11 Lingebi, lingakhohlisani, lingaqambelani amanga.
11 Lingebi. Lingaqambi amanga. Lingakhohlisani.
Lapho zifika inceku zikaAbisalomu endlini, zathi kowesifazana: Bangaphi oAhimazi loJonathani na? Owesifazana wathi kizo: Bachaphele ngaphetsheya kwesifula. Sezibadinge zabaswela, zasezibuyela eJerusalema.
Wasesithi kuye: Lami ngingumprofethi njengawe, isithunywa sakhuluma kimi ngelizwi leNkosi sathi: Ubuye laye endlini yakho ukuba adle ukudla, anathe amanzi. Kodwa wayemtshela amanga.
Okhohlisayo kayikuhlala endlini yami, lokhuluma amanga kayikuma phambi kwami.
Ngathi ekwesabeni kwami: Bonke abantu kabathembeki.
Ungebi.
Ungafakazi amanga ngomakhelwana wakho.
Ungabi lamhawu ngendlu kamakhelwana wakho, lomkakhe, lenceku yakhe, lencekukazi yakhe, lenkabi yakhe, lobabhemi wakhe, langolunye ulutho lwakhe.
Uba umuntu eseba inkabi loba imvu, ayihlabe ingabe ayithengise, uzahlawula inkabi eyodwa ngenkabi ezinhlanu, lemvu eyodwa ngezimvu ezine. Uzakuhlawula; uba engelalutho, uzathengiswa ngenxa yokweba kwakhe.
Uba umuntu enikeza umakhelwane wakhe imali loba impahla ukuba ayilondoloze, beseyebiwa endlini yalowomuntu, isela lizahlawula kuphindwe kabili uba lifunyanwa.
Ungayixoxi indaba yamanga, ungahlangani lomuntu omubi ukuba ube ngufakazi wamanga.
Ungafakazi ngomakhelwana wakho kungelasizatho, ungafakazi amanga ngaye.
Ngoba kusukela kwabancinyane babo kuze kufike kwabakhulu bonke bayizihwaba zenzuzo embi, labaprofethi labapristi bonke bayakhohlisa.
Lingakhi zonke izithelo zezivini zenu; futhi lingakhi izithelo zezivini ezivuthukileyo; kodwa zitshiyeni zibe ngezabayanga lezabemzini. NgiyiNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu.
Phinde! Kakube yikuthi uNkulunkulu uqinisile loba wonke umuntu eqamba amanga, njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi: Ukuze ubonwe ukuthi ulungile emazwini akho, unqobe ekuthonisisweni kwakho.
Ngakhoke lahlani amanga, likhulume iqiniso ilowo lalowo lomakhelwane wakhe, ngoba siyizitho zomzimba munye.
Olisela kangabe eseba, kodwa kakhuthale asebenze kuhle ngezandla zakhe, ukuze abe lamandla okunika labo abaswelayo.
Lingaqambelani amanga, lokhu selimlahlile umuntu omdala lezenzo zakhe,
lezifebe, labesilisa abalalanayo, labathumba abanye, labaqamba amanga, labafungela amanga; impela lokunye nje okuphambene lemfundiso eqotho,
Kodwa amagwala, labangakholwayo, labangcolileyo, lababulali, leziphingi, labathakathi, labakhonza izithombe, labo bonke abaqambi bamanga, isabelo sabo sizakuba echibini elivutha umlilo lesolufa, okuyikufa kwesibili.