Isahluko 49
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Kumholi wokuhlabelela. Elamadodana kaKora. Ihubo. Yizwani lokhu nonke nina bantu; bekani indlebe nina nonke enakhileyo ezweni,
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abantukazana nezikhulu, abacebileyo nabampofu.
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Umlomo wami uzakukhuluma ukuhlakanipha, ukuzindla kwenhliziyo yami kuzakuba ngokokuqonda.
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Ngizakubeka indlebe yami kuso isaga, ngiphenye imfumbe yami ngehabhu.
49:4 AmaH. 78:2.
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Bengizakwesabelani ezinsukwini ezimbi, lapha ububi babangizingelayo bungihaqa,
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labo abathemba imfuyo yabo bezigabisa ngomcebo wabo omkhulu, na?
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Umuntu angemhlenge umfowabo, angemnike uNkulunkulu ihlawulo ngaye.
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Ngokuba ukuhlengwa komphefumulo wabo kubiza kakhulu; akunakuphela nanini
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ukuba aphile njalo, angaboni ukubola.
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Qha, uyakubona ukuthi abahlakaniphileyo bayafa nokuthi isiwula kanye nesiphukuphuku ziyabhubha, imfuyo yabo bayishiyele abanye.
49:10 Shum. 2:16,18; Jer. 17:11.
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Ukucabanga kwabo kuthi izindlu zabo zizakuma kuze kube phakade, nemizi yabo ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane; amazwe abo bawabiza ngamagama abo.
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Kepha umuntu, nokuba enodumo, akayikuma; ufana nezilwane ezibhubhayo.
49:12 Shum. 3:19.
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Le ndlela yabo ingubuwula babo, balandelwa ngabavumela umlomo wabo. Sela
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Baqhutshelwa endaweni yabafileyo njengezimvu; ukufa kuyakubalusa, abaqotho babuse phezu kwabo ngakusasa, isimo sabo siqedwe yindawo yabafileyo, bangabe besaba nandlu.
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Kepha uNkulunkulu uyakuwukhulula umphefumulo wami esandleni sendawo yabafileyo, ngokuba uyakungamukela. Sela
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Ungesabi, nxa umuntu eceba, nxa ubukhosi bendlu yakhe banda.
49:16 AmaH. 37:1,7.
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Ngokuba ekufeni kwakhe akayikuphatha lutho; ubukhosi bakhe abuyikwehla naye.
49:17 Jobe 27:16; AmaH. 39:6; Luk. 12:15.
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Noma ebusisa umphefumulo wakhe esaphila, futhi abantu bekudumisa, ngokuba uzondle kahle,
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nokho uyakuya esizukulwaneni sawoyise; abayikukubona ukukhanya naphakade.
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Umuntu onodumo engenakuqonda unjengezilwane ezibhubhayo.