UMTSHUMAYELI

UmTshumayeli uthi konke kuyize

1Amazwi omTshumayeli, indodana kaDavidaa, inkosi eJerusalemab.

2 Ize lezec, kutsho umTshumayelid, ize lezee, konkef kuyizeg.

3 Kuyinzuzoni emuntwinih emtshikatshikeni wakhe wonke awutshikatshika ngaphansi kwelangai?

4 Isizukulwana siyedlula, lesizukulwana size, kodwa umhlaba umi kuze kube ninininij.

5 Lelanga liyaphuma, lelanga litshone, litshetshela1 endaweni lapho eliphuma khonak.

6 Umoya uyal eningizimu, ujikele enyakatho, ujikajike uhambe, lomoya ubuyele ekubhodeni kwawom.

7 Yonke imifula iya olwandle, kodwa ulwandle kalugcwalin; endaweni lapho imifula evela khona, ibuyele iye khonao.

8 Zonke izinto ziyadinisa; kakulamuntu olakho ukukukhuluma. Ilihlo kalisuthi ngokubona, lendlebe kayigcwaliswa yikuzwap.

9 Okwake kwaba khona yilokho okuzakuba khona, lokwake kwenziwa yilokho okuzakwenziwa; njalo kakulalutho olutsha ngaphansi kwelangaq.

10 Kungaba khona ulutho yini okungathiwa ngalo: Khangela, lokhu kutsha! Kwakuvele kukhona endulo engaphambi kwethur.

11 Kakukho ukukhunjulwa kwezinto zakuqala; njalo lezinto ezizayo ezizakuba khona kakuyikuba khona ukukhunjulwa kwazo lalabo abazakuba khona emva kwalokhos.

Konke okwakusenziwa ngumTshumayeli kwakuyize

12 Mina mTshumayelit ngangiyinkosi phezu kukaIsrayeli eJerusalemau.

13 Ngasenginikela inhliziyo yami ukudinga lokuhlolisisa ngokuhlakanipha ngakho konke okwenziwayov ngaphansi kwamazuluw; lumtshikatshikax onzima uNkulunkulu uwunike abantwana babantu ukuthi baphatheke ngawoy.

14 Ngiyibonile yonke imisebenzi eyenziwayo ngaphansi kwelanga; khangela-ke, konke kuyizeza lokukhathazeka komoyab.

15 Okugobileyo kakulakuqondiswac; lokuswelekayo kakulakubalwa.

16 Ngakhuluma mina lenhliziyo yami ngisithi: Khangela, mina ngikhuliled ngandisa inhlakanipho phezu kwabo bonke ababephambi kwami eJerusalema; njalo inhliziyo yami ibonile kakhulu inhlakanipho lolwazie.

17 Nganginikela inhliziyo yami ukwazi inhlakaniphof, lokwazi ukuhlanyag lobuthuthah, ngabona ukuthi lalokhu yikukhathazeka komoyai.

18 Ngoba kunhlakanipho enengij kulokukhathazeka okunengik, lowandisa ulwazi wandisa usizil.

2Ngathi mina enhliziyweni yami: Woza-ke, ngizakuzama ngentokozo, njalo kholisa okuhle. Khangela-ke, lalokhu kwakuyizea.

2 Ngokuhleka ngathib: Kuyibuhlanya! Langentokozo: Kwenzanic?

3 Ngadinga enhliziyweni yami ukuthokozisa1 inyama yami ngewayinid (kodwa ngakhokhela inhliziyo yami ngenhlakaniphoe), lokubambelela ebuthutheni, ngize ngibone ukuthi kuyini lokho okulungele abantwana babantu, abangakwenza ngaphansi kwamazulu, ngenani lensuku zempilo zabof.

4 Ngazenzela imisebenzi emikhulu; ngazakhela izindlug; ngazihlanyelela izivini;

5 ngazenzela izivande lezivande zezihlahla; ngahlanyela kuzo izihlahla zezithelo zohlobo lonkeh;

6 ngazenzela amachibi amanzi okuthelela ngawo ihlathi lokukhulisa izihlahla;

7 ngathenga izigqili lezigqilikazi, ngaba labazalelwe2 endlinii; njalo ngaba lemfuyo enengi yenkomo lezimvuj okwedlula bonke ababekhona ngaphambi kwami eJerusalemak;

8 ngazibuthela futhi isiliva legolidel lemfuyo ekhethekileyom yamakhosin leyamazweo; ngazizuzela abahlabeleli labahlabelelikazip, lentokozo zabantwana babantu, amantombazana emihlobo yonke3q.

9 Ngakho ngaba mkhulu nganda okwedlula wonke owayekhona ngaphambi kwamir eJerusalemas, lenhlakanipho yami yema lamit.

10 Lakho konke amehlo ami akufisayo kangiwancitshanga khona, kangigodlanga inhliziyo yami lakuyiphi intokozo; ngoba inhliziyo yami yathokoza ekutshikatshikeni kwami konkeu; lalokhu kwaba yisabelo sami somtshikatshika wami wonkev.

11 Mina ngasengikhangela yonke imisebenzi izandla zami eziyenzileyo, lomtshikatshika engangitshikatshike ukuwenza; khangela-ke, konke kwakuyize lokukhathazeka komoyaw, njalo kwakungekho nzuzo ngaphansi kwelangax.

12 Mina ngasengibuyela ukubona inhlakanipho lobuhlanyay lobuthuthaz. Ngoba angenzani umuntu olandela inkosia? Lokhob okuvele sekwenziwec.

13 Mina ngasengibona ukuthi inhlakanipho ingcono4 kulobuthuthad njengokukhanya kungcono kulomnyamae.

14 Ohlakaniphileyo, amehlo akhe asekhanda lakhe, kodwa isithutha sihamba emnyamenif; ngasengisazi lami ukuthi isehlakalo sinye sehlela bonkegh.

15 Mina ngasengisithi enhliziyweni yami: Njengoba kusehlela isithutha kuzangehlela lamii; pho, kungani-ke mina ngangihlakaniphe okwedlulisileyo? Ngasengikhuluma enhliziyweni yami ukuthi lokhu lakho kuyizej.

16 Ngoba kakukho ukukhunjulwa kohlakaniphileyo okwedlula koyisithutha phakadek; ngoba lokhu okukhona khathesi ensukwini ezizayo konke kuzakhohlakalal. Ohlakaniphileyo ufa njani? Njengesithutham.

17 Ngasengizonda impilo, ngoba umsebenzi owenziwa ngaphansi kwelanga wawubuhlungu kimi; ngoba konke kuyize lokukhathazeka komoyan.

18 Yebo, mina ngawuzonda wonke umtshikatshika wami engawutshikatshika ngaphansi kwelanga, ngoba ngizawutshiyela umuntuo ozakuba khona ngemva kwamip.

19 Ngubani-ke owaziyo ukuthi uzakuba ngohlakaniphileyo kumbe oyisithuthaq? Kanti uzabusa phezu kwawo wonke umtshikatshika wami engawutshikatshikayo lengiwenze ngenhlakanipho ngaphansi kwelanga. Lokhu lakho kuyize.

20 Mina ngasengiphenduka ngadangalisa inhliziyo yami ngomtshikatshika wonke engangiwutshikatshika ngaphansi kwelangar.

21 Ngoba kulomuntu omtshikatshika wakhe ukunhlakanipho lakulwazi lakubuqotho, kanti uzawunika umuntu ongatshikatshikanga kuwo ube yisabelo sakhe. Lokhu lakho kuyize, lobubi obukhulus.

22 Ngoba ulani umuntu ngomtshikatshika wakhe wonket langokukhathazeka kwenhliziyo yakhe akutshikatshike ngaphansi kwelangau?

23 Ngoba insuku zakhev zonke zizinsiziw, lomsebenzi wakhex uyikudabuka; lebusuku inhliziyo yakhe kayiphumuli. Lokhu lakho kuyizey.

24 Kakukho okungcono emuntwini kulokuthi adle anathez abonise umphefumulo wakhe okuhle emtshikatshikeni wakhea. Lokhu lakho mina ngabona ukuthi kuvela esandleni sikaNkulunkulub.

25 Ngoba ngubani ongadla kumbe ngubani ongakholisa kulami?

26 Ngoba yena uyamnika umuntu olungileyo phambi kobuso bakhe inhlakanipho lolwazi lentokozoc; kodwa isoni uyasinika umsebenzid wokubutha lokubuthelelae ukunika olungileyo phambi kukaNkulunkuluf. Lokhu lakho kuyize lokukhathazeka komoyag.

Konke kulesikhathi sakho

3Konke kulesikhathi esimisiweyo, njalo kulesikhathia sayo yonke indaba ngaphansi kwamazulub:

2 Isikhathi sokuzalwa, lesikhathi sokufac; isikhathi sokuhlanyela, lesikhathi sokusiphuna okuhlanyelweyod;

3 isikhathi sokubulala, lesikhathi sokuphilisa; isikhathi sokudiliza, lesikhathi sokwakha;

4 isikhathi sokukhala inyembezi, lesikhathi sokuhleka; isikhathi sokulila, lesikhathi sokugidae;

5 isikhathi sokulahla amatshe, lesikhathi sokubuthelela amatshef; isikhathi sokugona, lesikhathi sokuba khatshana lokugonag;

6 isikhathi sokudinga inzuzo, lesikhathi sokuyekela kulahleke; isikhathi sokulondoloza, lesikhathi sokulahla;

7 isikhathi sokudabula, lesikhathi sokuthungah; isikhathi sokuthula, lesikhathi sokukhulumai;

8 isikhathi sokuthanda, lesikhathi sokuzonda; isikhathi sempi, lesikhathi sokuthula.

9 Ulenzuzo bani osebenzayo kwatshikatshika kikhoj?

10 Ngiwubonile umsebenzik uNkulunkulu awunike abantwana babantul ukuthi baphatheke ngawom.

11 Konke ukwenze kwaba kuhlen ngesikhathi sakhoo; wasebeka iphakade enhliziyweni yabop, ukuze kungabi lomuntu ongafumana umsebenzi uNkulunkulu awenzayo kusukela ekuqaleni kuze kube sekucineniq.

12 Ngiyazi ukuthi kakukho okuhle kubo ngaphandle kokuthokozar lokwenza okuhle empilweni yakhes.

13 Futhi lokuthi wonke umuntu adle anathet akholise okuhle ngomtshikatshika wakhe wonkeu, kuyisipho sikaNkulunkuluv.

14 Ngiyazi ukuthi konke uNkulunkulu akwenzayo kuzakuba khona phakade; kakukho okuzakwengezelelwa kukho, njalo kakukho okuzaphungulwa kukho; uNkulunkulu wakwenza ukuze besabe phambi kwakhew.

15 Lokho okwakukhonax kukhona khathesiy, lalokho okuzakuba khona sekuvele kukhonaz; njalo uNkulunkulu ufuna okuxotshiweyoa.

Ukwahlulela lokulunga kakukho emhlabeni

16 Futhi ngasengibona ngaphansi kwelanga indawo yokwahlulela, kwakukhona ububi lapho; lendawo yokulunga, kwakukhona ububi laphob.

17 Ngathi mina enhliziyweni yami: UNkulunkulu uzakwahlulela olungileyo lomubic, ngoba kukhona lapho isikhathid sayo yonke indaba lesawo wonke umsebenzie.

18 Ngathi mina enhliziyweni yami ngesimo sabantwana babantuf ukuthi uNkulunkulu abatshengise obalag ukuthi babone ukuthi bona uqobo bazinyamazanah.

19 Ngoba okwehlela abantwana babantu kwehlela lezinyamazanai; njalo yinye into ebehlelayo; njengoba omunye esifa, ngokunjalo enye iyafa; yebo konke kulomoya munye, lomuntu kalakho angadlula ngakho inyamazana; ngoba konke kuyizej.

20 Konke kuya endaweninye; konke kuvela ethulini, njalo konke kubuyela ethulinik.

21 Ngubani owazi umoya wabantwana babantu owenyukela phezulu, lomoya wenyamazana owehlela phansi emhlabathinil?

22 Ngakho ngabona ukuthi kakukho okungcono okwedlula ukuthi umuntu azithokozise ngemisebenzi yakhem, ngoba lokhu kuyisabelo sakhen. Ngoba ngubani ongamletha ukuthi abone lokho okuzakuba khona emva kwakheo?

4Mina ngasengiphendukaa ngabona incindezelo zonke ezenziwa ngaphansi kwelangab; khangela-ke inyembezi zabacindezelweyo, njalo babengelamduduzic; lehlangothini lwababacindezelayo kwakulamandla, kodwa babengelamduduzid.

2 Ngakho ngancoma abafileyoe, abavele sebefile, okwedlula abaphilayof, abalokhu besaphilag.

3 Yebo ungcono kulabo bobabili, ongakabi khonahi, ongabonanga umsebenzi omubi owenziwa ngaphansi kwelangaj.

4 Ngasengibona mina wonke umtshikatshika lempumelelo yonke yomsebenzi, ngoba lokhu kungumhawu womuntu ovela kumakhelwane wakhek. Lokhu lakho kuyize lokukhathazeka komoyal.

5 Isiphukuphuku sigoqa izandla zasom sidle inyama yason.

6 Singcono isandlao esigcwele ukuthulap kulezandla ezimbili ezigcwele ukutshikatshika lokukhathazeka komoyaq.

7 Mina ngasengiphenduka ngabona ize ngaphansi kwelangar.

8 Kukhona oyedwa, njalo kakho owesibili, yebo kalamntwana kumbe umfowabo, njalo kakulakuphela komtshikatshika wakhe wonke, lelihlo lakhe kalisuthiswa yinothos, njalo katsho ukuthit: Ngitshikatshikela bani, ngenze umphefumulo wami uswele okuhleu? Lokhu lakho kuyize, yebo, kungumsebenzi omubiv.

9 Ababili bangcono kuloyedwa, ngoba balomvuzo omuhle ngokutshikatshika kwabo.

10 Ngoba uba besiwa omunye uzamvusa umngane wakhe; kodwa maye kuye oyedwa nxa esiwa, ngoba kungekho owesibili ongamvusaw.

11 Futhi uba ababili belala ndawonye, ngakho balokukhudumala; kodwa ngoyedwa angakhudumala njanix?

12 Njalo uba omunye engehlula oyedwa, ababili bazamelana layey; lentambo elemicu emithathu kayiqanyulwa masinyanez.

13 Umfana ongumyanga ohlakaniphileyoa ungconob kulenkosi endala eyisithuthac engasakwazi ukwelulekwad.

14 Ngobae uyaphuma entolongweni ukuthi abe yinkosif, lanxa futhi owayezelwe embusweni wakhe esiba ngumyangag.

15 Ngabona bonke abaphilayo abahamba ngaphansi kwelanga, lomfana wesibili ozakuma esikhundleni sakheh.

16 Kakulasiphetho sabantu bonke, sabo bonke ababephambi kwabo, lalabo abeza emva kabayikuthokoza ngayei. Isibili lokhu lakho kuyize lokukhathazeka komoyaj.

Ukungagcwalisi izifungo kuyibuthutha

5Gcina unyawo lwakhoa nxa usiya endlini kaNkulunkulub; sondelela ukulalela kulokunikela umhlatshelo wezithutha, ngoba kazazi ukuthi zenza okubic.

2 Ungabi lamawala ngomlomo wakho, lenhliziyo yakho ingaphangisi ukukhupha ilizwi phambi kukaNkulunkulud; ngoba uNkulunkulu usemazulwini, wena-ke usemhlabeni, ngakho amazwi akho kawabe malutshwanae.

3 Ngoba iphupho liza ngobunengi bomsebenzif, lelizwi lesithutha ngobunengi bamazwig.

4 Lapho ufunga isifungo kuNkulunkuluh, ungaphuzi ukusikhokhai, ngoba kakulantokozo kuziwula; khokha lokho okufungileyoj.

5 Kungcono ukuthi ungafungi kulokuthi ufunge ungakhokhi.

6 Ungavumeli umlomo wakho ukuthi wenze inyama yakho yonek, futhi ungatsho phambi kwengilosil ukuthi bekuyisiphosiso; uNkulunkulu uzathukuthelelani ilizwi lakho, achithe umsebenzi wezandla zakhom?

7 Ngoba ebunengini bamaphupho lamazwi kukhona lokuyize okunengi, kodwa mesabe uNkulunkulun.

Konke kuyize

8 Uba ubonao ucindezelo lomyangap lokuphanjulwa kokulunga lesahlulelo ngodlakelaq esabelwenir, ungamangali ngalinto, ngoba ophezulu kophezulu uyananzelela, njalo kulabaphezulu phezu kwabos.

9 Lenzuzo yomhlabathi ngeyabo bonke; inkosi isetshenzelwa yinsimut.

10 Othanda imali kayikweneliswa yimali, njalo othanda okunengi kayikweneliswa yikwanda; lokhu lakho kuyizeu.

11 Ekwandeni kokuhle, bayanda abakudlayo; njalo kulenzuzo baniv kubanini bakho, ngaphandle kokukubuka ngamehlo abow?

12 Bumnandi ubuthongo besisebenzi loba sisidla okulutshwana loba okunengi; kodwa ukusutha kwesinothi kakusivumeli ukulala.

13 Kukhonax ububi obubuhlungu esengibubonile ngaphansi kwelangay: Inotho egcinelwe abaniniyo kube yibubi kiboz.

14 Kodwa leyonotho ichitheka ngomsebenzi omubia: Esezala umntwana, kungaselalutho esandleni sakhe.

15 Njengokuphuma kwakhe esiswini sikanina, uzabuyela eze ehamba njengokuza kwakhe; njalo kayikuthatha lutho lomtshikatshika wakhe angahamba lalo esandleni sakheb.

16 Lokhu lakho kuyibubi obubuhlunguc, kukho konke njengokufika kwakhe ngokunjalo uzahamba. Njalo ulenzuzo banid owatshikatshikela umoyae?

17 Njalo insuku zakhe zonke udlela emnyameni, elosizi olukhulu, lomkhuhlane wakhe, lokuthukuthelaf?

18 Khangela, engikubonileyo mina, kulungile okuhle ukudla lokunathag lokubona okuhle emtshikatshikeni wakhe wonke awutshikatshikayo ngaphansi kwelanga, enanini lensuku zempilo yakhe uNkulunkulu amnike zonah, ngoba kuyisabelo sakhei.

19 Laye wonke umuntu, uNkulunkulu amnike inothoj lengcebok, wamnika amandla okudla kukho, lokuthatha isabelo sakhe, lokuthokoza emtshikatshikeni wakhe - lokhu kuyisipho sikaNkulunkulul.

20 Ngoba kayikukhumbula kakhulu insuku zempilo yakhe, ngoba uNkulunkulu umphendula ngentokozo yenhliziyo yakhe.

6Kukhona ububi esengibubonile ngaphansi kwelanga, njalo buvamile ebantwinia:

2 Umuntub uNkulunkulu amnikec inothod lengceboe lodumof ukuze angasweleli umphefumulo wakhe ulutho kukho konke akufisayo, kodwa uNkulunkulu angamniki amandla ukuthi adle kukho, kodwa owemzini uyakudla; lokhu kuyize, njalo kuyisifo esibig.

3 Uba umuntu ezala abantwana abalikhulu, aphile iminyaka eminengi, ukuze insuku zeminyaka yakhe zibe zinengih, kodwa umphefumulo wakhe ungasuthiswa ngokuhlei, futhi angabi lakungcwatshwaj, ngithi umphunzo ungcono kulayek.

4 Ngoba uza ngeze, uye emnyameni, lebizo lawo lisitshekelwe emnyamenil;

5 futhi kawulibonanga ilanga, kawulalwazi; lo ulokuphumula kulayem.

6 Yebo, lanxa ephila iminyaka eyinkulungwane, ephindwe kabilin, kanti engabonanga okuhleo; bonke kabayi yini endaweni eyodwap?

7 Wonke umtshikatshika womuntu ngowomlomo wakheq, kube kanti inkanuko kayisuthir.

8 Ngoba ohlakaniphileyo ulani okwedlula isithutha? Ulani umyanga owazi ukuhamba phambi kwabaphilayos?

9 Kungcono ukubona kwamehlo kulokuzulazula1 kwenkanukot. Lokhu lakho kuyize lokukhathazeka komoyau.

10 Osekukhonav sekuke kwathiwa ibizo lakhow, njalo kuyaziwa ukuthi kungumuntu, lokuthi kalakho ukuphikisanax lolamandla kulayey.

11 Ngoba zinengi izinto ezandisa ize; kuyinzuzo bani emuntwiniz?

12 Ngoba ngubani okwaziyo okulungele umuntu empilweni, enanini lensuku zempilo yakhe eyize ayichitha njengesithunzia? Ngoba ngubani ongatshela umuntub lokho okuzakuba khona emva kwakhe ngaphansi kwelangac?

Ukuhlakanipha kuhle okwedlula konke

7Ibizo elihlea lingcono kulamafutha amahle; losuku lokufa kulosuku lokuzalwa kwakheb.

2 Kungcono ukuya endlini yokulila kulokuya endlini yedili; ngoba lokhu kuyisiphetho sakhe wonke umuntu; lophilayo uzakubeka enhliziyweni yakhec.

3 Usizi lungcono kulohlekod, ngoba ngokudana kobusoe inhliziyo yenziwa ngconof.

4 Inhliziyo yabahlakaniphileyo isendlini yokulila, kodwa inhliziyo yezithutha isendlini yentokozo.

5 Kungcono ukuzwa ukukhuza kohlakaniphileyo kulokuthi umuntu ezwe ingoma yezithuthag.

6 Ngoba njengokuchachamba kwameva ngaphansi kwembizah lunjalo uhleko lwesithutha. Lokhu lakho kuyizei.

7 Isibili ucindezeloj lwenza ohlakaniphileyo abe luhlanyak, lesipho siyayichitha inhliziyol.

8 Singcono isiphetho sento kulokuqala kwayom; kungcono ukubekezela komoya kulokuziphakamisa komoyan.

9 Ungaphangisi emoyeni wakhoo ukuthukuthelap, ngoba ukuthukuthela kuhlala esifubeni sezithuthaq.

10 Ungatsho ukuthi: Kwenziwa yini ukuthi insuku zakuqala zibe ngcono kulalezi? Ngoba kawubuzi ngenhlakanipho ngalokhu.

11 Inhlakanipho yinhle ilelifa, njalo kulenzuzor kwabalibonayo ilangas.

12 Ngoba inhlakanipho iyisivikelo, imali iyisivikelo; kodwa ubungcono bolwazi yikuthit lunika impilou kubaninilov.

13 Nakana umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu; ngoba ngubani olakho ukwelulaw akugobisileyoxy?

14 Thokoza ngosuku lokuphumelela, kodwa ngosuku lobubi nakanaz: UNkulunkulu ulwenzile lalolu lwaba njengalolo, ukuze umuntu angatholi lutho oluzakuba khona emva kwakhea.

15 Konke ngikubonile ensukwini zokuyize kwami: Kukhona olungileyo obhubhela ekulungeni kwakheb, njalo kukhona omubi owelula impilo yakhe ebubini bakhec.

16 Ungabi ngolungileyo ngokudlulisayo, futhi ungahlakaniphi okwedlulisileyo; uzichithelanid?

17 Ungabi ngomubi ngokudlulisayo, futhi ungabi yisiwula; uzafelani kungakabi yisikhathi sakhoe?

18 Kuhle ukuthi ubambelele kulokhuf, yebog, ungabuyisi isandla sakho lakulokho; ngoba omesabayo uNkulunkulu uzaphepha kukho konkeh.

19 Inhlakanipho iyamqinisa ohlakaniphileyoi okwedlula ababusi abalitshumi abasemzinij.

20 Ngoba kakulamuntu olungileyo emhlabeni owenza okuhlek angonil.

21 Futhi ungabeki inhliziyo yakho emazwini wonke akhulunywayom, ukuze ungezwa ukuthi inceku yakho iyakuthukan.

22 Ngoba ngezikhathi ezinengi lenhliziyo yakho iyakwazi ukuthi lawe uqobo ubathukile abanyeo.

23 Konke lokhu ngikuhlolile ngenhlakanipho, ngathi: Ngizahlakanipha; kodwa kwakukhatshana lamip.

24 Okukhatshana, lokujule kakhuluq, ngubani ozakufumanar?

25 Ngaphenduka mina lenhliziyo yami ukwazi lokuhlola lokudinga inhlakaniphos, lesizatho sezinto, lokwazi inkohlakalo yobuwula, lobuthutha bobuhlanyat.

26 Ngasengithola okubaba kulokufau: Owesifazana onhliziyo yakhe iyimijibila lamambule, lezandla zakhe ziyizibophov. Olungileyo phambi kukaNkulunkulu uzaphepha kuye, kodwa isoni sizabanjwa nguyew.

27 Khangela, yilokhu engikutholileyo, utsho umTshumayelix, ngibeka okunye kokunye, ukuthola isizatho sezinto,

28 umphefumulo wami osasidinga kodwa kangisitholanga. Indoda eyodwa phakathi kwenkulungwane ngayitholayz, kodwa owesifazana phakathi kwabo bonke labo kangimtholangaa.

29 Khangela, yilokhu kuphela engikutholileyo, ukuthi uNkulunkulu wamenza umuntu waqondab; kodwa bona sebedingec amacebo amanengid.

8Ngubani onjengohlakaniphileyo? Ngubani-ke owazi ukuchasiswa kolutho? Inhlakanipho yomuntua iyakhanyisa ubuso bakhe, lobulukhuni bobuso bakhe buyaguqulwab.

2 Ngithi: Gcina umlayo wenkosi, lanjengokwesifungo sikaNkulunkulucd.

3 Ungaphangisie ukusuka phambi kwayof, ungemi edabeni olubi, ngoba yenza konke ekuthandayog.

4 Lapho okulelizwi lenkosi khona kulamandlah; njalo ngubani ongathi kuyo: Wenzanii?

5 Lowo ogcina umlayo kayikwazi into embi, lenhliziyo yohlakaniphileyo iyasazi isikhathi lokwahlulelaj.

6 Ngoba kulo lonke udaba kulesikhathik lokwahlulelal, ngoba ububi bomuntu bukhulu phezu kwakhe.

7 Ngoba kakwazi ukuthi kuzakuba yinim, ngoba ngubani ongamtshela ukuthi kuzakuba ninin?

8 Kakulamuntu olamandla phezu komoyao ukubamba umoyap, njalo kalamandla osukwini lokufaq; njalo kakukho ukukhululwa kuleyompir, lobubi kabuyikukhulula abaninibos.

9 Konke lokhu ngikubonile, nganikela inhliziyo yami emsebenzini wonke owenziwa ngaphansi kwelanga; kulesikhathi lapho umuntu abusa khona umuntu kube yikulimala kwakhe.

10 Ngokunjalo-ke ngabona ababi bengcwatshwat, ababevela njalo baye endaweni engcweleu, abasebekhohlakele emzini lapho ababenze khona okunjalo. Lokhu lakho kuyizev.

11 Ngoba isigwebo ngesenzo esibi singenziwa masinyanew, ngenxa yalokho inhliziyo yabantwana babantu igcwele ngaphakathi kwabo ukwenza okubix.

12 Lanxa isoni sisenza okubi izikhathi ezilikhulu, lensukuy zaso zelulweza, kube kanti sibili ngiyazi ukuthib kuzabalungela labo abamesabayo uNkulunkulu, abesabayo phambi kwakhec.

13 Kodwa omubi kakuyikumlungelade; futhi kayikwelula insuku zakhe; unjengesithunzi ngoba kesabi phambi kukaNkulunkuluf.

14 Kukhona okuyize okwenziwayo emhlabeni, ukuthi bakhona abalungileyo abehlelwa njengokomsebenzi wababig, bakhona lababi abehlelwa njengokomsebenzi wabalungileyo. Ngathi: Lokhu lakho kuyizeh.

15 Ngakho mina ngababaza intokozo; ngoba umuntu kalalutho oluhle ngaphansi kwelanga, ngaphandle kokudla lokunatha lokuthokozai, ngoba lokhu kuzahlala laye ekutshikatshikeni kwakhe ensukwini zempilo yakhe uNkulunkulu amnike zona ngaphansi kwelangaj.

16 Lapho nganikela inhliziyo ukwazi inhlakanipho lokubona umsebenzi owenziwa emhlabeni, (ngoba futhi ukhona ongaboni ubuthongo ngamehlo akhe emini lebusukuk)

17 ngasengibona wonke umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu ukuthi umuntu kalakho ukufumana umsebenzi owenziwayo ngaphansi kwelangal; ngoba lanxa umuntu etshikatshika ukukudinga, kube kanti kayikukufumana; yebo futhi, lanxa ohlakaniphileyo angathi uyazi, kayikuba lakho ukukutholam.

9Ngoba konke lokhu ngakubeka enhliziyweni yami ukuhlolisisa konke lokhua, ukuthi abalungileyo labahlakaniphileyo lezenzo zabo kusesandleni sikaNkulunkulub; loba uthando kumbe inzondo, kakho umuntu okwaziyo, konke okuphambi kwaboc.

2 Konke kwehla ngokufananayo kubo bonked; sinye isehlakalo kolungileyo lakomubi, komuhle, lakohlambulukileyo lakongahlambulukanga, lakonikela umhlatshelo lakonganikeli umhlatsheloe; njengolungileyo sinjalo isoni, ofungayo njengowesaba isifungof.

3 Yilobu ububi phakathi kwakho konke okwenziwa ngaphansi kwelanga, ukuthi sinye isehlakalo kukho konkeg, futhi lenhliziyo yabantwana babantu igcwele ububi, lobuhlanya busenhliziyweni yabo besaphila, lemva kwalokhu baya kwabafileyoh.

4 Ngoba kulowo ohlanganiswe labo bonke abaphilayo kulethemba, ngoba inja ephilayo ingcono kulesilwane esifileyo.

5 Ngoba abaphilayo bayazi ukuthi bazakufa, kodwa abafileyo kabazi lutho, njalo kabaselawo umvuzoi, ngoba ukukhunjulwa kwabo sekukhohlakelej.

6 Futhi uthando lwabo lenzondo yabo lomona wabo sekubhubhile, njalo kabasayikuba lesabelo laphakade kukho konke okwenziwayo ngaphansi kwelangak.

7 Hamba, udle ukudla kwakho ngentokozo, unathe iwayini lakho ngenhliziyo elenjabulol, ngoba uNkulunkulum usethokozile ngemisebenzi yakhon.

8 Izigqoko zakho kazibe ngezimhlophe ngesikhathi sonkeo, lamafutha angasweleki ekhanda lakhop.

9 Kholisa impilo lomkakho omthandayo zonke izinsuku zempilo yakho eyize akunike yona ngaphansi kwelanga, zonke izinsuku zakho eziyizeq, ngoba lesi yisabelo sakho empilweni, lemtshikatshikeni owutshikatshika ngaphansi kwelangar.

10 Loba kuyini isandla sakho esikutholayo ukukwenzas kwenze ngamandla akhot, ngoba kawukho umsebenzi lecebo lolwazi lenhlakanipho engcwabeni lapho oya khonau.

11 Ngaphenduka ngabona ngaphansi kwelangav ukuthi umjaho kawusiwabalejubanew, lempi kayisiyamaqhawe, futhi lesinkwa kasisabahlakaniphileyox, futhi lenotho kayisiyabalolwazi, futhi lomusa kawusiwezingcitshiy, kodwa isikhathi lesehlakaloz kwehlela bonkea.

12 Ngoba futhi umuntu kasazi isikhathi sakheb; njengenhlanzi ezibanjwa embuleni elibic, lanjengezinyoni ezibanjwa emjibilenid, njengazo abantwana babantu bayabanjwa esikhathini esibi, lapho sibajumae.

13 Lale inhlakanipho ngayibona ngaphansi kwelanga, njalo yaba nkulu kimi.

14 Kwakukhona umuzi omncinyane, okwakulabantu abalutshwana phakathi kwawo; kwasekusiza inkosi enkulu kuwo, yawuvimbezelaf, yawakhela amadundulu amakhulu okuvimbezelag.

15 Kwasekutholakala phakathi kwawo umuntu ohlakaniphileyo ongumyangah, yena-ke ngenhlakanipho yakhe wawukhulula lowomuzii. Kanti kakho owake wamkhumbula lowomuntu ongumyangaj.

16 Mina ngasengisithi: Inhlakanipho ingcono kulamandlak, lanxa ukuhlakanipha komyanga kuseyiswalm lamazwi akhe engalalelwa.

17 Amazwi abahlakaniphileyo azwiwa ekupholeni ngcono kulokumemeza kobusayo phakathi kwezithuthan.

18 Inhlakanipho ingcono kulezikhali zempio, kodwa isoni esisodwa sichitha ubuhle obunengip.

10Impukane ezifileyo zinukisa zibilisea amagcobo omthakib; ubuthutha obuncinyane benza njalo kohloniphekayo ngenxa yenhlakanipho lodumoc.

2 Inhliziyo yohlakaniphileyo ingakwesokunene sakhe, kodwa inhliziyo yesithutha ingakwesokhohlo saso.

3 Yebo-ke lapho oyisithutha ehamba endleleni, ingqondo yakhe iyasilela, uthi kuye wonke uyisithuthad.

4 Uba umoya wombusi ukuvukela, ungatshiyi indawo yakhoe, ngoba ukuthobekaf kuyathulisa iziphambeko ezinkulug.

5 Kulobubi engibubone ngaphansi kwelanga, njengesiphosiso esiphuma ebuswenih bombusii:

6 Ubuwula bubekwa ezindaweni eziphakemeyo kakhulu, labanothileyo bahlala endaweni ephansij.

7 Ngibonile izigqilik zigade amabhiza, leziphathamandla zihamba njengezigqili emhlabenil.

8 Ogebha umgodi uzawela kuwom; lodiliza umthangalan, inyoka izamlumao.

9 Osusa amatshe uzalinyazwa yiwop; obanda izigodo uzakuba sengozini ngazoq.

10 Uba insimbi ibuthundur njalo engaloli ubukhalis, ngakho ufanele engezelele amandla; kodwa inhlakanipho yinhlet ukulungisau.

11 Uba inyoka iluma kungelakulunjwav, kakulanzuzo kungcitshi yolimiw.

12 Amazwi omlomo ohlakaniphileyo alomusax, kodwa indebe zesithutha ziyasiginyay.

13 Ukuqala kwamazwi omlomo waso kuyibuthuthaz, lokucina kwenkulumo yaso kuyibuhlanya obubia,

14 njalo isithutha sandisa amazwib. Umuntu kazi okuzakuba khona; lalokho okuzakuba khona emva kwakhec, ngubani ongamtshela khonad?

15 Umtshikatshika wesithuthandini uyasidinisa, ngoba kasazi ukuya emzini.

16 Maye kuwe, lizwee, onkosif yakho ingumntwanag, leziphathamandla zakho zidla ekusenih!

17 Ubusisiwe, lizwe, onkosi yakho iyindodana yabakhulu, leziphathamandla zakho zidla ngesikhathi esifaneleyo, zidlela ukuqina, hatshi ukudakwai.

18 Ngobuvila obukhulu intungo ziyabhensaj, langokuyekethisa izandla indlu iyanethelak.

19 Idili lenzelwa uhleko, lewayini lithokozisa impilol; kodwa imali iyimpendulo yakho konkem.

20 Lemcabangweni wakho ungayithuki inkosin, lekamelweni lakho lokulala ungamthuki onothileyoo; ngoba inyoni yamazulu izathwala ilizwi, lokulamaphiko kubike udabap.

11Phosela isinkwa sakho phezu kobuso bamanzia, ngoba uzasithola emva kwensuku ezinengib.

2 Nika isabeloc kwabayisikhombisad, yebo, lakwabayisificaminwembili, ngoba kawazi ukuthi bubi bani obuzakuba emhlabenie.

3 Uba amayezi egcwele izulu, ayalithululela emhlabeni; uba-ke isihlahla siwela ngeningizimu kumbe ngenyakatho, endaweni lapho isihlahla esiwela khona sizakuba khonaphof.

4 Onanzelela umoya kayikuhlanyela, lalowo okhangela amayezi kayikuvunag.

5 Njengoba ungazi ukuthi iyini indlela yomoyah, akhula njani amathambo esiswini sokhulelweyo, ngokunjalo kawazi umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu owenza konkei.

6 Hlanyela inhlanyelo yakho ekuseni, lantambama ungaphumuzi isandla sakho; ngoba kawazi ukuthi yiyiphi ezaphumelela, le kumbe leyanaj, loba zombili zizakuba zinhle ngokufananayok.

Izeluleko kwabatsha

7 Sibili, ukukhanya kumnandi; njalo kuhle emehlweni ukubona ilangal.

8 Kodwa uba umuntu ephila iminyaka eminengi, kathokoze ngayo yonke; kodwa kakhumbule lensuku zomnyama, ngoba zizakuba zinengi. Konke okuzayo kuyizem.

9 Thokoza, jaha, ebutsheni bakhon, lenhliziyo yakho kayikuthokozise ensukwini zobutsha bakhoo, uhambe endleleni zenhliziyo yakhop lekuboneni kwamehlo akhoq. Kodwa yazir ukuthi ngenxa yazo zonke izinto uNkulunkulu uzakuletha kusahlulelos.

10 Ngakho susa ukudabuka enhliziyweni yakho, ukhuphe ububi enyameni yakho, ngoba ubutsha lobujaha buyizet.

12Khumbula-ke uMdali wakho ensukwinia zobutsha bakhob zingakafiki insuku ezimbic, kumbe kusondele iminyakad, lapho ozakuthie: Kangilantokozo ngayof.

2 Kungakafiphali ilangag lokukhanya lenyanga lezinkanyezi, kumbe amayezi abuyele emva kwezuluh.

3 Ngosuku lapho abagcini bendlu bezathuthumelai, lamadoda alamandla akhokhobe, labacholayo beme ngoba bebalutshwana, lalabo abalunguza ngamawindi bafiphazekej,

4 lezivalo zivalwek esitaladinil, lapho umsindo wokucholam usunciphan, lapho ezavuka ekukhaleni kwenyoni, lamadodakazi wonke engomao ezathotshiswap,

5 lalapho bezakwesaba okuphakemeyo lezesabiso endleleni, lapho isihlahla se-alimondi* sesilempoko, lentothoviyane izakuba ngumthwalo kuyoq, lesiloyiso sizaphela. Ngoba umuntu uya ekhaya lakher elilaphakades, labalilayo bazazulazulat esitaladeniu.

6 Kungakathukululwa intambo yesilivav, lomganu wegolide uphahlazwe, lembiza iphahlazeke emthonjeni, lendirayo yephuke emgodini wamanziw,

7 lothuli lubuyele emhlabathini njengoba lwalunjalox, lomoya ubuyelay kuNkulunkulu owawunikayoz.

8 Ize lezea, kutsho umTshumayeli, konke kuyizeb.

9 Phezu kwalokho-kec, ngoba umTshumayeli wayehlakaniphile, wayelokhu efundisa abantu ulwazid, yebo wazindla, wadingisisa, wamisae kuhle izaga ezinengif.

10 UmTshumayeli wadinga ukuthola amazwi akholisisayo, lokwabhalwayo kwakuqondile, amazwi eqinisog.

11 Amazwi abahlakaniphileyo anjengezincijo, lanjengezipikilih ezibethelwe zatshonai, amakhosi emihlanganoj, enikwa ngumelusi munyek.

12 Phezu kwalokho-ke, ndodana yamil, xwayisekam: Ekwenzeni ingwalo ezinengi kakulasiphelon, lokufunda okunengi kuyikudinisa inyamao.

13 Isiphetho sodaba konke sekuzwakele yilesi: Mesabe uNkulunkulu, ugcine imilayo yakhe; ngoba lokho yimfanelo yonke yomuntup.

14 Ngoba uNkulunkulu uzaletha wonke umsebenziq kusahlulelo, layo yonke into efihliweyo, loba kuhle laloba kubir.