Isahluko 4
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“Wena ndodana yomuntu, zithathele isitini, usibeke phambi kwakho, uqophe kuso umuzi, iJerusalema,
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uwuvimbezele, wakhe inqaba ngakuwo, uwunqwabele iduli, umise amakamu ngakuwo, ubeke ngakuwo nxazonke izinqama zokungqubuza.
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Zithathele ucwecwe lwensimbi, ulubeke lube ludonga lwensimbi phakathi kwakho nomuzi, uqondise ubuso bakho kuwo, wona uvinjezelwe, uvinjezelwe nguwe. Lokhu kuyakuba yisibonakaliso kuyo indlu yakwa-Israyeli.
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“Futhi lala ngohlangothi lwakho lwasokhohlo, ubeke ukona kuka-Israyeli phezu kwalo; ngokomumo wezinsuku zokulala kwakho ngalo uyakuthwala ukona kwabo.
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Ngokuba ngikunqumele iminyaka yokona kwabo ukuba ibe ngumumo wezinsuku, zingamakhulu amathathu namashumi ayisishiyagalolunye, bese wuthwala ukona kwendlu yakwa-Israyeli.
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“Nxa usuziqedile lezi, uyakulala ngohlangothi lwakho lokunene, uthwale ukona kwendlu yakwaJuda, ngikunqumele izinsuku ezingamashumi amane, yilolo nalolo suku lube ngumnyaka.
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Uyakubhekisa ubuso bakho kukho ukuvinjezelwa kweJerusalema, ingalo yakho yambuliwe, uprofethe ngalo.
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Bheka, ngifaka amagoda phezu kwakho, awuyikuphenduka uhlangothi ngohlangothi, uze uqede izinsuku zokuvimbezela kwakho.
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“Futhi zithathele ukolweni, nebhali, nobhontshisi, nembumba, nonyaluthi, nesipelite, ukubeke esitsheni sibe sinye, uzenzele isinkwa ngakho ngokomumo wezinsuku oyakulala ngazo ngohlangothi lwakho, izinsuku ezingamakhulu amathathu namashumi ayisishiyagalolunye, usidle.
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Ukudla kwakho oyakukudla kuyakuba ngesilinganiso, amashekeli angamashumi amabili ngosuku, ukudle izikhathi ngezikhathi.
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Namanzi uyakuwaphuza ngesilinganiso, inxenye yesithupha yehini, uphuze izikhathi ngezikhathi.
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Uyakukudla kungathi amaqebelengwane ebhali, uwenze phambi kwabo ngendle ephuma kumuntu.”
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Wathi uJehova: “Kanjalo nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli bayakusidla isinkwa sabo singcolile phakathi kwezizwe engiyakubaxoshela kuzo.”
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Ngase ngithi: “O Nkosi Jehova, bheka, umphefumulo wami awuzange ungcoliswe, ngokuba kusukela ebusheni bami kuze kube manje angidlanga okuzifeleyo nokudweshuliweyo, nenyama enengekayo ayingenanga emlonyeni wami.”
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Wathi kimi: “Bheka, ngikunike umquba esikhundleni sendle yomuntu; uyakusenza isinkwa sakho phezu kwawo.”
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Wathi futhi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, bheka, ngiyakwaphula uzime lwesinkwa eJerusalema, badle isinkwa ngesilinganiso ngokwesaba, baphuze amanzi ngesilinganiso ngokumangala
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ukuba baswele isinkwa namanzi, bamangale omunye nomunye, babune ebubini babo.