Ihubo 12
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1 Siza Thixo, ngoba kabasekho abakholwayo;
abathembekileyo sebenyamalele kabasekho ebantwini.
2 Bonke baqamba amanga kubomakhelwane babo;
izindebe zabo eziyengayo
zihlezi zikhuluma inkohliso esezinhliziyweni zabo.
3 Sengathi uThixo angaziquma zonke izindebe ezikhohlisayo
kanye laluphi ulimi oluzikhukhumezayo
4 oluthi, “Sizanqoba ngendimi zethu;
izindebe zethu zizasilwela
ngubani oyinkosi yethu na?”
5 “Ngenxa yokuncindezelwa kwabayanga lokububula kwabaswelayo,
sengizavuka khathesi,” kutsho uThixo.
“Ngizabavikela kulabo ababachukuluzayo.”
6 Njalo amazwi kaThixo amsulwa,
njengesiliva esicengwe esithandweni somlilo esebumba,
njengegolide elihlanjululwe kasikhombisa.
7 Oh Thixo, uzahlala usiphephisile
njalo usivikele ebantwini ababi nini lanini.
8 Ababi bayaklamasa santando
nxa bebona izinto ezilihlazo zidunyiswa ngabantu.