Sehluko 7
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''Ungehluleli labanye, kute nawe ungetewuhlulelwa nguNkulunkulu.
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Ngobe ngaloko kwehlulela lenehlulela ngako labanye, nani niyakwehlulelwa ngako, nangaleso silinganiso lenitilinganisa ngaso, nani niyakulinganiswa ngaso.
3
Pho, ulunakeni lutsi lolusesweni lwemzalwane wakho, kodvwa ube ungalunaki lolugodvo lolusesweni lakho?
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Nome ke ungasho kanjani kumzalwane wakho utsi, asengikukhiphe nalu lutsi lolusesweni lakho, ibe kantsi kuvundle lugodvo esweni lakho?
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Mtentisi, cala kucala ukhiphe lugodvo lolusesweni lwakho, emvakwaloko ke utakubonisisa kahle kutsi ukhiphe lutsi lolusesweni lwemzalwane wakho.
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Ningatiniki tinja lokungcwele, ningawalahli ematje enu etihontjini laligugu, funa tiwagcobagcobe ngetinselo tato, bese tigucukela kini tiyanidzabudzabula.
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"Celani, nitawuphiwa, funani, nitawutfola, nconcotsani, nitawuvulelwa.
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Ngobe wonkhe locelako uyakuphiwa, nalofunako uyawutfola, nalonconcotsako uyavulelwa.
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Ngubani emkhatsini wenu lekungatsi umsa wakhe nakacela sinkhwa, yena amnike litje?
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Nome acele inhlanti, yena amnike inyoka?
11
Nangabe ke nine lenibabi kangaka nikwati kubapha bantfwabenu tipho letinhle, kakhulu kanganani ke uYihlo losezulwini utakubapha lokuhle labacelako kuye.
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Ngako ke konkhe lenifisa kutsi bantfu bakwente kini, kwenteni nani kubo, ngobe ngulowo umgogodla wemtsetfo newemfundziso yebaphrofethi,
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"Ngenani ngelisango lelincane, ngobe lisango libanti nendlela ibanti leyisa ekubhujisweni, banyenti labangena ngalo.
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Kepha lisango lincane nendlela yincane leyisa ekuphileni, nebantfu labayitfolako bambalwa.''
15
''Caphelani baphrofethi bemanga, labeta kini banjengetimvu ngaphandle, kodvwa ngekhatsi banjengetimphisi letibukhali.
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Niyawubati ngemisebenti yabo, njengetihlahla tatiwa ngetitselo tato. Emagelebisi angakhiwa yini etihlahleni temanyeva, noma emakhiwa elugaganeni?
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Sihlahla lesimnandzi sitsela titselo letimnandzi, kantsi sihlahla lesibi sitsela titselo letimbi.
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Sihlahla lesimnandzi singeke sitsele titselo letimbi, kanjalo futsi nesihlahla lesibi singeke sitsele titselo letimnandzi.
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Sonkhe sihlahla lesingatseli titselo letimnandzi siyajutjwa, silahlwe emlilweni.
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Ngako ke baphrofethi mbumbulu niyawubati ngetitselo tabo.
21
Akusibobonkhe labatsi kimi 'Nkhosi Nkhosi' labayawungena embusweni welizulu, kodvwa ngulabo labenta intsandvo yaBabe losezulwini.
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Ngalelo langa labanyenti bayawutsi kimi 'Nkhosi Nkhosi, asizange yini siphrofethe ngelibito lakho? asiwakhiphanga yini emadimoni ngelibito lakho?Asiyentanga yini imisebenti leminyenti nalemikhulu ngelibito lakho?'
23
Ngitobese ngiyawuphendvula ngitsi, ''Angizange senginati! Sukani kimi, nine benti balokubi'
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''Ngako ke wonkhe lova lamavi ami awente, ufanana nendvodzana lehlakaniphile, leyakha indlu yayo etikwelidvwala.
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Kwase kuna imvula, imifula yagcwala, nemimoya yahhusha, yetama kuyiphephula lendlu, kodvwa ayizange iwe, ngobe yayakhelwe esisekelweni lesasilidvwala.
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Kodvwa loyo lova lamavi ami angawenti, ufanana nendvodza lesilima, leyakha indlu yayo esihlabatsini.
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Kwase kuna imvula, imifula yagcwala, nemimoya yahhusha yayiphephula lendlu, yaze yawa. Maye! kwaba kukhulu loko kuwa kwayo.''
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Kwatsi Jesu nacedza lenkhulumo yakhe, ticumbi tebantfu tase timangele ngalemfundziso yakhe,
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ngobe abebafundzisa njengemuntfu lonemandla, hhayi njengetati tabo temtsetfo.