Sehluko 17
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Emvakwekutsi Jesu asho letintfo leti, waphakamisela emehlo akhe emazulwini wase utsi, ''Babe, lihora selifikile, khatimulisa Indvodzana yakho kute Indvodzana itekukhatimulisa-
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njengoba umnikile ligunya kuyo yonkhe inyama kute atewuniketa imphilo lenguna phakadze kuwo wonkhe lomnikete yena.
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Lena yimphilo lenguna phakadze: Kutsi bakwati, wena wedvwa longuNkulunkulu weliciniso, naloyo lomtfumele, Jesu Khristu.
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Ngikukhatimulisile emhlabeni. Ngiwucedzile lomsebenti longinike wona kutsi ngiwente.
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Nyalo, Babe, ngikhatimulise kanye nawe ngalenkhatimulo lebenginayo nawe umhlaba ungakadalwa.
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Ngaveta libito lakho kubantfu lowawunginike bona basemhlabeni. Bebabakho, wabaniketa mine, futsi baligcinile livi lakho.
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Nyalo sebayati kutsi konkhe longinike kona kuchamuka kuwe,
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ngoba ngibanike onkhe emavi longinikete wona. Bawemukela futsi bati ngekweliciniso kutsi ngachamuka kuwe, futsi bakholwa kutsi ngitfunyelwe nguwe.
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Ngiyabathandazela. Angithandazeli umhlaba kepha labo longinikete bona, ngoba bangebakho.
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Konkhe lokungekwami kwakho, nalokungekwakho kwami, futsi ngiyakhatimuliseka kubo.
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Angisekho emhlabeni, kepha labantfu laba basemhlabeni, futsi sengita kuwe. Babe Longcwele, bagcine egameni lakho longinikete lona kute batawuba munye, njengoba tsine simunye.
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Ngesikhatsi nginabo, ngabagcina egameni lakho, longinikete lona. Ngabavikela, kwababete ngisho namunye lobhubhako, ngaphandle kwendvodzana yembubhiso, kute kutawufezeka imibhalo.
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Nyalo ngita kuwe, kodvwa ngisho letintfo leti emhlabeni kute injabulo yami itawufezeka kubo.
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Ngibaniketile livi lakho, nelive libatondzile ngoba bangasibo balomhlaba, njengoba nami ngingesuye wakulomhlaba.
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Angikuceli kutsi ubatsatse emhlabeni, kepha kutsi ubavikele kulomubi.
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Abasibo bakulomhlaba, njengoba nami ngingesuye wakulomhlaba.
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Bahlukanise ngeliciniso. Livi lakho liliciniso.
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Njengoba ungitfumele emhlabeni, kanjalo nami ngibatfumele emhlabeni.
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Ngenca yabo ngitehlukanisile, kute nabo batewutehlukanisa ngeliciniso.
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Angithandazeli letintfo leti kuphela, kepha nalabo labatokholwa kimi ngelivi labo
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kute bonkhe batoba munye, njengoba wena, Babe, ukimi, nami ngikuwe. Shangatsi nabo bangaba kitsi kute umhlaba utewukholwa kutsi ungitfumile.
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Inkhatimulo longinikete yona, ngibanikete yona, kute batoba munye, njengoba natsi simunye.
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Mine kubo, nawe kimi - kute batewuniketwa ebunyeni lobuphelele, kute umhlaba utewati kutsi ungitfumile, nekutsi ubatsandzile njengoba nami ungitsandzile.
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Babe, ngifuna kutsi labo longinikete bona babe nami lapho ngikhona khona, phindze babone inkhatimulo yami, lenkhatimulo longinikete yona ngoba wangitsandza umhlaba ungakadalwa.
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Babe Lolungile, umhlaba bewungakwati, kepha ngiyakwati; nalaba bayati kutsi ungitfumile.
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Ngente ligama lakho latiwa kubo, futsi ngitowenta latiwe kute kutsi lolutsandzo longitsandze ngalo lutawuba kubo, nami ngitawuba kubo.''