Isahluko 16
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Thumani amawundlu ombusi wezwe aphume eSela ngasehlane, aye entabeni yendodakazi yaseSiyoni.
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Kuyakuthi njengezinyoni ezizulazulayo, njengamaphuphu ahlakazekileyo, abe njalo amadodakazi akwaMowabi emazibukweni ase-Arinoni.
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“Lulekanani, nenze izinqumo, ubeke isithunzi sakho njengobusuku phakathi kwemini, nithukuse abaxoshiweyo, ningadaluli ababalekileyo.
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Abaxoshiweyo bakwaMowabi mabahlale kuwe; mawube yisivikelo kubo ebusweni bomchithi.” Lapho umcindezeli esephelile, nokuchitha sekuyekiwe, nabanyathelayo sebeqediwe ezweni,
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kuyakumiswa isihlalo sobukhosi ngomusa, kuhlale kuso ngeqiniso etendeni likaDavide umahluleli ofuna ukwahlulela esheshisa ukulunga.
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Sizwile ngokuziphakamisa kukaMowabi ukuthi uphakeme kakhulu, nangokuzidla kwakhe nokuziqhenya kwakhe nentukuthelo yakhe nokuphafuza kwakhe okuzenzisayo.
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Ngalokho uMowabi uyaklewula ngoMowabi; bonke bayakuklewula. Niyakukhala ngezigaxa zezithelo zomvini ezomileyo zaseKhiri Haresheti nidabukile kakhulu.
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Ngokuba amasimu aseHeshiboni abunile kanye nomvini waseSibima; amakhosi ezizwe achithile amagatsha awo; afinyelela naseJazeri, edukela nasehlane; amahlumela awo elulwa, awela ulwandle.
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Ngalokho ngiyakukhalela umvini waseSibima njengokukhala kweJazeri, ngikumanzise, Heshiboni, ngezinyembezi zami, nawe Elehale, ngokuba phezu kwezithelo zakho nokuvuna kwakho kuwile ukumemeza kwempi.
10
Ukuthokoza kususiwe kanye nokujabula ensimini; nasezivinini akuhlatshelelwa, akujatshulwa; abanyathelayo abalinyatheli iwayini ezikhamweni; ngenze ukuba kuphele ukumemeza.
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Ngalokho inhliziyo yami iyakhala njengehabhu ngoMowabi, nokuphakathi kwami ngeKhiri Heresi.
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Kuyakuthi lapho uMowabi esebonakala, azikhathaze endaweni ephakemeyo, aye endlini yakhe engcwele ukuba athandaze, angaphumeleli.
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Yileli izwi uJehova alikhulumayo ngoMowabi ngaleso sikhathi.
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Kepha manje uJehova ukhulumile ukuthi: “Phakathi kweminyaka emithathu njengeminyaka yomqashwa udumo lukaMowabi luyakudelelwa, noma enezixuku eziningi; insali iyakuba ncane kakhulu, ingabi namandla.”