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1 Izwi likaSimakade elafika kuJoweli indodana kaPhethuweli.
2 Yizwani lokhu nina malunga, nibeke indlebe nonke nina zakhamuzi zezwe. Kwake kwenzeka yini lokhu emihleni yenu noma ezinsukwini zokhokho benu na?
3 Kutsheleni abantwana benu, nabantwana benu bakutshele abantwana babo, nabantwana babo bakutshele esinye isizukulwane.
4 Okushiywe yisikhonyane kudliwe ngamaqhwagi, nokushiywe amaqhwagi kwadliwa yisibotho, kwathi okushiywe yisibotho kwadliwa yinkasa.
5 Phaphamani, zidakwa, nikhale, nilile zinkolotshe zewayini, phela iwayini elimnandi selisusiwe emlonyeni wenu.
6 Ngokuba isizwe esinamandla nesingenakubalwa sikhuphukele ezweni lami, amazinyo aso ngamazinyo ebhubesi, namazinyo aso emihlathi angawebhubesi lensikazi.
7 Sicekele phansi umvini wami, nomkhiwane wami sawuphundla kwasala isiphunzi. Saxebula amagxolo awo sawalahla, amagatsha awo aba mhlophe qwa.
8 Khala njengentombi embethe indwangu eyisaka ililela umyeni wobusha bayo.
9 Iminikelo yokusanhlamvu nokuphuzwayo ayisalethwa endlini kaSimakade; abaphristi, izinceku zikaSimakade bayalila.
10 Amasimu onakele, umhlabathi womile, ngoba okusanhlamvu kushaziwe; iwayini elisha lihwamukile, namafutha amasha ashabalele.
11 Jabhani balimi, nikhale nina enilima izimvini ngenxa kakolo nebhali, ngokuba isivuno sensimu sishabalele.
12 Umvini ubunile, nomkhiwane womile; amahananadi, amasundu, izihlahla zamahhabhula nemithi yonke yasendle kubunile, impela intokozo iphelile kubantwana babantu.
13 Mbathani indwangu eyisaka nina baphristi, nilile, nikhihle isililo nina zikhonzi ze-althare. Wozani nilale ubusuku bonke nembethe indwangu eyisaka nina zinceku zikaNkulunkulu wami. Ngokuba umnikelo wokusanhlamvu nowokuphuzwayo akusalethwa endlini kaNkulunkulu wenu.
14 Memezelani usuku olungcwele lokuzila ukudla, nibize umhlangano, niqoqele amalunga nazo zonke izakhamuzi zezwe endlini kaSimakade uNkulunkulu wenu, nikhale kuSimakade.
15 Maye ngalolo lusuku! Ngokuba usuku lukaSimakade lusondele. Luyakufika luyimbubhiso evela kuSomandla.
16 Akuqothulwanga yini ukudla phambi kwamehlo ethu, kwaphela intokozo nenjabulo endlini kaNkulunkulu wethu, na?
17 Imbewu ibolile phansi kwamagade ayo; izangobo zibhidliziwe, izinqolobane zadilizwa, ngokuba okusanhlamvu kushazile.
18 Maye, sekububula nemfuyo! Imihlambi yezinkomo yehla yenyuka ikhungathekile, ngokuba ayinamadlelo, nemihlambi yezimvu ithwele kanzima.
19 Ngikhala kuwe Simakade, ngokuba amadlelo asendle angqongqiswe ngumlilo, nelangabi lizishise zonke izihlahla zasendle.
20 Ngisho nezilwane zasendle zilangazelela Wena, ngokuba imifula yamanzi ishile, nomlilo uqothule amadlelo asendle.