Isahluko 23
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Wayesephendula uJobe, wathi:
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“Nanamuhla ukukhala kwami kumunyu; isandla sami siyasinda ngokububula kwami.
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Sengathi ngingazi ukuthi ngiyakumtholaphi, ngize ngifike endlini yakhe,
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ngilungise ukwahlulelwa kwami phambi kwakhe, ngigcwalise umlomo wami ngezimpendulo.
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Bengiyakuwazi amazwi abeyakungiphendula ngawo, ngiqonde ukuthi ubeyakuthini kimi.
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Ubeyakuphikisana nami ngamandla akhe amakhulu na? Cha, ubeyakubhekisa kimi.
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Lapho olungileyo ubeyakuphikisana naye, mina ngikhululwe kumahluleli wami kuze kube phakade.
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Kodwa bheka, ngiya empumalanga, kepha akakho, nasentshonalanga, kepha angimboni,
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nangasenyakatho ekusebenzeni kwakhe, kepha akabonwa; ujikela ngaseningizimu, kepha akabonakali.
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Ngokuba uyayazi indlela yami; esengivivinyile, ngiyakuphuma njengegolide.
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Unyawo lwami lunamathele ezinyathelweni zakhe; ngigcinile indlela yakhe, angiphambukanga.
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Angichezukanga emyalweni wezindebe zakhe; ngizibekele amazwi akhe kunezimiso zami.
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“Kodwa uyinto inye, ngubani ongambuyisa na? Okufisayo umphefumulo wakhe, lokho uyakwenza.
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Uyakufeza engikumiselweyo; izinto eziningi ezinjalo zikuye.
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Ngalokho ngishaywa luvalo ebusweni bakhe; lapho ngikuqaphela, ngiyamesaba.
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NguNkulunkulu odangalisileyo inhliziyo yami, uSomandla ungethusile,
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ngokuba anginqunywanga, bungakafiki ubumnyama; wangifihlela ukuhlwa.