Ithemba Elilityaziweyo, Umnqweno Ozalisekileyo
Imali nokunqwenela kuhamba kuso, ukususela ekuzenzeni isityebi ube ungenanto, ukuya kwinkohliso encipha ngelixa ukubekelela kancinci kukhula. Siphinda sibize intlungu yokulinda, kuba ithemba elilityaziweyo lenza intliziyo igule. Abahlobo babalulekile: hamba nezilumko ube sisilumko.
13 1Unyana olumkileyo uyawuphulaphula umyalelo kayise, kodwa isigculelo asisiphulaphuli isohlwayo. 2Ngesiqhamo somlomo wakhe umntu udla izinto ezilungileyo, kodwa umphefumlo wabangathembekanga unqwenela ugonyamelo. 3Ogcina umlomo wakhe ulondoloza ubomi bakhe, kodwa owuvula ngokubanzi umlomo wakhe uya kutshabalala. 4Ivila liyanqwenela lingafumani nto, kodwa umphefumlo wokhutheleyo uyahluthiswa ngokupheleleyo. 5Ilungisa liyabuthiya ubuxoki, kodwa ongendawo uzisa ihlazo nokucukucezwa. 6Ubulungisa buyamgcina lowo ogqibeleleyo indlela yakhe, kodwa ububi buyamwisa umoni. 7Omnye umntu uzenza isityebi, abe engenanto; omnye uzenza ihlwempu, abe enobutyebi obukhulu. 8Ubutyebi bomntu bungabuhlawulela ubomi bakhe, kodwa ihlwempu aliva soyikiso. 9Ukukhanya kwamalungisa kuyabonakala ngovuyo, kodwa isibane sabangendawo siya kucinywa. 10Ukukhukhumala kuvelisa imbambano yodwa, kodwa ubulumko bukwabo bafuna icebo. 11Ubutyebi obuzuzwe ngenkohliso buyancipha buphele, kodwa lowo obuthayo kancinane kancinane uyabwandisa. 12Ithemba elilityaziweyo lenza intliziyo igule, kodwa umnqweno ozalisekileyo ngumthi wobomi. 13Ocekisa ilizwi uzisa intshabalalo phezu kwakhe, kodwa lowo owoyikayo umthetho uya kwamkela umvuzo. 14Imfundiso yesilumko ingumthombo wobomi, isusa umntu ezirhintyelweni zokufa. 15Ingqiqo elungileyo ifumana ubabalo, kodwa indlela yabangathembekanga iyabatshabalalisa. 16Wonke umntu onengqondo wenza ngokwazi, kodwa isidenge sivelisa ubudenge baso. 17Umthunywa ongendawo uwela engxakini, kodwa umthunywa othembekileyo uzisa ukuphila. 18Ubuhlwempu nehlazo zifikela lowo ulicekisa uqeqesho, kodwa lowo osiphulaphula isohlwayo uyazukiswa. 19Umnqweno ozalisekileyo umnandi emphefumlweni, kodwa ukutyekela ebubini kulisikizi kwizidenge. 20Ohamba nezilumko uba sisilumko, kodwa umlingane wezidenge wehlelwa bububi. 21Intlekele iyabasukela aboni, kodwa okulungileyo kuvuza amalungisa. 22Umntu olungileyo ushiya ilifa kubantwana babantwana bakhe, kodwa ubutyebi bomoni bugcinelwa amalungisa. 23Intsimi engalinywanga yehlwempu ingavelisa ukudla okuninzi, kodwa iyakhukuliswa ngokuswela ubulungisa. 24Ovimba intonga uyamthiya unyana wakhe, kodwa lowo umthandayo ukhuthele ukumqeqesha. 25Ilungisa lidla lihluthe ngokokunqwenela kwentliziyo yalo, kodwa isisu sabangendawo siyalamba.