Isikhathi Sakho Konke
Yonke into inesikhathi sayo, ukuzalwa nokufa, impi nokuthula, futhi akekho ongaqonda konke uNkulunkulu akwenzile, nakuba wabeka ingunaphakade enhliziyweni yomuntu. Ukonakala kuhlala lapho kufanele kube khona ubulungisa. Abantu nezilwane baphefumula umoya ofanayo futhi bahlanganyela ithuna linye.
3 1Ngokuba kukhona isikhathi sakho konke, nesikhathi sayo yonke indaba engaphansi kwezulu: 2isikhathi sokuzalwa, nesikhathi sokufa; isikhathi sokutshala, nesikhathi sokusiphula okutshaliwe; 3isikhathi sokubulala, nesikhathi sokuphilisa; isikhathi sokudiliza, nesikhathi sokwakha; 4isikhathi sokukhala, nesikhathi sokuhleka; isikhathi sokulila, nesikhathi sokusina; 5isikhathi sokulahla amatshe, nesikhathi sokubutha amatshe ndawonye; isikhathi sokugona, nesikhathi sokuyeka ukugona; 6isikhathi sokufuna, nesikhathi sokulahlekelwa; isikhathi sokugcina, nesikhathi sokulahla; 7isikhathi sokuklebhula, nesikhathi sokuthunga; isikhathi sokuthula, nesikhathi sokukhuluma; 8isikhathi sokuthanda, nesikhathi sokuzonda; isikhathi sempi, nesikhathi sokuthula.
9Uzuzani osebenzayo emshikashikeni wakhe? 10Ngiwubonile umsebenzi uNkulunkulu awunike abantu ukuze bamatasatasa ngawo. 11Konke wakwenza kwaba kuhle ngesikhathi sakho, wafaka nokuphakade enhliziyweni yomuntu—kodwa kakho ongaqonda umsebenzi uNkulunkulu awenzile kusukela ekuqaleni kuze kube sekupheleni. 12Ngiyazi ukuthi akukho okungcono kubo ngaphezu kokujabulela ukuphila nokwenza okuhle besaphila. 13Futhi, ukuthi wonke umuntu adle, aphuze, athole ukwaneliseka kuwo wonke umsebenzi wakhe—lesi yisipho sikaNkulunkulu. 14Ngiyazi ukuthi konke uNkulunkulu akwenzayo kuhlala kuze kube phakade; akukho okungengezwa kukho, akukho okungasuswa kukho. Ukwenzile lokhu ukuze abantu bamesabe phambi kwakhe. 15Lokho okukhona sekwake kwaba khona, nalokho okuyokuba khona sekwake kwaba khona; futhi uNkulunkulu uyakufuna lokho okwaxoshwayo.
Ububi Endaweni Yobulungiswa
16Ngabona futhi ngaphansi kwelanga: ububi endaweni yokwahlulela, nobubi endaweni yokulunga. 17Ngathi enhliziyweni yami: “UNkulunkulu uyakwahlulela abalungileyo nababi, ngokuba kukhona isikhathi sayo yonke indaba nawo wonke umsebenzi, lapho.” 18Ngathi enhliziyweni yami: “UNkulunkulu uyabalinga abantu, ukuze babone ukuthi bayizilwane nje.” 19Abantu nezilwane banesiphetho sinye: lo ufa njengoba lo efa; bobabili banomoya munye. Abantu abanabungcono kunezilwane—konke kuyize. 20Konke kuya endaweni inye; konke kwavela othulini, konke kubuyela othulini. 21Ubani owaziyo ukuthi umoya womuntu uyenyuka yini, nokuthi umoya wesilwane wehlela emhlabeni yini? 22Ngakho ngabona ukuthi akukho okungcono ngaphezu komuntu ejabulela umsebenzi wakhe, ngokuba lesi yisabelo sakhe. Ngokuba ngubani ongambonisa okuyakwenzeka emva kwakhe?
