U-Isaya Isahluko 59
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Bheka, isandla sikaJehova asifinyeziwe ukuba singasindisi, nendlebe yakhe ayinzima ukuba ingezwa.
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Kepha ububi ben u bunahlukanisile noNkulunkulu, nezono zenu zibusithile ubuso bakhe kini ukuba angezwa.
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Ngokuba izandla zenu zingcolile igazi , neminwe yenu ububi; izindebe zenu zomlomo zikhuluma amanga, nezilimi zenu zinyenyeza okubi.
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Akakho ome meza ngokulunga , akakho owahlulela ngeqiniso ; bethemba kokuyize, bakhuluma amanga; bakhulelwe yingozi, bazala ububi.
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Bachamisela amaqanda ebululu , baluka ubulembu bolwembu ; odlayo amaqanda abo uyafa, okuchotshozwayo kuqhamuka kuyibululu.
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Ubulembu babo a buyikuba yizingubo, futhi abanakuzimboza ngemisebenzi yabo; isenzo sendluzula sisezandleni zabo.
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Izinyawo zabo zigijimela ebubini , bashesha ukuchitha igazi elingenacala ; imicabango yabo iyimicabango yobubi ; incithakalo nokubhujiswa kusezindleleni zabo.
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Indlela yokuthula abayazi , nokwahlulela akukho emikhondweni yabo ; bazenzele izindlela eziyisigwegwe, bonke abahamba ngazo abazi ukuthula.
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Ngalokho ukwahlulela kukude nathi , nokulunga akusifumani ; sihlalela ukukhanya, kepha bheka , ubumnyama; silindela imin i, kepha sihamba ekuhlweni.
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Siphuthaza udonga njengempumputhe , yebo, siphumputha njengabangenamehlo; sikhubeka emini njengasekuhweleleni ; phakathi kwabaphilayo sinjengabafileyo.
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Siyagwavuma sonke njengamabhere, siyalilisela nokulilisela njengamajuba; silindela ukwahlulela, kepha akukho, nokusindiswa, kepha kukude nathi.
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Ngokuba iziphambeko zeth u zandile phambi kwakho , nezono zethu ziyafakaza ngathi ; ngokuba iziphambeko zethu zikithi , nokona kwethu siyakwazi:
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ukuphambuka nokumphika uJehova , nokumhlubuka uNkulunkulu wethu , nokukhuluma ukucindezela nokwambuka , nokucabanga nokukhuluma amazwi amanga aphuma enhliziyweni.
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Ukwahlulela kubuyiselwa emuva , nokulunga kumi kude , ngokuba iqiniso liyakhubeka esigcawini, nobuqotho abunakungena.
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Iqiniso lisilele; osuka ebubini uzenza impango ; uJehova wakubona lokho , kwaba kubi emehlweni akhe ukuthi ukwahlulela akukho.
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Wabona ukuthi akukho muntu , wamangala ukuthi wayengekho omelayo ; yayisimsindisa ingalo yakhe, nokulunga kwakhe kwamphasa.
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Wafaka ukulunga njengebhantshi lensimbi, nesigqoko sensindiso ekhanda lakhe; wagqoka izingubo zokuphindisela zaba ngezokwembatha , wazembesa ukushisekela njengengubo.
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Njengokwenza kwabo, kanjalo uyakubaphindisela: ukufutheka kuzo izitha zakhe, nokwenza kwabo kwabamelene naye, abuyisele eziqhingini izenzo zazo.
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Bayakulesaba igama likaJehova entshonalanga , nenkazimulo yakhe empumalanga, ngokuba uyakufika njengomfula okhahlamezayo, oqhutshwa ngumoya kaJehova.
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Kepha uyakufika eSiyoni engumhlengi , nakulabo abakwaJakobe a babuya eziphambekweni, usho uJehova.
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Mina-ke, lokhu kuyisivumelwano sami nabo, usho uJehova, sokuthi umoya wami ophezu kwakho namazwi ami engiwabeke emlonyeni wakho akuyikusuka emlonyeni wakho , nasemlonyeni wenzalo yakho , nasemlonyeni wenzalo yenzalo yakho, usho uJehova, kusukela manje kuze kube phakade.