IZaga 31

31 ¹Amazwi enkosi uLemuweli—isiprofetho amfundisa sona unina: ²Yini, ndodana yami? Yini, ndodana yesisu sami? Yini, ndodana yezifungo zami? ³Unganiki abesifazane amandla akho, noma izindlela zakho kulabo ababhubhisa amakhosi. ⁴Akusikho okwamakhosi, Lemuweli—akusikho okwamakhosi ukuphuza iwayini, noma okwababusi ukulangazelela ugologo. ⁵Ngokuba uma bephuza, bayakukhohlwa okumisiwe bagwegwese amalungelo abo bonke abacindezelwe. ⁶Nikani ugologo lowo obhubhayo, newayini kulabo abasosizini olubuhlungu. ⁷Mabaphuze bakhohlwe ubumpofu babo, bangabe besakhumbula usizi lwabo. ⁸Vula umlomo wakho ngenxa yabangenazwi, ngenxa yamalungelo abo bonke abashiywe behlwempu. ⁹Vula umlomo wakho, wahlulele ngokulunga, uvikele amalungelo abampofu nabaswele.

Owesifazane Onesibindi

¹⁰Owesifazane onesibindi—ngubani ongamthola? Uligugu kakhulu kunamatshe ayigugu. ¹¹Inhliziyo yomyeni wakhe iyamethemba, futhi ngeke aswele lutho olunenani. ¹²Umenzela okuhle hhayi okubi, zonke izinsuku zokuphila kwakhe. ¹³Ufunisisa uboya neflakisi, asebenze ngezandla ezizimisele. ¹⁴Unjengemikhumbi yabathengisi, uletha ukudla kwakhe kuvela kude. ¹⁵Uvuka kusesebusuku, alungisele abendlu yakhe ukudla, nezabelo zezincekukazi zakhe. ¹⁶Uyacabangela insimu ayithenge; ngezithelo zezandla zakhe atshale isivini. ¹⁷Uzibhinca ngamandla aqinise izingalo zakhe. ¹⁸Uyabona ukuthi ukuhweba kwakhe kunenzuzo; isibani sakhe asicimi ebusuku. ¹⁹Ufaka izandla zakhe othini lokuphotha, izandla zakhe zibambe isigxobo sokuphotha. ²⁰Welulela abampofu isandla sakhe, elulele izandla zakhe kwabaswele. ²¹Akabesabeli abendlu yakhe lapho kuna iqhwa, ngokuba bonke abendlu yakhe bembethe okububomvu. ²²Uzenzela izimbozo; izingubo zakhe ziyilineni elicolekileyo nensomi. ²³Umyeni wakhe waziwa emasangweni, lapho ehlezi phakathi kwamalunga ezwe. ²⁴Wenza izingubo zelineni azithengise, anikele amabhande kubathengisi. ²⁵Amandla nesithunzi ziyingubo yakhe, uhleka izinsuku ezizayo. ²⁶Uvula umlomo wakhe ngokuhlakanipha, nemfundiso ethembekileyo isolimini lwakhe. ²⁷Uqaphela izindlela zabendlu yakhe akalidli isinkwa sobuvila. ²⁸Abantwana bakhe bayavuka bambize ngokuthi ubusisiwe; nomyeni wakhe futhi, uyamdumisa: ²⁹“Amadodakazi amaningi enze ngobuqhawe, kodwa wena uyawadlula onke.” ³⁰Ukubukeka kuyakhohlisa nobuhle buyaphela, kodwa owesifazane owesaba uBaba wethu—uyakudunyiswa. ³¹Mnikeni izithelo zezandla zakhe, nemisebenzi yakhe mayimdumise emasangweni.