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Umnyaka Womusa KaThixo

1Umoya kaThixo Wobukhosi uphezu kwami,ngoba uThixo ungigcobileukuba ngitshumayele izindaba ezinhle kwabampofu.Ungithumile ukuba ngibophe inhliziyo ezidabukileyo,ngimemezele ukukhululwa kwabathunjiweyo,lokukhululwa kwezibotshwa emnyameni,2lokumemezela umnyaka womusa kaThixo,losuku lokuphindisela kukaNkulunkulu wethu;ukududuza abalilayo,3lokunakekela labo abadabukileyo eZiyoni,ukubapha umqhele wobuhleesikhundleni somlotha,amafutha okujabulaesikhundleni sokulila,lengubo yokudumisaesikhundleni somoya wokulahla ithemba.Bazabizwa ngokuthi yimʼokhi yokulunga,ehlanyelwe nguThixoukuba abonakalise inkazimulo yakhe.
4Bazavuselela njalo amanxiwa asendulobavuse lezindawo ezadilizwa kudala.Bazavuselela amadolobho adilikayoaleminyaka eminengi adilika.5Abezizwe bazakwelusa imihlambi yenu;abezizwe bazalima amasimu enu lezivini zenu.6Lizabizwa ngokuthi abaphristi bakaThixo,kuzathiwa liyizikhonzi zikaNkulunkulu.Lizakudla inotho yezizwe,lizincome ngenotho yazo.
7Esikhundleni sehlazo laboabantu bami bazaphiwa isabelo esiphindwe kabili,njalo esikhundleni sokuyangekabazathokoza ngelifa labo;ngakho isabelo selifa labo elizweni sizaphindwa kabili,lentokozo engapheliyo izakuba ngeyabo.
8“Ngoba mina, uThixo, ngithanda ukulunga,ngizonda ubugebenga lobubi.Ngobuqotho bami ngizabanika umvuzongenze isivumelwano esingapheliyo labo.9Izizukulwane zabo zizakwaziwa phakathi kwezizwe,lenzalo yabo yaziwe phakathi kwabantu.Bonke abababonayo bazavumaukuthi bangabantu ababusiswe nguThixo.”
10Ngiyathokoza kakhulu kuThixo;umphefumulo wami uyajabula ngoNkulunkulu wami.Ngoba ungigqokise izigqoko zokusindiswa,wangicecisa ngezembatho zokulunga,njengomyeni ececisa ikhanda lakhe njengomphristi,lanjengomlobokazi ezicecise ngamatshe akhe aligugu.11Ngoba njengomhlabathi owenza ihlumela limile,lesivande esenza inhlanyelo ikhule,ngokunjalo uThixo Wobukhosi uzakwenza ukulungalodumo kuvele phambi kwezizwe zonke.