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46
Onkulunkulu BaseBhabhiloni
1 UBheli uyakhothama, uNebho uyaguqa;
izithombe zabo zithwelwe yizifuyo zokuthwala.
Izifanekiso ezithwelweyo ziyasinda,
umthwalo osindayo kodiniweyo.
2 Bayakhothama baguqe ndawonye;
benganelisi ukuhlenga umthwalo,
labo uqobo baya khona ekuthunjweni.
 
3 “Ngilalela wena ndlu kaJakhobe,
lonke lina eliseleyo abendlu ka-Israyeli,
lina engalisekelayo selokhu lemulwayo,
ngalithwala selokhu lazalwayo.
4 Lasebudaleni benu, inwele zenu sezimhlophe,
mina nginguye, nginguye ozaliqinisa.
Sengilenzile njalo ngizalithwala;
ngizaliqinisa ngilihlenge.
 
5 Ngubani elingangilinganisa laye kumbe limbale njengolingana lami na?
Ngubani elingangifananisa laye ukuba siqathaniswe na?
6 Abanye bathulula igolide emigodleni yabo
balinganise isiliva ezikalini;
baqhatshe abakhandi begolide ukuba benze unkulunkulu ngalo,
bakhothame, bamkhonze.
7 Bayamphakamisela emahlombe abo bamthwale;
bayambeka endaweni yakhe, ame khonapho.
Angeke asuke kuleyondawo.
Lanxa umuntu ememeza, kaphenduli;
angeke amsize ekuhluphekeni kwakhe.
 
8 Khumbulani lokhu, likufake ezingqondweni zenu,
kukhumbuleni lina bahlamuki.
9 Khumbulani izinto zakuqala ezendulo.
Mina nginguNkulunkulu,
kakho omunye; mina nginguNkulunkulu,
kakho onjengami.
10 Mina ngenza isiphetho sazakale
kusukela ekuqaleni lokuzakwenzakala,
kusukela ezikhathini zasendulo.
Ngithi: ‘Injongo yami izakuma kokuphela,
njalo ngizakwenza konke engikufunayo.’
11 Empumalanga ngibiza inyoni edla ezinye;
elizweni elikhatshana ngibiza umuntu
ukuba afeze injongo yami.
Lokho engikutshiloyo ngizakufeza;
lokho engikucebileyo ngizakwenza.
12 Ngilalelani lina elilezinhliziyo ezilukhuni,
lina elikhatshana lokulunga.
13 Ngiletha ukulunga kwami eduzane,
akukho khatshana;
lokusindisa kwami akuyikuphuziswa.
IZiyoni ngizayinika ukusindiswa,
u-Israyeli inkazimulo yami.”

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