Isahluko 14
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“Umuntu ozelwe ngowesifazane imihla yakhe mifushane, igcwele ukuyaluza.
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Uyavela njengembali, abune; ubaleka njengethunzi, angemi.
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Konje uvulela onjalo amehlo akho, ungingenise ekwahluleweni nawe, na?
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Ngubani ongaveza okuhlambulukileyo kukho okungcolileyo na? Kakho noyedwa.
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Uma imihla yakhe inqunyiwe, umumo wezinsuku zakhe ukuwe, ubekile umkhawulo wakhe, aze angadluli,
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ungambheki, aphumule, ukuze athokoze ngosuku lwakhe njengomqashwa.
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“Ngokuba kukhona ithemba emthini: uma unqunywa, ungabuye uhlume, nehlumela lawo aliyikuphela.
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Noma impande yawo iguga emhlabathini, nesiphunzi sawo sifela othulini,
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ngephunga lamanzi uyakuhluma, uveze izingatsha njengesithombo.
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Kepha umuntu ofileyo uphelile; umuntu ogqabukileyo uphi na?
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Njengamanzi anyamalele elwandle, nomfula oshileyo ome,
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kanjalo umuntu ulala phansi, angabe esavuka; lize lingabikho izulu abayikuvuka, bangaphaphanyiswa ebuthongweni babo.
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Sengathi ungangifihla endaweni yabafileyo, ungisithe kuze kudlule intukuthelo yakho, unginqumele isikhathi, ungikhumbule.
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Uma umuntu efa, uyakubuye aphile na? Bengiyakulinda zonke izinsuku zomshikashika wami, kuze kufike ukumuka kwami.
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Ubuyakubiza, mina ngiphendule; ubuyakulangazelela umsebenzi wezandla zakho,
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yebo, khona ubuyakubala izinyathelo zami, ungaqapheli isono sami.
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Isiphambeko besiyakuvalelwa esikhwameni, besewusibekela ukona kwami.
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“Impela intaba iyawa, idilike; idwala liyasuswa endaweni yalo;
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amanzi ayagubha amatshe; ukuphuphuma kwawo kuyakhukhula uthuli lomhlaba; kanjalo uyachitha nethemba lomuntu.
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Uyamsukela kuze kube phakade, amuke; uyaguqula ubuso bakhe, ummukise.
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Amadodana akhe ayadunyiswa, engazi yena; ayeyiswa, engakuqondi.
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Inyama yakhe iyezwa ubuhlungu bayo kuphela; umphefumulo wakhe uzidabukela wona kuphela.”