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Uthando lweNkosi kuJakobe

1Umthwaloa welizwi leNkosi kuIsrayelib ngesandla sikaMalaki.

2 Ngilithandilec, itsho iNkosi. Kodwa lithi: Usithande ngani? UEsawud kasuye yini umfowabo kaJakobe? itsho iNkosi. Kanti ngamthanda uJakobe,e

3 loEsawu ngamzondaf; ngenzag izintaba zakhe incithakalo, lelifah lakhe laba ngelamakhankai enkangala.

4 Lanxa uEdoma esithi: Senziwe abayangaj, kodwa sizabuyela siyekwakha amanxiwa; itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla: Bonak bangakha, kodwa mina ngizadiliza, njalo bazababiza ngokuthi: Ngumngcelel wobubi, labantum iNkosi ebathukutheleleyo kuze kube phakade.

5 Lamehlon enu azabona, lani lithi: INkosio izakhuliswa ngale komngcelep wakoIsrayeli.

INkosi ikhuza abapristi

6 Indodanaq iyamhlonipha uyise, lenceku inkosi yayo. Uba-ker nginguyihlo, kungaphi ukuhlonitshwa kwami? Uba-kes ngiyiNkosi, kungaphi ukwesatshwa kwami? itsho iNkosi yamabandla kinit, bapristi elidelela ibizo lami; kodwau lithiv: Silidelele ngani ibizo lakho?

7 Lisondezaw isinkwax esingcolileyoy phezu kwelathi lami, lisithiz: Sikungcolise ngani? Ngokuthi kwenu: Itafulaa leNkosi liyadeleleka.

8 Njalo nxa lisondezab okuyisiphofuc kube ngumhlatshelo, kakukubi yini? Lalapho lisondeza okuqhulayo lokugulayod, kakukubi yini? Ake ukusondeze kumbusi wakhoe; angaba lomusa kuwe yini? kumbe angabemukelaf yini ubuso bakho? itsho iNkosi yamabandla.

9 Khathesi-ke ake lincenge ubuso bukaNkulunkulu ukuze abe lomusa kithi; lokhug kube ngesandla senu; uzabemukelah ubuso benu yini? itsho iNkosi yamabandla.

10 Ngubanii okhona ngitsho phakathi kwenu ongavala izivalo? Yebo, lingabaseli ize umlilo phezu kwelathi lami. Kangithokozi ngani, kutsho iNkosi yamabandla, njalo kangiyikwemukelaj umnikelo esandleni senu ngentokozo.

11 Ngobak kusukela ekuphumeni kwelanga kuze kube sekutshoneni kwalo, ibizol lami lizakuba likhulu phakathim kwezizwe; lakuyon yonke indawo impephao izatshiselwap ibizo lami, lomnikeloq ohlambulukileyor; ngobas ibizo lami lizakuba likhulu phakathit kwezizwe, itsho iNkosi yamabandla.

12 Kodwa liyalingcolisa ngokuthi kwenu: Itafulau leNkosi lingcolisiwe; lesithelo salo, ukudla kwalo, kudelelekilev.

13 Njalo lithi: Khangela, kudinisaw kangakanani! Njalox likuchilela amakhala, itsho iNkosi yamabandla: njalo lilethe impangoy, lokuqhulayoz, lokugulayoa; ngokunjalo lilethe umnikelo. Ngikwemukeleb lokhu yini ngokuthokoza esandleni senu? itsho iNkosi.

14 Kaqalekiswe-ke umkhohlisi oledunac emhlanjini wakhe, ofunga ahlabele iNkosi okonakeleyod; ngoba ngiyiNkosi enkulue, itsho iNkosi yamabandla, lebizo lami liyesabekaf phakathi kwezizwe.

Ukukhohlisa kukaIsrayeli

2Khathesi-ke, bapristia, umlayo lo ngowenu.

2 Ubab lingalaleli, njalo uba lingakubekic enhliziyweni ukunika ibizo lami udumo, itsho iNkosi yamabandlad, ngizathumela isiqalekisoef phakathi kwenu, ngiqalekise izibusisog zenu. Yebo, sengiziqalekisile, ngoba kalikubekih enhliziyweni.

3 Khangelani, ngizakonai inzalo yenu, ngithelej umswane ebusweni benu, umswanek wamadilil enu, lisuswemn kanye lawo.

4 Njalo lizakwazi ukuthi ngithumele lumlayoo kini, ukuzep isivumelwano sami sibe loLevi, itsho iNkosi yamabandla.

5 Isivumelwanoqr sami besilaye siyikuphila lokuthulas; ngamnika khona kubet yikwesaba angesaba ngakho; wathuthumela phambi kwebizo lami.

6 Umlayou weqiniso wawusemlonyeni wakhe, lesiphambeko kasitholakalanga endebeni zakhe. Wahamba lami ngokuthula langobuqothov, waphendulaw abanengi ebubini.

7 Ngoba indebex zompristiy ziyagcina ulwazi, njaloz bayadinga umlayo emlonyeni wakhe, ngoba uyisithunywaa seNkosi yamabandla.

8 Kodwa lina liphambukile endleleni, lakhubekisab abanengi emlayweni; lona isivumelwanoc sikaLevi, itsho iNkosi yamabandla.

9 Ngakho lami ngilenziled laba ngabadelelekayo labehliselwe phansi phambi kwabantu bonke, njengokubae lingagcinanga izindlela zami, kodwa lamukelefg ubuso emlayweni.

Ukukhohlisa kukaIsrayeli

10 Kasilababah munye yini thina sonke? UNkulunkulu munye kasidalanga yinii? Kungani sisenzaj ngenkohliso, omunye emelene lomfowabo, ngokungcolisak isivumelwano sabobaba?

11 UJuda wenze ngenkohlisol, njalo kwenziwe amanyala koIsrayelim leJerusalema; ngoba uJuda ungcolisile ubungcwelen bukaJehova abuthandayo, uthetheop indodakaziq kankulunkulu wezizweni.

12 INkosi izaquma umuntu owenza lokhu, ovusayo lophendulayor, asuke emathenteni kaJakobe, lalowos oletha umnikelo eNkosini yamabandla.

13 Lalokhu likwenzile kabili; lisibekela ilathi leNkosi ngezinyembezi, ngokukhala, langokububula, okungangokuthi kayisawunanzi umnikelo, kumbe ukuwemukela ngokuthokoza esandleni senu.

14 Kantit lithi: Kungani? Kungobau iNkosi yayingumfakazi phakathi kwakho lomfaziv wobutsha bakho, wena omphethe ngenkohlisow, kantix engumngane wakho, lomfaziy wesivumelwano sakho.

15 Kenzangaz yini oyedwa? njalo elomoya oseleyoa, njalo kungani oyedwa? Wadinga inzalo kaNkulunkulub. Ngakhoc qaphelisani ngomoya wenu, njalo kakungabi lophathad umfazie wobutsha bakhe ngenkohlisof.

16 Ngobag iNkosi uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli ithi iyazonda ukwalanah. Ngoba omunye usibekela udlakela ngesembathoi sakhe, itshoj iNkosi yamabandla. Ngakho qaphelisani ngomoya wenu, ukuze lingenzik ngenkohliso.

Usuku lokwahlulela luyeza

17 Liyidinisilel iNkosi ngamazwim enu. Kantin lithi: Siyidinise ngani? Ngokuthio kwenu: Wonke owenza okubi ulungile emehlweni eNkosi, njalo iyathokozap ngabo; kumbe: Ungaphiq uNkulunkulu wesahlulelo?

Isithunywa seNkosi

3Khangelania, ngithuma isithunywab sami, esizalungisac indlela phambi kwami; leNkosi eliyidingayod izafikae masinyane ethempelini layo, ngitshof isithunywa sesivumelwano elithokozag ngaso; khangela siyezah, itsho iNkosi yamabandla.

2 Kodwa ngubanii ongalumela usukuj lokuza kwaso, njalo ngubanik ongema ekubonakaleni kwaso? Ngobal sinjengomlilom womcwengi wegolide, lanjengesepan yomwatshi.

3 Sizahlala njengomcwengio lomhlambululi wesiliva, sihlambululep amadodana kaLevi, siwacwengeq njengegolide lanjengesiliva, aze asondezer iminikelo ngokulungas eNkosini.

4 Ng'khona umnikelot wakoJuda loweJerusalema uzakuba mnandiu eNkosini njengensukwini zendulo, lanjengeminyakeniv yakuqala.

5 Njalo ngizasondela kini ngokwahlulela; ngibew ngumfakazix ophangisayo ngimelene labathakathiy, ngimelene lezifebeza, ngimelene labafungi bamangab, ngimelenec labacindezelide bamaholo abaqatshiweyo, umfelokazif, lentandaneg, labasunduzelah abezizweniij eceleni, njalo abangangesabiyo, itsho iNkosi yamabandla.

6 Ngoba ngiyiNkosi, kangiphendukik; ngakhol lina madodana kaJakobe kaliqedwa.

7 Ngitshom kusukela ensukwini zaboyihlo liphambukile ezimisweni zami, kalizigcinanga. Buyelanin kimi, lami ngizabuyela kini, itsho iNkosi yamabandla. Kantio lithi: Sizabuyela ngani?

8 Umuntu angamphangap yini uNkulunkulu? Kanti lina lingiphangileq. Kodwar lithi: Sikuphanges ngani? Ngokwetshumit langomnikelou.

9 Liqalekisiwe ngesiqalekisov, ngoba lingiphangilew, lesisizwe sonke.

10 Lethanix konke okwetshumi esiphaleniy ukuze kube lokudlaz endlini yami. Lingihlole-kea khathesi kukho, itsho iNkosi yamabandla, uba ngingayikulivulelab amawindi amazulu, ngilithululelec isibusisod kuze kungabi lendawo eyaneleyo.

11 Ngizakhuza odlayoe ngenxa yenu, njalo kayikulichithelaf izithelo zomhlabathi; levinig kaliyikulibozisela ensimini, itsho iNkosi yamabandla.

12 Njalo zonkeh izizwe zizakuthi libusisiwe, ngoba lina lizakuba yilizwe elithokozisayoi, itsho iNkosi yamabandla.

Ukwehlukaniswa phakathi kwabalungileyo lababi

13 Amazwi enuj abelukhuni emelene lami, itsho iNkosi. Kantik lithi: Sikhulumeni simelene lawe?

14 Lithelm: Kuyizen ukukhonza uNkulunkulu. Njalo kuyinzuzoo bani ukuthi sigcinep imfaneloq yakhe, lokuthi sihambe sikwezimnyamar phambi kweNkosi yamabandla?

15 Khathesi-kes sithit abaziqhenyayou babusisiwe; yebov, labow abenza inkohlakalo bayakhiwax; yeboy balingaz uNkulunkulu, baphephe.

16 Khona laboa abayesabayo iNkosi bakhulumisanab; njalo iNkosi yalalela, yezwa; logwaloc lwesikhumbuzo lwalotshwa phambi kwayo ngabod abayesabayo iNkosi, langalabo abazindla ngebizo layo.

17 Njalo bazakuba ngabami, itsho iNkosi yamabandla, ngalolosukue engizakwenzaf ngalo okuligugugh kwami, njalo ngizabayekelai njengendodaj eyekela indodana yayo eyisebenzelayok.

18 Beselibuya libonal umehluko phakathi kolungileyo lomubi, phakathim kokhonza uNkulunkulu lalowo ongamkhonziyo.

Usuku lweNkosi luyeza

4Ngoba khangelani, luyezaa usuku oluvuthab njengezikoc; labo bonke abazigqajayod, yebo, bonke abenzae ngenkohliso bazakubaf libibi; losukug oluzayo luzabatshisa, itsho iNkosi yamabandla, ukuze lungabatshiyeli impandeh kumbe ugatsha.

2 Kodwa kini elesabai ibizo lami, iLangaj lokulungak lizaphuma lilokusilisal empikwenim zalo. Njalo lizaphuman liqolotsha njengamatholeo esibaya.

3 Lizanyathelelapq phansi ababi, ngoba bazakubars ngumlotha ngaphansi kwengaphansi yenyawo zenu ngosuku engizakwenzat, itsho iNkosi yamabandla.

4 Khumbulani umlayou kaMozisi inceku yamiv, engamlaya wona eHorebew ngoIsrayeli wonke, izimisox lezahlulelo.

5 Khangelaniy, ngizathuma uElijaz umprofethi kini lungakafikia usuku lweNkosi olukhulu lolwesabekayo.

6 Uzaphendulela-keb inhliziyo yaboyise ebantwaneni, lenhliziyo yabantwana kuboyise, hlezi ngize ngitshayec ilizwe ngesiqalekisod.