Isiprofeto Sikanina Kukumkani
Unina wokumkani ulumkisa unyana wakhe ukumkani ukuba iwayini yenza abalawuli balibale amalungelo abacinezelweyo, ngoko kufuneka athethele abangenalizwi. Emva koko umfanekiso womfazi onesidima, othenga amasimi, arhwebe ngenzuzo, asebenze emva kokuhlwa, adunyiswe emasangweni omzi.
31 1Amazwi okumkani uLemuweli—isiprofeto awasifundiswa ngunina: 2Yintoni na, nyana wam? Yintoni na, nyana wesizalo sam? Yintoni na, nyana wezibhambathiso zam? 3Musa ukunika amandla akho kubafazi, neendlela zakho kwabatshabalalisa ookumkani. 4Akukokokumkani, Lemuweli— akukokokumkani ukusela iwayini, nokokwabalawuli ukunqwenela isiselo esinamandla. 5Kuba ukuba bathe basela, boyilibala into emiselweyo, bajike amalungelo abacudisiweyo bonke. 6Nika isiselo esinamandla lowo utshabalalayo, newayini kwabasekubandezelekeni okukrakra. 7Mabasele balibale ubuhlwempu babo, bangabi sabukhumbula ububi babo. 8Wuvule umlomo wakho ngenxa yongenalizwi, ngenxa yamalungelo abo bonke abashiywa beswele. 9Wuvule umlomo wakho, ugwebe ngobulungisa, uwamele amalungelo ehlwempu nosweleyo.
Umfazi Onesidima
10Umfazi onesidima—ngubani na onokumfumana? Unqabile kunene ngaphezu kwamatye anqabileyo. 11Intliziyo yendoda yakhe iyakholosa ngaye, akayi kuswela nto inqabileyo. 12Imenzela okulungileyo, kungabi kokubi, yonke imihla yobomi bakhe. 13Ufuna uboya neflakisi, asebenze ngezandla ezivumayo. 14Unjengeenqanawa zabarhwebi, uzisa ukudla kwakhe kude. 15Uvuka kusabusuku, anike indlu yakhe ukudla, nezabelo kubakhonzazana bakhe. 16Uyayigqala intsimi, ayithenge; ngesiqhamo sezandla zakhe atyale isidiliya. 17Uzibhinqa ngamandla, aziqinise iingalo zakhe. 18Uyabona ukuba ukurhweba kwakhe kunenzuzo; isibane sakhe asicimi ebusuku. 19Uthi nca izandla zakhe entongeni yokusonta, nezandla zakhe zibambe isiruli. 20Usivulela isandla sakhe ihlwempu, aselule izandla zakhe kosweleyo. 21Akayinxalabeli indlu yakhe xa kukho ikhephu, kuba indlu yakhe yonke yambethe iingubo ezibomvu. 22Uzenzela izambeso; isambatho sakhe yilinen ecikizekileyo nengubo emfusa. 23Indoda yakhe iyaziwa emasangweni, xa ihleli phakathi kwamadoda amakhulu elizwe. 24Wenza iingubo zelinen azithengise, abanike nemibhinqo abarhwebi. 25Amandla nesidima zizambatho zakhe, ahleke imihla ezayo. 26Uwuvula umlomo wakhe ngobulumko, imfundiso ethembekileyo iselulwimini lwakhe. 27Ugcina iindlela zendlu yakhe, angadli isonka sobuvila. 28Abantwana bakhe bavuka bambize ngonoyolo; nendoda yakhe iyamdumisa, isithi: 29“Baninzi abafazi abenze ngesibindi, kodwa wena ubagqithile bonke.” 30Ubuhle buyakhohlisa, nenzwakazi iyadlula, kodwa umfazi omoyikayo uBawo wethu—yena uya kudunyiswa. 31Mnikeni isiqhamo sezandla zakhe, zimdumise izenzo zakhe emasangweni.