Isahluko 48
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NgoMowabi. Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: “Wo kulo iNebo, ngokuba lichithekile, iKiriyatayimi lijabhile, linqotshiwe; iMisigabi lijabhile, liphelile amandla.
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Udumo lukaMowabi alusekho; eHeshiboni bacebe okubi ngaye ngokuthi: Wozani simnqume, angabe esaba yisizwe. Nawe Madimeni uyakuthuliswa, inkemba ikulandele.
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Izwi lokukhala livela eHoranayimi, ukuchithwa nokuqothulwa okukhulu.
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UMowabi uchithekile; abancane bakhe bezwakalisa ukukhala.
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Ngokuba bakhuphuka egqumeni laseLuthite, bekhala njalo, nasekwehleni ukuya eHoronayimi bezwile usizi lokukhala kwencithakalo.
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Balekani, nisindise ukuphila kwenu, nibe njengesihlahla esiyize ehlane.
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Ngokuba ngenxa yokwethemba kwakho imisebenzi yakho nengcebo yakho nawe uyakubanjwa, uKemoshi aye ekuthunjweni, abapristi bakhe nezikhulu zakhe kanyekanye.
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Umchithi uyakufikela yonke imizi, akuyikuphunyuka muzi; isigodi siyakuchithwa, ithafa liqothulwe, njengalokho uJehova eshilo.
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Nikani uMowabi amaphiko, ngokuba uyakundiza, aphume; imizi yakhe iyakuba yincithakalo, kungabikho osahlala kuyo.
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“Makaqalekiswe owenza umsebenzi kaJehova ngokunganakekeli, aqalekiswe naye ogodla inkemba yakhe egazini.
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“UMowabi ugciniwe kwasebusheni bakhe, uphumulile enhleseni yakhe, kathululwanga ezitsheni ngezitsha, akayanga ekuthunjweni; ngalokho ukuzwakala kwakhe kuhlala kuye, nephunga lakhe aliguquki.
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Ngalokho bheka, izinsuku ziyeza,” usho uJehova, “engiyakuthuma ngazo kuye abathambekayo abayakumthambeka, bazithulule izitsha zakhe, baziphohloze izimvaba zakhe.
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UMowabi uyakujabha ngoKemoshi, njengalokhu indlu ka-Israyeli yajabha ngeBethele, ithemba labo.
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“Ningasho kanjani ukuthi: ‘Singamaqhawe namadoda anamandla okulwa’ na?
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Umchithi kaMowabi nemizi yakhe bakhuphukile, izinsizwa zakhe ezikhethekileyo zehlele ukuyobulawa,” isho iNkosi egama layo linguJehova Sebawoti.
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“Ingozi kaMowabi iseduze ukufika, usizi lwakhe lushesha kakhulu.
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Nina nonke enimzungezayo manimkhalele; nani nonke enilaziyo igama lakhe anothi: ‘Yeka ukwaphuka kwenduku enamandla, udondolo oluhle!’
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“Yehla ebukhosini bakho, uhlale womile, ndodakazi, ohlala eDiboni, ngokuba umchithi kaMowabi ukhuphukela kuwe, achithe izinqaba zakho.
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Yima endleleni, uqaphele wena ohlezi e-Aroweri, ubuze obalekayo nowesifazane ophunyukayo ukuthi: ‘Kwenze njani na?’
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UMowabi ujabhile, uphelile amandla; hhewulani, nikhale, nikwazise e-Arinoni ukuthi uMowabi uchithiwe.
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Ukwahlulela kwehlele izwe lethafa: iHoloni, neJahasi, neMefahati,
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neDiboni, neNebo, neBeti Dibilatayimi,
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neKiriyatayimi, neBeti Gamuli, neBeti Mehoni,
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neKeriyote, neBosira, nemizi yonke yezwe lakwaMowabi ekude noma eseduze.
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Uphondo lukaMowabi lunqunyiwe, ingalo yakhe yaphukile,” usho uJehova.
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“Mdakiseni, ngokuba uzikhukhumezile kuJehova; uMowabi makahuquzele ebuhlanzweni bakhe, abe ngohlekwayo naye.
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U-Israyeli wayengahlekwa nguwe na? Wafunyanwa phakathi kwamasela, njengokuba, lapho ukhuluma ngaye, unikina ikhanda, na?
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Shiyani imizi, nihlale esiweni nina enakhileyo kwaMowabi, nibe njengejuba elakha emaceleni omlomo wesiwa.
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Sizwile ngokuzidla kukaMowabi okukhulu kakhulu, ukuziphakamisa kwakhe, nokuzidla kwakhe, nokuziqhenya kwakhe, nokuzikhukhumeza kwenhliziyo yakhe.
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Ngiyazi intukuthelo yakhe,” usho uJehova; “amacebo akhe ayinkohliso, nalokhu akwenzayo kuyinkohliso.
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Ngalokho ngiyakuhhewula ngoMowabi, ngikhale ngaye wonke uMowabi, balilisele amadoda aseKhiri Heresi.
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Ngiyakukhalela wena mvini waseSibima kunokukhala kukaJazeri; amagatsha akho adlulile ulwandle, afinyelela elwandle lwakwaJazeri; umchithi uthelekele phezu kwezithelo zenu namavini enu.
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Ukuthokoza nokujabula kususiwe ensimini nasezweni lakwaMowabi; ngenze ukuba kuphele iwayini ezikhamweni; akusayikunyathelwa ngokujabula, ukumemeza akuseyikho ukumemeza.
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“Kusukela eHeshiboni elikhalayo liyezwakalisa ukukhala kwalo kuze kube se-Elehale naseJahasi, kusukela eSowari kuze kube seHoronayimi nase-Egilati Shelishiya, ngokuba namanzi aseNimrimi ayakuba yincithakalo.
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Ngiyakwenza ukuba kuphele kwaMowabi,” usho uJehova, “yena onikela ezindaweni eziphakemeyo noshisela onkulunkulu bakhe impepho.
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“Ngalokho inhliziyo yami ikhalela uMowabi njengemitshingo, futhi inhliziyo yami ikhalela amadoda aseKhiri Heresi njengemitshingo, ngokuba okuseleyo abakuzuzileyo kuyachitheka.
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Ngokuba onke amakhanda ayizimpandla, nazo zonke izilevu zigundiwe; zonke izandla zisikiwe, nasezinkalweni zonke kukhona indwangu yamasaka.
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Phezu kwazo zonke izindlu zakwaMowabi nasezitaladini zakhe kukhona isililo kuphela, ngokuba ngimaphulile uMowabi njengesitsha okungathokozi muntu ngaso,” usho uJehova.
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“Yeka ukuphela kwakhe amandla. Hhewulani! Yeka ukufulathela kukaMowabi ngamahloni, uMowabi abe ngohlekwayo noqeda amandla kubo bonke abamzungezayo.”
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Ngokuba usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “Bheka, uyandiza njengokhozi, elulele amaphiko akhe kuMowabi.
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Imizi inqotshiwe, nezinqaba zithathiwe; izinhliziyo zamaqhawe akwaMowabi ziyakuba njengenhliziyo yowesifazane onemihelo.
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UMowabi uyakuchithwa, angabe esaba yisizwe, ngokuba uzikhukhumezile kuJehova.
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Ukwesaba, nomgodi, nogibe kuphezu kwabakhileyo kwaMowabi,” usho uJehova.
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“Obalekela ukwesaba uyakuwela emgodini, okhuphuka emgodini uyakubanjwa ogibeni, ngokuba ngiyakwehlisela phezu kwabo, phezu kukaMowabi, umnyaka wokujeziswa kwabo,” usho uJehova.
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“Emthunzini waseHeshiboni ababalekileyo bayema bephelile amandla, ngokuba umlilo uphumile eHeshiboni, nelangabi phakathi kweSihoni; udlile amacele akwaMowabi, nokhakhayi lwamadoda omsindo okulwa.
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Maye kuwena Mowabi! Abantu bakaKemoshi baphelile, ngokuba amadodana akho athunjiwe, namadodakazi akho ayiswe ekuthunjweni.
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Kepha ngiyakubuyisa ukuthunjwa kukaMowabi ngezinsuku ezizayo,” usho uJehova. Kuphela lapha ukwahlulelwa kukaMowabi.