Sehluko 6
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''Caphelani kutsi ningakwenti kulunga kwenu embikwebantfu ngenhloso yekutsi nibonwe ngabo, nakungenjalo nitawubabete umvuzo kuYihlo losezulwini.
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Ngako ke nawupha lutfo kumuntfu loswele, ungakhalisi licilongo embikwakho njengobe kwenta betentisi emasinagogeni nasetitaladini, khona batewudvunyiswa bantfu. Ngicinisile ngitsi kini, sebawemukele umvuzo wabo.
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Kodvwa nawupha sipho, sandla sakho sangesencele asingakwati lesikwentako sangesekudla,
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kute sipho sakho sibe sekusitsekeni. Khona ke uYihlo lobona ekusitsekeni utakuvuza.
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'', Uma nithantaza, ningabi njenge batentisi ngobe batsandza kuthandaza bemile emasinagogeni, nasemajikeni etitaladi, khona batewubonwa bantfu. Ngicinisile ngitsi kini, sebawemukele umvuzo wabo.
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Kepha wena nawuthandaza, ngena endlini yakho. Vala umnyango, uthandaze kuYihlo, losekusitsekeni. Khona uYihlo lobona ekusitsekeni utawukunika umvuzo.
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'Uma uthantaza, ungaphindzaphindzi emagama langasho lufto njengaloku betive benta, ngobe bacabanga kutsi batawuviwa ngenca yemagama abo lamanyenti.
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Ngako ke, ningabi njengabo, ngobe uYihlo ukwati loko lenikudzingako ningakakuceli.
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Ngakoke thandazani nitsi: ''Babe wetfu losezulwini, alingweliswe libito lakho.
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Umbuso wakho awute. Intsandvo yakho ayentiwe emhlabeni, njengase zulwini.
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Siphe lamuhla sinkhwa setfu semihla ngemihla.
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Sitsetselele tono teftu, njengobe natsi sibatsetselele labasonako.
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Ungasingenisi ekulingweni, kodvwa usisindzise kulomubi.(Tincwadzi tekadzeni letinye tite kutsi " ngobe wakho umbuso, emandla nenkhatimulo phakadze. Amen).
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Ngobe nangabe niyabatsetselela bantfu tiphambeko tabo, neYihlo losezulwini uyawunitsetselela.
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Kodvwa naningabatsetseleli bantfu tiphambeko tabo, neYihlo angeke anitsetselele tiphambeko tenu.
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'''Nanizila kudla, ningabunyukumalisi buso benu njengebatentisi, ngobe bona banyukumalisa buso babo, kuze batekubonakalisa kubantfu kuzila kwabo. Ngicinisile, ngitsi kini, sebawemukele umvuzo wabo.
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Kodvwa wena nawuzila, gcobisa inhloko yakho ugeze nebuso bakho,
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kuze bantfu bangakuboni kutsi uzilile kodvwa ubonwe nguYihlo losekusitsekeni; neYihlo lobona ekusitsekeni utakuninika umvuzo."
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"Ningatibekeli umcebo wenu lapha emhlabeni, lapho umvunya nekutfomba kuwubhubhisa, nalapho emasela agcekeza ebe.
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Kunaloko, tibekeleni umcebo wenu ezulwini, lapho khona umvunya, nekutfomba kungete kwawubhubhisa, nalapho emasela angagcekezi ebe.
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Ngobe lapho ingcebo yakho ikhona, nenhlitiyo yakho itawuba khona.
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Liso lisibane semtimba. Ngako ke, nangabe liso lakho lilihle, umtimba wonkhe ugcwele kukhanya.
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Kodvwa nangabe liso lakho lilibi, umtimba wonkhe ugcwele bumnyama. Ngako ke nangabe kukhanya lokukuwe kubumnyama, bukhulu kanganani ke lobo bumnyama.
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Kute umuntfu longasebentela emakhosi lamabili, phela angatondza lenye, atsandze lenye, uyakwetsembeka kulenye adzelele lenye. Ungeke usebentele Nkulunkulu nemcebo.
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Ngako ngitsi kini, ningakhatsateki ngemphilo yenu, kutsi nitakudlani ninatseni; nangemitimba yenu kutsi nitakwembatsani. Imphilo ayiyinkhulu yini kunekudla, nemtimba kunekwekwembatsa?
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Bukani tinyoni emoyeni. Atihlanyeli, ativuni, atibeki lutfo etincolobaneni, kodvwa uYihlo losezulwini uyatondla. Anincono kakhulu yini nine kunato?
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Kukhona yini emkhatsini wenu longatsi ngekukhatsateka engete umzuzwana ebudzeni bemphilo yakhe?
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Nikhatsatekelani ngetimphahla? Cabangani timbali tesiganga kutsi tikhula njani, atikhandleki, futsi atititfungeli kwekwembatsa.
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Noko ngitsi kini, ngisho naSolomoni ebukhatikhatini bakhe bonkhe abengeke afane ngisho nayinye yato ngekwembatsa.
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Nangabe Nkulunkulu abembatsisa kanjalo tjani besiganga, lobuphila lamuhla, kusasa bujikwe emlilweni, akayunembatsisa kakhulu yini nine, nine bekukholwa lokuncane?
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Ngako ke ningakhatsateki nitsi, ''sitawudlani?" nome "sitawunatsani?" nome "sitawembatsani?''
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Ngobe betive bafunisisa tona leto tintfo, kantsi uYihlo losezulwini uyati kutsi niyatidzinga letintfo.
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Kodvwa funani kucala umbuso wakhe kanye nekulunga kwakhe, khona tonkhe leto tintfo titawunikwa nine.
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Ngako ke, ningakhatsateki ngelikusasa, ngobe likusasa liyakutikhatsalela lona. Lilanga linye linenhlupheko leyenele lona.