Isahluko 24
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Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi ngomnyaka wesishiyagalolunye, ngenyanga yeshumi ngolweshumi lwenyanga, lathi:
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“Ndodana yomuntu, zilobele igama losuku, lona lolo suku; inkosi yaseBabele ihlasele iJerusalema ngalolu suku.
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Fanekisa ngomfanekiso kuyo indlu ehlubukayo, uthi kubo: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: “ ‘Beka ikhanzi, libeke, uthele amanzi kulo,
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uqoqele kulo izinqamu zalo, zonke izinqamu ezinhle, ithanga nehlombe, uligcwalise ngamathambo akhethekileyo.
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Thatha okukhethekileyo komhlambi, ubungele izinkuni phansi kwalo, ulibilise nokulibilisa, kuphekwe namathambo phakathi kwalo.
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“ ‘Ngalokho isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: “ ‘Maye kumuzi wezingazi, kulo ikhanzi elinokugqwala, nokugqwala kwalo kungaphumanga kulo! Khipha kulo izinqamu ngezinqamu; alidliwanga yinkatho.
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“ ‘Ngokuba izingazi zawo ziphakathi kwawo; wazibeka edwaleni eliyinyabule; akazithelanga emhlabathini ukuzisibekela ngothuli.
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Ukuze kuvuswe ukufutheka kube yimpindiselo, ngabeka izingazi zawo edwaleni eliyinyabule ukuba zingasitshekelwa.
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“ ‘Ngalokho isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: “ ‘Maye kumuzi wezingazi! Nami ngiyakwandisa ukubungela izinkuni.
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Fumbela izinkuni, ukhwezele umlilo, uqede inyama, wome umhluzi, amathambo ashiswe.
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Besewulibeka emalahleni awo lingenalutho, ukuze lishise, kushe ithusi lalo, kuncibilikiswe ukungcola kwalo phakathi kwalo ukuba kuqedwe ukugqwala kwalo.
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Ngizikhathazile ngeze, nokho ukugqwala kwalo okuningi akuphumanga kulo; ukugqwala kwalo kumelwe kube semlilweni.
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“ ‘Ngokungcola kobufebe bakho nangokuba ngikuhlambululile ungahlanjululwanga kodwa awusayikuhlanjululwa ekungcoleni kwakho, ngize nganelise ukufutheka kwami kuwe.
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“ ‘Mina Jehova ngikukhulumile; kuyakwenzeka, ngiyakukwenza; angiyikuyekela, angiyikuhawukela, angiyikuzisola; bayakukwahlulela njengezindlela zakho nezenzo zakho, isho iNkosi uJehova.’ ”
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Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:
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“Ndodana yomuntu, bheka, ngiyasusa okunxanelekayo emehlweni akho ngesishayo, kepha awuyikudabuka, awuyikukhala, nezinyembezi aziyikwehla.
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Bubula, uthule; ungenzi isililo sabafileyo, uzibophele isigqoko sakho, ufake izicathulo zakho ezinyaweni zakho, ungambozi amadevu akho, ungadli isinkwa sabantu.”
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Ngase ngikhuluma kubantu ekuseni; kusihlwa wafa umkami; kusasa ngenza njengalokho ngiyaliwe.
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Abantu bathi kimi: “Ungesitshele yini ukuthi lezi zinto ziyini kithina, njengokuba wenze njalo, na?”
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Ngathi kubo: “Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:
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Yisho kuyo indlu yakwa-Israyeli, uthi: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Bheka, ngiyakuyingcolisa indlu yami engcwele, ukuziqhenya kwamandla enu, okunxanelekayo emehlweni enu, okuhawukelwa ngumphefumulo wenu; amadodakazi enu eniwashiyile ayakuwa ngenkemba.
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Niyakwenza njengami: aniyikumboza amadevu enu, ningadli isinkwa sabantu.
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Izigqoko zenu ziyakuba semakhanda enu nezicathulo ezinyaweni zenu; aniyikudabuka, ningakhali, kepha niyakonda ebubini benu, nibubulelane omunye nomunye.
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UHezekeli uyakuba yisibonakaliso kini; niyakwenza njengakho konke ukwenza kwakhe; lapho kufikile lokhu, niyakwazi ukuthi ngiyiNkosi uJehova.’
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“Wena ndodana yomuntu, angithi kuyakwenzeka mhla ngisusa inqaba yabo, intokozo nobuhle babo, okunxanelekayo emehlweni abo, nababeke umphefumulo wabo kukho, amadodana abo namadodakazi abo,
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ngalolo suku obalekayo uyakufika kuwe, akuzwise lokhu ngezindlebe zakho, na?
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Ngalolo suku umlomo wakho uyakuvulwa kobalekileyo; wena uyakukhuluma, ungabe usaba yisimungulu; uyakuba yisibonakaliso kubo, bazi ukuthi nginguJehova.”