57Olungileyo uyabhubha, njalo kakulamuntu okubeka enhliziywenia; njalo abantu abalomusa bayasuswab, engekho okunanzayo ukuthi olungileyoc ususiwed ngaphambi kobubi. 2 Uzangena ekuthuleni. Bazaphumula emibhedenie yabo, ngulowo lalowo ehamba ebuqothwenif bakhe.

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3 Kodwa lina sondelani lapha, madodana omthakathikazig, nzalo yesifebe, lawe wulehi. 4 Lidlalaj limelene lobani? Livulela bani umlomo ube banzik, likhupha ulimi? Alisibantwana besiphambeko yini, inzalo yenkohlisol, 5 lizitshisa phakathi kwezihlahla zama-okhi*m ngaphansi kwaso sonke isihlahla esiluhlaza, libulalela abantwanan ezihotsheni ngaphansi kwezingoxo zamadwalao? 6 Isabelo sakho siphakathi kwamatshe abutshelezi esifula; wona, wona ayinkatho yakho; njalo kiwo uthululele umnikelo wokunathwayo, waletha umnikelo wokudla. Ngizazisola ngalezizinto yini? 7 Phezu kwentaba ende lephakemeyop ubekile umbheda wakhoq; ngitsho lapho wenyukela khona ukuyanikela umhlatshelo. 8 Langemva kwesivalo lensika yomnyangor wabeka isikhumbuzo sakhos; ngoba uzivezile komunye kulakimit, wenyuka, waqhelisa umbheda wakhou, wazenzela isivumelwano labo; wathanda umbheda wabov lapho uwubonaw. 9 Waya enkosinix ulamafuthay, wandisaz amakha akhoa, wathuma izithunywa zakhob khatshana, wazehlisela esihogweni. 10 Wadinwac yibukhulu bendlela yakho, kodwa kawutshongo ukuthi: Kakulathembad; wathola impilo yesandla sakhoe, ngakho-ke kawuphelanga amandla. 11 Njalo wesaba bani watshaywa luvalof, ukuthi uqambe amangag, ungangikhumbulih, ungakufaki enhliziyweni yakhoi? Kangithulanga yinij ngitsho kwasendulo, njalo mina ungangesabi? 12 Mina ngizamemezela ukulunga kwakho, lemisebenzi yakho; ngoba kakuyikukusiza.

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13 Lapho ukhala, amaxuku akho kawakukhulule! Kanti umoya uzawaphephula wonke, ize lizawathatha. Kodwa othemba kimik uzakudla ilifa lelizwel, adle ilifa lentaba yami engcwelem. 14 Azakuthi: Buthelelani, buthelelanin, lungisani indlelaop, susani isikhubekiso endleleni yabantu bami. 15 Ngoba utsho njalo ophezulu lophakemeyo, ohlala ephakadeniq, obizo lakhe lingoNgcweler, uthi: Ngihlala endaweni ephakemeyos lengcwelet, njalo kanye laye olomoya odabukileyou lozithobayo, ukuvuselela umoya wabathobekileyov, lokuvuselela inhliziyo yabadabukileyo. 16 Ngoba kangiyikulwisa kuze kube phakadew, kangiyikuthukuthela njalonjalo; ngoba umoyax ungaphela amandla phambi kwamiy, lemiphefumuloz mina engiyenzileyoa. 17 Ngenxa yobubi bokufisa kwakheb ngathukuthela, ngamtshayac, ngazifihla, ngathukuthelad; kodwa waqhubeka ehlubuka ngendlela yenhliziyo yakhe. 18 Ngizibonile izindlela zakhe, njalo ngizamsilisae, ngimkhokhele, ngibuyisele izinduduzo kuye labalilayo bakhef. 19 Ngidala izithelo zezindebeg; ukuthula, ukuthulahi kokhatshanajk loseduzel, itsho iNkosi; njalo ngizamsilisam. 20 Kodwa ababin banjengolwandle olutshukumayo; ngoba kalulakuphumula, lamanzi alo akhafula udaka lengcekeza. 21 Kakulakuthulao, utsho uNkulunkulu wami, kwababi.