UMtjhumayeli
10 Njengombana iimpukani ezifileko zenza amafutha anuka kamnandi abole begodu anuke kumbi, kunjalo-ke nangobudlhadlha obuncani obona igama elihle lomuntu oqalwa njengohlakaniphileko nohlonitjhwako.+
2 Ihliziyo yohlakaniphileko ilandela okulungileko kodwana ihliziyo yesidlhayela ilandela okumbi.+ 3 Izenzo zesidlhayela ziyatjengisa bona asinangqondo,+ senza woke umuntu abone ukuthi sidlhayela.+
4 Nange umbusi akubhokela ngobukhali, ungatjhiyi indawakho,+ ngombana ukuthula kwehlisa izono ezinengi.+
5 Kunento egandelelako engiyibone ngaphasi kwelanga, injengomtjhapho owenziwa ngilabo abaphetheko:+ 6 Ubudlhadlha bubekwa eenkhundleni ezinengi eziphakemeko, kodwana abanjingileko bahlala eenkhundleni eziphasi.
7 Ngibone iinsebenzi zikhwele iinjomani kodwana amakhosana akhamba ngeenyawo njengeensebenzi.+
8 Loyo owemba umgodi angawela kiwo;+ naloyo ogiriza iboda lelitje angalunywa yinyoka.
9 Loyo owemba amatje angalinyazwa ngiwo, naloyo ohlukanisa iingodo uzibeka yena engozini.*
10 Nange izembe libuthuntu bese umuntu angaliloli, kuzokufuze asebenzise amandla khulu. Kodwana ukuhlakanipha kwenza bona uphumelele.
11 Nange inyoka iluma ngaphambi kobana ilawulwe, umlawuli onekghono akasizi ngalitho.
12 Amezwi aphuma emlonyeni wohlakaniphileko ayathabisa,+ kodwana isidlhadlha sitjhatjalaliswa mlomaso.+ 13 Amezwi wokuthoma aphuma emlonyenaso abudlhadlha+ namezwi wokugcina abuhlanya obuletha ihlekelele. 14 Kodwana isidlhadlha siragela phambili sikhuluma.+
Umuntu akazi bona yini ezokwenzeka; ngubani ongamtjela bona yini ezokwenzeka nasele angasekho?+
15 Umsebenzi obudisi wesidlhadlha usenza sidinwe, ngombana asazi nokuthi singayifumana njani indlela eya edorobheni.
16 Maye! Kuzokwenzekani ngenarha nange ikosayo kumsana+ begodu amakhosanayo athoma ukwenza umnyanya ekuseni. 17 Qala bona inarha izokuthaba kangangani nange ikosi iyindodana yeenkhulu begodu amakhosana adla ngesikhathi esifaneleko bona afune amandla ingasi bona adakwe!+
18 Nange umuntu avilapha khulu iingodo zephahleni lakhe zizokuwela phasi begodu nange angenzi litho ngezandla zakhe indlwakhe izokunethela.+
19 Uburotho benzelwe bona abantu bathabe+ newayini lenzelwe bona bathabele ukuphila, kodwana imali iyipendulo yayo yoke into.+
20 Ungayiqalekisi ikosi emicabangwenakho,+ begodu ungamqalekisi umuntu onjingileko ekumbenakho; ngombana inyoni ingadlulisa okutjhwileko, namkha isibunjwa esineempiko singabuyelela okutjhwileko.