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New Testament
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Xhosa Bible 1975
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Ekuqalekeni uThixo wadala amazulu nehlabathi. |
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Ke ehlabathini kwakusenyanyeni, kuselubala; kwakumnyama phezu kwamanzi enzonzobila. UMoya kaThixo wafukama phezu kwamanzi lawo. |
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Wathi uThixo, Makubekho ukukhanya. Kwabakho ke ukukhanya. |
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Wakubona ke uThixo ukukhanya ukuba kulungile, wahlula uThixo phakathi kokukhanya nobumnyama. |
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Wathi uThixo ukukhanya yimini, wathi ubumnyama bubusuku.Kwahlwa, kwasa: yangumhla wokuqala. |
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Wathi uThixo, Makubekho isibhakabhaka phakathi kwawo amanzi,sibe ngumahlulo wokwahlula amanzi kumanzi. |
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Wasenza uThixo isibhakabhaka, wawahlula amanzi angaphantsi kwesibhakabhaka kuwo amanzi angaphezu kwesibhakabhaka. Kwaba njalo. |
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Wathi uThixo isibhakabhaka ngamazulu. Kwahlwa, kwasa:yangumhla wesibini. |
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Wathi uThixo, Amanzi angaphantsi kwamazulu makahlanganiselwe ndaweni-nye, kubonakale okomileyo. Kwaba njalo. |
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Wathi uThixo okomileyo ngumhlaba, wathi intlanganisela yamanzi ziilwandle. Wabona uThixo ukuba kulungile. |
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Wathi uThixo, Umhlaba mawuphume uhlaza, imifuno evelisa imbewu, imithi yeziqhamo, eyenza iziqhamo ngohlobo lwayo,embewu ikuyo, emhlabeni. Kwaba njalo. |
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Umhlaba waphuma uhlaza, nemifuno evelisa imbewu ngohlobo lwayo, nemithi eyenza iziqhamo, embewu ikuyo, ngohlobo lwayo.Wabona uThixo ukuba kulungile. |
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Kwahlwa kwasa: yangumhla wesithathu. |
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Wathi uThixo, Makubekho izikhanyiso esibhakabhakeni samazulu, zibe ngumahlulo wokwahlula imini kubusuku; zibe zezemiqondiso, zibe zezamaxesha amisiweyo, zibe zezemihla neminyaka; |
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mazibe zizikhanyiso esibhakabhakeni samazulu, zikhanyise ehlabathini. Kwaba njalo. |
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Wenza uThixo izikhanyiso ezikhulu zazibini, esona sikhulu isikhanyiso ukuba silawule imini, esona sincinane isikhanyiso ukuba silawule ubusuku; wenza neenkwenkwezi. |
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Wazibeka uThixo esibhakabhakeni samazulu, ukuba zikhanyise ehlabathini, zilawule imini nobusuku, |
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zahlule ukukhanya kubumnyama. Wabona uThixo ukuba kulungile. |
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Kwahlwa, kwasa: yangumhla wesine. |
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Wathi uThixo, Amanzi la makanyakazele inyakanyaka,imiphefumlo ephilileyo; zithi neentaka ziphaphazele ehlabathini, esibhakabhakeni sezulu. |
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Wadala uThixo oominenga mikhulu, nayo yonke imiphefumlo ephilileyo enambuzelayo, awanyakazela ngayo amanzi ngohlobo lwayo, neentaka zonke ezinamaphiko ngohlobo lwazo. Wabona uThixo ukuba kulungile. |
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Wazisikelela uThixo, esithi, Qhamani, nande, niwazalise amanzi aselwandle; zithi iintaka zande ehlabathini. |
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Kwahlwa, kwasa: yangumhla wesihlanu. |
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Wathi uThixo, Umhlaba mawuphume imiphefumlo ephilileyo ngohlobo lwayo: izinto ezizitho zine, nezinambuzane, nezinto eziphilileyo zomhlaba ngohlobo lwazo. Kwaba njalo. |
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Wenza uThixo izinto eziphilileyo zomhlaba ngohlobo lwazo,nezinto ezizitho zine ngohlobo lwazo, nazo zonke izinambuzane zomhlaba ngohlobo lwazo. Wabona uThixo ukuba kulungile. |
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Wathi uThixo, Masenze umntu ngokomfanekiselo wethu ngokufana nathi. Mababe nobukhosi ezintlanzini zolwandle,nasezintakeni zezulu, nasezintweni ezizitho zine, nasemhlabeni wonke, nasezinambuzaneni zonke ezinambuzela emhlabeni. |
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Wamdala ke uThixo umntu ngokomfanekiselo wakhe; wamdala ngokomfanekiselo kaThixo; wadala indoda nenkazana. |
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Wabasikelela uThixo, wathi kubo uThixo, Qhamani, nande,niwuzalise umhlaba niweyise; nibe nobukhosi ezintlanzini zolwandle, nasezintakeni zezulu, nasezintweni zonke eziphilileyo ezinambuzelayo emhlabeni. |
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Wathi uThixo, Yabonani, ndininikile yonke imifuno evelisa imbewu, esemhlabeni wonke, nayo yonke imithi eneziqhamo zemithi evelisa imbewu: yoba kukudla kuni. |
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Nezinto zonke eziphilileyo zomhlaba, neentaka zonke zezulu,nezinambuzane zonke ezisemhlabeni, ezinomphefumlo ophilileyo,ndizinike yonke imifuno eluhlaza ukuba ibe kukudla. Kwaba njalo. |
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Wakubona uThixo konke akwenzileyo, nanko, kulungile kunene.Kwahlwa, kwasa: yangumhla wesithandathu. |
| Xhosa Bible 1975 |
| © Bible Society of South Africa 1975. Used with permission. All rights reserved. |