UJoweli Isahluko 1
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Izwi likaJehova elafika kuJoweli indodana kaPhethuweli.
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Yizwani lokhu nina badala , nibeke indlebe nina nonke enihlezi ezweni . Kwake kwaba khona emihleni yenu noma emihleni yawobaba na?
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Kutsheleni abantwana benu , nabantwana benu abantwana babo, nabantwana babo esinye isizukulwane.
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Okushiywe yisibotho kudliwe yisikhonyane , nokushiywe yisikhonyane kudliwe yizinkumbi, nokushiywe yizinkumbi kudliwe yinkasa.
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Phaphamani, zidakwa, nikhale, nihhewule nonke eniphuza iwayin i ukuthi iwayini linqanyulelwe emlonyeni wenu.
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Ngokuba kwenyukele ezweni lam i isizwe esinamandla nesingenakubalwa ; amazinyo aso angamazinyo engonyama , namazinyo aso emihlathi angawengonyamakazi.
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Sichithile umvini wami , saxebula umkhiwane wami ; siwuxhozile nokuwuxhoza, sawulahla, amagatsha awo sawenza aba mhlophe.
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Khala njengentombi ebhince indwangu yamasaka ngomyeni wobusha bayo.
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Iminikelo yempuphu neminikelo yokuphuzwa inqamukile endlini kaJehova; abapristi, izikhonzi zikaJehova, bayalila.
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Amasimu achithekile , umhlabathi u yalila, ngokuba amabele achithiwe ; iwayini elisha lishile, amafutha ayawuma.
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Jabhani, balimi, nihhewule nina baphathi bezivini ngokolweni nangebhali, ngokuba isivuno samasimu sichithakele.
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Umvini ubunile, imikhiwane iwumile; imipomegranati, namasundu, nemi- apula, nemithi yonke yasendle kubunile , ngokuba intokozo ibunile phakathi kwamadodana abantu.
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Bhincani, nikhale, bapristi, nihhewule, nina zikhonzi ze -altare; wozani nilale bonke ubusuku ezindwangwini zamasaka , zikhonzi zikaNkulunkulu wami, ngokuba iminikelo yempuphu neminikelo yokuphuzw a kugodliwe endlini kaNkulunkulu wenu.
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Ngcwelisani ukuzila ukudla , nibize umhlangano; buthani amalunga, yebo, bonke abakhe ezweni , endlini kaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu , nikhale kuJehova.
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Hawu lolo suku ! Ngokuba us uku lukaJehova lusondele , lufika njengokuchitha kuvela kuSomandla.
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Akunqunywanga ukudla kwethu phambi kwamehlo ethu , intokozo nenjabulo endlini kaNkulunkulu wethu, na?
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Imbewu iyabola phansi kwamagade ayo ; izingobo zichithakele , izinqolobane zidiliziwe, ngokuba amabele omile.
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Yeka, ukububula kwezilwane ! Imihlambi yezinkomo ikhungathekile , ngokuba ayinadlelo, yebo, nemihlambi yezimvu izithwese icala.
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Ngikhala kuwe Jehova , ngokuba amadlelo asehlane adliwe ngumlilo , nelangabi lishisile yonke imithi yasendle.
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Yebo, nezilwane zasendle ziyakulangazelela , ngokuba imifula yamanzi ishile, nomlilo udlile amadlelo asehlane.