulo.”