Isahluko 28
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Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:
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“Ndodana yomuntu, thana kuso isikhulu saseTire: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: “ ‘Ngokuba inhliziyo yakho iziphakamisile, wathi: “Ngingunkulunkulu, ngihlala esihlalweni sikaNkulunkulu enhliziyweni yolwandle,” ingani ungumuntu, ungesiye uNkulunkulu, noma umise inhliziyo yakho njengenhliziyo kaNkulunkulu
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bheka, uhlakaniphile kunoDaniyeli, ayikho imfihlakalo abangakufihlela yona;
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ngokuhlakanipha kwakho nangokuqonda kwakho uzizuzele imfuyo, wafaka igolide nesiliva engcebeni yakho;
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ngokuhlakanipha kwakho okukhulu kokuthenga wandisile imfuyo yakho; inhliziyo yakho iziphakamisile ngenxa yengcebo yakho.
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“ ‘Ngalokho isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: “ ‘Ngenxa yokuba umisile inhliziyo yakho njengenhliziyo kaNkulunkulu,
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ngalokho bheka, ngiyakukwehlisela abafokazi, abesabekayo bezizwe; bayakuhoshela ubuhle bokuhlakanipha kwakho izinkemba zabo, bangcolise ukukhazimula kwakho.
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Bayakukwehlisela egodini, ufe ukufa kwabagwaziweyo enhliziyweni yolwandle.
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Usasho phambi kokubulalayo ukuthi: “Ngingunkulunkulu mina,” ingani ungumuntu, ungesiye uNkulunkulu, esandleni sokugwazayo, na?
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Uyakufa ukufa kwabangasokile ngesandla sabafokazi, ngokuba mina ngikhulumile, isho iNkosi uJehova.’ ”
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Izwi likaNkulunkulu lafika kimi, lathi:
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“Ndodana yomuntu, yenza isililiselo ngenkosi yaseTire, uthi kuyo: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: “ ‘Wawuluphawu lokupheleleyo; wawugcwele ukuhlakanipha, wawuphelele ngobuhle.
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Wawuse-Edene, insimu kaNkulunkulu; onke amatshe anqabileyo ayeyisisibekelo sakho, isardiyu, netopazi, nedayimani, neshohamu, nejaspi, nesafire, nesimaragidu, nekrisolithe; nezivunulo zakho nezisekelo zamatshe zaziyigolide, zilungisiwe ngosuku lokudalwa kwakho.
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Wawuyikherubi eligcotshiweyo elisibekelayo; ngakubeka, waba sentabeni engcwele kaNkulunkulu, wahamba phakathi kwamatshe omlilo.
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Wawuphelele ezindleleni zakho kusukela osukwini lokudalwa kwakho kwaze kwafumaniseka ukungalungi kuwe.
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Ngobuningi bokuthenga kwakho wagcwaliswa ngobudlova, wonile; ngalokho ngakulahla ungcolile entabeni kaNkulunkulu, ngakuchitha wena kherubi elisibekelayo, ungabikho phakathi kwamatshe omlilo.
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Inhliziyo yakho yakhukhumala ngobuhle bakho, wonakalisa ukuhlakanipha kwakho ngokukhazimula kwakho; ngikulahlele phansi, ngikubeke phambi kwamakhosi ukuba akubone.
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Ngobuningi bobubi bakho ekuthengeni kwakho okungalungile ungcolisile izindlu zakho ezingcwele; ngase ngiphumisa umlilo phakathi kwakho, wakuqeda; ngakwenza umlotha emhlabeni emehlweni abo bonke abakubonayo.
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Bonke abakubonayo phakathi kwabantu bamangala ngawe; usuluvalo, awusayikubakho kuze kube phakade.’ ”
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Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:
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“Ndodana yomuntu, bhekisa ubuso bakho kulo iSidoni, uprofethe ngalo,
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uthi: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: “ ‘Bheka, ngimelene nawe Sidoni; ngiyakudunyiswa phakathi kwakho, bazi ukuthi nginguJehova, lapho ngenza ukwahlulela kulo, ngingcweliswe phakathi kwalo.
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Ngiyakuthuma kulo isifo negazi ezitaladini zalo; abagwaziweyo bayakuwa phakathi kwalo ngenkemba ephezu kwalo nxazonke, bazi ukuthi nginguJehova.
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“ ‘Akusayikubakho ikhakhasi elihlabayo neva elilimazayo kuyo indlu yakwa-Israyeli kubo ababahaqayo nababenza okwamafundululu kubo, bazi ukuthi ngiyiNkosi uJehova.
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“ ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Lapho ngibutha indlu yakwa-Israyeli ezizweni abahlakazekele phakathi kwazo, ngingcweliswe kubo emehlweni ezizwe, bayakuhlala ezweni labo engalinika inceku yami uJakobe.
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Bayakuhlala kulo belondekile, bakhe izindlu, batshale izivini, yebo, bahlale ngokulondeka, lapho ngenza ukwahlulela kubo bonke abanamafundululu kubo phakathi kwababahaqayo, bazi ukuthi nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wabo.’ ”