Isahluko 16
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Wayesephendula uJobe, wathi:
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“Ngizwile izinto eziningi ezinjalo; nina nonke ningabaduduzi ababi.
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Amazwi angumoya nje awayikuphela yini? Ucunulwa yintoni ukuba uphendule na?
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Nami ngingakhuluma njengani; uma imiphefumulo yenu ibisesikhundleni somphefumulo wami, bengiyakuhlanganisa amazwi ngani, ngininikinele ikhanda lami.
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Benginganiqinisa ngomlomo, induduzo yezindebe zami inidambise.
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“Noma ngikhuluma, ubuhlungu bami abudanjiswanga; noma ngiyeka, kuyini okumuka kimi na?
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Kepha manje ungikhathazile, uyichithile yonke indlu yami.
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Ungicindezele, kungubufakazi; ukonda kwami kuyangivukela, kufakaze ebusweni bami.
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Ulaka lwakhe luyangidwengula, lungizingele; uyangigedlela amazinyo; isitha sami singicijisela amehlo aso.
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Bangikhamisela imilomo yabo, bangimukula esihlathini ngenhlamba, bangihlanganyela.
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UNkulunkulu uyanginikela kubantu abonakeleyo, angiphonse esandleni sababi.
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Ngangihlezi kahle, wangichoboza; wangibamba ngentamo, wangiphahlaza; wangimisa ngibe yisigcibisholo.
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Abacibishelayo bakhe bangihaqa; uyaqhekeza izinso zami engenasihawu; uchithela inyongo yami emhlabathini.
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Uyangidiliza nokudiliza futhifuthi, angidumele njengeqhawe.
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“Ngithungile indwangu yamasaka phezu kwesikhumba sami. ngingcolisile uphondo lwami othulini.
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Ubuso bami bubomvu ngokukhala; ezinkosheni zami kukhona ithunzi lokufa,
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noma kungekho ubudlova ezandleni zami nokukhuleka kwami kulungile.
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Mhlaba, ungathukusi igazi lami; ukukhala kwami makungabi nandawo.
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Namanje bheka, ufakazi wami usezulwini; ummeli wami usezindaweni eziphakemeyo.
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Abangane bami bayangiklolodela; iso lami liphophoza izinyembezi kuNkulunkulu
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ukuba amphikele umuntu kuNkulunkulu nendodana yomuntu kumakhelwane wayo.
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Ngokuba iyingcosana iminyaka eyakubalwa, ngingakahambi indlela engingayikubuya kuyo.