Isahluko 18
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Wayesethatha uBilidadi umShuhi, wathi:
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“Koze kube nini nibekela amazwi ami izingibe na? Qondani, andukuba sikhulume.
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Kungani ukuba sithiwe siyizilwane, singcolile emehlweni enu, na?
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Wena ozidwengula olakeni lwakho, umhlaba uyakushiywa ngenxa yakho, nedwala lisuswe endaweni yalo, na?
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Yebo, nokukhanya komubi kuyakucimeka, nelangabi lomlilo wakhe aliyikukhanya.
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Ukukhanya kuyakufiphala etendeni lakhe, nesibani sakhe phezu kwakhe siyakucimeka.
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Izinyathelo zakhe ezinamandla ziyakufinyezwa; amasu akhe ayamlahla phansi.
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Ngokuba uyaphonswa yizinyawo zakhe enetheni, uhamba phezu kweveku.
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Isicupho siyakumbamba ngesithende; ifolo liyakumbamba.
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Uthukuselwe inkintshela emhlabathini, nesihibe emgwaqweni.
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Ingebhe iyakumethusa nxazonke; iyamzingela ezinyathelweni zakhe.
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Ububi buyakumlambela, ulungiselwe ingozi eceleni kwakhe.
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Amalungu omzimba wakhe ayakudliwa, yebo, ukufa okwesabekayo kuyakudla amalungu akhe.
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Uyakuhlwithwa etendeni lakhe alethembayo, ayiswe enkosini yengebhe.
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Etendeni lakhe bayakuhlala abangesibo abakhe, kuvumvuzelwe isibabule ekhaya lakhe.
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Izimpande zakhe ziyakoma ngaphansi; phezulu kuyabuna amagatsha akhe.
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Ukukhunjulwa kwakhe kuyakuphela emhlabeni, angabi negama ezweni.
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Uyakukhishwa ekukhanyeni, aqhutshelwe ebumnyameni, axoshwe ezweni.
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Akayikuba nandodana namzukulwana phakathi kwabantu bakhe; akuyikuba khona lapho egogobala khona.
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Abasentshonalanga bayethuswa lusuku lwakhe, nabasempumalanga babanjwa ngukwesaba.
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Impela zinjalo izindlu zaboni; injalo indawo engamazi uNkulunkulu.”