ISAHLUKO1
1IzagazikaSolomoniindodanakaDavide,inkosiyakwaIsrayeli; 2ukwaziukuhlakaniphanokulaywa;ukuqondaamazwi okuqonda; 3ukwamukelaukulaywakokuhlakanipha,ukulunga, nokwahlulela,nokulunga;
4ukunikaabangenalwaziukuhlakanipha,izinsizwaukwazi nokuqonda.
5Umuntuohlakaniphileyouyakuzwa,andiseukufunda; nomuntuoqondayouyakufinyelelaemalulekweni ahlakaniphileyo;
6ukuzebaqondeisaganencazelo;amazwi abahlakaniphileyonezimfumbezabo
7UkumesabauJehovakungukuqalakolwazi,kepha iziwulaziyadelelaukuhlakaniphanokulaywa
8Ndodanayami,yizwaukulayakukayihlo,ungawushiyi umthethokanyoko.
9Ngokubaziyakubangumqhelewomusaekhandalakho namaketangaentanyeniyakho
10Ndodanayami,umaizonizikuyenga,ungavumi.
11Umabethi:“Hambanathi,siqamekeleigazi,siqamekele abangenacalangeze;
12Masibagwinyebephilanjengengcwaba;futhibephelele njengabehlelaegodini
13Siyakufumanayonkeimpahlaeyigugu,sigcwalise izindluzethungempango;
14Yenzainkathoyakhophakathikwethu;asibe nesikhwamasemalisonke;
15Ndodanayami,ungahambinaboendleleni;nqanda unyawolwakhoendleleniyabo
16Ngobaizinyawozabozigijimelaebubini,futhi bayasheshaukuchithaigazi.
17Impelainethalendlalelwaizeemehlweniazozonke izinyoni
18Baqamekelaelaboigazi;bacathamelaizimpilozabo ngasese
19Zinjaloizindlelazabobonkeabahahelainzuzo;ethatha ukuphilakwabanikazibayo.
20Ukuhlakaniphakuyamemezangaphandle;uzwakalisa izwilakheezitaladini
21Buyamemezaendawenieyinqaba,ezintubeni zamasango;emzinibukhulumaamazwiabo,buthi: 22Kozekubeninininazithuthanithandaukungaqondina? nezidelelizijabulelaukudelela,neziwulazizondaukwazi?
23Phendukelaniekusolenikwami;khangelani, ngizathululelaumoyawamikini,ngizalitshelaamazwiami.
24Ngokubanginibizile,nenqaba;ngelulileisandlasami, akwabakhomuntuoqaphelayo;
25Kodwanenzeizezonkeizelulekozami,anivumanga ukusolakwami
26Namingiyakuhlekangokuhlelwakwenu; Ngiyakuklolodelaekufikenikokwesabakwenu; 27Laphoukwesabakwenukufikanjengesiphepho, nokubhujiswakwenukufikanjengesivunguvungu;lapho ukuhluphekanosizinehlelaphezukwenu.
28Khonabayakungibiza,kephaangiyikuphendula; bayakungifunaekuseni,kephaabayikungifumana;
29Ngokubabazondaukwazi,kabakhethangaukumesaba uJehova;
30Abavumangaukwelulekakwami,badelelakonke ukusolakwami
31Ngakhobayakudlaisithelosendlelayabo,basuthe ngamasuabo.
32Ngokubaukuchezukakwabangenalwazikuyababulala, nokunethakweziwulakuyakubabhubhisa
33Kephaongilalelayouyakuhlalaelondekile,athule ekwesabeniokubi
ISAHLUKO2
1Ndodanayami,umawamukelaamazwiami,ufihle imiyaloyamikuwe;
2ukuzeubekeindlebeyakhoekuhlakanipheni,ubeke inhliziyoyakhoekuqondeni;
3Yebo,umaukhalelaukwazi,uphakamisaizwilakho ngokuqonda;
4Umaubufunanjengesiliva,ubufunenjengengcebo efihliweyo;
5KhonauyakuqondaukumesabauJehova,utholeukumazi uNkulunkulu.
6NgokubauJehovauyaphaukuhlakanipha;emlonyeni wakhekuphumaukwazinokuqonda
7Ubabekelelaabalungileyoukuhlakaniphaokuqondileyo, uyihawukwabahambangobuqotho.
8Uyagcinaizindlelazokwahlulela,agcineindlela yabangcwelebakhe
9Khonauyakuqondaukulunga,nokwahlulela,nobuqotho; yebo,zonkeizindlelaezinhle
10Laphoukuhlakaniphakungenaenhliziyweniyakho, ukwazikubemnandiemphefumulweniwakho;
11Ukuqondakuyakulonda,ukuqondakuyakulonda; 12Ukukukhululaendleleniyomubi,kumuntuokhuluma izintoeziphambeneyo;
13abashiyaizindlelazobuqotho,ukuzebahambe ezindlelenizobumnyama;
14abathokozelaukwenzaokubi,bathokozele ukuphambukakwababi;
15abazindlelazaboziyisigwegwe,banhlanhlatha emikhondweniyabo; 16ukuzewophulekowesifazanewezizwe,nakuwemzini othophayongamazwiakhe;
17oshiyaindodakaziyobushabakhe,akhohlwe isivumelwanosikaNkulunkuluwakhe
18Ngokubaindluyakheishonelaekufeni,nezindlelazakhe kwabafileyo
19Abayakuyeababuyibabuye,bangabambiezindleleni zokuphila.
20Ukuzeuhambeendleleniyabalungileyo,ugcine izindlelazabalungileyo
21Ngokubaabaqothobayakuhlalaezweni,nabapheleleyo basalekulo
22Kephaababibayakunqunywaemhlabeni, nabaphambukayobayakusishulwakuwo.
ISAHLUKO3
1Ndodanayami,ungakhohlwaumthethowami;kepha inhliziyoyakhomayigcineimiyaloyami;
2Ngokubakuyakwenezelakuweubudebezinsuku, nokuphila,nokuthula
3Umusaneqinisomakungakushiyi;kubopheentanyeni yakho;kulobeesibhebhenisenhliziyoyakho.
4Ngakhouyakufumanaumusanokuqondaokuhle emehlwenikaNkulunkulunabantu.
5ThembakuJehovangayoyonkeinhliziyoyakho; ungencikikokwakhoukuqonda
6Maziseyenaezindlelenizakhozonke,uyakuqondisa imikhondoyakho.
7Ungabingohlakaniphileyoemehlweniakho;yesaba uJehova,udedeebubini
8Kuyakubayimpiloenkabeniyakho,nomnkantsha emathanjeniakho
9DumisauJehovangempahlayakho,nangolibolwezithelo zakhozonke;
10Iziphalazakhoziyakugcwalainala,nezikhamozakho zichichimeiwayinielisha.
11Ndodanayami,ungadeleliukulayakukaJehova; ungakhathalingokulayakwakhe
12NgokubauJehovauyamlayaamthandayo;njengoyise indodanaathokozangayo
13Ubusisiweumuntuofumanaukuhlakanipha,nomuntu ozuzaukuqonda.
14Ngokubaukuthengisakwabokuhlekunokuthengiswa kwesiliva,nokuzuzakwabokunegolideelihle
15Uyigugukunamarubi,nakhokonkeongakufisa akunakuqhathaniswanabo
16Ubudebezinsukubusesandlenisabosokunene; nasesandlenisakhesokhohloingcebonodumo.
17Izindlelazaboziyizindlelazobumnandi,futhizonke izindlelazaboziwukuthula
18Kungumuthiwokuphilakwababambelelakukho, babusisiwebonkeababambelelakukho
19UJehovawawusekelaumhlabangokuhlakanipha; ngokuqondawamisaizulu.
20Ngokwazikwakheizinzuluzabhodlozwa,namafu aconsaamazolo
21Ndodanayami,makungasukiemehlweniakho;gcina ukuhlakaniphanokuqonda;
22Kuyakuba-ngukuphilaemphefumulweniwakho, nomusaentanyeniyakho.
23Khonauyakuhambaendleleniyakhongokulondeka, unyawolwakholungakhubeki
24Laphoulala,awuyikwesaba,yebo,uyacambalala, ubuthongobakhobubemnandi
25Ungesabiukwesabaokuzumayo,nencithakaloyababi, laphoifika.
26NgokubauJehovauyakubayithembalakho,agcine unyawolwakhoekubanjweni.
27Ungagodleliokuhlekobafanele,laphokusemandleni esandlasakhoukukwenza
28Ungashokumakhelwanewakhoukuthi:‘Hamba,ubuye, kusasangiyakukunika;nxaulakho.
29Ungaceliokubingomakhelwanewakho,lokhuehlezi kuweelondekile
30Ungabangiumuntungeze,umaengonangalutho
31Ungabinamhawungomcindezeli,ungakhethineyodwa yezindlelazakhe.
32NgokubaophambukayouyisinengisokuJehova,kepha imfihloyakheikubantuabalungileyo
33IsiqalekisosikaJehovasisendliniyababi,kepha uyayibusisaindawoyokuhlalayabalungileyo
34Impelauyabadelelaabadeleli,kephaabathobekileyo ubaphaumusa.
35Abahlakaniphileyobayakudlaifalodumo,kepha iziwulaziyihlazo.
ISAHLUKO4
1Yizwani,bantwana,ukulayakukayise,nilaleleukuze naziukuqonda
2Ngokubangininikaisifundisoesihle,ningawushiyi umthethowami
3Ngokubangangiyindodanakababa,ethambile, ethandekayongedwaemehlwenikamama.
4Wangifundisafuthi,wathikimi:"Inhliziyoyakho mayibambeamazwiami;gcinaimiyaloyami,uphile
5Zuzaukuhlakanipha,zuzaukuqonda,ungakukhohlwa; ungachezukiemazwiniomlomowami
6Ungamshiyi,uyakukulondoloza;mthande, uyakukulondoloza.
7Ukuhlakaniphakuyintoeyinhloko;ngakhozuza ukuhlakanipha,ngakhokonkeokuzuzayozuzaukuqonda
8Buphakamise,futhibuyakukuphakamisa, buyakukukhazimulisa,laphoubugone
9Buyakunikaikhandalakhoumqhelewomusa; buyakukunikaumqhelewodumo.
10Yizwa,ndodanayami,wamukeleamazwiami; iminyakayokuphilakwakhoiyakubaminingi
11Ngikufundisileendleleniyokuhlakanipha;ngikuholile ezindlelenieziqondileyo
12Laphouhamba,izinyathelozakhoaziyikuminyezelwa; nalaphougijima,awuyikukhubeka.
13Bambisisaukulaywa;makangahambi:mgcine;ngoba uyimpiloyakho
14Ungangeniendleleniyababi,ungahambiendleleni yababi
15Kugweme,ungadlulikuyo,jikakuyo,udlule
16Ngokubaabalali,umabenzileokubi;nobuthongobabo buyasuswa,umabengawisaabanye
17Ngokubabadlaisinkwasobubi,baphuzeiwayini lobudlova.
18Kodwaindlelayabalungileyoinjengokukhanya okukhanyayo,okuqhubekakukhanyanjalokuzekube seminienkulu.
19Indlelayababiinjengobumnyama,abaziukuthi bakhubekangani
20Ndodanayami,lalelaamazwiami;bekaindlebeyakho emazwiniami
21Makungasukiemehlweniakho;ukugcinephakathi kwenhliziyoyakho
22Ngobakungukuphilakwabakutholayo,nempilokuyo yonkeinyamayabo
23Gcinainhliziyoyakhokukhokonkeukukhuthala;ngoba kuyokuvelaimithomboyokuphila
24Susakuweumlomoophambene,nezindebe eziphambeneyomazidediselekudenawe
25Amehloakhomawabhekengqo,nezinkophezakho maziqondephambikwakho.
26Qondaindlelayonyawolwakho,zonkeizindlelazakho ziqine
27Ungaphendukelingakwesokunenenoma ngakwesokhohlo;susaunyawolwakhoebubini
ISAHLUKO5
1Ndodanayami,lalelaukuhlakaniphakwami,ubeke indlebeyakhoekuqondenikwami;
2Ukuzeuqapheleukuqonda,nezindebezakhozigcine ukwazi
3Ngokubaizindebezowesifazaneongaziwaziconsa amakhekheba,nomlomowakheubushelelezikunamafutha;
4Kodwaukuphelakwakhekubabanjengomhlonyane, kubukhalinjengenkembaesikanhlangothizombili
5Izinyawozakhezehlelaekufeni;izinyathelozakhe zibambeleleesihogweni
6funauhloleindlelayokuphila,izindlelazakhe ziyanyakaza,ungazazi
7Ngakho-ke,bantwana,ngizweni,ningasukiemazwini omlomowami.
8Susakuyeindlelayakho,ungasondeliemnyangowendlu yakhe;
9Hlezeunikeabanyeudumolwakho,neminyakayakho kononya;
10Funaabafokazibasutheingceboyakho;nomsebenzi wakhoubesendliniyowezizwe;
11Uyolilaekugcineni,laphokuqedwainyamayakho nomzimbawakho;
12uthi:“Ngakuzondakanjaniukulaywa,nenhliziyoyami yadelelaukusolwana?
13Kangilalelangailizwilabafundisibami,kangibekanga indlebeyamikuboababengifundisa.
14Ngacishengabasebubinibonkephakathikwebandla nebandla
15Phuzaamanziemgodiniwakho,namanziagobhozayo kowakhoumthombo
16Imithomboyakhomayihlakazekengaphandle,nemifula yamanziezitaladini.
17Mayibengeyakhowedwa,ingabingeyabafokazikanye nawe
18Mawubusisweumthombowakho,ujabulengomfazi wobushabakho
19Makabenjengendluzelekaziethandekayonendluzele ethandekayo;amabeleakhemawakusuthisengezikhathi zonke;ubusulwenjaloluthandolwakhe
20Kunganiwena,ndodanayami,udlwengulwe ngowesifazaneongaziwa,ugoneisifubasowezizwe,na?
21Ngokubaizindlelazomuntuziphambikwamehlo kaJehova,uyahlolazonkeizinyathelozakhe
22Ububibakhebuyakumbambaomubi,abanjwe ngezintambozezonozakhe
23Uyakufaengalaywa;futhingobuningibobuwulabayo uyoduka
ISAHLUKO6
1Ndodanayami,umauyisibambisosomnganewakho,uma ubekeisandlasakhongomfokazi, 2Ucushwengamazwiomlomowakho,ubanjwengamazwi omlomowakho
3Yenzalokhumanje,ndodanayami,uzikhulule,lapho usufikeesandlenisomnganewakho;hamba,uzithobe, umqiniseumnganewakho
4Unganikiamehloakhoubuthongo,nezinkophezakho ukozela
5Zikhululenjengensepheesandlenisomzingeli, nanjengenyoniesandlenisomcuphi.
6Yanaentuthwaneni,vilandini;bhekaizindlelazayo, uhlakaniphe;
7elingelamkhokheli,lambonisi,kumbeumbusi, 8Ilungiselaukudlakwayoehlobo,ibutheukudlakwayo ngesikhathisokuvuna
9Kozekubeniniulala,vilandini?Uyakuvukanini ebuthongwenibakhona?
10Nokhoubuthongoobuncane,ukozelaokuncane, nokusongaizandlakancane,ngilale;
11Kanjaloubumpofubakhobuyakufikanjengomhambi, nokuswelakwakhonjengomuntuohlomile.
12Umuntuogangileyo,umuntuomubi,uhambaonomlomo ophambene
13Ucwayizangamehlo,ukhulumangezinyawo, uyafundisangeminweyakhe;
14Ububibusenhliziyweniyakhe,ucebaokubinjalo; utshalaukungezwani.
15Ngakho-keinhlekeleleyakheiyakufikangokuzumayo; uyakwaphulwangokuzumayo,kungabinakwelashwa
16LezizintoeziyisithuphauJehovauyazizonda,yebo, eziyisikhombisaziyisinengisokuye;
17Amehloaziqhenyayo,nolimilwamanga,nezandla ezichithaigazielingenacala;
18Inhliziyoecebaimicabangoemibi,nezinyawoezishesha ukugijimelaebubini;
19Ufakaziwamangaophafuzaamanga,lohlanyela ukuxabanaphakathikwabazalwane
20Ndodanayami,gcinaumyalokayihlo,ungawushiyi umthethokanyoko.
21Yibopheenhliziyweniyakhonjalo,uyibopheentanyeni yakho
22Laphouhamba,iyokuhola;laphoulala,kuyakulinda; futhilaphouvuka,iyokhulumanawe
23Ngokubaumyalouyisibani;futhiumthetho ungukukhanya;nokusolakokulayakuyindlelayokuphila.
24ukuzeugcinwekowesifazaneomubi,ekuthopheni kolimilowesifazaneondindayo
25Ungakhanukeliubuhlebakheenhliziyweniyakho;futhi makangakuthathingezinkophezakhe
26Ngokubangenxayowesifazaneoyisifebeumuntu ulethwangeqebelengwanelesinkwa,kephaisiphingi sizingelaumphefumuloonqabileyo
27Umuntuangaphathaumliloesifubenisakhe,izingubo zakhezingashi,na?
28Umuntuangahambaphezukwamalahleavuthayo, izinyawozakhezingashi,na?
29Unjaloongenakumkamakhelwanewakhe;yilowo nalowoomthintayokayikubamsulwa
30Abantuabalideleliisela,umalintshontshaukwanelisa umphefumulowalo,lapholilambile;
31Kodwaumaetholwa,uyakubuyiselakasikhombisa; uyakunikayonkeimpahlayendluyakhe
32Kephaophinganowesifazaneakaqondi;owenzalokho uchithaumphefumulowakhe
33Uzotholainxebanehlazo;nesihlambasakhe asiyikusulwa
34Ngokubaisikhwelesingukufuthekakwendoda;
35Ngekeanakenomayisiphiisihlengo;futhikayikuvuma, lanxauphaiziphoezinengi
ISAHLUKO7
1Ndodanayami,gcinaamazwiami,uzibekeleleimiyalo yami.
2Gcinaimiyaloyami,uphile;nomthethowami njengenhlamvuyesolakho
3Kubopheeminweniyakho,ukulobeesibhebheni senhliziyoyakho.
4Yishoekuhlakanipheniukuthi:‘Ungudadewethu;ubize ukuqondangokuthiisihlobosakho
5Ukuzezikugcinekowesifazanewezizwenakumfokazi othophayongamazwiakhe
6Ngokubaefasitelenilendluyamingalunguzaemphemeni wami,
7Ngabonaphakathikweziwulangabonaphakathi kwabashainsizwaengenangqondo;
8Edlulaesigcawinieduzenegumbilakhe;wahamba ngendlelaeyaendliniyakhe
9Kuhwalala,kusihlwa,kumnyamakumnyama;
10Bheka,kwamhlangabezaowesifazane,egqokeisifebe, enobuqilienhliziyweni
11(Uyaxokozela,unenkani,izinyawozakheazihlali endliniyakhe;
12Manjeusengaphandle,manjeusezitaladini,futhi uqamekelaemagumbinionke.)
13Ngakhowambamba,wamanga,futhingobusoobubi wathikuye:
14ngineminikeloyokuthula;lamuhlangigcwalise izithembisozami
15Ngakhongiphumileukukuhlangabeza,ukufuna ngenkuthaloubusobakho,futhisengikutholile.
16Ngiwuhlobisileumbhedewamingezindwangu ezibaziweyo,nelinenielicolekileyolaseGibithe
17Ngiwufakileumbhedewamingemure,nenhlaba, nesinamoni
18Wozasisuthengothandokuzekuse,sizithokozise ngothando.
19Ngobaindodakakhoekhaya,ihambeuhamboolude;
20Uphetheisikhwamasemali,futhiuzobuyelaekhaya ngosukuolumisiweyo.
21Ngamazwiakheamaningiamahlewamyekisa, ngokuthophakwezindebezakhewamphoqa
22Uyamlandelamasinyane,njengenkabiisiya ekuhlatshweni,nanjengesiphukuphukuisiya ekugwetshweniesigodweni;
23Umcibisholouzeudabuleisibindisakhe;njengenyoni iphuthumaogibeni,ingaziukuthikungenxayomphefumulo wayo.
24Ngakho-ke,bantwana,ngilaleleni,nilaleleamazwi omlomowami
25Inhliziyoyakhomayingaphambukeliezindlelenizakhe, ungadukiemikhondweniyakhe.
26Ngokubauwisilephansiabaningiabalimeleyo;yebo, baningiabanamandlaababulewenguye
27Indluyakheiyindlelaeyaendaweniyabafileyo,yehlela emakamelweniokufa
ISAHLUKO8
1Ukuhlakaniphaakumemezina?nokuqondakuzwakalisa izwilakhona?
2Umieziqongwenizezindawoeziphakemeyo, ngasendleleniezindawenizezindlela.
3Iyamemezaemasangweni,ekungenenikomuzi, ekungenenikweminyango.
4Ngibizakini,Omadoda;izwilamilibhekisekubantwana babantu
5Ninabangenalwazi,qondaniukuhlakanipha,naniziwula, yibaningabanengqondo.
6Yizwani;ngobangizakhulumaizintoezinhlekakhulu; nokuvulaizindebezamikuyakubangukulunga
7Ngokubaumlomowamiuyakukhulumaiqiniso;ububi buyisinengisoezindebenizami
8Wonkeamazwiomlomowamiasekulungeni;akukho okuphambenenokuphambenekuzo
9Zonkezisobalakoqondayo,zilungilekwabatholaukwazi 10Yamukelaniukulaywakwami,kungabiyisiliva;nolwazi kunegolideelihle
11Ngokubaukuhlakaniphakungconokunamarubi;futhi zonkeizintoezifiselekayoazinakuqhathaniswanakho.
12Minakuhlakaniphangihlalangokuqonda,ngizuza ukwaziamacebo
13UkumesabauJehovakungukuzondaokubi;ukuzidla, nokuzidla,nendlelaembi,nomlomoophambene ngiyakuzonda
14Ngokwamiisilulekonokuhlakanipha;ngingukuqonda; Nginamandla
15Amakhosiabusangami,nezikhuluzimisaubulungisa
16Izikhuluzibusangami,nezikhulu,nabahlulelibonke bomhlaba
17Ngiyabathandaabangithandayo;nabangifunaekuseni bayakungifumana.
18Ingcebonodumokukimi;yebo,ingceboehlalanjalo nokulunga
19Isithelosamisingconokunegolide,yebo,kunegolide elihle;nenzuzoyamikunesilivalekhethelo
20Ngihambaendleleniyokulunga,phakathikwemikhondo yokwahlulela;
21Ukuzengenzeabangithandayobadleifalempahla; ngigcwaliseingceboyabo
22UJehovawangidalangingukuqalakwendlelayakhe, ngaphambikwemisebenziyakheyasendulo
23Ngamiswakusukelaphakade,kusukelaekuqaleni, umhlabaungakabikho.
24Ngazalwalaphoizizindazingekho;laphokwakungekho mithomboegcweleamanzi
25Zingakamiswaizintaba,namagqumaengakamiswa; 26Engakawenziumhlaba,namasimu,nezingxenye eziphakemeyozothulilwezwe.
27Laphoelungisaizulu,ngangikhona,laphoebeka inkampasiebuswenibotwa
28Laphoemisaamafuphezulu,laphoeqinisaimithombo yotwa.
29Laphoenikaulwandleisiyalezosakheukubaamanzi angadluliumyalowakhe,laphoebekaizisekelozomhlaba 30ngasengiseduzekwakhenjengowondliwekanyenaye; 31Ethokozaendaweniokuhlalwakuyoumhlabawakhe; futhiintokozoyamiyayikanyenamadodanaabantu.
32Ngakho-ke,bantwana,ngilaleleni,ngokubababusisiwe abagcinaizindlelazami
33Yizwaniukulaya,nihlakaniphe,ningakwenqabi.
34Ubusisiweumuntuongizwayo,elindaimihlangemihla ngasemasangweniami,elindaezinsikenizeminyangoyami
35Ngokubaongifumanayoutholaukuphila,uyakuthola umusakuJehova.
36Kephaowonakimiulimazaumphefumulowakhe; bonkeabangizondayobathandaukufa.
ISAHLUKO9
1Ukuhlakaniphakuyakhileindluyakho,kubazileizinsika zakhoeziyisikhombisa;
2Lizibuleleizinkomozalo;buxubeiwayinilabo;ulungise netafulalakhe
3Buthumileamantombazanaabo,bumemezaezindaweni eziphakemeyozomuzi.
4Ongenalwazimakaphambukelelapha;osweleukuqonda uthikuye:
5Wozaninidleisinkwasami,niphuzeiwayini engilixubileyo
6Yekaniiziwulaniphile;uhambengendlelayokuqonda 7Okhuzaisideleliuzitholelaihlazo;
8Ungakhuziisideleli,funasikuzonde;khuza ohlakaniphileyo,uyakukuthanda
9Mfundiseohlakaniphileyo,futhiuyohlakanipha ngokwengeziwe;fundisaolungileyo,futhiuyokwandiswa ekufundeni
10UkumesabauJehovakungukuqalakokuhlakanipha, nokwaziongcwelekungukuqonda
11Ngokubangamiizinsukuzakhoziyakwandiswa, neminyakayokuphilakwakhoiyakwandiswa.
12Umauhlakaniphile,uzihlakaniphelawena;kephauma udelela,uyakuthwalawenawedwa
13Owesifazaneoyisiwulauyaxokozela,uyisiwula,akazi lutho
14Ngokubauhlezingasemnyangowendluyakhe esihlalweniezindawenieziphakemeyozomuzi;
15Ukubizaabagibeliabahambangendlelayabo: 16Ongenalwazimakaphambukelelapha;noswele ukuqondawathikuye:
17Amanziebiweamnandi,nesinkwaesidliwangasese siyamnandi
18Kodwakakwaziukuthiabafileyobakhona;nokuthi abamenyiweyobakhebasezinzulwinizesihogo
ISAHLUKO10
1IzagazikaSolomoniIndodanaehlakaniphileyoijabulisa uyise,kephaindodanaeyisiwulaiwusizilukanina.
2Ingceboyobubiayisizilutho,kephaukulungakophula ekufeni.
3UJehovakayikuyekelaumphefumulowolungileyo ulambe,kephaimfuyoyomubiuyayichitha
4Osebenzangesandlaesivilaphayoubampofu,kepha isandlasabakhutheleyosiyacebisa.
5Obuthaehlobouyindodanaehlakaniphileyo,kepha olalayongesikhathisokuvunauyindodanaehlazisayo
6Izibusisozisekhandalolungileyo,kephaubudlova busibekelaumlomowababi
7Ukukhunjulwakwabalungileyokubusisiwe,kodwaibizo lababilizabola
8Ohlakaniphilengenhliziyouyakwamukelaimiyalo,kepha isiwulaesiphuphumayosiyakuwa.
9Ohambangobuqothouhambangokuqiniseka,kepha ohlanekezelaizindlelazakheuyaziwa
10Ocifaisoubangausizi,kephaisiwulaesiphuphumayo siyawa.
11Umlomowolungileyoungumthombowokuphila,kepha ubudlovabusibekelaemlonyeniomubi.
12Inzondoivusaukuxabana,kephauthandolusibekela zonkeizono
13Ezindebenizohlakaniphileyokutholakala ukuhlakanipha,kephaindukuingeyomhlanewoswele ukuqonda
14Abahlakaniphileyobabekelaukwazi,kephaumlomo weziwulauseduzenokubhujiswa
15Imfuyoyesicebiingumuziwasoonamandla; ukubhujiswakwabampofukungubumpofubabo.
16Umshikashikawolungileyoungukuphila;isithelo somubiyisono
17Ogcinaukulaywausendleleniyokuphila,kephaowala ukusolwauyaduka
18Ofihlainzondounezindebezamanga,nohlebayo uyisiwula.
19Ebuninginibamazwiakuswelekisono,kepha ozibambayoumlomowakheuhlakaniphile
20Ulimilolungileyolunjengesilivaelihle,inhliziyoyababi iyize
21Izindebezolungileyozondlaabaningi,kephaiziwula ziyafangokuswelaukuhlakanipha.
22IsibusisosikaJehovasiyacebisa,akenezeliusizikuso 23Ukwenzaokubikunjengokudlalakusoisiwula,kepha ukuhlakaniphakungumuntuoqondileyo.
24Ukwesabaomubikuyamehlela,kephaolungileyo uyakuphiwaakufisayo
25Njengokudlulakwesivunguvungu,akasekhoomubi, kephaolungileyouyisisekeloesiphakade
26Njengevinigaemazinyweni,nentuthuemehlweni, linjaloivilakwabamthumayo.
27UkumesabauJehovakwandisaizinsuku,kepha iminyakayababiiyafinyezwa
28Ithembalabalungileyoliyinjabulo,kephaithembalababi liyabhubha
29IndlelakaJehovaingamandlakwabaqotho,kepha imbubhisoiyakubayilaboabenzaokubi.
30Olungileyoakayikunyakaziswanaphakade,kephaababi abayikuhlalaemhlabeni
31Umlomowolungileyouvezaukuhlakanipha,kepha ulimiolukhohlisayoluyakunqunywa
32Izindebezolungileyoziyakwaziokwamukelekayo, kephaumlomowababiukhulumainkohliso.
ISAHLUKO11
1IsilinganisoesikhohlisayosiyisinengisokuJehova,kepha isisindoesilungileyosiyintokozoyakhe
2Laphokufikaukuzidla,kufikanehlazo,kepha kwabaphansikukhonaukuhlakanipha
3Ubuqothobabaqothobuyakubahola,kephaukuphambuka kwabaphambukayokuyababhubhisa
4Inothoayisizingosukulolaka,kodwaukulungakophula ekufeni.
5Ukulungakopheleleyokuyaqondisaindlelayakhe,kepha omubiuyakuwangobubibakhe
6Ukulungakwabaqothokuyabakhulula,kepha abaphambukayobayakubanjwangobubibabo
7Laphoomubiefa,ithembalakheliyashabalala,nethemba lababiliyashabalala.
8Olungileyouyakhululwaosizini,lomubiangene esikhundlenisakhe.
9Umzenzisingomlomowakheuyamchithaumakhelwane wakhe,kephangokwaziabalungileyobayakhululwa 10Laphokuhambelakahlekwabalungileyo,umuzi uyathokoza,nalaphoababibebhubha,kuyamemeza.
11Ngesibusisosabaqothoumuziuyaphakanyiswa,kepha ngomlomowababiuyachithwa
12Osweleukuhlakaniphauyamdelelaumakhelwanewakhe, kephaumuntuonengqondouyazithulela
13Umhlebiuyembulaizimfihlakalo,kephaonomoya othembekileyouyayifihlaindaba
14Laphokungekhokhonaukululekana,abantubayawa, kephangobuningibabelulekikukhonaukuphepha. 15Omeleisibambisosomfokaziuyakulimaza; 16Owesifazaneonomusauzuzaudumo,namadoda anamandlaagcinainotho.
17Umuntuolesihawuuzenzelaokuhleumphefumulo wakhe,kodwaisihlukusihluphaowakheumzimba 18Omubiwenzaumsebenziwenkohliso,kepha ohlwanyelaukulungaunomvuzooqinisekileyo
19Njengokulungakuholelaekuphileni,nosukelaokubi uyakusukelaekufenikwakhe.
20AbanenhliziyoembibayisinengisokuJehova,kepha abaqothoezindlelenizabouyintokozoyakhe
21Nomaisandlasibambenengesandla,omubi akayikuyekwa,kephainzaloyabalungileyoiyakusindiswa 22Njengetshelegolideempumulweniyengulube,unjalo owesifazaneomuhleongenangqondo.
23Isifisosolungileyoyinhleyodwa,kephaithembalababi lingulaka
24Kukhonaohlakazayo,ayanda;kukhonaogodla okungaphezukokufanele,kephakuholelaebumpofu
25Umphefumuloophanayouyakukhuluphaliswa, nophuzisayouyakuphuziswanaye.
26Ogodlaamabele,abantubayakumqalekisa,kepha isibusisosiyakubasekhandalothengisayo
27Ofunaokuhleuzuzaumusa,kephaofunaokubi kuyakufikakuye
28Owethembainothoyakheuyakuwa,kephaolungileyo uyakuqhakazanjengegatsha.
29Ohluphaindluyakheuyakudlaifalomoya,nesiwula siyakubayincekuyohlakaniphileyongenhliziyo
30Isithelosolungileyosingumuthiwokuphila;ozuza imiphefumulouhlakaniphile
31Bheka,olungileyouyakuvuzwaemhlabeni,kakhulu omubinesoni
ISAHLUKO12
1Othandaukulaywauthandaukwazi,kephaozonda ukusolwauyisiwula
2UmuntuomuhleutholaumusakuJehova,kephaumuntu onamaqhingauyamlahla
3Umuntukayikuqiniswangobubi,kodwaimpande yabalungileyokayiyikunyakaziswa
4Owesifazaneolungileyoungumqheleendodeniyakhe, kephaonamahloniunjengokubolaemathanjeniakhe.
5Imicabangoyabalungileyoilungile,kephaamaceboababi ayinkohliso
6Amazwiababiaqamekelaigazi,kephaumlomo wabaqothouyabakhulula.
7Ababibayachithwa,bangabebesabakho,kephaindlu yabalungileyoiyoma.
8Umuntuuyakudunyiswangokokuhlakaniphakwakhe, kephaonenhliziyoembiuyakudelelwa
9Odelelwayoenencekuungconokunozidumisayooswele isinkwa.
10Olungileyouyakunakaukuphilakwesilwanesakhe, kephaumusawababiunonya
11Olimainsimuyakheuyasuthayisinkwa,kephaolandela okuyizeakaqondi
12Omubiufisainethalababi,kephaimpande yabalungileyoiyathela
13Omubiubanjwangesiphambekosezindebezakhe,kepha olungileyouyaphumaekuhluphekeni.
14Umuntuuyasuthangokuhlengesithelosomlomowakhe, nempathoyezandlazomuntuibuyiselwekuye
15Indlelayesiwulailungileemehlweniaso,kodwaolalela iselulekouhlakaniphile
16Ulakalwesiwulaluyaziwamasinyane,kepha oqondileyouyasibekelaihlazo.
17Okhulumaiqinisoushumayelaukulunga,kephaufakazi wamangaukhulumainkohliso
18Kukhonaokhulumanjengokuhlabakwenkemba,kepha ulimilwabahlakaniphileyoluyimpiliso
19Udebelweqinisoluyakumakuzekubephakade,kepha ulimilwamangalungolomzuzwananje.
20Inkohlisoisenhliziyweniyabacebaokubi,kepha kwabalulekibokuthulakukhonaintokozo
21Olungileyoakayikwehlelwaokubi,kephaababi bayakusuthiswangobubi
22IzindebezamangaziyisinengisokuJehova,kepha abenzangobuqothouyintokozoyakhe.
23Umuntuohlakaniphileyouyasibekelaukwazi,kepha inhliziyoyeziwulaimemezelaubuwula
24Isandlasabakhutheleyosiyakubusa,kephaivila liyakubangaphansikwesikhwama
25Ukudabukaenhliziyweniyomuntukuyayithobisa,kepha izwielihleliyayijabulisa.
26Olungileyomkhulukunomakhelwanewakhe,kepha indlelayababiiyabadukisa
27Ivilaaligaziziekuzingelenikwalo,kephaimfuyo yomuntuokhutheleyoiyigugu
28Endleleniyokulungakukhonaukuphila;futhiendleleni yakhoakukhoukufa.
ISAHLUKO13
1Indodanaehlakaniphileyoiyalalelaukulayakukayise, kephaisideleliasikuzwaukusolwa
2Umuntuuyakudlaokuhlengesithelosomlomowakhe, kephaumphefumulowabaphambukayouyakudla ubudlwangudlwangu
3Ogcinaumlomowakheugcinaukuphilakwakhe,kepha ovulakakhuluizindebezakheuyakubanencithakalo
4Umphefumulowevilauyafisa,kodwaungenalutho,kepha umphefumulowabakhutheleyouyakhuluphaliswa
5Olungileyouyawazondaamanga,kephaomubi uyanengeka,uhlazeka.
6Ukulungakuyamlondolozaoqondileyoendleleni,kodwa ububibuyachithaisoni
7Kukhonaozenzaonothileyo,kephaengenalutho; 8Isihlengosokuphilakomuntusiyingceboyakhe,kepha ompofuakezwaukusolwa
9Ukukhanyakolungileyokuyathokoza,kephaisibani sababisiyacima.
10Ngokuziqhenyakuvelaukuxabanakuphela,kepha kwabalulekwayokukhonaukuhlakanipha
11Ingceboezuzwekuyizeiyakuncipha,kephaobutha ngomshikashikauyakwanda
12Ukwethembaokulitshazisiweyokuyayigulisainhliziyo, kephalaphokufikaisifiso,kungumuthiwokuphila
13Odelelaizwiuyakuchithwa,kephaowesabaumyalo uyakuvuzwa.
14Umthethowohlakaniphileyoungumthombowokuphila, ukuzekusukweezingibenizokufa
15Ukuqondaokuhlekuvezaumusa,kephaindlela yabaphambukayoilukhuni
16Bonkeabahlakaniphileyobenzangokwazi,kepha isiwulasiyabuvezaubuwulabaso.
17Isithunywaesibisiwelaebubini,kephainxusa elithembekileyoliyimpiliso
18Ubumpofunehlazokuyakubakowalayoukulaywa, kephaonakaukusolwauyakudunyiswa
19Isifisoesifeziweyosimnandiemphefumulweni,kepha kuyisinengisokuzoiziwulaukusukaebubini.
20Ohambanabahlakaniphileyouyakuhlakanipha,kepha umnganeweziwulauyabhubha
21Ububibulandelaizoni,kephaabalungileyobayavuzwa ngokuhle
22Umuntuomuhleushiyelaabantwanababantwanabakhe ifa,ingceboyesoniibekelweolungileyo.
23Ukulimakompofukukhonaukudlaokuningi,kepha kukhonaochithwangokuswelaukwahlulela
24Oyekauswaziuyayizondaindodanayakhe,kepha oyithandayouyayilayamasinyane
25Olungileyouyadlauzeusutheumphefumulowakhe, kephaisisusomubisiyaswela.
ISAHLUKO14
1Wonkeowesifazaneohlakaniphileyouyakhaindluyakhe, kephaoyisiwulauyayidilizangezandlazakhe
2OhambangobuqothouyamesabauJehova,kepha onhlanhlathayoezindlelenizakheuyamdelela
3Emlonyeniwesiwulakukhonaindukuyokuzidla,kepha izindebezabahlakaniphileyoziyabalonda.
4Laphookungekhokhonaizinkabi,umkhombe uhlanzekile,kephaisivunoesikhulusivelangamandla ezinkabi
5Ufakaziothembekileyoakaqambiamanga,kodwa ufakaziwamangauphafuzaamanga
6Isidelelisifunaukuhlakanipha,kodwaasikutholi,kepha ukwazikululakoqondayo
7Sukaebuswenibomuntuoyisiwula,laphoungaboni izindebezolwazikuye
8Ukuhlakaniphakoqondileyokungukuqondaindlela yakhe,kephaubuwulabeziwulabuyinkohliso.
9Iziwulaziyahlekisangesono,kephaphakathi kwabalungileyokukhonaumusa
10Inhliziyoiyakwaziumunyuwayo;umfokazi akayihlanganisiintokozoyakhe
11Indluyababiiyachithwa,kephaitendelabaqotho liyahluma.
12Kukhonaindlelaebonakalailungilekumuntu,kepha ukuphelakwayokuyindlelayokufa.
13Nasekuhlekeniinhliziyoibuhlungu;futhiukuphela kwaleyonjabulokuwusizi
14Ohlehlangenhliziyouyasuthaizindlelazakhe,nomuntu omuhleuyasuthiswanguye.
15Ongenalwaziuyakholwangamazwionke,kepha oqondileyouyaqaphelaukuhambakwakhe
16Ohlakaniphileyouyesaba,asukeebubini,kephaisiwula siyafutheka,sibenesibindi
17Osheshaukuthukuthelawenzangobuwula,nomuntu onamaceboamabiuyazondwa
18Ifalabangenalwazilizuzaubuwula,kepha abahlakaniphileyobathweswaumqhelewokwazi.
19Ababibakhothamaphambikwabalungileyo;nababi emasangweniabalungileyo
20Ompofuuyazondwanangumakhelwanewakhe,kepha ocebileyounabanganeabaningi
21Odelelaumakhelwanewakheuyona,kephaohawukela abampofuubusisiwe.
22Abadukiyiniabacebaokubina?kephaumusaneqiniso kuyakubakwabacebaokuhle
23Kuwowonkeumshikashikakukhonainzuzo,kepha ukukhulumakwezindebekubangelaukuswelakuphela
24Umqhelewabahlakaniphileyouyingceboyabo,kepha ubuwulabeziwulabuwubuwula.
25Ufakazioqinisileyoukhululaimiphefumulo,kodwa ufakaziokhohlisayouphafuzaamanga
26EkumesabeniuJehovakukhonaithembaelinamandla, nabantwanabakhebayakubanesiphephelo
27UkumesabauJehovakungumthombowokuphila,ukuze kudekeezingibenizokufa.
28Ngobuningibabantuudumolwenkosilukhona,kepha ukuswelakalakwabantukungukubhujiswakwesikhulu
29Owephuzaukuthukuthelaunokuqondaokukhulu,kepha onamawalauphakamisaubuwula
30Inhliziyoephilileyoingukuphilakwenyama,kepha umhawuungukubolakwamathambo.
31OcindezelaompofuusolauMenziwakhe,kepha omdumisayouhawukelaompofu
32Omubiuyaxoshwaebubinibakhe,kephaolungileyo unethembaekufenikwakhe
33Ukuhlakaniphakuhlezienhliziyweniyoqondileyo, kephaokuphakathikweziwulakuyaziwa.
34Ukulungakuyasiphakamisaisizwe,kephaisono siyihlazokunomayisiphiisizwe.
35Inkosiiyathandekaencekwiniehlakaniphileyo,kepha intukutheloyayoiphezukowenzaamahloni
ISAHLUKO15
1Impenduloethambileyoibuyisaulaka,kephaamazwi alukhuniavusaulaka
2Ulimilwabahlakaniphileyolukhulumakahleulwazi, kephaumlomoweziwulauthululaubuwula.
3AmehlokaJehovaasezindawenizonke,abhekaababi nabahle
4Ulimioluhlelungumuthiwokuphila,kephaukuphamba kwalokungukuphukakomoya
5Isiwulasiyadelelaukulayakukayise,kephaoqaphela ukusolwauhlakaniphile.
6Endliniyolungileyokukhonaingceboeningi,kepha empahleniyomubikukhonaukuhlupheka.
7Izindebezabahlakaniphileyoziyahlakazaukwazi,kepha inhliziyoyeziwulaayikwenzilokho
8UmhlatshelowababiuyisinengisokuJehova,kepha umkhulekowabaqothouyintokozoyakhe.
9IndlelayomubiiyisinengisokuJehova,kephaolandela ukulungauyamthanda
10Ukuqondiswakubuhlungukoshiyaindlela;ozonda ukusolwauyakufa
11IndawoyabafileyonencithakalokuphambikukaJehova; kakhulukangakanani-keizinhliziyozabantwanababantu!
12Isideleliasithandiukumsola,futhiakayi kwabahlakaniphileyo.
13Inhliziyoethokozayoyenzaubusobubebuhle,kepha ngosizilwenhliziyoumoyauyaphuka
14Inhliziyoyohlakaniphileyoifunaukwazi,kepha umlomoweziwulaudlaubuwula
15Zonkeizinsukuzohluphekilezimbi,kephaonenhliziyo ethokozayounedilinjalo.
16OkuncanekanyenokumesabauJehovakungcono kunengceboeningikanyenokukhathazeka
17Singconoisidlosemifinolaphokukhonauthando kunenkomoekhuluphalisiweyokanyenenzondo
18Umuntuonolakauvusaukuxabana,kephaowephuza ukuthukuthelauthulisaukuxabana.
19Indlelayevilainjengothangolwameva,kephaindlela yabalungileyoilula
20Indodanaehlakaniphileyoijabulisauyise,kephaumuntu oyisiwulauyadelelaunina
21Ubuwulabuyinjabulokoswelaukuhlakanipha,kepha umuntuoqondileyouhambangobuqotho.
22Ngaphandlekokululekanaamaceboayachitheka,kodwa ngobuningibabelulekiayaqiniswa
23Umuntuutholaintokozongempenduloyomlomowakhe, nezwielikhulunywengesikhathiesifanelelihle kangakanani!
24Indlelayokuphilaiphezulukohlakaniphileyo,ukuze asukeesihogweniesingaphansi
25IndluyabaziqhenyayouJehovauyakuyichitha,kepha uyawumisaumkhawulowomfelokazi.
26ImicabangoyababiiyisinengisokuJehova,kepha amazwiahlanzekileyoangamazwiamahle
27Ohahelainzuzouhluphaindluyakhe;kephaozonda iziphouyakuphila
28Inhliziyoyolungileyoiyacabangaukuphendula,kepha umlomowababiuthululaokubi
29UJehovaukudenababi,kephauyawuzwaumkhuleko wabalungileyo
30Ukukhanyakwamehlokuyathokozisainhliziyo, nezindabaezinhlezinonisaamathambo
31Indlebeelalelaukusolwakokuphilaihlalaphakathi kwabahlakaniphileyo
32Onqabaukulaywaudelelaumphefumulowakhe,kepha olalelaukusolwauzuzaukuqonda.
33UkumesabauJehovakungumyalowokuhlakanipha; ngaphambikodumokukhonaukuthobeka
ISAHLUKO16
1Amaceboenhliziyoakumuntu,lempenduloyolimiivela kuJehova.
2Zonkeizindlelazomuntuzihlanzekileemehlweniakhe; kephauJehovaulinganisaimimoya
3NikelaimisebenziyakhokuJehova,khona-keimicabango yakhoiyakuma.
4UJehovauzenzelezonkeizinto,yebo,nomubiusuku lobubi
5Wonkeumuntuozidlayongenhliziyouyisinengiso kuJehova;
6Ngomusanangeqinisoububibuyahlanzwa, nangokumesabauJehovaabantubayasukaebubini
7LaphoizindlelazomuntuzimthokozisauJehova,wenza nezithazakhezihlalisanengokuthulanaye.
8Kungconookuncaneokuhambisananokulunga kunenzuzoenkuluengenabulungisa
9Inhliziyoyomuntuicebaindlelayakhe,kephauJehova uqondisaizinyathelozakhe
10Izahlulelozaphezuluzisezindebenizenkosi,umlomo wayoawuphambukiekwahluleleni.
11IsisindonesilinganisoesilungileyokungokukaJehova, zonkeizisindozesikhwamazingumsebenziwakhe
12Kuyisinengisoemakhosiniukwenzaokubi,ngokuba isihlalosobukhosisimiswangokulunga
13Izindebezokulungaziyinjabuloyamakhosi;futhi bayamthandaokhulumakahle.
14Ulakalwenkosilunjengezithunywazokufa,kodwa umuntuohlakaniphileyouyaludambisa
15Ekukhanyenikobusobenkosikukhonaukuphila;umusa wakheunjengefulemvulayamuva
16Yekaukuthikungconokangakananiukuzuza ukuhlakaniphakunegolide!nokuzuzaukuqondakungcono kukhethwekunesiliva
17Umendowabaqothoungukudedaebubini,ogcinaindlela yakheulondolozaumphefumulowakhe.
18Ukuzidlakwandulelaukubhujiswa,nomoyaozidlayo wandulelaukuwa
19Kungconoukubanomoyaothobekilekanye nabathobekileyokunokwabaimpangonabaziqhenyayo 20Ophathaindabangokuhlakaniphauyakufumanaokuhle, nowethembayouJehovaubusisiwe.
21Ohlakaniphilengenhliziyouyakubizwangokuthi uhlakaniphile,nobumnandibezindebekwandisaimfundiso 22Ukuqondakungumthombowokuphilakonakho,kepha ukulayakweziwulakungubuwula
23Inhliziyoyohlakaniphileyoifundisaumlomowakhe, yenezeleimfundisoezindebenizakhe
24Amazwiamnandianjengekhekhebalezinyosi,amnandi emphefumulweni,ayimpilisoemathanjeni
25Kukhonaindlelaebonakalailungilekumuntu,kepha ukuphelakwayokuyindlelayokufa
26Osebenzayouyazikhandlekela;ngobaumlomowakhe uyamfuna
27Umuntuomubiumbaokubi,ezindebenizakhekukhona njengomliloovuthayo.
28Umuntuokhohlakeleyoudalaukuxabana,lomhlebi wehlukanisaabangane
29Umuntuoyisidlwangudlwanguuyengaumakhelwane wakhe,amholeleendleleniengalungile
30Ocimezaamehloakheukucebainkohliso;
31Ubumpungabungumqhelewenkazimulo,umabutholwa endleleniyokulunga.
32Owephuzaukuthukuthelaungconokunonamandla; obusaumoyawakhekunothabathaumuzi.
33Inkathoyenzelwaemathangeni;kodwawonkeumgomo wawouvelakuJehova
ISAHLUKO17
1Ucezwanaolomilekanyenokuzolalungconokunendlu egcweleimihlatshelonokuxabana
2Incekuehlakaniphileyoiyakubusaphezukwendodana ehlazisayo,ibenesabelosefaphakathikwabazalwane.
3Ikhanzilingelesiliva,nesithandongesegolide,kepha uJehovauhlolaizinhliziyo
4Umenziomubiuyaziqaphelaizindebezamanga; nomqambimangaubekaindlebeoliminiolubi
5OklolodelaompofuusolauMenziwakhe,nojabula ngenhlekeleleakayikuyekwa.
6Abantwanababantwanabangumqhelewamaxhegu; nodumolwabantwanalungoyise
7Inkulumoenhleayifaneleisiwula,kakhulukangakanani izindebezamangaisikhulu
8Isiphosinjengetsheeliyiguguemehlwenialowoonakho; 9Osibekelaisiphambekoufunauthando;kephaophinda indabawahlukanisaabangane
10Ukusolwakungenakohlakaniphileyokunemivimbo eyikhulukoyisiwula.
11Umuntuomubiufunaukuhlubukakuphela;ngalokho kuyakuthunyelwakuyeisithunywaesinonya
12Umuntumakahlanganenebhereeliphucweamazinyane alokunesiwulaebuwulabaso
13Obuyiselaokubingokuhle,ububiabuyikusukaendlini yakhe.
14Ukuqalakokuxabanakunjengokuvulelaamanzi;ngakho yekaukuxabanakungakahlangani
15Othethelelaomubi,nolahlaolungileyo,bayisinengiso kuJehovabobabili
16Kunganikukhonainaniesandlenisesiwulasokuzuza ukuhlakanipha,lokhusingenanhliziyoyakho,na?
17Umnganeuthandangezikhathizonke,nomzalwane uzalelwaukuhlupheka
18Umuntuongenangqondoubambanangezandla,abe yisibambisophambikomnganewakhe
19Othandaukuxabanauthandaiziphambeko,ophakamisa isangolakheufunaukubhujiswa.
20Olenhliziyoembikayitholiokuhle;
21Ozalaisiwulawenzelausizilwakhe,noyisewesiwula akathokozi
22Inhliziyoethokozayoiyaphilisa,kephaumoya owaphukileyouyomisaamathambo
23Umuntuomubiuthathaisiphoesifubeniukuze aphendukezeleizindlelazokwahlulela
24Ukuhlakaniphakuphambikonengqondo;kodwaamehlo esiwulaasemikhawulweniyomhlaba
25Indodanaeyisiwulailusizikuyise,nomunyukoyizalayo
26Futhiukujezisaolungileyoakukuhle,nokushaya izikhulungenxayobuqotho
27Ogodlaamazwiakheonolwazi,nomuntuonokuqonda unomoyaomuhle.
28Ngishonesiwulalaphosithulakuthiwasihlakaniphile, novalaizindebezakhekuthiwaungumuntuonengqondo
ISAHLUKO18
1Ngesifisoumuntu,ezahlukanisile,ufunafuthiuhileleke kukhokonkeukuhlakanipha.
2Isiwulaasithokozingokuqonda,kephaukuze izibonakaliseenhliziyweniyaso
3Laphokufikaomubi,kufikanendelelokanyenehlazo ihlazo.
4Amazwiomlomowomuntuanjengamanziajulileyo, nomfulaogobhozayo,nomthombowokuhlakanipha
5Kakukuhleukwamukelaubusobomubi,ukuwisa olungileyoekwahluleleni
6Izindebezesiwulazingenaengxabanweni,nomlomo wasoubizaimivimbo
7Umlomowesiwulaungukubhujiswakwaso,nezindebe zasoziwugibelomphefumulowaso.
8Amazwiohlebianjengamanxeba,ehlelaezibilininizesisu
9Ovilaphayoemsebenziniwakheungumfowabo womchithi.
10IgamalikaJehovalingumbhoshongoonamandla; olungileyougijimelakuwo,alondeke
11Inothoyesicebiingumuziwasoonamandla, lunjengogangeoluphakemeyoemehlweniaso
12Ngaphambikokubhujiswainhliziyoyomuntuiyazidla, ukuthobekakwandulelaudumo.
13Ophendulaindabaengakayizwa,kungubuwulanehlazo kuye
14Umoyawomuntuuyasekelaubuthakathakabakhe; kodwaumoyaodabukileyongubaniongawuthwala?
15Inhliziyoyohlakaniphileyoizuzaukwazi;nendlebe yabahlakaniphileyoifunaukwazi.
16Isiphosomuntusiyamvulelaindawo,simmisephambi kwabakhulu
17Ongowokuqalaecalenilakheubonakalaelungile;kepha umakhelwanewakheuyeza,amhlole
18Inkathoiqedaukuxabana,yehlukanisephakathi kwabanamandla.
19Umzalwaneowoniweyoulukhunikunomuzionamandla, nokuxabanakunjengemigoqoyenqaba
20Isisusomuntusiyasuthangesithelosomlomowakhe; futhiuyosuthiswangezithelozomlomowakhe
21Ukufanokuphilakusemandleniolimi,nabaluthandayo bayakudlaizithelozalo.
22Ofumanaumfaziutholaokuhle,uzuzeumusakuJehova 23Ompofuuyanxusa;kodwaisicebisiphendulakalukhuni 24Umuntuonabanganekumelweabenobungane,futhi kukhonaumnganeonamathelangaphezukomfowenu
ISAHLUKO19
1Ungconoompofuohambaebuqothwenibakhe kunomuntuonezindebezomlomooyisiwula.
2Futhi,ukuthiumphefumulousweleulwazi,akukuhle; nosheshangezinyawouyona
3Ubuwulabomuntubuphendukezelaindlelayakhe, nenhliziyoyakheithukutheleleuJehova
4Ingceboyenzaabanganeabaningi;kephaompofu wehlukaniswanomakhelwanewakhe
5Ufakaziwamangaakayekwa,nokhulumaamanga akayikuphunyuka.
6Abaningibayakuncengaisikhulu,wonkeumuntu ungumnganeophayo
7Bonkeabafowabobompofubayamzonda;kakhulu kangakananiabanganibakhebaqhelakuyena? uyabazingelangamazwi,kephabayamdinga
8Ozuzaukuhlakaniphauthandaumphefumulowakhe; ogcinaukuqondauyakufumanaokuhle.
9Ufakaziwamangaakayekwa,nokhulumaamanga uyakubhubha
10Injabuloayifaneleisiwula;kakhulukangakananiukuba incekuibuseizikhulu
11Ukuhlakaniphakomuntukubambezelaintukuthelo yakhe;futhikuyinkazimuloyakheukweqaisiphambeko
12Ulakalwenkosilunjengokubhongakwengonyama; kephaumusawakheunjengamazolootshanini.
13Indodanaeyisiwulaiyinhlekelelekuyise,nokuxabana komfazikuwukuconsanjalo
14Indlunengcebokuyifalaboyise,kephaumfazi ohlakaniphileyouvelakuJehova
15Ubuvilabuwiselaebuthongweniobukhulu; nomphefumuloovilaphayouyalamba.
16Ogcinaumyalougcinaumphefumulowakhe;kepha odelelaizindlelazakheuyakufa
17OhawukelaompofuubolekauJehova;futhilokho akunikezileuyokubuyiselakuye
18Yijeziseindodanayakho,ithembalisekhona, ungahawukeliumphefumulowakhongokukhalakwayo.
19Umuntuonolakaolukhuluuyakujeziswa,ngokubauma umkhulula,uyakubuyeukwenze
20Lalelaiseluleko,wamukeleukulaywa,ukuze uhlakanipheekuphelenikwakho
21Kunamaceboamaningienhliziyweniyomuntu;nokho icebolikaJehovaliyakuma.
22Isifisosomuntusingumusawakhe,kephaompofu ungconokunomuntuonamanga
23UkumesabauJehovakuholelaekuphileni; akayikuhanjelwangokubi
24Ivilalifihlaisandlasaloesifubenisalo,lingasiphindiseli emlonyeniwalo.
25Shayaisideleli,kephaoyisiwulasiyakuqaphela,usole onengqondo,uyakuqondaukwazi
26Ochithauyise,axosheunina,uyindodanaehlazisayo nehlambalazayo
27Yeka,ndodanayami,ukuzwaisiyaloesidukaemazwini okwazi.
28Ufakaziomubiudelelaukwahlulela,nomlomowababi udlaububi
29Izahlulelozilungiselweabadeleli,nemivimbo ilungiselweumhlaneweziwula
ISAHLUKO20
1Iwayiniliyisideleli,isiphuzoesinamandlasiyaxokozela; odukiswangaloakahlakaniphile.
2Ukwesabainkosikunjengokubhongakwengonyama;
3Kuludumokumuntuukuyekaukuxabana,kephazonke iziwulaziyagxambukela
4Ivilaalilimingenxayamakhaza;ngalokhoiyakuncenga ngesikhathisokuvuna,ingatholilutho.
5Iselulekoenhliziyweniyomuntusinjengamanziajulileyo; kephaumuntuonengqondouyakuyikhipha
6Abantuabaningibayakumemezela,kubeyilowonalowo okuhlekwakhe,kephangubaniongamfumanaumuntu othembekileyona?
7Olungileyouhambaebuqothwenibakhe,abantwana bakhebabusisiweemvakwakhe.
8Inkosiehleziesihlalwenisokwahlulelaihlakazakonke okubingamehloayo.
9Ngubaniongashoukuthi:“Ngiyihlanzileinhliziyoyami, ngihlambulukileesonwenisamina?
10Izisindoeziyizinhlobonhlobo,nezilinganiso eziyizinhlobonhlobo,kuyisinengisokuJehovakokubili.
11Ngishonomntwanawaziwangezenzozakhe,uma umsebenziwakheuhlanzekilenomaulungile
12IndlebeezwayonesoelibonayouJehovauzenzile kokubili
13Ungathandiubuthongo,funaubempofu;vulaamehlo akho,usuthengesinkwa
14“Lutho,luyize,”ushoumthengi;
15Kukhonaigolide,namarubiamaningi,kephaizindebe zolwaziziyigugueliyigugu
16Thathainguboyakheoyisibambisosomfokazi,wenze isibambisokuyengowesifazanewezizwe.
17Isinkwasenkohlisosimnandikumuntu;kepha ngasemuvaumlomowakheuyakugcwalaamatshe
18Wonkeamaceboaqiniswangokucebisana,lempi ngeselulekoesihle
19Ohambaehlebauyembulaizimfihlakalo;
20Othukauyisenomaunina,isibanisakhesiyakucinywa esigayegayeni
21Ifalingaselitholakalengokuphangisaekuqaleni;kepha ukuphelakwakhoakuyikubusiswa.
22Ungashoukuthi:Ngiyakubuyiselaokubi;kephalindela uJehova,uyakukusindisa
23IzisindoeziyizinhlobonhloboziyisinengisokuJehova; nebhalansiyamangaayilungile
24IzinyathelozomuntuzivelakuJehova;pho,umuntu angaqondakanjanieyakheindlelana?
25Kulugibekumuntuodlaokungcwele,abuzeemva kwezithembiso
26Inkosiehlakaniphileyoiyahlakazaababi,yehliseisondo phezukwabo
27UmoyawomuntuuyisibanisikaJehova,esiphenya zonkeizibilinizesisu.
28Umusaneqinisokuyayilondolozainkosi,nesihlalosayo sobukhosisisekelwangomusa
29Udumolwabashalungamandlaabo,nobuhle bamaxheguyikhandaelimpunga
30Ububomvubenxebabususaububi,kanjalonemivimbo ezingontsinizesisu.
ISAHLUKO21
1InhliziyoyenkosiisesandlenisikaJehovanjengemifula yamanzi;uyiphendulelanomaphilaphoethandakhona
2Zonkeizindlelazomuntuzilungileemehlweniakhe, kephauJehovaulinganisaizinhliziyo
3Ukwenzaukulunganokwahlulelakuyemukeleka kuJehovakunomhlatshelo
4Amehloaphakemeyo,nokuziqhenyakwenhliziyo, nokulimakwababikuyisono.
5Imicabangoyabakhutheleyoisenalenikuphela;kepha onamawalaukuswelakuphela
6Ukuzuzaingcebongolimilwamangakuyizeelijikijelwa ngaphanangaphakwabafunaukufa
7Ukuphangakwababikuyababhubhisa;ngobabenqaba ukwenzaisahlulelo.
8Indlelayomuntuiyisixhwanguxhwangu,kepha ohlanzekileyoumsebenziwakheulungile.
9Kungconoukuhlalaengosiniyophahlakunokuhlala endliniebanzinowesifazaneoxabanayo 10Umphefumulowomubiufisaokubi,umakhelwane wakhekatholiumusaemehlweniakhe.
11Laphoisidelelisijeziswa,ongenalwaziuyahlakanipha, nalaphoohlakaniphileyoefundiswa,uyakwamukelaukwazi 12Olungileyouyaqaphelaindluyomubi,kepha uNkulunkuluuyabachithaababingenxayobubibabo
13Ovalaizindlebezakheekukhalenikompofunaye uyakukhala,kephaakayikuzwakala
14Isiphoekusithekenisidambisaulaka,nomvuzoesifubeni ulakaolunamandla.
15Kuyinjabulokolungileyoukwenzaukwahlulela,kepha kuyakubayincithakalokubenzibokubi
16Umuntuodukaendleleniyokuqondauyakuhlala ebandlenilabafileyo
17Othandainjabulouyakubampofu;othandaiwayini namafuthaakayikuceba.
18Omubiuyakubayisihlengosolungileyo,nesiphambeko sibeyisihlengosolungileyo
19Kungconoukuhlalaehlanekunokuhlalanowesifazane oxabanayonothukutheleyo
20Kukhonaingceboefiselekayonamafuthaendlini yohlakaniphileyo;kephaumuntuoyisiwulauyakuchitha.
21Olandelaukulunganesihawuutholaukuphila, nokulunga,nodumo
22Ohlakaniphileyouyakhuphukaemziniwamaqhawe, awiseamandlaethembalawo
23Ogcinaumlomowakhenolimilwakheugcina umphefumulowakheezinsizini.
24Ozidlayonozidlayouyisideleliigamalakhe,owenza ngokuzidlakolaka
25Isifisosevilasiyalibulala;ngobaizandlazakheziyala ukusebenza
26Usukulonkeufisangokuhaha,kephaolungileyouyapha futhiakagodli.
27Umhlatshelowababiuyisinengiso; 28Ufakaziwamangauyabhubha,kephaumuntuozwayo ukhulumanjalo.
29Umuntuomubiwenzalukhuniubusobakhe,kepha oqothouyaqondisaindlelayakhe
30Akukhokuhlakanipha,nokuqonda,akukhosiluleko esingamelananoJehova
31Ihhashililungiselwausukulokulwa,kephaukuphepha kuvelakuJehova
ISAHLUKO22
1Igamaelihlekufanelelikhethwekunengceboeningi, nomusakunesilivanegolide
2Ocebileyonompofubayahlangana;uJehovaungumenzi wabobonke
3Umuntuoqondileyouyabonaokubi,acashe,kepha abangenalwazibadlulanje,bajeziswe
4NgokuthobekanokumesabauJehovakuyingcebo, nodumo,nokuphila.
5Amevanezingibekusendleleniyokhohlakeleyo;ogcina umphefumulowakheuyakubakudenakho
6Khulisaumntwanangendlelaeyakubangeyakhe; kuyakuthilaphoesekhulile,angasukikuyo.
7Ocebileyoubusaompofu,nobolekayouyisigqila somboleki.
8Ohlwanyelaububiuyakuvunaokuyize,nendukuyolaka lwakheiyophela
9Onesoelihleuyakubusiswa;ngokubauphaabampofu ukudlakwakhe.
10Xoshaisideleli,kuphumeumbango;yebo,ukuxabana nokuhlambalazakuyakunqamuka
11Othandaukuhlanzekakwenhliziyo,ngenxayomusa wezindebezakheinkosiingumnganewakhe
12AmehlokaJehovaalondolozaukwazi,kepha uyawachithaamazwiomoni
13Ivilalithi:"Kukhonaingonyamangaphandle, ngiyakubulawaemigwaqweni."
14Umlomowabesifazaneabezizweungumgodiojulile; 15Ubuwulabuboshiweenhliziyweniyomntwana;kepha indukuyokuqondisaiyoyihudulelakudenaye.
16Ocindezelaompofuukuzeandiseingceboyakhe,nopha ocebileyouyakubanokuswela
17Bekaindlebeyakho,uzweamazwiabahlakaniphileyo, ubekeinhliziyoyakhoekwazinikwami
18Ngokubakuhle,umauwagcinaphakathikwakho; zifakwekanyekanyeemlonyeniwakho.
19UkuzeithembalakholibekuJehova,ngikwazisile namuhla,yebo,kuwe
20Angikubhalelangayiniokuhlengamacebonangokwazi, 21ukuzengikwaziseisiqinisekosamazwieqiniso;ukuze uphenduleamazwieqinisokwabathumakuwena?
22Ungamhlukumeziompofu,ngokubaempofu, ungamcindezeliohluphekayoesangweni;
23NgokubauJehovauyakumelaindabayabo,aphange umphefumulowabaphangayo.
24Ungazihlanganisinomuntuonolaka;futhiungahambi nomuntuonolaka
25Hlezeufundeizindlelazakhe,utholeugibe emphefumulweniwakho
26Ungabiphakathikwalaboababambanangezandla, kumbekwababambeleyongenxayesikwelede.
27Umaungenalutholokukhokha,kunganiukubaathathe umbhedewakhongaphansikwakhona?
28Ungawususiumkhawulowasenduloowamiswa ngoyihlo
29Uyambonaumuntuokhutheleemsebenziniwakhena? uyakumaphambikwamakhosi;akayikumaphambi kwabantuabangenacala
ISAHLUKO23
1Laphouhleziukubaudlenombusi,qaphelanokuqaphela okuphambikwakho;
2ubekeumeseemphinjeniwakho,umaungumuntu ophango
3Ungafisiizibilibocozakhe,ngokubaziwukudla kwenkohliso
4Ungakhandlekeliukuceba;yekaokwakhoukuhlakanipha.
5Amehloakhouyakubekakukhookungekhona?ngoba ingceboizenzelaamaphiko;bandizelaezulwini njengokhozi.
6Ungadliisinkwasonesoelibi,ungafisiukudlakwakhe okumnandi;
7Ngokubanjengalokhoecabangaenhliziyweniyakhe, unjalo:“Yidla,uphuze,”ushokanjekuwe;kodwainhliziyo yakhekayikuwe
8Ucezwanaoludlileyouyakuluhlanza,ulahlekelwe amazwiakhoamnandi.
9Ungakhulumiezindlebenizesiwula,ngokuba siyakudelelaukuhlakaniphakwamazwiakho
10Ungawususiumkhombandlelaomdala;futhiungangeni emasiminiezintandane
11Ngokubaumhlengiwazounamandla;uyakumelaindaba yabonawe
12Bekainhliziyoyakhoekulayweni,nezindlebezakho emazwiniokwazi.
13Ungagodliukulayaumntwana,ngokubaumaumshaya ngenduku,akayikufa
14Uyakumshayangenduku,ukhululeumphefumulowakhe esihogweni
15Ndodanayami,umainhliziyoyakhoihlakanipha, inhliziyoyamiiyakuthokoza,yebo,eyami.
16Yebo,izinsozamiziyakujabula,laphoizindebezakho zikhulumaukulunga
17Inhliziyoyakhomayingabinamhawungezoni,kepha mawubesekumesabeniuJehovausukulonke
18Ngokubaimpelakukhonaukuphela;ithembalakho aliyikunqunywa.
19Zwana,ndodanayami,uhlakaniphe,uqondiseinhliziyo yakhoendleleni
20Ungabiphakathikwezinselizewayini;phakathi kwabadlainyamangokuchichimayo
21Ngokubaisidakwanesiminzibayakuba-mpofu;ukozela kuyakwembathisaumuntuamanikiniki.
22Lalelauyihloowakuzalayo,ungamdeleliunyokolapho esemdala
23Thengaiqiniso,ungalithengisi;nokuhlakanipha, nokulaywa,nokuqonda
24Uyisewolungileyouyakuthokozakakhulu,nozala umntwanaohlakaniphileyouyakuthokozangaye.
25Bayakujabulauyihlononyoko,ajabuleowakuzalayo
26Ndodanayami,ngipheinhliziyoyakho,amehloakho aqapheleizindlelazami.
27Ngokubaisifebesingumgodiojulile;nowesifazane ongaziwaungumgodiomncane
28Uyaqamekelanjengempango,andiseizihlubuki phakathikwabantu
29Ngubaniolamaye?Ngubanionosizi?Ngubani onombango?ngubaniokhulumayona?Onamanxeba kungenasizathuna?ngubanionamehloabovuna?
30Abahlalaisikhathiesideewayinini;abahambabefuna iwayinielixutshiwe
31Ungalibhekiiwayinilapholibomvu,lapholikhazimula endebeni,lapholinyakazakahle
32Ekugcineniiyalumanjengenyoka,ihlabanjengenyoka.
33Amehloakhoayakubonaabesifazaneabezizwe, inhliziyoyakhoikhulumeokuphambeneyo
34Yebo,uyakubanjengolelephakathikolwandle, nanjengalowooleleesiqongwenisensika
35Uzakuthibangitshayile,kodwakangigulanga; bangishayile,angizwanga;ngiyakuvukaninina? ngisayobuyengiyifune
ISAHLUKO24
1Ungabinamhawungabantuababi,ungafisiukubanabo
2Ngokubainhliziyoyaboicabangaukubhubha,nezindebe zabozikhulumaokubi.
3Indluyakhiwangokuhlakanipha;nangokuqonda kuyaqiniswa;
4Ngokwaziamakameloayakugcwaliswangayoyonke ingceboeyigugunejabulisayo
5Umuntuohlakaniphileyounamandla;yebo,umuntu onolwaziuyandisaamandla
6Ngokubangezilulekoezihlakaniphileyouyakulwaimpi yakho,futhingobuningibabelulekikukhonaukuphepha.
7Ukuhlakaniphakuphakemekunesiwula,asiwuvuli umlomowasoesangweni
8Ocebaukwenzaokubiuyakubizwangokuthi yisixhwanguxhwangu
9Umcabangowobuwulauyisono,nesidelelisiyisinengiso kubantu.
10Umaudangalangosukulokuhlupheka,amandlaakho mancane
11Umauyekaukukhululaabasondezelelwaekufeni, abalungeleukubulawa;
12Umauthi:‘Bheka,besingakwazi;yenaohlolainhliziyo akakunakina?ogcinaumphefumulowakhoakakwazina? Akayikubuyiselayilowonalowongokwemisebenziyakhe na?
13Ndodanayami,yidlauluju,ngokubalulungile; namakhekhebaezinyosiamnandiemlonyeniwakho; 14Kuyakubanjaloukwaziukuhlakanipha emphefumulweniwakho;laphoukutholile,kuyakuba khonaumvuzo,nethembalakhoaliyikunqunywa
15Omuntuomubi,ungaqapheliikhayalolungileyo; ungachithiindawoyakheyokuphumula;
16Ngokubaolungileyouyawakasikhombisa,avuke,kepha ababibayakuwelaebubini
17Ungathokozilaphoisithasakhosiwa,nenhliziyoyakho mayingathokozilaphosikhubeka
18funauJehovaakubone,kubekubiemehlweniakhe, asuseulakalwakhekuye.
19Ungazithukutheleliabantuababi,ungabinamhawu ngababi;
20Ngokubaumuntuomubiakayikubanamvuzo;isibani sababisiyakucinywa
21Ndodanayami,yesabauJehovanenkosi, ungaphambanisinabaphendukayo;
22Ngokubainhlekeleleyaboiyakuvukangokuzumayo; ngubaniowaziukubhubhakwabobobabilina?
23LezizintozingezabahlakaniphileyoAkukuhle ukukhethaabantuekwahluleleni
24Lowoothikomubi:“Ulungilewena;abantu bayakumqalekisa,izizweziyakunengwanguye.
25Kephaabamkhuzayokuyakubamnandi,nesibusiso esihlesiyakubaphezukwabo
26Yilowonalowouyakwangaizindebezakheophendula kahle
27Lungisaumsebenziwakhongaphandle,uzilungisele wonaensimini;emvakwalokhowakheindluyakho
28Ungabingufakazingomakhelwanewakhongeze; ungakhohlisingezindebezakho.
29Ungashoukuthi:'Ngiyakwenzakuyenjengalokhoenzé kimi,ngibuyiselekumuntungokomsebenziwakhe'
30Ngadlulaensiminiyevilanasesivinisomuntu ongenangqondo;
31Bheka,wawusumilaamevawonke,nezimbabazane wawusibekeleubuso,nogangelwawolwamatshe lwalubhidlikile.
32Ngabona,ngacabangisisa;ngabona,ngatholaukulaywa
33Nokhoubuthongoobuncane,ukozelaokuncane, nokusongaizandlakancane,ngilale;
34Kanjaloubumpofubakhobuyakufikanjengomhambi; nokuswelakwakhonjengomuntuohlomile
ISAHLUKO25
1NaleziziyizagazikaSolomoni,azikopishayoamadoda kaHezekiyainkosiyakwaJuda
2KuludumolukaNkulunkuluukufihlainto,kephaudumo lwamakhosilungukuphenyaindaba
3Izulungokuphakama,nomhlabangokujula,nezinhliziyo zamakhosiakunakuphenywa.
4Susaamanyelaesiliva,kuphumeisitshasomcwengisisi
5Susaomubiphambikwenkosi,isihlalosayosobukhosi siqiniswengokulunga.
6Ungazibekiphambikwenkosi,ungemiesikhundleni sabakhulu;
7Ngobakungconoukuthikuthiwekuwe:Yenyukelalapha; kunokubauthotshisweebuswenibesikhuluasibonileyo amehloakho
8Ungaphumingokuphangisaukulwa,hleziungaziukuthi uzakwenzaniekuphelenikwakho,laphoumakhelwane wakhoekuhlazise
9Melananomakhelwanewakho;futhiungatholiimfihlo komunye;
10Hlezeokuzwayoakuhlazise,nehlazolakho lingaphenduki.
11Izwielikhulunywengokufanelelinjengama-apula egolideezitshenizesiliva
12Njengecicilegolide,nomhlobisowegolideelihle,unjalo umkhuziohlakaniphileyoendlebenielalelayo
13Njengamakhazaeqhwangesikhathisokuvuna,sinjalo isithunywaesithembekileyokwabasithumayo,ngokuba siqabulaumphefumulowamakhosiaso
14Ozincomangesiphosamangaunjengamafunomoya okungenamvula.
15Ngokubekezelaisikhulusiyengeka,nolimi oluthambileyolwephulaithambo
16Utholileulujuna?yidlaokwanelewena,funausuthe, ukuhlanze
17Susaunyawolwakhoendliniyomakhelwanewakho; funaadinwenguwe,akuzonde
18Umuntuofakazaamangangomakhelwanewakhe uyisando,nenkemba,nomcibisholoobukhali
19Ukwethembaumuntuongathembekangangesikhathi sokuhluphekakunjengezinyoeliphukilenonyawo oluxegekileyo
20Njengomuntuokhumulaingubolaphokubanda, nanjengovinigaphezukwesoda,unjaloohubelainhliziyo edabukileyo.
21Umaisithasakhosilambile,mnikeisinkwasidle;uma omile,mnikeamanziaphuze;
22Ngokubauyakubuthelaamalahleomliloekhandalakhe, uJehovaakuvuze
23Umoyawasenyakathoulethaimvula;
24Kungconoukuhlalaekhonenilophahlakunokuhlala endliniebanzinowesifazaneoxabanayo.
25Njengamanziabandayoemphefumulweniowomileyo, zinjaloizindabaezinhleezivelaezwenielikude.
26Olungileyookhubekaphambikomubiunjengomthombo obhuqekileyo,nomthomboowonakele
27Ukudlaizinyosieziningiakukuhle,ukuzeumuntu azifuneleudumoaluloudumo.
28Lowoongenamandlaphezukowakheumoya unjengomuziobhidliziweyoongenaludonga
ISAHLUKO26
1Njengeqhwaehlobo,njengemvulangesikhathisokuvuna, kanjaloudumoalufaneleisiwula
2Njengenyoniekuzuleni,njengenkonjaneekundizani, kanjaloisiqalekisoesingenasizathuasiyikufika
3Isiswebhungehhashi,netomungembongolo,nenduku ngeyomhlanewesiwula.
4Ungasiphenduliisiwulanjengobuwulabaso,funaufane naso
5Phendulaisiwulanjengobuwulabaso,funasihlakaniphe emehlweniaso
6Othumelaumbikongesandlasesiwulaunqumaizinyawo, futhiuphuzaumonakalo.
7Imilenzeyesinyongaayilingani;unjaloumfanekiso emlonyeniweziwula
8Njengobophaitsheendwayimaneni,unjaloonikaisiwula udumo
9Njengevaelikhuphukelaesandlenisesidakwa,unjalo umfanekisoemlonyeniweziwula.
10UNkulunkuluomkhuluowenzazonkeizintouvuza isiwulafuthiuvuzaabaphambukayo
11Njengenjaibuyelaebuhlanzwenibayo,kanjaloisiwula sibuyelaebuwulabaso
12Uyambonaumuntuohlakaniphileyoemehlweniakhena? kukhonaithembangesiwulakunaye.
13Ivilalithi:“Kukhonaingonyamaendleleni;ingonyama isemigwaqweni
14Njengokuphendukakomnyangoemahinjinialo,linjalo ivilaembhedeniwalo
15Ivilalifihlaisandlasaloesifubenisalo;kubuhlungu ukuyibuyiselaemlonyeniwakhe.
16Ivilalihlakaniphileemehlwenialokunabantu abayisikhombisaabaphendulaingqondo
17Odlulayoahilelekeezingxabanweniezingezonazakhe ufananobambainjangezindlebe
18Njengohlanyaoluphonsaizikhuni,imicibisholo,nokufa, 19Unjaloumuntuokhohlisaumakhelwanewakhe,athi: “Angidlalina?
20Laphokungekhozinkuniumlilouyacima,nalapho kungekhonhlebi,ukuxabanakuyaphela.
21Njengamalahleemalahleniavuthayo,nezinkuni emlilweni;unjaloumuntuonombangoukuvusaukuxabana
22Amazwiomhlebianjengamanxeba,ehlelaekujuleni kwesisu
23Izindebeezivuthayonenhliziyoembikufananodengezi olunamanyelaesiliva
24Ozondayouzikhohlisangezindebezakhe,futhiubekela inkohlisophakathikwakhe;
25Laphoekhulumakahle,ungakholwanguye,ngokuba kukhonaizinengisoeziyisikhombisaenhliziyweniyakhe
26onzondoyakheimbozwengenkohliso,ububibakhe buyakudalulwaphambikwebandlalonke.
27Ombaumgodiuyakuwelakuwo,nogingqaitshe, liyakubuyelaphezukwakhe.
28Ulimilwamangaluyabazondaabahlushwayilo; nomlomoothophayowenzaincithakalo
ISAHLUKO27
1Ungazibongingekusasa;ngobakawaziukuthiusuku olungakuzalisani
2Makudunyisweomunye,kungabingowakhoumlomo; uyisihambi,kungabiizindebezakho.
3Itshelinzima,nesihlabathisinzima;kodwaulaka lwesiwulalukhuniukwedlulakokubili
4Ukuthukuthelakuyisihluku,nentukutheloiyachichima; kodwangubaniongemaphambikomhawu?
5Ukusolwaobalakungconokunothandooluyimfihlo
6Athembekileamanxebaomngane;kephaukwanga kwesithakuyinkohliso
7Umphefumuloosuthiyouyanengwayikhekhebalezinyosi; kodwaemphefumulweniolambileyokonkeokubabayo kumnandi
8Njengenyoniezulazulaesidlekenisayo,unjaloumuntu odukaendaweniyakhe.
9Amafuthanamakhakuyathokozisainhliziyo;
10Ungamshiyiumnganewakhonomnganekayihlo;futhi ungangeniendliniyomfowenungosukulwenhlekelele yakho,ngokubaumakhelwaneoseduzeungcono kunomfowenuokude
11Ndodanayami,hlakanipha,wenzeinhliziyoyami ijabule,ukuzengiphenduleongithukayo
12Umuntuohlakaniphileyoubonaokubi,acashe;kepha abangenalwazibayadlula,bajeziswe.
13Thathainguboyakheoyisibambisosomfokazi,wenze isibambisokuyengowesifazanewezizwe
14Obusisaumnganewakhengezwielikhulu,evuka ekuseni,kuthiweisiqalekisokuye
15Ukuconsanjalongosukulwemvulanowesifazane oxabanayokuyafana.
16Omfihlayoufihlaumoya,namagcoboesandlasakhe sokuneneazidalule
17Insimbiilolainsimbi;kanjaloumuntuulolaubuso bomnganewakhe
18Ogcinaumkhiwaneuyakudlaizithelozawo,nokhonza inkosiyakheuyakudunyiswa.
19Njengasemanziniubusobubhekananobuso,injalo inhliziyoyomuntukumuntu.
20Indawoyabafileyonokubhujiswaakugcwali;ngakho amehloomuntuawasuthi
21Njengekhanzingesiliva,nesithandongegolide;unjalo umuntuekudunyiswenikwakhe.
22Nomaungabhulaisiwulaodakeningohlatshwayo phakathikukakolweni,ubuwulabasoabuyikusukakuso
23Khuthalelaukwaziisimosezimvuzakho,ubhekekahle emihlambiniyakho
24Ngokubaingceboayiyiphakade,nomqheleuhlala ezizukulwaneningezizukulwanena?
25Utshanibuyavela,bukhuleutshani,nemifino yasezintabeniiyabuthwa.
26Amawundluangesambathosakho,nezimpongo ziyintengoyensimu
27Uyakubanobisilwezimbuziolweneleukudlakwakho, nokudlakwendluyakho,nokondlaamantombazanaakho.
ISAHLUKO28
1Ababibayabalekabengaxoshwamuntu,kepha abalungileyobanesibindinjengengonyama
2Ngesiphambekosezweizikhuluzaloziningi,kepha ngomuntuonokuqondanokwaziisimosalosiyakwandiswa
3Umuntuompofuocindezelaabampofuunjengemvula ekhukhulayoengashiyiukudla
4Abashiyaumthethobadumisaababi,kephaabagcina umthethobaphikisananabo.
5Abantuababiabaqondiukwahlulela,kephaabafuna uJehovabayakuqondakonke
6Ungconoompofuohambangobuqothokunomuntu okhohlakeleezindlelenizakhe,nakubaecebile
7Ogcinaumthethouyindodanaehlakaniphileyo,kepha umnganeweziwulauhlazisauyise.
8Owandisaimpahlayakhengenzuzonangenzuzo engenabulungisa,uyakubuthelaohawukelaabampofu
9Osusaindlebeyakheekuzweniumthetho,nomkhuleko wakheuyisinengiso
10Odukisaolungileyoendleleniembiuyakweyelayena emgodiniwakhe,kephaabaqothobayakudlaifalokuhle.
11Isicebisihlakaniphileemehlweniaso;kephaompofu onokuqondauyamphenya
12Laphoabalungileyobejabula,kukhonainkazimulo enkulu,kephalaphoababibevuka,umuntuuyacasha
13Ofihlaizonozakhekayikuphumelela,kodwaozivumayo azitshiyeuzakubalomusa.
14Ubusisiweumuntuowesabanjalo,kodwaoyenza lukhuniinhliziyoyakheuyawelaebubini
15Njengengonyamaebhongayo,nebhereelibhodlayo; unjaloumbusiomubiphezukwabantuabampofu
16Isikhuluesisweleukuqondasingumcindezeliomkhulu, kephaozondaukuhahauyakwandisaizinsukuzakhe.
17Umuntuowenzaubudlwangudlwanguegazinilomuntu uyakubalekelaemgodini;makungavinjwamuntu
18Ohambangobuqothouyakusindiswa,kepha onhlanhlathayoezindlelenizakheuyakuwamasinyane
19Olimainsimuyakheuyakubanesinkwasokusutha, kephaosukelaabantuabayizeuyakubanobumpofu.
20Umuntuothembekileyoulezibusisoezinengi,kodwa ophangisaukunothakayikubamsulwa
21Ukukhethaabantuakukuhle,ngobangenxayeqatha lesinkwaumuntuuyaphambuka
22Ojahaukucebaunesoelibi,futhiakaziukuthiubumpofu buyomehlela
23Okhuzaumuntukamuvauyakufumanaumusa kunomuntuothophayongolimi
24Ophangauyisenonina,athi:‘Akusisoisiphambeko; unjaloumnganewomchithi
25Ozikhukhumezayouyavusaukuxabana,kephaobeka ithembalakhekuJehovauyakukhuluphaliswa
26Owethembakweyakheinhliziyouyisiwula,kepha ohambangokuhlakaniphauyakusindiswa.
27Ophaabampofuakayikuswela,kephaovalaamehlo akheuyakubaneziqalekisoeziningi
28Laphoababibevuka,abantubayacasha,kephalapho bebhubhaabalungileyobayanda
ISAHLUKO29
1Osolwakaningi,eyenzalukhuniintamoyakhe, uyakubhujiswangokuzumayo,kungabikhoukwelashwa.
2Laphoabalungileyobesesikhundleni,abantubayajabula, kephalaphoomubiebusa,abantubayalila
3Othandaukuhlakaniphauthokozisauyise,kepha ojwayelananezifebeuchithaimpahlayakhe.
4Inkosiiqinisaizwengokwahlulela,kephaowamukela iziphouyalichitha
5Umuntuothophaumakhelwanewakhewenekela izinyawozakheinetha
6Esiphambekosomubikukhonaugibe,kephaolungileyo uyahuba,ajabule
7Olungileyouyayiqaphelaindabayompofu,kephaomubi akanakiukubaazi.
8Abantuabayizidelelibafakaumuziogibeni,kepha abahlakaniphileyobabuyisaulaka
9Umaohlakaniphileyoephikisananesiwula,noma sithukuthelenomasihleka,akukhoukuphumula
10Abantubegazibayamzondaoqotho,kephaabalungileyo bafunaumphefumulowakhe.
11Isiwulasikhiphayonkeinhliziyoyaso,kepha ohlakaniphileyouyayigcinakuzekubesekupheleni
12Umaumbusielalelaamanga,zonkeizincekuzakhezibi.
13Ompofunokhohlisayobayahlangana;uJehova ukhanyisaamehloabobobabili
14Inkosieyahlulelaabampofungeqiniso,isihlalosayo sobukhosisiyakumakuzekubephakade
15Intonganokusolakuyanikaukuhlakanipha,kepha umntwanaoyekwayouhlazisaunina.
16Laphoababibanda,iziphambekoziyanda,kepha abalungileyobayakubonaukuwakwabo
17Yiyaleindodanayakho,iyakukuphumuza;yebo, uyakuthokozisaumphefumulowakho
18Laphokungekhombono,abantubayabhubha,kepha ogcinaumthethoubusisiwe.
19Incekukayilaywangamazwi,ngobaiqedisisa kayiyikuphendula
20Uyambonaumuntuonamawalangamazwiakhena? kukhonaithembangesiwulakunaye
21Osikhulisakahleincekuyakhekwasebuntwaneni uyakubayindodanayakheekugcineni.
22Umuntuonolakauvusaukuxabana,nomuntuonolaka uvameukuphambuka
23Ukuzigqajakomuntukuyamthobisa,kephaothobekileyo onomoyauyahlonishwa
24Lowoongumnganeneselauzondaumphefumulowakhe; 25Ukwesabaabantukuvezaugibe,kephaobekaithemba lakhekuJehovauyakusindiswa
26Abaningibafunaumusakumbusi;kephaukwahlulela komuntuwonkekuvelakuJehova.
27Umuntuongalungileuyisinengisokolungileyo,noqotho endleleniuyisinengisokwababi
ISAHLUKO30
1Amazwika-AguriindodanakaJake,isiprofetho:indoda yakhulumaku-Itiyeli,ku-Itiyelino-Ukali, 2Impelangiyisiphukuphukukunomuntu,anginangqondo yomuntu
3Angifundangaukuhlakanipha,nokwaziongcwele anginakho.
4Ngubaniowenyukeleezulwini,kumbewehla?ngubani oqoqeumoyangezandlazakhena?ngubaniobopheamanzi engutshenina?ngubaniomiseyonkeimikhawulo yomhlaba?Ngubaniigamalakhe,ngubaniigama lendodanayakhe,umaulazi?
5WonkeamazwikaNkulunkuluahlanzekile;uyisihlangu kwababekaithembalabokuye
6Ungengeziemazwiniakhe,funaakusole,ufunyanwe ungumqambimanga
7Zimbiliizintoengizicelekuwe;ungangiphikilokho ngingakafi;
8Susakudenamiokuyizenamanga;unganginiki ubumpofunengcebo;ngipheukudlaokulungelemina;
9Hlezengisuthe,ngikuphike,ngithi:‘UngubaniuJehova? funangibempofu,ngebe,ngiphathengezeigama likaNkulunkuluwami
10Ungamangaleliincekuenkosiniyayo,funaikuthuke, ubenecala
11Kukhonaisizukulwaneesithukauyise,esingabusisi unina.
12Kukhonaisizukulwaneesizibonasihlanzekile,kodwa esingagezwangaekungcolenikwaso
13Kukhonaisizukulwane,Oyekaukuthiamehloaso aphakemekangakanani!nezinkophezaboziphakeme
14Kukhonaisizukulwaneesimazinyoasoanjengenkemba, namazinyoomhlathianjengomesebokuqedaabampofu emhlabeni,nabampofuphakathikwabantu
15Umviniunamadodakaziamabiliamemezayo,athi: 'Siphe,ndiphe.'Kukhonaizintoezintathuezingasuthiyo, yebo,ezineezingatshoukuthi:Kwanele;
16Ithuna;nesizaloesiyinyumba;umhlabaongagcwali amanzi;nomliloongashoukuthi:'Kwanele.'
17Isoeliklolodelauyise,elidelelaukulalelaunina, amagwababaasesigodiniayakulikhipha,amazinyane okhozialidle.
18Kukhonaizintoezintathuezimangalisakakhulukimi, yebo,ezineengingakwaziyo;
19Indlelayokhoziemoyeni;indlelayenyokaphezu kwedwala;indlelayomkhumbiphakathikolwandle; nendlelayendodanencekukazi
20Injaloindlelayowesifazaneophingayo;uyadla,asule umlomowakhe,athi:Angenzangabubi
21Ngenxayezintoezintathuumhlabauyanyakaziswa, nezineongekubekezelele;
22Ngencekunxaibusa;nesiwulalaphosisuthiukudla; 23Ngowesifazaneoyisinengisolaphoegana;nencekukazi eyakubayindlalifayenkosikaziyayo
24Kukhonaizintoezineezincaneemhlabeni,kepha zihlakaniphekakhulu;
25Izintuthwaneziyisizweesingenamandla,nokho zilungisaukudlakwazoehlobo;
26Izimbilaziyisizweesibuthakathaka,nokhozakha izindluzazoemadwaleni;
27Isikhonyaneasinankosi,nokhosiphumasonke ngamaviyo;
28Inswebuibambangezandlazayo,isezindlinizamakhosi
29Kukhonaizintoezintathuezihambakahle,yebo,ezine ezinhleekuhambeni:
30Ibhubesielinamandlaphakathikwezilwane, elingaphendukingenxayaso;
31Ingwevu;nempongo;nenkosiokungekhoukuvukela kuyo.
32Umawenzengobuwulangokuziphakamisa,noma ucabangeokubi,bekaisandlasakhoemlonyeniwakho.
33Impelaukuphehlaubisikuvezaibhotela, nokucindezelwakwekhalakuvezaigazi,kanjalo ukufuthekakolakakuvezaukuxabana
ISAHLUKO31
1AmazwikaLemuweliinkosi,isiprofethouninaamfundisa sona
2Yini,ndodanayami?kantiyini,ndodanayesizalosami? kantiyini,ndodanayezithembisozami?
3Unganikiamandlaakhokwabesifazane,nezindlelazakho kwabachithaamakhosi.
4Akusikhookwamakhosi,Lemuweli,akusikho okwamakhosiukuphuzaiwayini;nomaizikhuluuphuzo olunamandla;
5funabaphuze,bakhohlweumthetho,baphendukezele isahlulelosohluphekayo
6Nikezauphuzoolunamandlakuyeosezakubhubha, newayinikulaboabadabukileenhliziyweni
7Makaphuze,akhohlweubumpofubakhe,angabe esakhumbulausizilwakhe.
8Vulaumlomowakhongenxayesimungulungenxayabo bonkeabamiselweukubhujiswa
9Vulaumlomowakho,wahlulelengokulunga,umele abampofunabampofu
10Ngubaniongatholaowesifazanaolungileyo?ngoba intengoyakheidlulakakhuluamarubi.
11Inhliziyoyendodayakheithembelakuye,kayiyikuswela impango
12Uzayenzelaokuhlehatshiokubizonkeizinsuku zokuhambakwayo
13Ufunauboyabezimvunefilakisi,asebenze ngokuzithandelangezandlazakhe.
14Unjengemikhumbiyabathengisi;ulethaukudlakwakhe kude
15Uyavukakusesebusuku,apheabendluyakheukudla, anikeizintombizakheisabelo
16Ubhekainsimu,ayithenge,ngezithelozezandlazakhe utshalaisivini.
17Ubhincisaamandlaezinkalwenizakhe,aqiniseizingalo zakhe
18Uyabonaukuthiukuthengisakwakhekuhle;isibani sakheasicimiebusuku
19Ubekaizandlazakheothinilokuphotha,izandlazakhe zibambeuthilokuphotha
20Welulelaompofuisandlasakhe;yebo,uyelulelaizandla zakhekwabampofu
21Akesabiiqhwaendliniyakhe,ngokubabonkeabendlu yakhebembetheokubomvu
22Uzenzelaimigubuzelo;inguboyakheingusilika nokububende
23Indodayakheiyaziwaemasangweni,laphoihlezi namalungaezwe.
24Wenzailinenielicolekileyo,athengisengalo;anike umthengisiamabhande
25Amandlanodumokuyisambathosakhe;futhiuyojabula ngesikhathiesizayo
26Uvulaumlomowakhengokuhlakanipha;nomthetho womusaoliminilwakhe.
27Uzibhekakahleizindlelazendluyakhe,angadliisinkwa sobuvila.
28Abantwanabakhebayasukuma,bathiubusisiwe; nendodayakhe,imdumise
29Amadodakaziamaningienzilengobuqotho,kephawena uwadlulaonke.
30Ubuhlebuyinkohliso,nokubukekakuyize,kepha owesifazaneowesabauJehovauyakudunyiswa
31Mnikeesithelwenisezandlazakhe;nemisebenziyakhe mayimdumiseemasangweni