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1Abalungileyo bayabhubha,kodwa kakho ocabanga ngakho enhliziyweni yakhe.Abantu abazinikele ekukhonzeni bayasuswa,njalo kakho okuzwisisayo ukuthiabalungileyo basuswaukuba baphetshiswe ebubini.2Labo abahamba ngokulungabayangena ekuthuleni;bathola ukuphumula belele ekufeni.3“Kodwa lina wozani lapha lina,madodana esanusekazi lina nzalo yezifebe leziphingi!4Ngubani elimklolodelayo na?Ngubani elimnemelayolimkhuphela inlimi zenu?Kalisinzalo yabahlamuki,labantwana babaqamba amanga na?5Liyatshiseka ngenkanuko ezihlahleni zomʼOkhi,langaphansi kwezihlahla zonke eziyizithingithingi;lenza umhlatshelo ngabantwabenu emakhelekehlenilangaphansi kwamawa.6Izithombe eziphakathi kwamatshe abutshelezi emakhelekehleni yiso isabelo senu,yizo, yizo eziyisabelo senu.Yebo, kuzo lithele iminikelo yokunathwayolanikela leminikelo yamabele.Ngenxa yalezizinto ngingaba lozwelo na?7Wenze umbheda wakho phezu koqaqa oluphakemeyo,wakhwela wayanikela imihlatshelo yakho khona.8Ngemva kwezivalo zakho langemva kwezinsika zomnyango wakhoubeke izifanekiso zakho zobuhedeni.Wathi ungilahla wembula umbheda wakho,wakhwela kuwo wawuvula waba banzi,wavumelana lalabo othanda imibheda yabo,wakhangela ubunqunu babo.9Uye kuMoleki ulamafutha e-oliva,wandisa lamakha akho.Uthume izithunywa zakho khatshanawangena ethuneni lona ngokwalo!10Wadiniswa yizindlela zakho zonke,kodwa wawungeke uthi, ‘Akusizi ngalutho.’Wathola ukuvuselelwa kwamandla akho.Ngakho kawuphelanga amandla.11Ngubani omesabe kangakawaze waba lamanga kimi,njalo kawaze wangikhumbulaloba ukucabanga lokhu enhliziyweni yakho na?Akusingenxa yokuthi sengathula okwesikhathi eside kakhuluwaze wangasangesabi na?12Ukulunga kwakho lemisebenzi yakho ngizakuveza obala,njalo akuyikukusiza ngalutho.13Lapho usukhalela ukusizwa,iqoqo lezithombe zakho kalikuhlenge.Umoya uzazithatha zonke,lokuphephetha nje kuziphephulele khatshana.Kodwa umuntu owenza mina isiphephelo sakheilizwe lizakuba yilifa lakhelentaba yami engcwele ibe ngeyakhe.”