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26Njengeliqhwa elikhithikileyo ehlobo lanjengezulu ngesikhathi sokuvunaa, ngokunjalo udumob kalusifanelanga isithuthac.
2 Njengenyoni ekuzulazulenid, njengenkonjane ekuphaphenie, ngokunjalo isiqalekiso kungelasizatho kasiyikufikaf.
3 Isiswepu ngesebhiza, itomu ngelikababhemig, loswazi ngolomhlana wezithuthah.
4 Ungaphenduli isithutha ngokobuthutha baso, hlezi lawe ufanane lasoi.
5 Phendula isithutha ngokobuthutha baso, hlezi sibe ngesihlakaniphileyo emehlweni asoj.
6 Othumela amazwi ngesandla sesithutha, uquma inyawo, unatha isihlukuk.
7 Imilenze yesiqhuli iyalengalenga; sinjalo isaga emlonyeni wezithuthal.
8 Njengokubophela ilitshe esavutheni, unjalo onika udumo esithuthenim.
9 Njengameva enyuka esandleni sesidakwan sinjalo isaga emlonyeni wezithuthao.
10 Omkhulu owabumba konkep uvuza isithutha, avuze abadlulayo.
11 Njengenja ebuyela emahlanzweni ayoq ngokunjalo isithutha siphinda ubuthutha basor.
12 Uyabona yini umuntu ohlakaniphileyo emehlweni akhes? Kulethemba elikhulu esithutheni kulayet.
13 Olivila uthiu: Kulesilwane endleleni; isilwane sisezitaladeniv.
14 Isivalo siphenduka ngamabhanti aso, ngokunjalo ivila embhedeni walo.
15 Ivila lifihla isandla salo emganwini, liyavilapha ukusibuyisela emlonyeni walow.
16 Ivila lihlakaniphile emehlweni alox okwedlula abayisikhombisay abangaphendulaz ngenhlakaniphoa.
17 Odlulayo engenela ingxabano engeyisiyo eyakhe ungobamba indlebe zenjab.
18 Njengohlanya oluphosa izikhuni ezivuthayo, imitshoko, lokufa, 19 unjalo umuntu okhohlisa umakhelwane wakhe, abesesithi: Kangisomi yini?
20 Uba kungelankuni umlilo uyacitsha; njalo uba kungelakunyeya, ukuxabana kuyathulac.
21 Njengamalahled emalahleni avuthayo, lenkuni emlilwenie, unjalo umuntu wenkani ngowokubasa ingxabanof.
22 Amazwi onyeyayo anjengezibondlo ezehlela kokungaphakathi kwesisug.
23 Indebe ezivuthayo lenhliziyo embih kungamanyele esilivai ahuqa ukhambaj.
24 Ozondayo uyazenzisa ngezindebe zakhe, kodwa ufaka inkohliso ngaphakathi kwakhek.
25 Lapho esenza ilizwi lakhe libe ngelomusa, ungamkholwal, ngoba izinengiso eziyisikhombisa zisenhliziyweni yakhem.
26 Inzondo isibekelwa ngenkohliso; ububi bakhe buzakwembulwan ebandlenio.
27 Ogebhayo umgodi uzawela kuwop, logiqa ilitshe, lizabuyela kuyeq.
28 Ulimi lwamanga luzonda olubachobozayo, lomlomo obutshelezi usebenza incithakalo.
a 1 Sam. 12.17.
b 26.8. 19.10.
c 17.7.
d 27.8. Hlab. 84.3.
e 27.8. Hlab. 84.3.
f 30.10. Nani 23.8. Dute. 23.5. 2 Sam. 16.12.
g Hlab. 32.9.
h 19.29.
i 2 Sam. 16.11. 2 Kho. 18.36.
j Mat. 16.1-4. 21.24-27. 23.16-22,25,26.
k 13.2. Jobe 15.16.
l 1.1.
m 26.8. 19.10.
n 23.35.
o 1.1.
p 25.23.
q 2 Pet. 2.22.
r Eks. 8.15.
s 22.29. 29.20. 12.15.
t 29.20.
u 22.13.
v Jobe 10.16.
w 19.24.
x 26.5.
y 26.25. 6.16.
z 27.11.
a 11.22.
b 14.10. 20.19. 24.21.
c 22.10.
d Isa. 44.12. 54.16.
e 25.22. Hlab. 140.10.
f 15.18. 29.22.
g 18.8.
h Hlab. 7.13.
i Eks. 26.32.
j 25.4.
k Gen. 42.7. 1 Kho. 14.5,6.
l Hlab. 28.3.
m 26.25. 6.16.
n Hlab. 98.2.
o Jobe 30.28.
p 28.10. Hlab. 7.15.
q Hlab. 7.16.