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20 UZofari+ umNamathi waphendula wathi:
2 “Imicabango engihluphayo ingifuqa ukuthi ngiphendule
Ngoba ngikhathazekile kakhulu.
3 Ngizwe umuntu engithethisa,
Yikho ngizaphendula ngoba ngihlakaniphile.
4 Kumele ukuthi lawe uyakwazi engizakukhuluma,
Ngoba bekukhona kusukela umuntu* edalwa,+
5 Ukuthi intokozo yomuntu owenza okubi ngeyesikhatshana,
6 Lanxa udumo lwakhe lufika emazulwini,
Lekhanda lakhe lithinta emayezini,
7 Uzanyamalala angabi khona njengengcekeza yakhe.
Ababejayele ukumbona bazazibuza ukuthi useye ngaphi.
8 Uzanyamalala njengephupho bangaphindi bambone,
Uzadlula njengephupho eliphanga liphele.
9 Abake bambona abasoze baphinde bambone futhi,
Kasoze aphinde abonakale emzini wakhe.+
10 Abantwabakhe bazacela uncedo kubayanga,
Uzabuyisela impahla ayithathela abanye.+
11 Amathambo akhe agcwele idlabuzane lobutsha,
Kodwa uzangena lalo egodini.
12 Nxa kuyikuthi okubi ukuzwa kumnandi emlonyeni wakhe,
Ekufihla ngaphansi kolimi lwakhe,
13 Nxa ekukhwabitha futhi engafuni ukukuyekela,
Eqhubeka ekumumethe emlonyeni wakhe,
14 Kuzathi kufika esiswini sakhe kube munyu,
Kuzakuba njengobuhlungu bephimpi ngaphakathi kwakhe.
15 Uzayihlanza yonke inotho ayiginyayo.
UNkulunkulu uzayikhipha yonke esiswini sakhe.
16 Uzamunya ubuhlungu bephimpi.
Inyoka izamgamula afe.
17 Kasoze azibone futhi izifula zamanzi,
Izifudlana ezigeleza uchago loluju.
18 Uzabuyisela impahla yakhe engazange ayisebenzise,
Kasoze ayidle inotho ayitholayo.+
19 Ngoba yena ucindezele abayanga wabalahlela iganga,
Wathatha indlu engayisiyo yakhe.
20 Kodwa kasoze ahlaliseke,
Njalo inotho yakhe kayisoze imkhulule.
21 Akusoze kusale lutho azaluthatha,
Yikho engasoze aqhubeke ephumelela.
22 Lanxa esenothe kakhulu uzakhathazeka,
Inhlupho zizabuya zelekene.
23 Uzathi esadla,
UNkulunkulu athumele ulaka lwakhe oluvuthayo,
Lwehlele kuye njengezulu,
24 Athi ebalekela izikhali zensimbi,
Agwazwe yimitshoko yekhopha.
25 Uzahwatsha umtshoko omgwaze emhlane,
Ahwatshe isikhali esicazimulayo esiswini,
Afikelwe yikwesaba okukhulu.+
26 Inotho yakhe izaphoselwa emnyameni omkhulu.
Uzatshiswa ngumlilo ongazange ulumathiswe ngumuntu.
Ubunzima buzakwehlela loba ngubani osele ematendeni akhe.
27 Amazulu azasembula isono sakhe,
Umhlaba uzamhlamukela.
28 Isikhukhula sizakwedlula lendlu yakhe.
Kuzakuba lezimpophoma ezesabekayo mhla uNkulunkulu ethukuthele.
29 Lo yiwo umvuzo uNkulunkulu awunika umuntu owenza okubi,
Yilo ilifa lakhe alibekelwe nguNkulunkulu.”