Xhosa - The Book of Ecclesiastes

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INtshumayeli

ISAHLUKO1

1AmazwieNtshumayeli,unyanakaDavide,ukumkani waseYerusalem.

2Amampungeawoamampunge,itshoiNtshumayeli, amampungeawoamampunge;yonkeintoingamampunge.

3Unalungeloliniumntuemigudwiniyakheyonke, ayenzayophantsikwelanga?

4Kumkaesinyeisizukulwana,kuseesinyeisizukulwana; kelonaihlabathilimingonaphakade

5Ilangaliyaphuma,ilangalibuyalitshone,liphikele endaweniyaloapholiphumakhona.

6Umoyauyaezantsi,ujikelezeusingeentla,uhamba ujikajikeleza,ubuyeubuyaumoyaekujikelezenikwawo Umoyaujikeleza,ubuyaumvaekujikelezenikwawo.

7Yonkeimilamboiyaelwandle;ukantiulwandlealuzali; endawenieyakuyoimilambo,ibuyaibuye

8Zonkeizintoziyazixhamla;umntuakanakoukuzithetha; alihluthiilisokukubona,ayizaliindlebekukuva 9Intoeyayikhoyeyakubuyaibekho;intoeyenzekayoyeya kubuyayenzekeyona;akukhontointshaphantsikwelanga.

10Ukubakukhointoekuthiwa,Yabona,leintsha! ibiselikhokwamandulo,eyayikhophambikwethu 11Akukhokukhumbulaizintozangaphambili;nabazakuza emvakwabo,abayikukhunjulwangabayakuzaemva kwabo

12Mna,Ntshumayeli,ndibendingukumkanikwaSirayeli eYerusalem

13Intliziyoyamndayinikelaukubaingxoke,isingasinge ngobulumko,yonkeintoeyenzekayophantsikwezulu; 14Ndizibonilekezonkeizenzoezenziwayophantsi kwelanga;yabona,zonkezingamampungenokusukelana nomoya.

15Intoegosoayinakolulwa;nentoengekhoyo ayinakubalwa.

16Ndathethamnanentliziyoyam,ndisithi,Yabona,mna ndikhulisendandisaubulumko,ngaphezukwabobonke ababephetheiYerusalemphambikwam;nentliziyoyam ibonekakhuluubulumkonokwazi

17Intliziyoyamndayinikelaekwaziniubulumko, nasekwaziniubugezanobuyatha;kwanaloontondayiqonda ukubakukusukelananomoya

18Ngokubaebuninzinibobulumkokukhoukuhlelwa sisiyengelezaneesininzi;owongezaukwazi,wongeza umvandedwa

ISAHLUKO2

1Ndathimnaentliziyweniyam,Khawuzekhendikulinge ngovuyo,uboneokulungileyo.Yabona,kwanaloonto ingamampunge

2Ndathikohlekayo,Uyageza;nakovuyayo,Wenzantoni nalo?

3Ndajikakemnaentliziyweniyam,ukubandizinikele ewayinini,kodwaintliziyoyamndiyiqhelanisanobulumko; ukubababambeubudenge,ndidendiboneukubayintonina elungileyoebalungeleoonyanababantu,abayakuyenza phantsikwezuluyonkeimihlayobomibabo

4Ndizenzeleimisebenziemikhulu;ndazakhelaizindlu; ndatyalaizidiliya; 5ndazenzelaamasiminemiyezo,ndatyalakuyoimithi eneziqhamozonke; 6ndazenzelaamadikeamanzi,ukubandinkcenkceshele ngawoiinkuniezivelisaimithi;

7Ndafumanaizicakanezicakakazi,nabazalelweendlwini yam;Kananjaloimfuyoyeenkomoneyempahlaemfutshane yabaninzikum,ngaphezukwabobonkeababengaphambi kwameYerusalem

8Ndaziqwebelanesilivere,negolide,nezintoeziziinqobo zookumkaninookumkani,nezamazwengamazwe;

9Ndabamkhuluke,ndandangaphezukwabobonke ababeseYerusalemngaphambikwam;bathinobulumko bambandinceda.

10Andiwabandezangaintoyonkeayibizayoamehloam; andiyivimbangaintliziyoyamnamnyeumvuyo;ngokuba intliziyoyamyayivuyaemigudwiniyamyonke,sabasesi keisabelosamemigudwiniyamyonke

11Ndabhekamnaezenzwenizamzonke,ezazenzayo izandlazam,nasemigudwiniyamendaphukayiyo ukuyenza;ndayibonaukubayonkeloontoingamampunge nokusukelananomoya;akukholungelophantsikwelanga.

12Ndazijikamna,ndakhangelaubulumko,nobugeza, nobuyatha:ngokubangumntuoyinina,lowouyakuza emvakokumkani?kwanaloontokeikheyenzeka

13Ndabonaukubaubulumkobuyabugqithaubuyatha, njengokubaukukhanyakubugqithaubumnyama

14Isilumko,amehloasoasentlokweniyaso;kesona isinyabisihambaemnyameniNdaqondakemnaukuba bonkebephelabahlelwasihlosinye

15Ndathimnaentliziyweniyam,Njengokosihlelwakuko isinyabi,ndiyakuhlelwakukonamlo;Yininakeukuba ndisidlulemnangokulumka?Ndathimnaentliziyweniyam, kwanaloontoingamampunge.

16Ngokubaisilumkokunyenesinyabiasinakukhunjulwa kungunaphakade;ngokubamhlenikwenilowo, mhlenikweniuyakulityelwa.Sithininaukufakeisilumko? njengesidenge

17Ndabuthiyakeubomi;ngokubamibikumimisebenzi eyenzekaphantsikwelanga;ngokubayonkelento ingamampunge,nokusukelananomoya

18Ndayithiyayonkeimiguduyam,endaphukayiyo phantsikwelanga,ekubenindiyakuyishiyanomntuoya kubakhoemvakwam

19Waziwangubanina,ukubawobasisilumko,nokuba wobasisiyatha,kusinina?ukantiuyakugunyazela emigudwiniyamyonkeendaphukayiyo,endalumkayo kuyophantsikwelanga;Kwanaloontoingamampunge

20Ndajikakemna,ndayincamisisaintliziyoyam ngemiguduyonkeendaphukayiyophantsikwelanga

21Ngokubakubakhoumntuomiguduyakheinobulumko, inokwazi,inempumelelo;ukantiuyakuyinikaumntu ongenzangamigudu,ibesisabelosakheKwanaloonto ingamampungenobubiobukhulu

22Ngokubaumntuubanantoninangemiguduyakhe yonke,nangenzondeleloyentliziyoyakhe,aphukayiyo yenaphantsikwelanga?

23Ngokubaimihlayakheyonkeinomvandedwa, nasekuzamenikwakheukhathazekile;nasebusuku ayiphumliintliziyoyakheKwanaloontoingamampunge 24Akukhontoilungileyoebantwinikunokubabadle, basele,bawuboniseumphefumlowabookulungileyo

emigudwiniyaboKwanaloontondayibona,ukubaivela esandlenisikaThixo.

25Ngokubangubaninaongadlayo,ngubaninaongavayo ubumnandi,engenaye?

26Ngokubaumntuolungileyophambikwakheumnika ubulumkonokwazinovuyo;keyenaumoniumnika umzamowokuhlanganisanokuqweba,ukuzeloonto ayinikeolungileyophambikoThixo.Kwanaloonto ingamampungenokusukelananomoya

ISAHLUKO3

1Intoyonkeinexeshaelimisiweyo,nomcimbiwonke unexeshalawophantsikwezulu; 2ukuzalwakunexeshalako,ukufakunexeshalako; ukutyalakunexeshalako,ukunyothulaokutyelweyo kunexeshalako; 3ukubulalakunexeshalako,ukuphilisakunexeshalako; ukuchithakunexeshalako,ukwakhakunexeshalako; 4ukulilakunexeshalako;ukuhlekakunexeshalako;kukho ixeshalokwenzaisijwili,kukhonexeshalokudloba; 5kukhoixeshalokuchithachithaamatye,kukhonexesha lokufumbaamatye;ukuwolakunexeshalako,ukuyeka ukuwolakunexeshalako;

6ukufunakunexeshalako,ukulahlekelwakunexeshalako; ukugcinakunexeshalako,ukulahlakunexeshalako; 7ukukrazulakunexeshalako,ukuthungakunexeshalako; ukuthicwakakunexeshalako,ukuthethakunexeshalako; 8ukuthandakunexeshalako,ukuthiyakunexeshalako; kukhoixeshalemfazwe,kukhonexeshaloxolo

9Unalungelolininalowousebenzayo,kuloontoayenzela imigudu?

10Ndiwubonileumzamo,awunikeoonyanababantu uThixo,ukubabawuzame.

11Zonkeizintouzenzezantlengexeshalazo; kwanephakadeulinikeleezintliziywenizabongohlobo lokubaumntuangasifumaniisenzoasenzayouThixo, athabatheleekuqaleniadeaseekupheleni

12Ndiyazikeukubaakukhontoilungileyophakathi kwabo,ingekukuvuyanokuzizuzelaokulungileyoebomini babo

13Kwanokubawonkeumntuadle,asele,abone okulungileyoemigudwiniyakheyonke:sisiphosikaThixo eso

14NdiyazikeukubayonkeintoayakuyenzauThixo,yiyo eyakubangonaphakade;kungongezwantokuyo, kungacatshulwantokuyo:uThixoukwenzelaukuba koyikweebuswenibakhe.

15Lentoikhoyoibiselikhokade;nentoeyakubakho ibiselikhokade;uThixokeubuyaafuneintoegxothiweyo

16Ndabuyandabonaphantsikwelangaindawoyokugweba, ukubaokungendawokukhona;nendawoyobulungisa, ukubaokungendawokukhona

Ndathimnaentliziyweniyam,Nolilungisanongendawo, uThixouyakulithethaityalalabo;ngokubaumiseixesha layoyonkeimicimbi,nazozonkeizenzo

18Ndathimnaentliziyweniyam,Kungenxayoonyana babantu,ukuzeuThixoabahlele,nokuzebazibone benjengeenkomobonangokwabo

19Ngokubabayahlelwaoonyanababantu,ziyahlelwa neenkomo,sinyeisihlokubonakuzo;njengokokunjalo ukufakwabo,kunjaloukufakwazo;mnyeumoyakubo

bonkebephela;akukhokuyigqithakomntuinkomo; ngokubazonkeezontozingamampunge.

20Zonkeezontoziyandaweni-nye;zonkeezontozavela eluthulini,zonkeezontozibuyelaeluthulini.

Ngubaninaowaziyoumoyawoonyanababantu,ukuba uyenyukanauyephezulu;nomoyawenkomo,ukuba uyehlanauyephantsiemhlabeni?

22Ndaqondakeukubaakukhontoilungengaphezu kokubaumntuavuyeezenzwenizakhe;ngokubakusisabelo sakheoko;ngokubauyakungeniswangubanina,ukuba akuboneokuyakubakhoemvakwakhe?

ISAHLUKO4

1Ndabuyakemna,ndakubonakonkeukucudisa okwenziwayophantsikwelanga.Ndazibonaiinyembezi zabacudisiweyo,bengenamthuthuzeli;yayekwicala labacinezelikwakukhoamandla;Kebona bengenamthuthuzeli.

2Ndabancomakemnaabafileyo,abasebefekade, kunabahleliyoabasahleliyongoku

3Keulungilekunabobobabinilowoungekabikho, ungakubonangaukwenzaokubiokwenziwaphantsi kwelanga

Kananjalondayiqondakemnayonkeimigudu,nayoyonke impumeleloyomsebenzi,ukubaingumonawokwanyelana Kwanaloontoingamampungenokusukelananomoya

5Isidengesisongaizandlazaso,Siyidleinyamayaso.

6Kulungileukuzalisasandlasinyengokuphumla, kunokuzalisazozibiniizandlangemigudunokusukelana nomoya.

7Ndabuyakemna,ndabonaamampungephantsikwelanga 8Kukhoobayedwa,ongenayeowesibini;ewe, akanamntwananamzalwana;ingenasipheloimiguduyakhe yonke;alihluthiilisolakhebubutyebi;Akatshoukuthi, Ndaphukelabanina,ndiwuhluthanjeokulungileyo umphefumlowam?Kwanaloontoingamampunge, ngumzamoombi

9Kulungileukubababengababinikunokubaabemnye; ngokubabanomvuzoolungileyongemiguduyabo.

10Ngokubaxabathebawa,omnyeunokumphakamisa uwabo;yehake,yenayedwa,xaathewawa;ngokuba engenayeomnyewokumphakamisa.

11Kananjaloababini,bathebalala,bayakuvaukusitha; angathininaukuvaukusithaoleleyedwa?

12Ukubaumntuuthewamgagamelaoyedwa,bonaababini bayakumisaphambikwakhe;umsontoontluntathuawuhle uqhawuke.

13Ulungileumntwanaolihlwempuelumkile,ngaphezu kokumkanioselemkhulu,esisidenge,ongasalulekiyo ukuyalwa

14Ngokubauphumaendlwiniyamakhonkxwaukubaabe ngukumkani;kantinozelweebukumkaninibakheuba lihlwempu

15Ndababonabonkeabadlaubomi,behambaphantsi kwelangakunyenayeumntwana,loungowesibini,uza kumaesikhundlenisakhe.

16Akukhokuphelakwabantubonke,kwabobonke angaphambikwabo;nabavelaemvakwaboabayikuvuya ngaye.Yabona,kwanaloontoingamampunge, nokusukelananomoya

ISAHLUKO5

1GcinaunyawolwakhoxeshikweniuyaendlwinikaThixo; ukusondelaukubauve,kungaphezukokunikela kwezidengeimibingelelo;

2Musaukungxamangomlomowakho,intliziyoyakho ingaphangiikhupheilizwiphambikoThixo;ngokuba uThixousemazulwini,kewenausehlabathini;ngenxayoko amazwiakhomakabemancinane

3Kubaukuphuphakuzangobuninzibemicimbi;ilizwi lesidengelaziwangobuninzibentetho

4XauthewabhambathisaisibhambathisokuThixo,musa ukuyekaukuzalisa;ngokubaazinanzwaizidenge;oko ukubhambathisileyokuzalise

5Kulungileukubaungabhambathisi,kunokuba ubhambathiseungazalisi.

6Musaukuwuvumelaumlomowakho,ukubauyonise inyamayakho;ungatshophambikwesithunywasezulu, ukuthiibikukulahleka;yininaukubauThixoabe noburhalarhumengezwilakho,asonakaliseisenzosezandla zakho?

7Ngokubaebuninzinibamaphuphanamazwi,maninzi amampunge;keyoyikauThixo

8Ukubauthewakubonaukucudiswakwehlwempu, nokuhluthwakokusesikweninobulungisaelizweni,musa ukumangaliswayiloonto;kwayekukhoabaphakamileyo kunabo

9Ilungelolelizweentweniyonkengukumkanionyamekela umhlaba

10Othandaisilivereakaneliswayisilivere;nalowouthanda intabalala,akangenelwa,kwanaloontoingamampunge.

11Ekwandenikwezintoezilungileyobayandaabazidlayo kuzo,abeumninizoenempumeleloeyinina,ingekuko ukwanelaukuzibonangamehlo?

12Bumnandiubuthongobosebenzayo,nokubaincinane, nokubaininziintoayidlayo;keintabalalayesityebi ayisivumeliukubasilalebuthongo.

13Kukhoububiobusisifo,endibubonileyophantsi kwelanga;

14obobutyebibutshabalalangentoembi;uzalaunyana, kungekhontoesandlenisakhe

15Njengokubawaphumaesizalwenisoninaeze,uya kubuyaemkenjengokowezaenjalo,angathabathinento ngemiguduyakhe,angayiphathayongesandlasakhe

16Kwanalentobububiobusisifo,ukubaeyakumkakanye kwanjengokowezangako;unalungelolininake owaphukelaumoya?

17Kananjaloiiminizakhezonkeuzidlelaemnyameni, enengqumboenkulu,nesifo,noburhalarhume

18Yabona,endikubonileyoke,kulungile,kumnandiukuba ubaniadle,asele,aboneokulungileyongemiguduyakhe yonkeaphukayiyophantsikwelanga,yonkeimihlayobomi bakhe,amnikayouThixosisabelosakhe

19Kananjalowonkeumntu,atheuThixowamnika ubutyebinokuqweba,wamnikanegunyalokudlakubo, athabatheisabelosakhe,avuyeemigudwiniyakhe;sisipho sikaThixoeso.

20Ngokubaakayikhumbulikakhuluimihlayobomibakhe; ngokubauThixoumphendulengovuyolwentliziyoyakhe

ISAHLUKO6

1Kukhoububiendibubonileyophantsikwelanga,bukhulu phakathikwabantu;

2IndodaatheuThixowayinikaubutyebi,nokuqweba, nozuko,ungawusweliumphefumlowayonanyeinto engayinqwenelayo,kantiuThixoakayikumnikagunya lokuyidla;ngokubaidliwangumphambukeli.sisibetho esibi

3Ukubaumntuuthewazalaikhululabantwana,wadla ubomiiminyakaemininzi,yamininziimihlayeminyaka yakhe,umphefumlowakheungahluthizizintoezilungileyo, kananjaloakabanangcwatywa;Ndithi,ikamvalekamva lilungengakumbikunaye

4Ngokubaifikeingamampunge,imkakumnyama,igama layoligutyungelwebubumnyama;

5kananjaloayilibonangailanga,ayilazanga;leyona iphumlengaphezukomnye

6Nokubaebeyakudlaubomiiwakaleminyakakudekube kabini,angakuboniokulungileyo,ayiyindaweni-nyena yonkeloonto?

7Yonkeimiguduyomntuuyenzelaumlomowakhe:ukanti umphefumloawuzali

8Ngokubaisilumkosisigqithangantoninaisidenge?

Usigqithangantoninaolusizana,okwaziyoukuhamba phambikwabaphilileyo?

9Kulungileukubonakwamehlongaphezu kokuhambahambakomphefumlo.Kwanaloonto ingamampungenokusukelananomoya

10Loontoiselikho,yabeiselithiywekadeigamalayo; yaziwaintoayakubayiyoumntu;akanakumelananalowo unamandlakunaye

11Ngokubakukhoamazwiamaninzinje,andisa amampunge;umntuunalungelolininangaloonto?

12Ngokubangubaninaowaziyookumlungeleyoumntu ebomini,ngangenanilemihlayobomibakhe obungamampunge,ayigqibanjengesithunzi?ngokuba ngubaninaonokumxelelaumntuintoeyakubakhoemva kwakhephantsikwelanga?

ISAHLUKO7

1Igamaelilungileyolingaphezulunakwiolielungileyo; umhlawokufakunomhlawokuzalwakomntu

2Kulungileukuyaendlwiniyesijwilikunokuyaendlwini yemigidi;kubaokokukuphelakwabantubonke;yaye ophilileyouyakukunyamekelaokoentliziyweniyakhe

3Kulungileukubanosizingaphezukokuhleka;ngokuba intliziyoiyalungabububibobuso

4Intliziyoyezilumkoisendlwiniyesijwili;keintliziyo yezidengeisendlwiniyovuyo

5Kulungileukuvaukukhalimelakwesilumko,kunokuba umntueveingomayezidenge

6Ngokubanjengokuqhuqhumbakwevabangaphantsi kwembiza,kunjaloukuhlekakwesidenge;naloonto ingamampunge

7Ngokubaukucudisakugezisaisilumko;Nesipho siyayitshabalalisaintliziyo

8Kulungileukugqitywakwendawo,ngaphezukokuqalwa kwayo;ulungileumoyaozekakadeumsindo,kunomoya ozidlayo

9Musaukukungxamelaukuqumbangomoyawakho, ngokubaingqumboilalaesifubenisezidenge.

10Musaukuthi,Ibiyinina,lentoimihlayamandulo ibilungilengaphezukwale?Akubuzisingengqiqooko.

11Bulungileubulumko,bunelifa,bulilungelo kwabalibonayoilanga

12Ngokubaubulumkobungumthunzi,imaliingumthunzi; keukugqithiselakokwazi,kukubaubulumkobuyabasindisa abobanabo

13WukhangeleumsebenzikaThixo;ngokubangubanina onokolulaintoayenzeyagoso?

14Ngomhlawentsikelelochwayitha,nangomhlawobubi qondakakuhle,ukubanalo,kwanjengalowa,wenziwe nguThixo,ngenxaenokubaumntuengafumanintoemva kwakhe

15Lentoyonkendiyibonilengemihlayamengamampunge: kubakhoilungisaelitshabalalayonokolinobulungisa, kubekhoongendawoophilaixeshaelide,nokoangendawo 16Musaukubalilungisangokukhulu;yininaukuba uziphanzise?

17Musaukubangongendawongokukhulu,ungazenzi isidenge;yininaukubaufelingekabilixeshalakho?

18Kulungileukubaubambelelekulentonakuleya;Nakuko ungasiphumziisandlasakho;ngokubaowoyikauThixo uphumelelakuzozonkeziphela.

19Ubulumkobuyasiqinisaisilumko,ngaphezukweshumi labanegunyaabakulomzi

20Ngokubaakukhomntuulilungisaehlabathini,wenza okulungileyo,angoni

21Kananjaloamazwionkeathethwayouze ungawanyamekeli;hlezeuveumkhonziwakho ekutshabhisa;

22ngokubaintliziyoyakhonayoiyaziizihlandloezininzi, ukubauyabatshabhisaabanyenawe.

23Ezozintozonkendizilingilengobulumko;ndathindiya kulumka;kodwabekudekum

24Hayi,ukubakudekwezintoezikhoyo,zinzulukakhulu; 25Intliziyoyamndayinikelaukubaikwazi,isingasinga, isingasiubulumko,nesigqiboseengcinga;engaingakwazi okungendawoukubakukunyaba,ukubakukumatha, nokugeza;

26Ndayifumanaikrakrangaphezukokufa,inkazana eyiyimigibeiphela,ezizibathaintliziyoyayo,ezandla zingamakhamandelaolungileyophambikoThixouya kusindakuyo;keyenaumoniuyakubanjiswayiyo 27Yabona,lentondiyifumene,itshoiNtshumayeli, ndibalanganye-nganye,ukubandiyifumaneingxelo 28obumanaukuyifunaumphefumlowam,ndingayifumani, nantsi:indodaenyeewakenindiyifumene;keyona inkazanakulolonkeandiyifumananga 29Yabona,lentoyodwandiyifumene,yokubauThixo wamenzaumntuwathitye;kebonabafuneizintoezininzi eziqanjiweyo

ISAHLUKO8

1Ngubaninaonjengesilumkoesi?Ngubaninaokwaziyo ukutyhilwakwendawo?Ubulumkobomntubukhanyisa ubusobakhe,buguqulweubungwanyalalabobusobakhe 2Mnandithi,Umthethowokumkaniwugcine,ngenxa yesifungosikaThixo

3Musaukukungxamelaukumkaebuswenibakhe;ngokuba yonkeintoekholekileyokuyeuyayenza.

4Aphoilizwilokumkanilinegunya,ngubaninaonokuthi kuye,Wenzantonina?

5Ogcinaumthethoakazintoimbi;keyonaintliziyo yesilumkoiyalaziixeshanesigwebo

6ngokubayonkeimicimbiinexeshanesigwebo;ngokuba ububibomntububabuninziphezukwakhe;

7ngokubaengayaziintoeyakubakho;ngokubangubanina onokumxelelaukubakuyakubakhoninina?

8Akukhomntuunokuwugunyazelaumoya,awuthintele umoya;akukhokukhululekangeminiyokufa;akukho kukhululekakuloomfazwe;nokungendawoabuyi kubahlangulaonikelwekubo

9Lentoyonkendiyibonile,ndayinikelaintliziyoyam kwizenzozonkeezenziwayophantsikwelanga,ngexesha athiumntuagunyazeleumntu,kubekubikuye

10Ndababonabengcwatywaabangendawo,ababengena nabaphumaengcweleni,balityalwekuloomzi babekwenzileoko;kwanaloontoingamampunge

11Ekubeniisigwebosingawiswakamsinyaneemsebenzini ombi,ngenxayokointliziyoyoonyanababantuizele ngaphakathikwabokukwenzaububi

12Nakubeniumoniesenzaokubiizihlandloezilikhulu, ayoluleimihlayakhe,nokondiyaziukubakuyakulunga kwabamoyikayouThixo,abamoyikayophambikwakhe; 13kodwaakuyikulungelwaongendawo,angayoluliimihla yakhe,enjengesithunzi;ngokubaengoyikiphambikoThixo. 14Kukhoamampungeenzekayoehlabathini;ukuba kubekhoamalungisaehlelwangokokwenza kwabangendawo;kukhonabangendawoabahlelwa ngokokwenzakwamalungisa;ndathi,kwanaloonto ingamampunge

15Ndaluncomakeuvuyolwam,ngokubakungekhonto imlungeleyoumntuphantsikwelanga,ngaphezukokuba adle,asele,avuye;ilanga

16Ndathike,ndayinikelaintliziyoyamekwazini ubulumko,ndiwuboneumcimbiowenziwaehlabathini, ngokubakungekhomininabusukuungaboniyoubuthongo emehlweniakhe;

17NdasibonakesonkeisenzosikaThixo,ukubaakanako umntuukusifumanaisenzoesosenzekayophantsi kwelanga,ekubeniumntuesaphukaukusifuna,akasifumani; ewengakumbi;Nokubaisilumkosafunaukwazi, akasifumani

ISAHLUKOSE-9

1Ngokubayonkelentondayigqalangentliziyoyamyonke lento,yokubaamalungisa,nezilumko,nemisebenziyabo, isesandlenisikaThixo;

2Zonkeizintozibahlelangokufanayobonke:sinyeisihlo kwilungisa nakongendawo; kolungileyo, nakohlambulukileyo,nakoyinqambi;kobingelelayo nakongabingeleliyo;njengokoanjaloolungileyo,unjalo umoni;ofungayo,makabenjengokoyikayoisifungo 3Okukubiphakathikwezintozonkeezenziwayophantsi kwelanga,ukubasinyeisihlokubobonke;kwanentliziyo yoonyanababantuizelebububi,iyigezaentliziyweniyabo ngoxabedlaubomi,kwanasemvakokubabesadlaubomi. ukubabayekwabafileyo

4Ngokubakosukubaehlonyelwakwabasadlaubomi, kusekhoithemba;ngokubainjaesaphilileyoilunge ngaphezukwengonyamaefileyo

5Ngokubaabadlaubomibayaziukubabayakufa;kebona abafileyoabazilutho,abasabinamvuzo;ngokuba balityelwe,abasakhunjulwanganto

6Seluphelilekadeuthandolwabo,nentiyoyabo,nekhwele labo;abasenasabelonaphakadeezintwenizonke ezenzekayophantsikwelanga

7Yiyaudleisonkasakhounovuyo,useleiwayiniyakho unentliziyoechwayithileyo;ngokubangokuekholisiwe uThixozizenzozakho

8Iingubozakhomazibemhlophengamaxeshaonke;neoli mayingaswelekientlokweniyakho

9Hlalakakuhlenomfaziomthandileyongemihlayonke yobomibakhoobungamampunge,akunikileyophantsi kwelanga,ngemihlayakhoyonkeengamampunge; ngokubasisabelosakhoesoebomini,nasemigudwini yakhoonayo.ithathaphantsikwelanga.

10Yonkeintoesiyifumanayoisandlasakhoukubasiyenze, yenzengamandlaakho;ngokubaakukhokwenza, nakucinga,nakwazi,nakulumkakwelabafileyo,aphouya khonawena

11Ndabuyandabonaphantsikwelanga,ukubaukugidima asikokwabanamendu,imfazweasiyeyamagorha,kananjalo isonkaasisesezilumko,ubutyebiasibobabanengqiqo;ke bonkebephelabafikelwalixeshanasisihlo

12Kubanomntuakalaziixeshalakhe;njengeentlanzi ezibanjiswengomnathaombi,nanjengeentakaezibanjiswe ngomgibe;banjalokeukurhintyelwaoonyanababantu ngexeshaelibi,xalibawelengesiquphe.

13Obubulumkondibubonilenaphantsikwelanga, babukhulukum;

14umziomncinaneunamadodaambalwa;kwezakuwo ukumkaniomkhulu,wawungqinga,wawakhelaiimboniselo ezinkulu;

15Wafumanakuwoindodaelihlwempuinobulumko,yona yawusizaumzingobulumkobayo;nokoakubangakhomntu uyikhumbulayoloondodailihlwempu

16Ndathikemna,Bulungeubulumkongaphezu kobugorha;kodwaubulumkobelihlwempubudelekile, namazwialoakaviwa

17Amazwiezilumkoavakalaekuthomalaleni,Ngaphezu kokukhalakomlawuliphakathikwezinyabi

18Bulungeubulumkongaphezukweempahlazokulwa;ke yenaumoniemnyeutshabalalisaokulungileyookuninzi.

ISAHLUKOSE-10

1Iimpukaneezifileyozinukisazibiliseamafuthaomqholi; ubudengeobuncinanebunzimakunobulumkonozuko

2Intliziyoyesilumkoingasekunenekwaso;intliziyo yesidengeingasekhohlokwaso

3Ewe,nasendleleni,xasitheisidengesahambangayo, siyayiswelaintliziyo,sihambesisithikubantubonke, Ndisisidenge

4Ukubaukufuthakomlawulikuthekwenyukakwakuchasa, musaukuyishiyaindawoyakho;ngokubaubulalixolela izonoezikhulu

5Kukhoububiendibubonileyophantsikwelanga, obunjengobubiobuphumakumlawuli;

6Ububudengebubekwakwindawoenkulu,zibeizityebi zihleliezindawenieziphantsi.

7Kendiziboneizicakazikhweleemahasheni,namatshawe ehambaphantsiemhlabeninjengezicaka.

8Ombeumngxumaweyelakuwo;othewachithauthango, inyokaiyakumluma

9Osusaamatye,uyakwenzakalangawo;nocandaiinkuni uyakubasengozini.

10Ukubaintsimbiitheyababuthuntu,akalulolauhlangothi lwayo,wogonyelangokongamandla;

11Ngokubainyokaiyakulumakungekhokukhafula;Ke yenaophoxayoakalunganga

12Amazwiomlomowesilumkoanokubabala;keyona imilebeyomlomowesidengeiginyakwaso

13Ingqalo,yamazwiomlomowasobubudenge,nengqibo yomlomowasobubugezaobubi.

14Isidengesandisaamazwi;kuyakubakhontoninaemva kwakhe,ngubaninaonokumxelela?

15Umsebenziwezidengeuyakuzixhamla,ezingakwaziyo ukuyakuwoumzi

16Yeha,wenalizwelikumkaniungumntwana,limatshawe adlakwakusasa!

17Hayi,uyololwakho,lizwelikumkaniungunyana wabanumzana,limatshaweadlayongexeshaelililo, enobugorha,engenamithanjana;

18Ngobuvilaobuninziisakhiwosiwohloka;Ngokuthamba kwezandlaiyanethaindlu

19Benzaisidloukubabahleke,iwayiniivuyiseubomi; imaliilungeleiintozonke

20Musaukumtshabhisaukumkani,nasesandlenisakho; musaukusiqalekisaesisityebiegumbinilakholokulala; ngokubaintakayezuluyolihambisailizwi,into enamaphikoiyixeleloonto

ISAHLUKOSE-11

1Siphoseisonkasakhophezukwamanzi,ngokuba wosifumanakwakubaziintsukuezininzi

2Yahlulaizahlulozibesixhenxe,zibesibhozo;ngokuba akuyaziintoembieyakubakhoehlabathini.

3Ukubaamafuazeleyimvula,ayithululelaemhlabeni; ukubaumthiuthewabhekaezantsi,nokubauthewabheka entla,kuloondawouwekuyoumthilowo,wolalakhona.

4Ogqalaumoyaakayikuhlwayela;nalowoujongaamafu akayikuvuna

5Njengokubaungayaziukubayiyiphinaindlelayomoya, kwanjengokuhlumakwamathamboesizalwenisomithiyo, ngokunjaloakuyaziimisebenzikaThixoowenzezonke izinto

6Kusasahlwayelaimbewuyakho,nangokuhlwa ungasiphumziisandlasakho;

7Kumnandiukukhanya,kumnandiemehlweniukulibona ilanga;

8Ukubaumntuuthewadlaubomiiminyakaemininzi, makavuyengayoyonkeiphela;ukantimakakhumbule imihlayobumnyama;ngokubabayakubabaninziYonke intoezayoingamampunge.

9Vuya,ndodana,ebutshenibakho;ikuchwayithise intliziyoyakhongemihlayobudodanabakho,uhambe ngeendlelazentliziyoyakho,nangokukhangelakwamehlo akho;kodwayaziukubangenxayezozintozonkeuThixo uyakukusaematyaleni

10Yisusekeingqumboentliziyweniyakho,ubudlulise ububienyameniyakho;ngokubaubutshanobutsha bungamampunge

ISAHLUKOSE-12

1UzeumkhumbulekeuMdaliwakhongemihlayobutsha bakho,ingekafikiimihlayobubi,ingekafikiiminyaka owothingayo,Ayindiyolele;

2alingekhelibemnyamailanga,nokukhanya,nenyanga, neenkwenkwezi,alibuyiamafuemvakwemvula;

3Ngeminiekugubhenikwabagcinibendlu,agobeamadoda anamandla,ziyekeiintsimbiezisilayongokubazimbalwa, kubemnyamakwabakrobangeefestile;

4Ziyakuvalwaiingcangoezitratweni,kwakubon'ukuba sidambileisandisokusila,evukalisathethalentaka, zinqwililezonkeiintombizengoma;

5Bayakuzoyikaiindawoeziphakamileyo,zibezinkwantya endleleni,utyatyambeamangile,usukeubengumthwalo umqhathu,utshitsheumnqweno;bahambahamba ezitratweniabambambazeli;

6Nokubaitheyaqhawukaintamboyesilivere,yaphuka isityasegolide,kwaphukeumphandaemthonjeni,yaphuke ivilingasequleni

7luzeuthulilubuyeleemhlabeninjengokobelunjalo, umoyaubuyelekuThixoowawunikayo

8Amampungeawoamampunge,itshoiNtshumayeli; yonkeintoingamampunge.

9Phezukoko,ngokubaiNtshumayeliibisisilumko,yamana ibafundisaabantuukwazi;Ewe,wabamba,wabagocagoca, wayilaimizekelisoemininzi.

10Umshumayeliwayefunaukufumanaamazwianayo, kwayenokubhalwayokwakuthetye,amazwienyaniso

11Amazwiezilumkoanjengeemviko;

12Nangaphezukoko,nyanawam,vuseleleka;nokuphikela ukufundaokuninzikudinisainyama

13Ukuhlanganiswakwentetho,yakubaivakeleintoyonke, nanku:YoyikauThixo,ugcineimithethoyakhe,ngokuba indawoleyoyimfaneloyoluntulonke

14NgokubaizenzozonkeuThixouyakuzizisa ekugwetyweni,izintozonkeezifihlakeleyo,nokuba zilungile,nokubazimbi

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