Isahluko 3
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Ngingumuntu obone ukuhlupheka ngentonga yentukuthelo yakhe.
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Ungiholile, wangihambisa ebumnyameni, kungesikho ekukhanyeni.
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Impela uyangiphendulela isandla sakhe ephinda njalo zonke izinsuku.
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Ugugisile inyama yami nesikhumba sami, waphula amathambo ami.
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Ungakhele, wangihaqa ngenyongo nangokushikashikeka.
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Ungihlalisile ebumnyameni njengabakade bafa.
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Ungibiyele ukuze ngingaphumi, wenza amaketanga ami ukuba asinde.
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Nalapho ngikhala ngicela ukusindiswa, uyavalela umkhuleko wami.
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Ubiyele izindlela zami ngamatshe abaziweyo, wagwegwisa imikhondo yami.
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Ukimi njengebhere eliqamekelayo nengonyama ezindaweni ezisithekileyo.
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Wachezukisa izindlela zami, wangidwengula, wangenza incithakalo.
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Wansala umnsalo wakhe, wangimisa ngibe yisigcibisholo somcibisholo.
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Wahlaba izinso zami ngemicibisholo yesambo sakhe.
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Sengingohlekwayo kubantu bonke, ngihaywa usuku lonke.
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Wangisuthisa ngokubabayo, wangigcwalisa ngomhlonyane.
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Waphula amazinyo ami ngohlalwane, wangembesa umlotha.
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Walahla kude nokuthula umphefumulo wami, ngakhohlwa inhlanhla.
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Ngathi: “Amandla ami nethemba lami kuJehova kuphelile.”
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Khumbula ukuhlupheka kwami nosizi lwami, umhlonyane nenyongo.
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Umphefumulo wami uyakukhumbula nokukukhumbula, uthobile phakathi kwami.
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Kepha yilokhu engiyakukubuyisela enhliziyweni yami, ngalokho nginethemba:
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ngumusa kaJehova ukuthi asiqediwe, ngokuba ububele bakhe abupheli.
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Busha ekuseni njalo; ukuthembeka kwakho kukhulu.
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UJehova uyisabelo sami, usho umphefumulo wami; ngakho ngiyakwethemba kuye.
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UJehova muhle kwabamethembayo, kumphefumulo omfunayo.
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Kuhle ukumethemba nokulindela ngokuthula ukusindisa kukaJehova.
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Kuhle kumuntu ukuba athwale ijoka ebusheni bakhe.
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Makahlale yedwa, athule, lapho emthwesa lona.
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Makabeke umlomo wakhe othulini; mhlawumbe kungaba khona ithemba.
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Makanike isihlathi sakhe komshayayo, asuthe ngenhlamba.
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Ngokuba uJehova akayikulahla kuze kube phakade.
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Ngokuba noma edabukisile, uyakuhawukela nokho ngokobukhulu bomusa wakhe.
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Ngokuba akahluphi, angadabukisi abantwana babantu ngenxa yokuba ekuthanda.
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Ukuphahlaza phansi kwezinyawo zonke iziboshwa zasemhlabeni,
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nokuchezukisa imfanelo yomuntu phambi kobuso boPhezukonke,
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nokona umuntu ecaleni lakhe, iNkosi ayikuboni lokhu na?
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Kwasho ubani, kwenzakala, iNkosi ingakuyalelanga, na?
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Akuphumi okuhle nokubi emlonyeni woPhezukonke na?
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Ukhononelani umuntu ophilayo, umuntu ojeziswa ngezono zakhe, na?
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Masiphenye, sicinge izindlela zethu, sibuyele kuJehova.
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Masiphakamise izinhliziyo zethu kanye nezandla zethu kuNkulunkulu ezulwini.
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Siphambukile, sahlubuka; wena awukuyekelanga.
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Wazembesa ulaka, wasixosha, wabulala, ungahawukelanga.
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Wazembesa ifu, ukuze imikhuleko yethu ingafinyeleli.
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Usenze umphucuzo nemfucumfucu phakathi kwabantu.
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Zonke izitha zethu zisikhamisele imilomo yazo.
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Uvalo nomgodi kusehlele, ukubhujiswa nokuchithwa.
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Iso lami liyamululeka imifula yamanzi ngenxa yokuchithwa kwendodakazi yabantu bami.
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Iso lami liyamululeka, alinqamuki; akukho ukukhawuka,
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aze abheke uJehova, abone esezulwini.
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Iso lami lenza umphefumulo wami ube buhlungu ngenxa yawo onke amadodakazi omuzi wakithi.
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Abayizitha zami ngeze bangizingele nokungizingela njengenyoni.
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Banqume ukuphila kwami emgodini, bangiphonsa ngetshe.
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Amanzi aminzisa ikhanda lami. Ngathi: “Nginqunyiwe.”
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Ngalibiza igama lakho, Jehova, ngisemgodini phansi.
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Wezwa izwi lami; ungasithezi indlebe yakho lapho ngikhalela ukusizwa.
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Wasondela ngosuku lokubiza kwami, wathi: “Ungesabi.”
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Nkosi, umela indaba yomphefumulo wami, uyahlenga ukuphila kwami.
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Jehova, uyabona ukoniwa kwami; thetha indaba yami.
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Uyabona konke ukuphindisa kwabo nawo onke amacebo abo ngami.
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Uyezwa inhlamba yabo, Jehova, nawo onke amacebo abo ngami,
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izindebe zabangivukeleyo nemicabango yabo ngami izinsuku zonke.
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Bheka ukuhlala kwabo nokuvuka kwabo; ngihaywa yibo.
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Uyakubaphindisela, Jehova, ngokwemisebenzi yezandla zabo.
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Uyakubanika isimbozo senhliziyo, isiqalekiso sakho sibe phezu kwabo.
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Uyakubaxosha ngentukuthelo, ubabhubhise, bangabe besaba khona phansi kwezulu likaJehova.