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7 Ilizwi likaJehova laphinda lafika kimi lathi: 2 “Ndodana yomuntu, iNkosi Enkulu uJehova ithi ebantwini bako-Israyeli: ‘Isiphelo sesifikile! Isiphelo sesifikile kulo lonke ilizwe. 3 Isiphelo sesifikile kini futhi ngizathululela ulaka lwami phezu kwenu. Ngizalahlulela ngokufanele izenzo zenu, ngilithonisise ngenxa yazo zonke izinto ezenyanyekayo elizenzayo. 4 Angisoze ngilizwele futhi angisoze ngibe lesihawu kini,+ kodwa ngizalipha umvuzo wezenzo zenu njalo lizahlupheka ngenxa yezenzo zenu ezenyanyekayo.+ Lapho-ke lizakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova.’+
5 “Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: ‘Kuza umonakalo omkhulu! Umonakalo ongakaze ubonakale.+ 6 Isiphelo siyeza! Siyeza sibili! Sizalifikela lilibele, sesiseduze. 7 Sekuze kwalifica lina elihlala elizweni. Isikhathi siyeza, losuku seluseduze.+ Akulamsindo wokuthokoza ezintabeni kodwa kulokuxokozela kuphela.
8 “‘Sekuseduze ukuthi ngehlisele intukuthelo yami kini+ lokuthi ngithululele lonke ulaka lwami phezu kwenu.+ Ngizalahlulela ngokufanele izenzo zenu, ngilithonisise ngenxa yazo zonke izinto ezenyanyekayo elizenzayo. 9 Angisoze ngilizwele futhi angisoze ngibe lesihawu kini,+ kodwa ngizalipha umvuzo wezenzo zenu njalo lizahlupheka ngenxa yezenzo zenu ezenyanyekayo. Lapho-ke lizakwazi ukuthi mina Jehova yimi engilijezisayo.+
10 “‘Usuku luyeza futhi seluseduze!+ Sekuze kwalifica, induku isihlumile lokuzigqaja sekumilile. 11 Udlakela selube yinduku yokuqeda ububi.+ Bonke bazaphela futhi inotho yabo labantu babo lodumo lwabo kuzatshabalala. 12 Isikhathi siyeza, losuku luzafika! Othengayo kangathokozi, lothengisayo kangakhali ngoba ngithukuthelele wonke umuntu.*+ 13 Othengisayo kasoze abuyele kulokho akuthengisileyo lanxa ubengasinda ngoba izinto ozibone embonweni zizakwehlela wonke umuntu. Akulamuntu ozaphenduka futhi kakho ozasindisa impilo yakhe ngoba bonke benza okubi.
14 “‘Balitshayile icilongo,+ bonke abantu balungela impi, kodwa akulamuntu oyakulwa ngoba ngithukuthelele wonke umuntu.+ 15 Phandle kwedolobho kulenkemba,+ phakathi kulendlala lesifo esibi. Ophandle uzabulawa ngenkemba, abaphakathi bona bazaqedwa yisifo lendlala.+ 16 Abazasinda bazabalekela ezintabeni njalo bazakhala njengamajuba ahlala ezigodini, ngamunye ekhaliswa yisono sakhe.+ 17 Izandla zabo zizaphela amandla lamadolo abo ajuluke amanzi.*+ 18 Sebegqoke izembatho zamasaka+ futhi bayaqhaqhazela ngokwesaba. Bonke bazayangeka baphuce amakhanda.*+
19 “‘Bazaphosela isiliva sabo emigwaqweni futhi bazalenyanya igolide labo. Isiliva sabo kanye legolide labo akusoze kubasindise ngosuku lolaka lukaJehova.+ Abasoze badle basuthe izisu zabo zigcwale ngoba izinto lezi* seziyisikhubekiso esenza bone. 20 Babezigqaja ngobuhle bemiceciso yabo futhi babeyisebenzisa ukwenza* imifanekiso lezithombe ezenyanyekayo,+ yikho ngizakwenza bayenyanye. 21 Ngizayinika abantu bezinye izizwe bazithathele yona,* ngiyinike labantu abenza okubi ibe ngeyabo bayingcolise.
22 “‘Ngizabafulathela+ njalo bazangcolisa indawo yami eligugu.* Izigebenga lazo zizangena kuyo ziyingcolise.+
23 “‘Yenza iketane*+ ngoba elizweni kubulawa abantu abanengi abagwetshelwa ukufa bona bengelacala.+ Edolobheni kugcwele udlakela.+ 24 Ngizaletha isizwe esilesihluku ukwedlula zonke izizwe+ futhi sizathatha izindlu zabo.+ Ngizaqeda ukuzigqaja kwabalamandla njalo izindawo zabo ezingcwele zizangcoliswa.+ 25 Nxa sebehlupheka bazadinga ukuthula kodwa abasoze bakuthole.+ 26 Inhlupho zizabuya zelekene, lemibiko ifike ilandelana. Abantu bazadinga umbono kumphrofethi+ bawuswele njalo umthetho uyabe ungasatholakali kubaphristi, labadala bengaselawo amacebo.+ 27 Inkosi izalila,+ abakhokheli baphele amandla. Izandla zabantu abahlala elizweni zizaqhaqhazela ngenxa yokwesaba. Ngizabaphatha ngokufanele izenzo zabo, ngibahlulele ngendlela abakade besahlulela ngayo. Lapho-ke bazakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova.’”+