Isahluko 22
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Wayesethatha u-Elifazi umThemani, wathi:
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“Umuntu angaba yinsizakalo kuNkulunkulu ukuba ohlakaniphileyo abe nosizo kuye na?
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Kuyintokozo yini kuSomandla, uma ulungile, kuyinzuzo kuye, uma wenza izindlela zakho ziphelele, na?
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“Kungokumesaba kwakho akusolayo, angene nawe ekwahlulelweni, na?
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Ububi bakho abubukhulu yini? Izono zakho azinakuphela.
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Ngokuba uthathe ngeze izibambiso kumfowenu, wahlubula abampofu izingubo zabo.
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Awumphuzisanga owomileyo amanzi, wamgodlela olambileyo ukudla.
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Umuntu onamandla, izwe lingelakhe; onodumo uyahlala kulo.
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Umukisile abafelokazi bengenalutho; izingalo zezintandane zaphuliwe.
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Ngalokho izingibe ziyakuhaqa; uvalo oluzumayo luyakwethusa.
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Ukukhanya kwakho kuphenduke ubumnyama, ukuze ungaboni, nesikhukhula samanzi siyakusibekela.
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“UNkulunkulu akakho ekuphakameni kwezulu na? Bheka inhloko yezinkanyezi ukuthi iphakeme kangaka.
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Uthi wena: ‘UNkulunkulu wazini na? Angahlulela engale kwesigayegaye na?
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Amafu ayamsibekela ukuze angaboni; uyahamba esiyingelezini sezulu.’
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Uyakugcina indlela yamandulo eyahanjwa yizoni na?
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Yizo ezahlwitha kungakabi yisikhathi, ezisisekelo sazo sathululwa njengomfula,
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nezathi kuNkulunkulu: ‘Suka kithina, ngokuba uSomandla ubeyakwenzani kubo na?’
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Kepha nguye owayegcwalisa izindlu zabo ngokuhle. Amasu ababi akude nami.
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“Abalungileyo bayakukubona, bathokoze; abangenasici bayabaklododela ngokuthi:
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‘Impela ababesivukela sebechithiwe, nabakushiyileyo umlilo ukuqedile.’
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“Mawujwayelane naye, ube nokuthula; ngalokho okuhle kuyakufika kuwe.
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Mawamukele umthetho emlonyeni wakhe, ubeke amazwi akhe enhliziyweni yakho.
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Uma ubuyela kuSomandla, uyakwakhiwa, uma udedisa okubi kude etendeni lakho,
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ubeke igolide lakho othulini, nelase-Ofiri phakathi kwamatshe eminonjana.
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USomandla uyakuba yigugu lakho, nesiliva elikhazimulayo kuwe,
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ngokuba lapho uyakuthokoza ngoSomandla, uphakamisele kuNkulunkulu ubuso bakho.
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Uyakukhuleka kuye, akuzwe, wena ugcwalise izithembiso zakho.
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Uma unquma indaba, uyakuyenzelwa, ukukhanya kukhanye ezindleleni zakho.
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Uma zehla, uyakuthi: ‘Phezulu!’ abesephakanyiswa ozithobileyo.
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Abantu abangemsulwa uyakubakhulula nabo, bakhululwe ngobumhlophe bezandla zakho.”