U-Efrayimi ucindezelekile, uchotshoziwe ekwahlulelweni, ngokuba wavuma ukulandela umyalo oyize.

Thokoza, nsizwa, ebusheni bakho , inhliziyo yakho ikuphe ukwenam a emihleni yobunsizwa bakho , uhambe ngezindlela zenhliziyo yakh o njengokubona k wamehlo akho , kepha yazi ukuthi ngakho konke lokh o uNkulunkulu uyakukungenisa ekwahlulelweni.

Ngokuba akasiye umuntu onjengam i ukuba ngingase ngimphendule , siye kanyekanye ekwahlulelweni.

Kungokumesaba kwakho akusolayo, angene nawe ekwahlulelweni, na?

Ngalokho ababi abayikuma ekwahlulelweni , nezoni ebandleni labalungileyo.

Ekwahlulelweni kwakhe makalahlwe yicala ; umkhuleko wakhe mawube yisono.

Ukukhetha ubuso bomubi ukuba olungileyo aphambukiswe ekwahlulelweni akukuhle.

Ngokuba uNkulunkulu uyakuyis a uyakuyisa yonke imisebenz i ekwahlulelweni kanye nakho konke okufihliweyo, noma kuhle noma kubi.

Amadoda aseNineve ayakusukuma ekwahlulelweni kanye nalesi sizukulwane, asilahle; ngokuba aphenduka ngokushumayela kukaJona ; bhekani, kukhona lapha okukhulu kunoJona.

Inkosikazi yaseningizimu iyakusukuma ekwahlulelweni kanye nalesi sizukulwane, isilahle; ngokuba yavela emikhawulweni yomhlaba izakuzwa ukuhlakanipha kukaSolomoni ; bhekani, lapha kukhona okukhulu kunoSolomoni.

Kepha kuyakuba ngcono kulo iTire neSidoni ekwahlulelweni kunakini.

Inkosikazi yaseningizimu iyakusukuma ekwahlulelweni kanye namadoda alesi sizukulwane , iwalahle; ngokuba yavela emikhawulw eni yomhlaba izakuzwa ukuhlakanipha kukaSolomoni; bhekani, lapha kukhona okukhulu kunoSolomoni.

Amadoda aseNineve ayakusukuma ekwahlulelweni kanye nalesi sizukulwane, asilahle; ngokuba aphenduka ngokushumayela kukaJona ; bhekani, lapha kukhona okukhulu kunoJona. Imifanekiso yesibani (Math. 5:15; Mark. 4:21; Luk. 8:16)

Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini : Ozwa izwi lami , akholwe ngongithumileyo, unokuphila okuphakade ; akayi ekwahlulelweni , kepha usephumile ekufeni, wangena ekuphileni.

Qha nakanye ; kepha makube ngukuthi : UNkulunkulu uqinisile , wonke umuntu ungumqambimanga , njengokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi : Ukuze uthiwe ungolungileyo emazwini akho, unqobe ekwahlulelweni kwakho.

Izono zabanye abantu zisobala, zibandulela ekwahlulelweni; kepha abanye ziyabalandela.

Ngokuba ukwahlulelwa okungenasihawu kuyaku mehlela ongenzi isihawu ; isihawu sizigabisa ekwahlulelweni. Ukukholwa kufanele kube nezenzo

Kepha phezu kwakho konke, bazalwane bami, ningafungi; ningafungi izulu noma umhlaba noma esinye isifungo ; kodwa uyebo wenu makabe nguyebo , noqhabo uqhabo, ukuze ningaweli ekwahlulelweni. Ukukhuleka