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\par }\ChapOne{1}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Ilizwi
{\ND{likaThixo}} lafika kuJoweli indodana kaPhethuweli.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\SH Ukuhlasela Kwesikhongwane
\par }
{\Q \VS{2}Zwanini lokhu, lina badala;

\par }{\QB lalelani lonke lina elihlala elizweni.

\par }{\Q Into enjengale seyake yenzakala na ensukwini zenu

\par }{\QB loba ensukwini zabokhokho benu?


\par }{\Q \VS{3}Kutsheleni abantwabenu,

\par }{\QB abantwabenu labo batshele ababantwababo,

\par }{\QB abantwababo batshele isizukulwane esilandelayo.


\par }{\Q \VS{4}Lokho okutshiywe ngumtshitshi wezintethe

\par }{\QB kudliwe yisikhongwane;

\par }{\Q okutshiywe yisikhongwane

\par }{\QB kudliwe yibuyane;

\par }{\Q okutshiywe yibuyane

\par }{\QB kudliwe ngezinye intethe.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{5}Vukani lina zidakwa likhale!

\par }{\QB Lilani lonke lina banathi bewayini;

\par }{\Q lilani ngenxa yewayini elitsha,

\par }{\QB ngoba lihluthunwe ezindebeni zenu.


\par }{\Q \VS{6}Isizwe sihlasele ilizwe lami,

\par }{\QB silamandla asingeke sibalwe,

\par }{\Q silamazinyo esilwane,

\par }{\QB ingavula zesilwanekazi.


\par }{\Q \VS{7}Sesitshabalalise izivini zami,

\par }{\QB saqothula lezihlahla zami zemikhiwa.

\par }{\Q Sebule amaxolo azo

\par }{\QB sawaphosela khatshana,

\par }{\QB ingatsha zazo zasala sezimhlophe nke.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{8}Lilani njengentombi egqoke isaka

\par }{\QB idabukele umyeni wobutsha bayo.


\par }{\Q \VS{9}Umnikelo wamabele lomnikelo wokunathwa

\par }{\QB kususiwe endlini
{\ND{kaThixo}}.

\par }{\Q Abaphristi bayalila,

\par }{\QB bona abakhonzayo phambi
{\ND{kukaThixo}}.


\par }{\Q \VS{10}Amasimu atshabalele,

\par }{\QB umhlabathi womile;

\par }{\Q amabele onakele,

\par }{\QB iwayini elitsha liphelile,

\par }{\QB amafutha kawasekho.


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{\Q \VS{11}Delani, lina balimi,

\par }{\QB lilani, lina balimi bamavini;

\par }{\Q bubulelani ingqoloyi lebhali,

\par }{\QB ngoba isivuno sensimu sitshabalalisiwe.


\par }{\Q \VS{12}Ivini lomile

\par }{\QB lomkhiwa ubunile;

\par }{\Q iphomegranathi, lelala lesihlahla sama-aphula,

\par }{\QB zonke izihlahla zeganga, zomile.

\par }{\Q Impela ukuthokoza kwabantu

\par }{\QB kuphelile.


\par }{\SH Isimemezelo Sokuphenduka
\par }
{\Q \VS{13}Vunulani amasaka, lina baphristi, likhale.

\par }{\QB Lilani lina elikhonzayo phambi kwe-alithari.

\par }{\Q Wozani, lilale lembethe amasaka ebusuku,

\par }{\QB lina elikhonzayo phambi kukaNkulunkulu wami,

\par }{\Q ngoba iminikelo yamabele leminikelo yokunathwayo igodliwe,

\par }{\QB kayanikelwa endlini kaNkulunkulu wenu.


\par }{\Q \VS{14}Memezelani ukuzila okungcwele;

\par }{\QB bizani ibandla elingcwele.

\par }{\Q Memani abadala

\par }{\QB labo bonke abahlala elizweni,

\par }{\Q baye endlini
{\ND{kaThixo}} uNkulunkulu wenu,

\par }{\QB likhale
{\ND{kuThixo}}.


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{\Q \VS{15}Maye ngalolosuku!

\par }{\QB Ngoba usuku
{\ND{lukaThixo}} seluseduze;

\par }{\QB luzafika njengencithakalo evela kuSomandla.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{16}Ukudla akuzange kuphele

\par }{\QB phambi kwamehlo ethu,

\par }{\Q lokuthokoza kanye lokuthaba

\par }{\QB endlini kaNkulunkulu wethu na?


\par }{\Q \VS{17}Inhlanyelo itshwabhene

\par }{\QB ngaphansi kwamagade.

\par }{\Q Izindlu zamabele zingamanxiwa,

\par }{\QB iziphala zidiliziwe,

\par }{\QB ngoba amabele kawasekho.


\par }{\Q \VS{18}Yeka ukukhala kwezinkomo!

\par }{\QB Imihlambi yenkomo iyaphithizela

\par }{\Q ngoba kayilamadlelo;

\par }{\QB lemihlambi yezimvu iyahlupheka.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{19}Ngiyakhala kuwe
{\ND{Thixo}},

\par }{\QB ngoba umlilo usuqede amadlelo

\par }{\QB lamalangabi asetshise zonke izihlahla zeganga.


\par }{\Q \VS{20}Lezinyamazana zeganga zifuna wena;

\par }{\QB izifula zamanzi sezicitshile njalo

\par }{\QB lomlilo usuqede amadlelo.




\par }\Chap{2}{\SH Umtshitshi Wentethe
\par }
{\Q \VerseOne{1}Vuthelani icilongo eZiyoni;

\par }{\QB hlabani umkhosi entabeni yami engcwele.

\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q Bonke abahlala elizweni kabathuthumele,

\par }{\QB ngoba usuku
{\ND{lukaThixo}} luyeza.

\par }{\Q Selusondele, selufikile,


\par }{\QB \VS{2}usuku lomnyama lokudana,

\par }{\QB usuku lwamayezi lobumnyama.

\par }{\Q Njengokusa kusendlaleka phezu kwezintaba,

\par }{\QB liyeza ibutho elikhulu elilamandla

\par }{\Q elingazange libe khona endulo

\par }{\QB kumbe libe khona eminyakeni ezayo.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{3}Phambi kwabo umlilo uyatshisa,

\par }{\QB ngemva kwabo amalangabi ayavutha.

\par }{\Q Phambi kwabo ilizwe linjengensimu yase-Edeni

\par }{\QB ngemva kwabo yinkangala elugwadule,

\par }{\QB akukho okubaphunyukayo.


\par }{\Q \VS{4}Bakhangeleka benjengamabhiza;

\par }{\QB bamatha njengamabhiza empi.


\par }{\Q \VS{5}Ngomsindo onjengowezinqola zempi,

\par }{\QB beqa phezu kwezingqongo zezintaba,

\par }{\Q njengamabibi omlilo etshisa inhlanga,

\par }{\QB njengebutho elilamandla selilungele impi.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{6}Ekubaboneni nje, izizwe zizwa ubuhlungu;

\par }{\QB ubuso bonke buyadana.


\par }{\Q \VS{7}Bahlasela njengamaqhawe;

\par }{\QB bakhwele imiduli njengamabutho.

\par }{\Q Bonke bahamba beludwendwe

\par }{\QB bengaphambuki endleleni yabo.


\par }{\Q \VS{8}Kabasunduzani;

\par }{\QB lowo lalowo uhamba eqonde phambili.

\par }{\Q Badabula phakathi kwezivikelo

\par }{\QB kungekho kwehlukana kubo.


\par }{\Q \VS{9}Baya ngesiqubu edolobheni;

\par }{\QB bagijima besekele umduli.

\par }{\Q Bayakhwela bangene ezindlini;

\par }{\QB bangena ngamawindi njengamasela.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{10}Umhlaba uyanyikinyeka phambi kwabo;

\par }{\QB umkhathi uyaqhaqhazela,

\par }{\Q ilanga lenyanga kube mnyama,

\par }{\QB lezinkanyezi kazisakhanyisi.


\par }{\Q \VS{11}{\ND{UThixo}} uyakhwaza

\par }{\QB phambi kwebutho lakhe;

\par }{\Q amabutho akhe angeke abalwe,

\par }{\QB njalo balamandla labo abalalela ukulaya kwakhe.

\par }{\Q Usuku
{\ND{lukaThixo}} lukhulu;

\par }{\QB luyesabeka.

\par }{\QB Ngubani ongalumela na?


\par }{\SH Guqulani Inhliziyo Zenu
\par }
{\Q \VS{12}“Lakhathesi,” kutsho
{\ND{uThixo}},

\par }{\QB “phendukelani kimi ngenhliziyo zenu zonke,

\par }{\QB ngokuzila langokukhala lokulila.”


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{13}Dabulani inhliziyo zenu

\par }{\QB hatshi izigqoko zenu.

\par }{\Q Buyelani
{\ND{kuThixo}} uNkulunkulu wenu,

\par }{\QB ngoba ulomusa lesihawu,

\par }{\Q uyaphuza ukuthukuthela, ulothando olukhulu,

\par }{\QB njalo uyaxola ukuthumela umonakalo.


\par }{\Q \VS{14}Ngubani owaziyo? Engxenye angaphenduka abe lesihawu

\par }{\QB atshiye isibusiso,

\par }{\Q iminikelo yamabele leminikelo yokunathwayo

\par }{\QB {\ND{kaThixo}} uNkulunkulu wenu.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{15}Vuthelani icilongo eZiyoni,

\par }{\QB memezelani ukuzila okungcwele,

\par }{\QB bizani ibandla elingcwele.


\par }{\Q \VS{16}Buthanisani abantu,

\par }{\QB ngcwelisani ibandla;

\par }{\Q hlanganisani abadala,

\par }{\QB buthanisani abantwana

\par }{\QB labo abamunyayo.

\par }{\Q Umyeni katshiye indlu yakhe

\par }{\QB lomlobokazi atshiye ikamelo lakhe.


\par }{\Q \VS{17}Abaphristi abakhonzayo phambi
{\ND{kukaThixo}},

\par }{\QB kabakhale bephakathi laphakathi kwentuba le-alithari.

\par }{\Q Kabathi, “Awu
{\ND{Thixo}}, zwela abantu bakho.

\par }{\QB Ungenzi ilifa lakho libe yinto yokuhlekwa,

\par }{\QB isiga phakathi kwezizwe.

\par }{\Q Kungani phakathi kwezizwe kumele bathi,

\par }{\QB ‘Ungaphi uNkulunkulu wabo?’ ”


\par }{\SH Impendulo
{\ND{KaThixo}}
\par }
{\Q \VS{18}Lapho-ke
{\ND{uThixo}} uzakuba lobukhwele ngelizwe lakhe

\par }{\QB abe lesihawu ebantwini bakhe.


\par }{\PP \VS{19}{\ND{UThixo}} uzabaphendula athi:

\par }{\Q “Ngiyalithumela amabele lewayini elitsha lamafutha,

\par }{\QB okwaneleyo ukulisuthisa ngokugcweleyo;

\par }{\Q angiyikuphinda futhi ukulenza

\par }{\QB into yokuhlekisa ezizweni.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{20}Ibutho lasenyakatho ngizalixotshela khatshana lani,

\par }{\QB ngilifuqele elizweni elomileyo elilugwadule,

\par }{\Q amaviyo alo aphambili esiya olwandle lwasempumalanga

\par }{\QB lawo angemuva esiya olwandle lwasentshonalanga.

\par }{\Q Iphunga lalo elibi lizakuya phezulu,

\par }{\QB umnuko walo uzaphakama.”

\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q Ngempela wenze izinto ezinkulu ezimangalisayo.


\par }{\QB \VS{21}Ungesabi, wena lizwe;

\par }{\QB thaba uthokoze.

\par }{\Q Impela
{\ND{uThixo}} wenze izinto ezinkulu.


\par }{\QB \VS{22}Lingesabi, lina zinyamazana zeganga,

\par }{\QB ngoba amadlelo asesiba luhlaza.

\par }{\Q Izihlahla sezithela izithelo zazo;

\par }{\QB imikhiwa lemivini kuthela kakhulu.


\par }{\Q \VS{23}Thabani, lina bantu baseZiyoni,

\par }{\QB thokozani
{\ND{kuThixo}} uNkulunkulu wenu

\par }{\Q ngoba ulinike izulu lekwindla

\par }{\QB ngokulunga.

\par }{\Q Ulilethela izulu elinengi

\par }{\QB kanye lezulu lekwindla lelentwasa, njengakuqala.


\par }{\Q \VS{24}Iziza zizagcwala amabele;

\par }{\QB izikhamelo zizaphuphuma iwayini lamafutha.


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{\Q \VS{25}“Ngizalihlawula okwaleyo minyaka lokho okwadliwa zintethe,

\par }{\QB lesikhonyane lobuyane,

\par }{\QB ezinye izintethe kanye lemitshitshi yezintethe,

\par }{\Q ibutho lami elikhulu engalithumela kini.


\par }{\Q \VS{26}Lizakuba lokudla okunengi lize lisuthe,

\par }{\QB njalo lizadumisa ibizo
{\ND{likaThixo}} uNkulunkulu wenu,

\par }{\QB olenzele izimangaliso;

\par }{\Q abantu bami kabayikuphinda bayangeke futhi.


\par }{\Q \VS{27}Ngakho lizakwazi ukuthi ngiko-Israyeli,

\par }{\QB lokuthi mina
{\ND{nginguThixo}} uNkulunkulu wenu,

\par }{\QB kanye lokuthi kakho omunye;

\par }{\Q abantu bami kabayikuphinda bayangeke futhi.”


\par }{\SH Usuku
{\ND{LukaThixo}}
\par }
{\Q \VS{28}“Emva kwalokho,

\par }{\QB ngizathululela uMoya wami kubo bonke abantu.

\par }{\Q Amadodana lamadodakazi enu azaphrofitha,

\par }{\QB izinsizwa zenu zizabona imibono,

\par }{\QB lamaxhegu enu azaphupha amaphupho.


\par }{\Q \VS{29}Lasezincekwini zami, ezesilisa lezesifazane,

\par }{\QB ngizawuthulula uMoya wami ngalezonsuku.


\par }{\Q \VS{30}Ngizabonakalisa izimangaliso emazulwini

\par }{\QB lasemhlabeni,

\par }{\QB igazi lomlilo lezikhatha zentuthu.


\par }{\Q \VS{31}Ilanga lizaphendulwa libe yibumnyama

\par }{\QB lenyanga ibeligazi

\par }{\QB phambi kokuba kufike

\par }{\QB usuku olukhulu
{\ND{lukaThixo}}, olwesabekayo.


\par }{\Q \VS{32}Njalo wonke obiza

\par }{\QB ibizo
{\ND{likaThixo}} uzasindiswa;

\par }{\Q ngoba eNtabeni iZiyoni laseJerusalema

\par }{\QB kuzakuba lokukhululwa,

\par }{\QB njengoba
{\ND{uThixo}} etshilo,

\par }{\Q iloba phakathi kwabasindileyo

\par }{\QB labo ababizwa
{\ND{nguThixo}}.”




\par }\Chap{3}{\SH Izizwe Ziyahlulelwa
\par }
{\Q \VerseOne{1}“Ngalezonsuku langalesosikhathi,

\par }{\QB lapho sengibuyisela inotho kaJuda leJerusalema,


\par }{\Q \VS{2}ngizaqoqa izizwe zonke

\par }{\QB ngizehlisele eSigodini sikaJehoshafathi.

\par }{\Q Lapho-ke ngizazahlulela

\par }{\QB mayelana lelifa lami, abantu bami u-Israyeli

\par }{\Q ngoba zahlakazela abantu bami phakathi kwezizwe,

\par }{\QB zabelana ilizwe lami.


\par }{\Q \VS{3}Zenza inkatho ngabantu bami,

\par }{\QB zathenga izifebe ngabafana;

\par }{\QB zathengisa amankazana ngewayini ukuze zinathe.


\par }{\PP \VS{4}Manje-ke lisolani ngami, wena Thire loSidoni lani lonke zifunda zaseFilistiya? Liyangiphindisela ngolutho engilwenzileyo na? Nxa lingiphindisela, ngizaphanga ngibuyisele elakwenzayo phezu kwamakhanda enu ngokuphangisa.

\VS{5}Ngoba lathatha isiliva sami legolide lami lathwalela lenotho yami eligugu emathempelini enu.

\VS{6}Lathengisa abantu bakoJuda laseJerusalema kumaGrikhi, ukuze libase khatshana lelizwe labo.


\par }{\PP \VS{7}Khangelani, ngizabavusa ezindaweni elabathengisa kuzo, njalo ngizabuyisela phezu kwamakhanda enu lokho elakwenzayo.

\VS{8}Ngizathengisa amadodana enu lamadodakazi enu ebantwini bakoJuda, njalo labo bazawathengisa kumaSabhini, isizwe esikhatshana.”
{\ND{UThixo}} usekhulumile.


\par }{\Q \VS{9}Memezelani lokhu ezizweni lithi:

\par }{\QB Lungiselani impi!

\par }{\Q Vusani amabutho!

\par }{\QB Wonke amadoda empi kasondele ahlasele.


\par }{\Q \VS{10}Khandani amakhuba enu abe zinkemba

\par }{\QB lemihedla yenu yokuthena izihlahla ibe yimikhonto.

\par }{\Q Obuthakathaka kathi,

\par }{\QB “Ngiqinile!”


\par }{\Q \VS{11}Wozani ngokuphangisa, lonke lina zizwe zasezinhlangothini zonke,

\par }{\QB libuthane khonapho.

\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q Yehlisa amabutho akho, Oh
{\ND{Thixo!}}


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{12}“Izizwe kazivuswe;

\par }{\QB kaziye eSigodini sikaJehoshafathi

\par }{\Q ngoba ngizahlala khona

\par }{\QB ukwehlulela izizwe zonke zasezinhlangothini zonke.


\par }{\Q \VS{13}Hehethani ngesikela

\par }{\QB ngoba okuvunwayo sekuvuthiwe.

\par }{\Q Wozani, gxobani amavini,

\par }{\QB ngoba isikhamelo sewayini sesigcwele

\par }{\QB lezimbizakazi seziphuphuma,

\par }{\Q bukhulu kangaka ububi bazo!


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{14}Amaxuku, amaxuku

\par }{\QB esigodini sesinqumo!

\par }{\Q Ngoba usuku
{\ND{lukaThixo}} luseduze

\par }{\QB esigodini sezinqumo.


\par }{\Q \VS{15}Ilanga lenyanga kuzakuba mnyama,

\par }{\QB lezinkanyezi zingabe zisakhanya.


\par }{\Q \VS{16}{\ND{UThixo}} uzavungama eseZiyoni

\par }{\QB aphinde akhwaze eseJerusalema;

\par }{\QB umhlaba lomkhathi kuzagedezela.

\par }{\Q Kodwa
{\ND{uThixo}} uzakuba yisiphephelo sabantu bakhe,

\par }{\QB inqaba yabantu bako-Israyeli.”


\par }{\SH Izibusiso Zabantu BakaNkulunkulu
\par }
{\Q \VS{17}“Ngakho lizakwazi ukuthi mina,
{\ND{uThixo}} uNkulunkulu wenu,

\par }{\QB ngihlala eZiyoni, intaba yami engcwele.

\par }{\Q IJerusalema izakuba ngcwele;

\par }{\QB kayiyikuphinda ihlaselwe ngabezizweni futhi.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{18}Ngalolosuku izintaba zizagobhoza iwayini elitsha,

\par }{\QB lamaqaqa ageleze uchago;

\par }{\QB zonke indonga zakoJuda zizageleza amanzi.

\par }{\Q Umthombo uzantuntuza endlini
{\ND{kaThixo}}

\par }{\QB uthambise isigodi saseShithima.


\par }{\Q \VS{19}Kodwa iGibhithe izachithakala,

\par }{\QB i-Edomi ibe yinkangala elugwadule,

\par }{\Q ngenxa yodlakela olwenziwa ebantwini bakoJuda

\par }{\QB lapho bachitha khona igazi elingelacala elizweni labo.


\par }{\Q \VS{20}KoJuda kuzahlalwa khona kuze kube nininini

\par }{\QB laseJerusalema kuzahlala izizukulwane zonke.


\par }{\Q \VS{21}Umlandu wabo wegazi, engingakaxoli ngawo,

\par }{\QB ngizabaxolela ngawo.”


\par }{\BB \par }
{\PC {\ND{UThixo}} uhlala eZiyoni!
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