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47 Yihla uze uhlale phantsi eluthulini,+ ntombi enyulu yaseBhabhiloni.+ Hlala phantsi emhlabeni apho kungekho trone,+ ntombi yamaKhaledi.+ Kuba akuyi kuba namava kwakhona okuba abantu bakubize ngokuba ubuthathaka yaye uethe-ethe.+ 2 Thabatha ilitye lokuguba+ uze usile umgubo. Tyhila isigqubuthelo sakho.+ Hluba umbhinqo wakho omde.+ Tyhila umlenze.+ Wela imilambo. 3 Ufanele ubutyhile ubuze bakho.+ Ungcikivo lwakho lufanele lubonwe.+ Ndiya kuphindezela,+ ndingahlangabezi mntu ngobubele.
4 “Kukho Lowo usihlawulelayo.+ Igama lakhe nguYehova wemikhosi,+ Lowo Ungcwele kaSirayeli.”+
5 Hlala phantsi uthe cwaka+ uze ungene ebumnyameni,+ ntombi yamaKhaledi;+ kuba akuyi kuba namava kwakhona okuba abantu bakubize ngokuba uyiNkosikazi+ Yezikumkani.+ 6 Ndabacaphukela abantu bam.+ Ndalihlambela ilifa lam,+ ndabanikela esandleni sakho.+ Akuzange ubenzele nceba.+ Wayenza yanzima idyokhwe yakho phezu kwendoda endala.+ 7 Kwaye wamana usithi: “Ndiya kungqineka ndiyiNkosikazi+ ukusa kwixesha elingenammiselo, ngonaphakade.” Akuzange uzithabathele ntliziyweni yakho ezi zinto; akuzange ukukhumbule ukuphela komcimbi.+
8 Ke kaloku yiva oku, mfazindini unikwe uyolo, lowo uhleli ngonqabiseko,+ lowo uthi entliziyweni yakhe: “Ndim lo, akukho bani ungomnye.+ Andiyi kuhlala njengomhlolokazi, nokulahlekelwa ngabantwana andiyi kukwazi.”+ 9 Kodwa ezi zinto zimbini ziya kuza kuwe ngequbuliso, ngamini-nye:+ ukulahlekelwa ngabantwana nobuhlolokazi. Ngomlinganiselo wazo opheleleyo zimele zikufikele,+ ngenxa yokukhafula kwakho okukhulu, ngenxa yamandla apheleleyo oomabophe bakho—ngokugqithiseleyo.+ 10 Uqhubekile ukholosa ngobubi bakho.+ Uye wathi: “Akukho bani undibonayo.”+ Ubulumko bakho nolwazi lwakho+—kuko okukulahlekisileyo; yaye umana usithi entliziyweni yakho: “Ndim lo, akukho wumbi.” 11 Kwaye umele ufikelwe yintlekele; akuyi kulazi ikhubalo lokumelana nayo. Uya kuwelwa yinkxwaleko;+ akuyi kukwazi ukuyinqanda. Yaye uya kufikelwa ngequbuliso+ kukonakaliswa ongakwaziyo.
12 Ke kaloku, yima ngxi ngoomabophe bakho nangokukhafula kwakho okukhulu,+ oye wabulaleka ngako ukususela ebutsheni bakho; ukuze mhlawumbi ukwazi ukungenelwa, ukuze mhlawumbi wenze abantu bangenwe luloyiko. 13 Udiniwe bubuninzi babacebisi bakho. Ke kaloku, mabeme baze bakusindise, abanquli bamazulu, abo bakhangela iinkwenkwezi,+ abo bathi ekuthwaseni kweenyanga bazise ngezinto eziya kukufikela. 14 Khangela! Baye baba njengeendiza.+ Ngokuqinisekileyo umlilo uya kubatshisa.+ Abayi kuwuhlangula umphefumlo wabo+ emandleni amadangatye.+ Akuyi kubakho mlilo wamalahle eenkuni ukuze abantu bothe, kungekho kukhanya komlilo abaya kuhlala phantsi phambi kwawo. 15 Ngokuqinisekileyo baya kuba njalo kuwe, abo ubulaleke ngabo besebenzisa amakhubalo+ ukususela ebutsheni bakho. Okunene baya kubhadula, ngamnye aye kummandla wakowabo. Akuyi kubakho bani wokukusindisa.+