Isahluko 20
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UPhashuri indodana ka-Imeri umpristi owayengumbonisi omkhulu endlini kaJehova wamuzwa uJeremiya eprofetha ngalezo zinto.
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UPhashuri wamshaya uJeremiya umprofethi, wamfaka esitokisini esasingasesangweni lasenhla lakwaBenjamini elalingasendlini kaJehova.
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Kwathi ngakusasa uPhashuri wamkhipha uJeremiya esitokisini. UJeremiya wayesethi kuye: “UJehova akabizanga igama lakho ngokuthi uPhashuri kepha uMagori Misabibi.
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Ngokuba usho kanje uJehova, uthi: ‘Bheka, ngiyakukwenza ukuba ube luvalo kuwe uqobo nakubo bonke abangane bakho; bayakuwa ngenkemba yezitha zabo, amehlo akho akubone; ngiyakunikela wonke uJuda esandleni senkosi yaseBabele, ibathumbele eBabele, ibabulale ngenkemba.
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Futhi ngiyakunikela yonke imfuyo yalo muzi, nayo yonke imisebenzi yawo, nakho konke kwawo okuyigugu, yebo, yonke ingcebo yamakhosi akwaJuda esandleni sezitha zabo, ziyiphange, ziyithathe, ziyiyise eBabele.
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Nawe Phashuri nabo bonke abahlala endlini yakho niyakuthunjwa; uyakufika eBabele, kepha uyakufela khona, umbelwe khona, wena nabo bonke abangane bakho oprofethe kubo amanga.’ ”
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Wangiyenga, Jehova, ngayengeka; wawunamandla kunami, wangahlula. Ngibe yinhlekiso usuku lonke, bonke bangiklolodela.
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Njalo lapho ngikhuluma, ngiyakhala, ngimemeza ngobudlova nokubhubhisa, lokhu izwi likaNkulunkulu lenziwa ihlazo nenhlekiso kimi usuku lonke.
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Lapho ngithi: “Angisayikumkhumbula, ngingasakhulumi egameni lakhe,” kusenhliziyweni yami njengomlilo oshisayo, uvalelwe emathanjeni ami; ngikhathele ukubekezela, angikwazi.
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Ngizwile ukuhleba kwabaningi: “Luvalo nxazonke. Mmangalele! Masimmangalele!” Bonke abangane bami bayalinda ukuwa kwami. “Mhlawumbe angayengwa, simahlule, siziphindisele kuye.”
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Kepha uJehova unami njengeqhawe elesabisayo; ngalokho abangizingelayo bayakukhubeka, bangangahluli; bayakuba namahloni kakhulu, ngokuba abenzanga ngokuhlakanipha, nehlazo labo eliphakade aliyikukhohlakala.
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Kepha, Jehova Sebawoti, ovivinya olungileyo, obona izinso nenhliziyo, mangibone ukuphindisela kwakho kubo, ngokuba ngikwambulele indaba yami.
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Hlabelelani kuJehova, nimdumise uJehova, ngokuba wophula umphefumulo wompofu esandleni sababi.
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Maluqalekiswe usuku engazalwa ngalo; usuku umame angizala ngalo malungabusiswa.
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Makaqalekiswe umuntu owabika kubaba, ethi: “Uzalelwe umntwana wesilisa,” emthokozisa nokumthokozisa.
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Lowo muntu makabe njengemizi uJehova ayigumbuqela engazisoli, ezwe ukukhala ekuseni nokumemeza ngesikhathi sasemini,
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ngokuba akangibulalanga esiswini, umame waze waba yithuna lami, nesisu sakhe saba sikhulelwe njalo.
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Ngaphumelani esiswini ukuba ngibone umshikashika nosizi, ukuze izinsuku zami ziphele ngamahloni na?