UmShumayeli
ISAHLUKO1
1AmazwioMshumayeli,indodanakaDavide,inkosi yaseJerusalema.
2“Izeleze,”ushouMshumayeli,“yizeleze;konkekuyize
3Kunanzuzoniumuntukuwowonkeumshikashikawakhe awushikashikayophansikwelangana?
4Isizukulwanesiyedlula,esinyeisizukulwanesiyeza, kodwaumhlabaumiphakade.
5Ilangaliyaphuma,ilangaliyashona,futhiliphuthuma endaweniyalolapholiphumakhona
6Umoyauyangaseningizimu,uphendukelengasenyakatho; uzungezanjalo,nomoyaubuyeubuyengokweziphepho zawo
7Yonkeimifulaigelezaelwandle;nokhoulwandle alugcwele;endawenilaphoimifulaivelakhona,ibuye ibuyelekhona
8Zonkeizintozigcweleumshikashika;umuntu akanakukukhuluma:isoalisuthingokubona,nendlebe ayigcwaliukuzwa
9Okwakekwabakhonayikhookuzakubakhona;futhi okwenzekayoyilokhookuyokwenziwa:futhiakukho okushangaphansikwelanga
10Kukhonayiniokungashiwongakhoukuthi:'Bheka, lokhukusha?sekuvelekwabakhonakwasendulo, okwakukhonangaphambikwethu
11Akukhoukukhunjulwakwezintozakuqala;futhi akuyikubakhoukukhunjulwakwezintoezizayokanye nabazayo
12MinaMshumayelingangiyinkosiphezukuka-Israyeli eJerusalema
13Nganikelainhliziyoyamiukufunanokuphenya ngokuhlakaniphamayelananakhokonkeokwenziwa phansikwezulu;
14Ngiyibonileyonkeimisebenzieyenziwayophansi kwelanga;bheka,konkekuyizenokufunaumoya.
15Okuyisigwegweakunakuqondiswa,nokuntulekayo akunakubalwa
16Ngakhulumaenhliziyweniyami,ngathi:“Bheka, sengikhulile,ngizuzeukuhlakaniphakunabobonkeababe ngaphambikwamieJerusalema;
17Nganikelainhliziyoyamiukwaziukuhlakanipha nokwaziubuhlanyanobuwula;ngabonaukuthinalokhu kungukusukelanakomoya.
18Ngokubaekuhlakanipheniokuningikukhona ukudabukaokukhulu;owandisaukwaziwandisausizi
ISAHLUKO2
1Ngathienhliziyweniyami:“Hambamanje, ngizakukulingangokujabula,uboneintokozo;bheka, nalokhukuyize
2Ngathingokuhleka:“Kuyahlanya,”nangokujabula: “Kwenzanina?
3Ngafunaenhliziyweniyamiukubangizinikeleewayinini, kephangayijwayelanisainhliziyoyaminokuhlakanipha; nokubambaubuwula,ngizengiboneokuhlekubantwana babantuabayakukwenzaphansikwezuluzonkeizinsuku zokuhambakwabo.
4Ngangenzelaimisebenziemikhulu;ngazakhelaizindlu; Ngazitshalelaizivini
5Ngazenzelaizivandenezivande,ngatshalakukhoimithi enezinhlobozonkezezithelo; 6Ngazenzelaamachibiamanziukubanginiselengawo izinkuniezivezaimithi;
7Ngazitholelaizincekunezincekukazi,ngabanezinceku ezazalelwaendliniyami;futhinganginemfuyoenkulu nezinkomoezinkulungaphezukwabobonke ababengaphambikwamieJerusalema; 8Ngazibuthelanesilivanegolide,nengceboyamakhosi nezifunda,ngazitholelaabahlabelelibesilisa,nabahlabeleli besifazane,nezintoezithokozisaamadodanaabantu, njengezinsimbizomculo,nazozonkeizinhlobo
9Ngabamkhulu,ngakhulangaphezukwabobonke ababengaphambikwamieJerusalema;nokuhlakanipha kwamikwahlalakimi
10Konkeamehloamiakufisayoangikugodlanga, angigodlangainhliziyoyamikunomaiyiphiintokozo; ngokubainhliziyoyamiyayithokozangawowonke umshikashikawami,lokhukwabayisabelosamikuwo wonkeumshikashikawami
11Ngasengibhekayonkeimisebenziizandlazami ezaziyenzile,nomshikashikaengangishikashikekangawo ukubangiwenze;bheka,konkekwakuyizenokufuna umoya,akukho-nzuzophansikwelanga
12Ngasengiphendukaukubangiboneukuhlakanipha, nokuhlanya,nobuwula,ngokubaangenzaniumuntu olandelainkosina?lalokhoosekwenzekile
13Ngasengibonaukuthiukuhlakaniphakudlulaubuwula njengokukhanyakudlulaubumnyama
14Amehloohlakaniphileyoasekhandalakhe;kepha isiwulasihambaebumnyameni;
15Ngasengithienhliziyweniyami:“Njengokwehlela isiwula,kuyangehlelanakimi;ngasengihlakanipheni kakhuluna?Ngasengithienhliziyweniyami:Nalokhu kuyize
16Ngokubaakukhoukukhunjulwakohlakaniphileyo ngaphezukwesiwulakuzekubephakade;lokhuokukhona manjeezinsukwiniezizayokonkekuyakukhohlakalaFuthi ufakanjaniohlakaniphileyo?njengesiwula.
17Ngakhongakuzondaukuphila;ngobamubikimi umsebenziowenziwephansikwelanga,ngokubakonke kuyizenokufunaumoya.
18Yebo,ngawuzondawonkeumshikashikawami engawushikashikayophansikwelanga,ngokuba ngiyakuwushiyelakumuntuoyakubaemvakwami.
19Ngubaniowaziyoukuthiuyakubangumuntu ohlakaniphileyonomauyisiwulana?nokhouyakubusa phezukwawowonkeumshikashikawami engiwushikashikashikayonengihlakaniphekuwophansi kwelangaNalokhukuyize
20Ngakhongajikangenzainhliziyoyamiibenethemba ngawowonkeumshikashikaengawushikashikayophansi kwelanga
21Ngokubakukhonaumuntuomshikashikawakhe usekuhlakanipheni,nangokwazi,nangobuqotho;nokho uyakukushiyelaumuntuongakusebenzelangakubeyisabelo sakhe.Nalokhukuyizenobubiobukhulu.
22Ngokubaumuntuunaningawowonkeumshikashika wakhe,nasekukhathazekenikwenhliziyoyakhe ayishikashikayophansikwelangana?
23Ngokubazonkeizinsukuzakheziwusizi,nomshikashika wakheulusizi;yebo,ebusukuinhliziyoyakheayiphumuli. Nalokhukuyize
24Akukhookuhlekumuntukunokubaadle,aphuze, athokoziseumphefumulowakhengokushikashikeka kwakheNalokhungakubona,ukuthikuvelaesandleni sikaNkulunkulu
25Ngobangubaniongadla,ngubaniongaphangisaukudla ngaphandlekwami?
26NgokubauNkulunkuluunikaumuntuomuhle emehlweniakheukuhlakanipha,nokwazi,nentokozo, kephaisoniusinikaumshikashikawokubutha nokuqongelela,ukuzesikunikeolungileyophambi kukaNkulunkuluNalokhukuyizenokufunaumoya
ISAHLUKO3
1Konkekunesikhathisakho,nesikhathisayoyonkeinto phansikwezulu;
2Isikhathisokuzalwanesikhathisokufa;isikhathi sokutshalanesikhathisokusiphulaokutshaliwe;
3isikhathisokubulalanesikhathisokuphulukisa;isikhathi sokudilizanesikhathisokwakha;
4isikhathisokukhalanesikhathisokuhleka;isikhathi sokulilanesikhathisokusina;
5isikhathisokulahlaamatshenesikhathisokuqoqaamatshe ndawonye;isikhathisokugona,nesikhathisokuyeka ukugona;
6isikhathisokutholanesikhathisokulahlekelwa;isikhathi sokugcinanesikhathisokulahla;
7isikhathisokuklebhulanesikhathisokuthunga;isikhathi sokuthulanesikhathisokukhuluma;
8isikhathisokuthandanesikhathisokuzonda;isikhathi sempi,nesikhathisokuthula.
9Unanzuzoniosebenzayokulokhoakukhandlekelayona?
10NgiwubonileumshikashikauNkulunkuluawunikile abantwanababantuukubabawusebenzele.
11Wenzekonkekwabakuhlengesikhathisako,futhi ubekeizweenhliziyweniyabo,ukuzekungabikhomuntu ongatholaumsebenziawenzileuNkulunkulukusukela ekuqalenikuzekubesekupheleni
12Ngiyaziukuthiakukhookuhlekubongaphandlekokuba umuntuajabulefuthienzeokuhleekuphilenikwakhe.
13Futhiukuthiwonkeumuntuadle,aphuze,futhiajabulele okuhlekuwowonkeumshikashikawakhe,kuyisipho sikaNkulunkulu.
14NgiyaziukuthikonkeuNkulunkuluakwenzayo kuyakubakhonakuzekubephakade;akunakwengezwa luthokukho,kungasuswaluthokukho;uNkulunkulu uyakwenzaukubaabantubesabephambikwakhe
15Okwakekwabakhonamanje;nalokhookuyakuba khonakadekwabakhona;futhiuNkulunkuluufuna okwedlule
16Futhingabonaphansikwelangaindawoyokwahlulela, ukuthiububibukhona;nendawoyokulungakwakukhona ububi
17Ngathienhliziyweniyami:“UNkulunkulu uyakwahlulelaolungileyonomubi,ngokubakukhonalapho isikhathisawowonkeumqondonawowonkeumsebenzi
18Ngathienhliziyweniyamimayelananesimosabantwana babantu,ukuzeuNkulunkuluababonakalise,baboneukuthi bayizilwane
19Ngokubaokwehlelaamadodanaabantukwehlela nezilwane;intoeyodwaibehlela:njengalokhukufalokho, kuyafanokunye;yebo,wonkeanomoyamunye;ukuze umuntuangabibikhongaphezukwesilwane,ngokuba konkekuyize.
20Bonkebayaendawenieyodwa;bonkebavelaothulini, futhibonkebabuyelaothulini
21Ngubaniowaziyoukuthiumoyawomuntuukhuphukela phezulu,nomoyawesiloowehlelaphansiemhlabenina?
22Ngakhongiyabonaukuthiakukholuthoolungcono kunokubaumuntuajabulengemisebenziyakhe;ngokuba lokhokuyisabelosakhe,ngokubangubanioyakumletha ukubaaboneokuyakubakhonaemvakwakhena?
ISAHLUKO4
1Ngasengibuya,ngabonakonkeukucindezelaokwenziwa phansikwelanga;bheka,izinyembezizabacindezelwayo babengenamduduzi;futhiohlangothinilwabacindezeli babokwakukhonaamandla;kodwababengenamduduzi
2Ngasengibancomaabafileyoasebefilekakade kunabaphilayoabasekhonanamanje.
3Yebo,ungconokunabobobabiliongakabikho, ongakaboniumsebenziomubiowenziwaphansikwelanga 4Ngabuyengabonawonkeumshikashikanawowonke umsebenziolungileyo,ukuthingalokhoumuntuuba nomhawungomakhelwanewakheNalokhukuyize nokufunaumoya.
5Isiwulasisongaizandlazaso,sidleeyakheinyama 6Singconoisandlaesigcweleukuthulakunezandlazombili ezigcweleumshikashikakanyenokusukelananomoya.
7Ngasengibuya,ngabonaokuyizephansikwelanga 8Kukhonaoyedwa,akakhoowesibili;yebo, akanamntwananomaumfowabo,kephaawupheli umshikashikawakhewonke;nesolakhealisuthiingcebo; akashoukuthi:“Ngisebenzelabani,ngiphuce umphefumulowamiokuhlena?Nalokhukuyize,yebo, kuwumheloobuhlungu
9Ababilibangconokunoyedwa;ngobabanomvuzoomuhle ngomshikashikawabo.
10Ngokubaumabewa,omunyeuyakuvusaumakhelwane wakhe;ngobakalayeomunyeongamphakamisa
11Futhiumaababilibelelendawonye,bayafudumala, kephaoyedwaangafudumalakanjanina?
12Umaumuntuemehlula,ababilibayakumelananaye; nentamboemicumithathuayisheshiukugqashuka.
13Ungconoumntwanaompofuohlakaniphileyokunenkosi endalaeyisiwulaengasayikuxwayiswa.
14Ngokubauphumaetilongweniukubaabuse;kanti nozelweembusweniwakheubampofu
15Ngabonabonkeabaphilayoabahambaphansikwelanga kanyenomntwanawesibilioyakumaesikhundlenisakhe.
16Akukhoukuphelakwabantubonke,bonke ababengaphambikwabo;nabalandelayoabayikuthokoza ngayeImpelanalokhukuyizenokufunaumoya
ISAHLUKO5
1GcinaunyawolwakholaphouyaendlinikaNkulunkulu, ulungeleukuzwakunokunikelangomhlatsheloweziwula, ngokubaazinakiukuthizenzaokubi
UMSHUMAYELI
2Ungaxhamazelingomlomowakho,nenhliziyoyakho mayingasheshiukukhiphauthophambikukaNkulunkulu, ngokubauNkulunkuluusezulwini,wenausemhlabeni; 3Ngokubaiphupholizangobuningibemisebenzi;nezwi lesiwulalaziwangobuningibamazwi.
4LaphowenzaisithembisokuNkulunkulu,ungalibali ukusigcwalisa;ngokubaakathokozingeziwula;gcwalisa isithembisosakho.
5Kungconoukubaungafungikunokubawenzeisithembiso ungasigcwalisi
6Ungavumeliumlomowakhoukuthiwoneinyamayakho; ungashophambikwengelosiukuthibekuyiphutha; uNkulunkuluuyakuthukuthelaniizwilakho,achithe umsebenziwezandlazakhona?
7Ngokubalaphokukhonaamaphuphoamaninginamazwi amaningi,kukhonaokuyizeokuyizinhlobonhlobo,kepha yesabauNkulunkulu
8Umaubonaukucindezelwakompofunokuhlanekezelwa kokwahlulelanokulungaezweni,ungamangalingaleyo ndaba;futhikukhonaabaphakemekunabo
9Futhiinzuzoyomhlabaingeyabobonke;inkosiikhonza emasimini.
10Othandaisilivaakayikusuthangesiliva;nothandainala akanenzuzo;nalokhukuyize
11Laphoimpahlayanda,bayandaabazidlayo,na?
12Ubuthongobesisebenzibumnandi,nomasidlaokuncane nomaokuningi,kephaukusuthakocebileyoakumvumeli ukubaalale.
13Kukhonaububiobubiengibubonilephansikwelanga, ingceboegcinelweumniniyokubengukulimalakwakhe 14Kephaleyongceboibhubhangomshikashikaomubi, uzalaindodana,kungekholuthoesandlenisakhe
15Njengalokhowaphumaesizalwenisikanina,uyakubuya enqunu,ahambenjengokufikakwakhe,angathathilutho emshikashikeniwakhe,angayiphathangesandlasakhe
16Nalokhufuthikubikakhulu,ukuthikuzozonke izindawonjengalokhoweza,kanjalouyakuhamba; 17Futhizonkeizinsukuzakheudlaebumnyameni,futhi unosizinolakakanyenokugulakwakhe
18Bheka,engikubonileyo,kuhle,kubukekakumuntu ukubaadle,aphuze,athokozeleokuhlekuwowonke umshikashikawakheawubambayophansikwelangazonke izinsukuzokuhambakwakheuNkulunkuluamnikazona; kuyisabelosakhe
19WonkeumuntuuNkulunkuluamnikeingcebonengcebo, amnikenamandlaokukudla,athabatheisabelosakhe, ajabuleemsebenziniwakhe;lokhukuyisipho sikaNkulunkulu.
20Ngokubaakayikukhumbulakakhuluizinsuku zokuhambakwakhe;ngobauNkulunkuluuyamphendula ngentokozoyenhliziyoyakhe
ISAHLUKO6
1Kukhonaububiengibubonilephansikwelanga,futhi buvamilephakathikwabantu
2UmuntuuNkulunkuluamnikeingcebo,ingcebo,nodumo, ongasweleluthoemphefumulweniwakhekukhokonke akufisayo,kephauNkulunkuluakamnikiamandlaokukudla, kephakudliweyisihambi;kuyisifoesibi.
3Umaumuntuezalaabantwanaabayikhulu,aphile iminyakaeminingi,zibeziningiizinsukuzeminyakayakhe,
umphefumulowakheungasuthingokuhle,futhiangabe esambelwa,Ngithi,ukuzalwaokungakafikikuhlekunaye.
4Ngokubaingenakuyize,imukaebumnyameni,negama layoligutyungelweubumnyama.
5Futhiayilibonangailanga,futhiayilazilutho;
6Yebo,nomaephilaiminyakaeyinkulungwanekabili, engabonangaokuhle,abayiendawenieyodwabonkena?
7Wonkeumshikashikawomuntuwenzelwaumlomo wakhe,kephanokhoiphangoaligcwali
8Ngokubaohlakaniphileyounenanielingaphezu kwesiwulana?uyiniompofuowaziukuhambaphambi kwabaphilayona?
9Kungconoukubonakwamehlokunokuzulazulakwesifiso; nalokhukuyizenokufunaumoya
10Okukhonasekubizwangegama,kuyaziwaukuthi kungumuntu,futhiakanakulwanayeonamandlakunaye.
11Njengobakukhonaizintoeziningiezandisaize,umuntu ungcononganina?
12Ngokubangubaniowaziyookumlungeleumuntu kulokhukuphilazonkeizinsukuzokuhambakwakhe okuyizeazichithanjengesithunzina?ngokubangubani ongatshelaumuntuokuyakubakhonaemvakwakhephansi kwelangana?
ISAHLUKO7
1Igamaelihlelingconokunamafuthaamahle;nosuku lokufakunosukulokuzalwakomuntu.
2Kungconoukuyaendliniyokulilakunokuyaendlini yedili,ngokubalokhokungukuphelakwabantubonke; ophilayouyakukubekaenhliziyweniyakhe.
3Usizilungconokunokuhleka,ngokubangokudabuka kobusoinhliziyoyenziwaibengcono
4Inhliziyoyabahlakaniphileyoisendliniyokulila;kepha inhliziyoyeziwulaisendliniyentokozo
5Kungconoukuzwaukukhuzakohlakaniphileyokunokuba umuntuezweukuhlabelelakweziwula.
6Ngokubanjengokuqhuqhumbakwamevangaphansi kwekhanzi,kunjaloukuhlekakwesiwula;nalokhukuyize 7Impelaukucindezelakuyahlanyisaohlakaniphileyo; nesiphosichithainhliziyo
8Kungconoukuphelakwentokunokuqalakwayo, nokubekezelakomoyakunomoyaozidlayo.
9Ungasheshiukuthukuthelaemoyeniwakho,ngokuba ulakaluhlalaesifubeniseziwula
10Ungashoukuthi:‘Kunganiizinsukuzakuqalazazizinhle kunalezina?ngobaawubuzingokuhlakaniphangalokhu 11Ukuhlakaniphakuhlekanyenefa,futhingakho kunenzuzokwababonailanga
12Ngokubaukuhlakaniphakuyisivikelo,nemali iyisivikelo,kephaubuhlebolwazibuwukuthi ukuhlakaniphakuphilakwabanakho.
13BhekaniumsebenzikaNkulunkulu,ngokubangubani ongaqondisalokhoakugwegwilena?
14Ngosukulwenhlanhlajabula,kephangosuku lokuhluphekaqaphela:UNkulunkuluwakubekalokhu kwaphambananolunye,ukuzeumuntuangafumanilutho emvakwakhe
15Konkengikubonileezinsukwinizamieziyize:kukhona olungileyoobhubhayoekulungenikwakhe,kukhona nomubiowelulaukuphilakwakheebubinibakhe
16Ungabingolungileyongokukhulu;ungazihlakaniphi ngokwedlulele;uzichithelanina?
17Ungabimubikakhulu,ungabiyisiwula;
18Kuhleukuthiubambelokhu;yebo,nakulokhu ungasibuyiseliisandlasakho,ngokubaowesaba uNkulunkuluuyakuphumakukhokonke
19Ukuhlakaniphakuqinisaohlakaniphileyokunamaqhawe ayishumiasemzini.
20Ngokubaakakhoumuntuolungileyoemhlabeniowenza okuhle,angoni
21Futhiningawanakionkeamazwiakhulunywayo;funa uzweincekuyakhoikuthuka;
22Ngokubakaninginenhliziyoyakhoiyaziukuthinawe ubathukileabanye
23Konkelokhongikuhlolilengokuhlakanipha,ngathi: Ngizohlakanipha;kodwakwakukudenami.
24Okukudenokujulakakhulu,ngubaniongakutholana?
25Nganikelainhliziyoyamiukubayazi,ihlole,ifune ukuhlakanipha,nesizathusezinto,nokwaziububibobuwula, nobuwulanobuhlanya;
26Ngafumanaokubabakunokufaowesifazaneonhliziyo yakheiyizingibenamanetha,nezandlazakheziyizibopho; kodwaisonisiyakubanjwanguye
27Bhekani,lokhungikutholile,ushoumshumayeli, ngibalangamunyengamunye,ukuzengitholeindaba; 28engisakufunaumphefumulowami,kephaangikutholi; kodwakangimtholangaowesifazanaphakathikwabobonke labo.
29Bheka,lokhukuphelaengikutholile,ukuthi uNkulunkuluumenzileumuntuwaqonda;kodwabaye bafunaizintoeziningieziqanjiwe.
ISAHLUKO8
1Ngubanionjengomuntuohlakaniphileyo?Ngubaniowazi incazeloyentona?Ukuhlakaniphakomuntukuyakhanyisa ubusobakhe,nesibindisobusobakhebuyaguqulwa.
2Ngiyakululekaukubaugcineumyalowenkosinangenxa yesifungosikaNkulunkulu
3Ungasheshiukusukaebuswenibakhe,ungemientweni embi;ngobawenzakonkeakuthandayo
4Laphoizwilenkosilinamandla,ngubaniongashokuyo ukuthi:'Wenzanina?'
5Ogcinaumyaloakayikuzwaokubi,kephainhliziyo yohlakaniphileyoiyakuqaphelaisikhathinokwahlulela
6Ngobayonkeintoinesikhathinokwahlulela,ngakhousizi lomuntulukhuluphezukwakhe
7Ngokubaakakwaziokuyakubakhona,ngokubangubani ongamtshelaukuthikuyakubaninina?
8Akakhoumuntuonamandlaphezukomoyaukuba awubambe;futhiakanamandlangosukulokufa;akukho ukukhululekakuleyompi;nobubiabuyikubakhululalabo abanikelwekubo
9Konkelokhungikubonile,ngabekainhliziyoyamikuyo yonkeimisebenzieyenziwaphansikwelanga;kukhona isikhathilaphoumuntuebusaomunyekubeukulimala kwakhe.
10Ngasengibonaababibengcwatshwa,ababephuma bephumaendaweniengcwele,bakhohlwaemzini ababekwenzilelokho;nalokhukuyize.
11Ngobaisigwebophezukomsebenziomubi singahlulelwamasinyane,ngakhoinhliziyoyamadodana abantuigcwelephakathikwawoukwenzaokubi
12Nomaisonisenzaokubiizikhathieziyikhulu,izinsuku zasozande,nokhongiyazinokhoukuthikuyakubakuhle kwabamesabayouNkulunkuluabesabaphambikwakhe; 13Kodwaakuyikubakuhlekomubi,futhingekeandise izinsukuzakhenjengethunzi;ngobaakesabiphambi kukaNkulunkulu
14Kukhonaokuyizeokwenziwaemhlabeni;ukuthikube khonaabalungileyoabehlelwangokokwenzakwababi; futhikukhonaababiabehlelwanjengokwemisebenzi yabalungileyo;ngathinalokhukuyize.
15Ngasengayincomaintokozo,ngokubaumuntuakananto engconophansikwelangakunokubaadle,aphuze,ajabule, ngokubalokhokuyakuhlalakuyeemshikashikakeniwakhe izinsukuzokuphilakwakheuNkulunkuluamnikazona phansiilanga
16Laphongibekainhliziyoyamiukwaziukuhlakanipha nokubonaumsebenziowenziwaemhlabeni,ngokuba akukhoubusukuneminiongaboniubuthongongamehlo akhe;
17NgabonawonkeumsebenzikaNkulunkulu,ukuthi umuntuakanakuqondaumsebenziowenziwaphansi kwelanga,ngokubanomaumuntueshikashikeka ukuwufuna,nokhoangawutholi;yebongokuqhubekayo; nomaohlakaniphileyoethiuyakwazi,nokhoangeke akuthole.
ISAHLUKO9
1Ngokubakonkelokhongakubonaenhliziyweniyami ukubangimemezelekonkelokhuukuthiabalungileyo nabahlakaniphileyokanyenemisebenziyabokusesandleni sikaNkulunkulu;
2Konkekubehlelabonkengokufanayo;kwabahle, nabahlanzekileyo,nabangcolile;konikelayo nakongahlabiyo:njengomuhle,unjalonesoni;nofungayo njengowesabaisifungo
3Lokhukubikukhokonkeokwenziwaphansikwelanga, ukuthisinyeisenzakalokubobonke;yebo,nenhliziyo yamadodanaabantuigcweleububi,nokuhlanya kusenhliziyweniyabobesaphila,nangemvakwalokho. ukuthibayekwabafileyo
4Ngokubakohlangenenabobonkeabaphilayokukhona ithemba,ngokubainjaephilayoingconokunengonyama efileyo
5Ngokubaabaphilayobayaziukuthibayakufa,kepha abafileyoabazi-lutho,futhiabasenawoumvuzo;ngoba ukukhunjulwakwabosekukhohlakele
6Uthandolwabo,nenzondoyabo,nomhawuwabo sekuphelile;futhiabasenasabelophakadekukhokonke okwenziwaphansikwelanga
7Hamba,udleisinkwasakhongentokozo,uphuzeiwayini lakhongenhliziyoethokozayo;ngobauNkulunkulu useyayemukelaimisebenziyakho
8Izingubozakhomazibemhlophenjalo;ikhandalakho lingasweliamafutha
9Hlalangokuthokozanomfaziomthandayozonkeizinsuku zokuphilakwakhookuyizeakunikezonaphansikwelanga, zonkeizinsukuzakhoeziyize,ngokubalokhokuyisabelo
sakhokulokhukuphila,nasemishikashikakeniyakhoonayo ithathaphansikwelanga.
10Konkeisandlasakhoesikufumanayoukukwenza, kwenzengamandlaakho;ngokubaakukhomsebenzi, namcabango,nakwazi,nakuhlakaniphaendaweni yabafileyo,laphouyakhona
11Ngabuyangabonaphansikwelangaukuthiukugijima akusikhookwabanejubane,nokulwaakusikho kwabanamandla,nesinkwangabahlakaniphileyo,ingcebo ingeyabantuabanengqondo,nomusakwabahlakaniphileyo; kodwabonkebafikelwayisikhathinethuba
12Ngokubaumuntuakasaziisikhathisakhe njengezinhlanziezibanjwaenethenielibi,nezinyoni ezibanjwaogibeni;anjaloamadodanaabantuogibeni ngesikhathiesibi,lapholiwehlelangokuzumayo
13Lokhukuhlakaniphangikubonilephansikwelanga, kwabakukhulukimi;
14Kwakukhonaumuziomncane,unabantuabambalwa phakathikwawo;kwafikainkosienkulukuwo, yawuvimbezela,yakhaizinqabaezinkulungokumelene nalo
15Kwafunyanwakuwoindodaempofuehlakaniphileyo, yonayawophulaumuzingokuhlakaniphakwayo;nokho akakhoowamkhumbulalowomuntuompofu
16Ngasengithi:“Ukuhlakaniphakungconokunamandla; 17Amazwiabahlakaniphileyoazwakalangokuthula kunokukhalakobusaphakathikweziwula
18Ukuhlakaniphakungconokunezikhalizokulwa,kepha isonisinyesichithaokuhleokuningi
ISAHLUKO10
1Izimpukaneezifileyozenzaamafuthaomthakianukekabi; 2Inhliziyoyomuntuohlakaniphileyoingakwesokunene sakhe;kodwainhliziyoyesiwulangakwesokhohlo
3Yebo,laphooyisiwulaehambaendleleni,ukuhlakanipha kwasokuyasidumaza,sishokubobonkeukuthiuyisiwula.
4Umaumoyawombusiukuvukela,ungashiyiindawo yakho;ngokubaukubekezelakuthulisaizonoezinkulu
5Kukhonaububiengibubonilephansikwelanga, njengesiphambekoesivelakumbusi
6Ubuwulabubekwaendaweniephakemeyo,nabacebileyo bahlalaendaweniephansi.
7Ngibonileizincekuzigibeleamahhashi,nezikhulu zihambaemhlabeninjengezinceku
8Ombaumgodiuzakuwelakuwo;ophulauthango,inyoka iyakumluma
9Osusaamatsheuyakulimalangawo;ocandaizinkuni uyakubasengoziningazo
10Umainsimbiibabuthuntu,engaloliusiko,uyakwandisa amandlaakhe,kephaukuhlakaniphakuyasizaekuqondiseni
11Impelainyokaiyakulumangaphandlekwemilingo; nomuntuophoxayoakangcono
12Amazwiomlomowomuntuohlakaniphileyoanomusa; kephaizindebezesiwulaziyakuzigwinya
13Ukuqalakwamazwiomlomowasokuwubuwula, nokugcinakokukhulumakwasokungukuhlanya okubulalayo
14Isiwulasigcweleamazwi;kuyakubayiniemvakwakhe, ngubaniongamtshelana?
15Umshikashikaweziwulauyakhathaza,ngokubaakazi ukuyaemzini
16“Mayekuwezwe,laphoinkosiyakhoisengumntwana, nezikhuluzakhozidlaekuseni!
17Ubusisiwewenazwe,laphoinkosiyakhoiyindodana yezikhulu,nezikhuluzakhozidlangesikhathiesifanele, ukuzezibenamandla,kungabingokudakwa.
18Ngobuvilaobuningiisakhiwosiyabola;ngobuvila bezandlaindluiyabhodloza
19Idililenzelwaukuhleka,newayiniliyajabulisa,kepha imaliiyimpenduloyakhokonke
20Ungathukiinkosi,ngishoemcabangweniwakho; ungaqalekisionothileyoendliniyakhoyokulala,ngokuba inyoniyasezulwiniiyothwalaizwi,nezinamaphikoziyisho indaba.
ISAHLUKO11
1Phonsaisinkwasakhophezukwamanzi,ngokuba uyakusifumanaemvakwezinsukueziningi
2Nikaisabelokwabayisikhombisa,nabayisishiyagalombili; ngobakawaziukuthikuyiniokubiokuzakubaemhlabeni
3Umaamafuegcweleimvula,ayithululelaemhlabeni;uma umuthiuwangaseningizimunomangasenyakatho, endawenilaphoisihlahlauwekhona,siyakubalapho
4Obhekaumoyaakayikuhlwanyela;nobhekaamafu kayikuvuna.
5Njengobaungayaziindlelayomoyaukuthiiyini,nokuthi akhulakanjaniamathamboesizalwenisokhulelweyo, kanjaloawuyaziimisebenzikaNkulunkuluowenzakonke.
6Hlwanyelaimbewuyakhoekuseni,nakusihlwa ungasigodliisandlasakho,ngokubaawukwaziukuthiyini eyakuphumelela,lokhunomalokhuya,nomaziyakuba zinhlezombilingokufanayo
7Ngempelakumnandiukukhanya,futhikuyinto ejabulisayoemehlweniukubonailanga.
8Kephaumaumuntuephilaiminyakaeminingi,ajabule ngayoyonke;nokhomakakhumbuleizinsukuzobumnyama; ngobabazakubabanengi.Konkeokuzayokuyize.
9Jabula,nsizwa,ebushenibakho;inhliziyoyakho mayikujabuleleemihleniyobushabakho,uhambe ngezindlelazenhliziyoyakhonangokubonakwamehlo akho,kephayaziukuthingenxayazozonkelezizinto uNkulunkuluuyakukuyisaekwahlulelweni
10Ngakhosusausizienhliziyweniyakho,ukhipheokubi enyameniyakho,ngokubaubushanobushakuyize
ISAHLUKO12
1KhumbulauMdaliwakhoemihleniyobushabakho, ingakafikiizinsukuezimbi,ingakasondeliiminyakaosho ngayoukuthi:“Angithokozingayo;
2Laphoilanga,nokukhanya,nenyanga,nezinkanyezi, kungafiphazwa,namafuangabuyiemvakwemvula; 3Ngosukulaphoabalindibendlubethuthumela,amadoda anamandlaakhothama,futhiabagayibayekengoba bayingcosana,nababukangamafasitelababemnyama; 4Iminyangoiyakuvalwaezitaladini,laphoumsindo wokugayauphansi,avukengezwilenyoni,athotshiswe onkeamadodakaziokuhlabelela;
5Laphobesabaokuphakemeyo,nengebheisendleleni, nomu-alimondiuqhakaze,nentetheibengumthwalo, nokufisakuphele,ngokubaumuntuuyaendliniyakheende, abalilayobahambaezitaladini
6Kungazekugqashukeintamboyesiliva,isitshasegolide siphuke,imbizaiphukengasemthonjeni,nesondo libhodlozweemgodini
7Khonauthuliluyobuyelaemhlabathininjengoba lwalunjalo,futhiumoyauyobuyelakuNkulunkulu owawunikayo
8“Izeleze,”ushoumshumayeli;konkekuyize
9Futhiphezukwalokho,ngenxayokuthiumshumayeli wayehlakaniphile,waqhubekaefundisaabantuulwazi; yebo,waqaphela,wafuna,wahlelaizagaeziningi
10Umshumayeliwafunaukutholaamazwiamahle, nokulotshiweyokwakuqotho,amazwieqiniso
11Amazwiabahlakaniphileyoanjengezinkandi nanjengezipikiliezibethelwengabafundisibebandla, ezinikezwengumalusimunye
12Futhiphezukwalokho,ndodanayami,uxwayiswe: ukwenzaizincwadieziningiakupheli;ukufundaokuningi kukhathazaumzimba
13Masizweisiphethosayoyonkelendaba:Mesabe uNkulunkulu,ugcineimiyaloyakhe,ngokubalokho kuyimfaneloyomuntuwonke
14NgokubauNkulunkuluuyakuyisayonkeimisebenzi ekwahlulelwenikanyenakhokonkeokufihliweyo,noma kuhlenomakubi