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24:1 Yabona uYehova ulithi qongqololo ihlabathi, ulenza amagqagala;
Uyayibhukuqa, uyabachithachitha abemi bakhona.
24:2 kube njengoko kubenjalo ebantwini, kube njalo kumbingeleli; njengoko kunye
umkhonzi, ngokunjalo nenkosi yakhe; kube njalo kwikhobokazana nenkosikazi yalo; njengoko
nomthengi, kube njalo kumthengisi; njengoko kumbolekisi, kunjalo nakumbolekisi
umboleki; kube njalo nakulowo ubiza imali yemboleko;
24:3 Ilizwe lithiwe qongqololo ngakunye, liphangwe liphangiwe;
ulithethile elo lizwi.
24:4 Ihlabathi lenza isijwili, libunile; lintshwenyile, libunile elimiweyo
bathe matshamatsha abaphakamileyo ebantwini behlabathi.
24:5 Ihlabathi lihlanjelwe phantsi kwabemi balo; ngokuba bona
bagqithile emthethweni, bawuguqula ummiselo, bawaphula
umnqophiso ongunaphakade.
24:6 Ngenxa yoko lidliwe ihlabathi, nabemi balo;
baphanzile; ngenxa yoko baphanzile abemi behlabathi, bambalwa
bemka amadoda.
24:7 Iwayini entsha yenza isijwili, untshwenyile umdiliya, bonke abantliziyo inemivuyo bayaphambana.
ncwina.
24:8 Iphelile imihlali yengqongqo; iphelile ingxolo yabadlamkileyo;
iphelile imihlali yohadi.
24:9 Abayi kusela wayini benengoma; isiselo esinxilisayo siya kukrakra kuso
abo bayiselayo.
24:10 Uqhekekile umzi osenyanyeni, zivalekile zonke izindlu ukuba zivaliwe
angangena umntu.
24:11 Bakhala ngewayini ezitratweni; lonke uvuyo lwenziwe mnyama
iphelile imihlali yelizwe.
24:12 Umzi usele walinxuwa, labethwe isango
intshabalalo.
24:13 Kuya kuba njalo esazulwini selizwe phakathi kwezizwe, khona
kube njengokuvuthululwa komnquma, nanjengobhikico;
xa ukuvuna kwenziwa.
24:14 Baya kuliphakamisa ilizwi labo, bavume ubungangamsha bukaYehova
Badanduluka elwandle, Yehova;
24:15 Ngenxa yoko, zukisani uYehova esemlilweni, igama likaYehova
UThixo kaSirayeli eziqithini zolwandle.
24:16 Esondweni lehlabathi siva iingoma ezithi, Udumo kuye
amalungisa. Ndathi ke, Ukubhitya kwam, ukubhitya kwam, yeha ke mna! i
Amaqhophololo aqhubene ngobuqhophololo; ewe, namaqhophololo
abarhwebi banginiza kakhulu.
24:17 Ufikelwe lunkwantyo, nomgongxo, nesibatha, wena mmi welizwe.
umhlaba.
24:18 Kuya kuthi ke, ukuba usaba kwilizwi elinkwantyisayo
baya kweyela emhadini; nalowo unyukayo ephuma phakathi kweminquba
ngokuba iingcango zaphezulu zivulekile;
Iziseko zehlabathi ziyanyikima.
24:19 Liyavikiveka livikiveke ihlabathi; liyacandeka licandeke ihlabathi;
liyashukuma lishukume ihlabathi.
24:20 Ihlabathi liya kudidizela njengenxila, lishukume;
njengendlu encinci; ukreqo lwakhe luya kuba nzima phezu kwayo;
liya kuwa, lingabuyi livuke.
24:21 Kuya kuthi ngaloo mini, uYehova abavelele
Umkhosi wabaphezulu, kunye nookumkani behlabathi phezu
Umhlaba.
24:22 Kwaye baya kuhlanganiswa, njengokuba amabanjwa ehlanganiselwa ndawonye
baya kuvalelwa entolongweni, baze kwakuba ziintsuku ezininzi
ukuhanjelwa.
24:23 Iya kuba neentloni inyanga, lidane ilanga, xa uYehova esemlonyeni wakhe
imikhosi iya kulawula entabeni yeZiyon, naseYerusalem, naphambi kwakhe
abantu bakudala ngobungangamsha.