Isahluko 31
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Amazwi kaLemuweli, inkosi yaseMasa, awafundiswa ngunina.
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“Yini, ndodana yami, yini, ndodana yesizalo sami, yini, ndodana yezithembiso zami, na?
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Unganiki abesifazane amandla akho, nezindlela zakho kwababhubhisa amakhosi.
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“Akusikho okwamakhosi, Lemuweli, akusikho okwamakhosi ukuphuza iwayini, nokwababusi ukufisa uphuzo olunamandla,
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funa baphuze, bakhohlwe izimiso, baguqule ukwahlulelwa kwabantwana bokuhlupheka.
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Mnike obhubhayo uphuzo olunamandla nomunyu enhliziyweni iwayini.
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Makaphuze akhohlwe ubumpofu bakhe, angabe esakhumbula usizi lwakhe.
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“Sivulele isimungulu umlomo wakho, umele bonke abantwana abayizintandane.
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Vula umlomo wakho, wahlulele ngokulunga, umele abahluphekayo nabampofu.”
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Ngubani ongathola umfazi okhutheleyo na? Ngokuba inani lakhe lidlula kakhulu amarubi.
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Inhliziyo yendoda yakhe iyethemba kuye; ayiyikuswela inzuzo.
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Uyayenzela okuhle, kungabi ngokubi, zonke izinsuku zokuphila kwakhe.
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Ufuna uboya bezimvu nefilakisi; usebenza ngezandla ezivumayo.
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Unjengemikhumbi yabathengi; ulanda kude ukudla kwakhe.
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Uyavuka kuse sebusuku, aphe abendlu yakhe ukudla namantombazana akhe imisebenzi yawo.
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Ucabanga ngensimu, ayithenge; ngesithelo sezandla zakhe utshala isivini,
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Uyabhinca okhalweni amandla; uyaqinisa izingalo zakhe.
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Uyabona ukuthi ukuphatha kwakhe kunenzuzo; isibani sakhe asicimeki nasebusuku.
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Uyabeka izandla zakhe othini lokuphotha izintambo, neminwe yakhe ibamba insimbi.
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Ohluphekayo uyamvulela isandla sakhe, yebo, uzelulela abampofu izandla zakhe.
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Akesatshiswa ngabendlu yakhe ngungqoqwane; ngokuba bonke abendlu yakhe bembathiswa okubomvu.
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Uyazenzela izindwangu ezimbozayo; izambatho zakhe ziyilineni elicolekileyo nokububende.
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Indoda yakhe iyaziwa emasangweni, lapho ihlezi namalunga ezwe.
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Wenza izingubo zelineni, athengise ngazo, anikele kubathengi amabhande.
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Amandla nesithunzi kungukwembatha kwakhe; uhleka usuku oluzayo.
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Uyawuvula umlomo wakhe ngokuhlakanipha, nomthetho womusa usolimini lwakhe.
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Uyaqaphela okwenziwayo endlini yakhe, akadli isinkwa sobuvila.
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Abantwana bakhe bayasukuma, bambusise; nendoda yakhe iyamdumisa ngokuthi:
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“Baningi abafazi abakhutheleyo, kepha wena ubadlula bonke.”
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Ubuhle buyinkohliso, nokubukeka kuyize, kepha owesifazane owesaba uJehova uyakudunyiswa.
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Muphe ezithelweni zezandla zakhe, izenzo zakhe zimdumise emasangweni.