Isinyithi silola isinyithi
Ubuhlobo buphengululwa ngokunyanisekileyo. Ukukhalinyelwa ekuhleni kungcono kunothando olufihlakeleyo, imivumbo yomhlobo ithembekile, nentsimbi ilola intsimbi. Ikwalumkisa ngokuqhayisa ngomso, iphathe udumo njengovavanyo lwesimilo, ize iphethe ngemihlambi nemfuyo, kuba ubutyebi abuhlali ngonaphakade.
27 1Musa ukuqhayisa ngomso, kuba akwazi into enokuzelwa lusuku. 2Makakudumise omnye umntu, kungabi ngumlomo wakho; ongowasemzini, kungabi yimilebe yakho. 3Ilitye linzima nentlabathi ingumthwalo, kodwa ukucaphukisa kwesidenge kunzima ngaphezu kwako kokubini. 4Ingqumbo inobungcwangu nomsindo uyagubungela, kodwa ngubani onokuma phambi kobukhwele? 5Ukukhalinyelwa ekuhleni kulungile ngaphezu kothando olufihlakeleyo. 6Imivumbo yomhlobo ithembekile, kodwa ukwanga kweentshaba kunenkohliso. 7Ohluthiyo uyalinyathela inqatha lobusi, kodwa kolambileyo nokukrakra kumnandi. 8Indoda ebhadulayo ikhaya layo injengentaka ebhadulayo endlwini yayo. 9Ioli nesiqhumiso ziyayivuyisa intliziyo, nencasa yomhlobo ivela kwicebo lentliziyo. 10Musa ukumshiya umhlobo wakho nomhlobo kayihlo, ungayi endlwini yomntakwenu ngemini yentlekele; ungcono ummelwane okufuphi kunomzalwana okude. 11Lumka, nyana wam, uyivuyise intliziyo yam, ukuze ndibe nokumphendula ondingcikivayo. 12Onengqondo ububona ububi azimele, kodwa izidenge ziyaqhubeka zihlawule. 13Yithabathe ingubo yalowo umela owasemzini; uyibambe ibe sibambiso xa esenjenjalo ngomfazi wolunye uhlanga. 14Lowo usikelela ummelwane wakhe ngezwi elikhulu kusasa, kuya kuthatyathwa njengesiqalekiso. 15Umfazi onengxabano unjengokuconsa okungapheliyo ngemini yemvula. 16Ukumthintela kunjengokuthintela umoya, nokubamba ioli ngesandla sokunene. 17Isinyithi silola isinyithi, nomntu umlola omnye umntu. 18Lowo ugcina umkhiwane uya kudla iziqhamo zawo, nalowo ugcina inkosi yakhe uya kuzukiswa. 19Njengoko amanzi ebonisa ubuso, ngokunjalo intliziyo ibonisa umntu. 20Ingcwaba neNtshabalalo azihluthi, namehlo omntu akahluthi. a a v20 IShiyol lilizwe labafileyo; iAbhadon yindawo yentshabalalo — kunye zifanekisela indlala engazali ihluthe. 21Umqengqelezo ngawesilivere, neziko ngegolide, umntu ucikidwa yindumiso ayifumanayo. 22Nokuba ungasila isidenge ngesingxovo esiselityeni lokusila, kunye nengqolowa, ubudenge baso abuyi kumka kuso. 23Yazi kakuhle imeko yemihlambi yakho, uzinikele kakuhle ekuzinanzeni iinkomo zakho. 24Kuba ubutyebi abuhlali bude buse ephakadeni, nesithsaba asihlali kuzo zonke izizukulwana. 25Xa luphelile utyani kuvela uhlaza olutsha, kuhlanganiswa imithana yentaba, 26amatakane oya kukunika ingubo yakho, neebhokhwe ziya kukunika ixabiso lentsimi; 27aye amasi eebhokhwe oba maninzi, anele ukudla kwakho, ukudla kwendlu yakho, nokuxhasa abakhonzazana bakho.
