Ubulumko Bezityebi Namahlwempu
Igama elihle lingaphezu kobutyebi, lo gama isityebi silawula ihlwempu, nalowo ubolekayo elikhoboka kumboleki. Phakathi, ilizwi liguquka libe ngumfundisi onikela ngamazwi angamashumi amathathu: musa ukulihlutha ihlwempu ngenxa yokuba lihlwempu, ungabi ngumhlobo wendoda enomsindo.
22 1Igama elihle lifanele linyulwe ngaphezu kobutyebi obukhulu, nokubabalwa kulungile kunesilivere negolide. 2Isityebi nehlwempu bahlangana; uBawo wethu nguMenzi wabo bonke. 3Onengqondo ubona ingozi azimele, kodwa abazizidenge bayaqhubeka barhole ixabiso. 4Umvuzo wokuthobeka nokoyika uBawo wethu bubutyebi nozuko nobomi. 5Imithana enameva nemigibe isendleleni yojibilizayo; lowo ogcinayo umphefumlo wakhe uhlala kude nayo. 6Qeqesha umntwana ngendlela amelwe kuhamba ngayo, nokuba uthe waluphele akayi kuphambuka kuyo. 7Isityebi siyalilawula ihlwempu, nalowo ubolekayo ulikhoboka kulowo mboleki. 8Lowo uhlwayela intswela-bulungisa uya kuvuna isihlo esibi, nentonga yobushushu bakhe iya kuphela. 9Lowo uneliso elinesisa uya kusikelelwa, ngokuba wabelana ngesonka sakhe nehlwempu. 10Mgxothe umgxeki, imbambano iyahamba naye; iingxabano nokucukucezwa kuya kuphela. 11Lowo uthanda intliziyo ehlambulukileyo athethe ngesisa uya kuba nokumkani ngumhlobo wakhe. 12Amehlo kaBawo wethu ayakulinda ukwazi, kodwa uyawabhukuqa amazwi omngcatshi. 13Ivila lithi: “Kukho ingonyama phandle! Ndiya kubulawelwa ezitratweni!” 14Umlomo wabafazi abangavumelekanga ngumhadi onzulu; lowo ubangela umsindo kaBawo wethu uya kweyela kuwo. 15Ubudenge bubotshelelwe entliziyweni yomntwana, kodwa intonga yoqeqesho ibugxotha bumke kude. 16Lowo ucinezela ihlwempu ukuze azityebise, nalowo unika isityebi, uya kufikelela ekuhlwempuzekeni kuphela.
Phulaphula Kakuhle
17Phulaphula ngenyameko amazwi ezilumko, uyibhekise intliziyo yakho ekwazini kwam, 18ngokuba kuya kuba mnandi ukuba uwagcine ngaphakathi kwakho, ukuba onke elungele emilebeni yakho. 19Ukuze ukholose ngoBawo wethu, ndiwazisile kuwe namhlanje, kwanakuwe. 20Andikubhalelanga na amazwi angamashumi amathathu ecebo nokwazi, 21ukuze ndikufundise oko kulungileyo noko kuyinyaniso, ukuze ubanike impendulo eyinyaniso abo bakuthumileyo?
22Musa ukulihlutha ihlwempu ngenxa yokuba lilihlwempu, ungasicumzi isisizana esangweni, a a v22 Isango lomzi yindawo apho kwakusingathwa khona iingxabano zomthetho nezamasiko omntu onke kwimizi yamandulo. 23ngokuba uBawo wethu uya kubambana nobambene nabo, abahluthe ubomi abo babahluthayo.
24Musa ukuba ngumhlobo wendoda enomsindo, ungahambi nendoda eshushu ngomsindo, 25hleze uzifunde iindlela zayo uzirhintyele emgibeni.
26Musa ukuba ngomnye wabo banika izibambiso, abazibophelela ngamatyala. 27Ukuba akukho nto yakuhlawula ngayo, yini na ukuba isilili sakho sithatyathwe phantsi kwakho?
28Musa ukulishenxisa ilitye lomda lakudala elamiselwa ngooyihlo.
29Uyabona na indoda enobuchule emsebenzini wayo? Iya kuma phambi kookumkani; ayiyi kuma phambi kwabantu abaqhelekileyo.