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5:1 Wenani kaloku, zityebi, lilani nenze isijwili ngeenkxwaleko zenu ezizayo
phezu kwakho.
5:2 Ubutyebi benu bubolile, neengubo zenu zidliwe ngamanundu.
5:3 Igolide nesilivere yenu idliwe ngumhlwa; nomhlwa wabo uya kuba a
ingqina ngani, bayidle inyama yenu njengomlilo. Ninayo
baziqwebele ubutyebi ngemihla yokugqibela.
5:4 Yabonani, umvuzo wabasebenzi, abavune amasimi enu;
lowo kuni ubandeziweyo ngobuqhophololo, uyadanduluka;
abavuniweyo bangenile ezindlebeni zeNkosi enguSomandla.
5:5 Nadla ubuncwane emhlabeni, naxhamla iziyolo; ninayo
nazondla iintliziyo zenu njengamhla kuxheliweyo.
5:6 Nimgwebe, nambulala olilungisa; kanjalo akanichasi.
5:7 Nyamezelani ngoko, bazalwana, ide ifike iNkosi. Khangela, uthixo
Umlimi uyasilinda isiqhamo esinqwenelekayo somhlaba, aqhube ixesha elide
umonde ngenxa yoko, ade amkele imvula yokuqala neyakwindla.
5:8 Nyamezelani nani; zimiseni iintliziyo zenu kubukho beNkosi
isondele.
5:9 Musani ukukrokrelana omnye nomnye, bazalwana, ukuze ningagwetywa.
umgwebi umi phambi komnyango.
5:10 Bathabatheni, bazalwana bam, abaprofeti ababethetha egameni likaYehova
Nkosi, ngumzekelo wokuva ubunzima, nowokunyamezela.
5:11 Yabonani, sithi, banoyolo abo banyamezelayo. Nivile ngomonde
kaYobhi, kwaye nisibonile isiphelo seNkosi; ukuba uYehova ulunge kakhulu
unosizi, nenceba.
5:12 Ke phezu kweento zonke, bazalwana bam, musani ukufunga, nokuba lizulu, nokuba lilo
Ngomhlaba, nangesinye isifungo esinye; uewe wenu makabe nguewe; kwaye
uhayi wakho, hayi; ukuze ningaweli ekugwetyweni.
5:13 Kukho mntu na phakathi kwenu uva ububi? makathandaze. Ngaba kukho ukonwaba? makacule
iindumiso.
5:14 Kukho mntu na ufayo phakathi kwenu? makabize amadoda amakhulu ebandla; kwaye
mabathandaze phezu kwakhe, bamthambise ngeoli egameni leNkosi.
5:15 Kwaye umthandazo wokholo uya kumsindisa lowo ugulayo, kwaye iNkosi iya kumvusa
yena phezulu; nokuba ubethe wenza izono, wozixolelwa.
5:16 Xelelanani iziphoso, nithandazelane, ukuze nithi
unokuphiliswa. Umthandazo welungisa uyasebenza
kakhulu.
5:17 UEliya wayengumntu oneemvakalelo ezinjengezethu, waye wathandaza
Ngenyameko, ukuze imvula ingani, kwaye akuzange kune emhlabeni phezu komhlaba
iminyaka emithathu neenyanga ezintandathu.
5:18 Waphinda wathandaza, laza izulu lanika imvula, nomhlaba wazisa
khuphani iziqhamo zayo.
5:19 Bazalwana, ukuba ubani kuni uthe walahleka enyanisweni, wathi ubani wamguqula;
5:20 Mazi ukuba lowo wamguqulayo umoni ekulahlekeni kwakhe
Indlela iya kusindisa umphefumlo ekufeni, ifihle inkitha yezono.