UmShumayeli 1
| 1:1 | Amazwi kaMshumayeli, indodana kaDavide, inkosi yaseJerusalema. |
| 1:2 | Kusho uMshumayeli: Ize leze! Ize leze, futhi konke kuyize! |
| 1:3 | Yini enye umuntu kuwo wonke umshikashika wakhe?, njengoba eshikashikeka phansi kwelanga? |
| 1:4 | Isizukulwane siyadlula, futhi isizukulwane siyafika. Kodwa umhlaba umi phakade. |
| 1:5 | Ilanga liyaphuma lishone; ibuyela endaweni yayo, futhi kusukela lapho, ukuzalwa ngokusha, |
| 1:6 | izungeza eningizimu, nama-arcs abheke enyakatho. Umoya uyaqhubeka, ekhanyisa yonke into ekusekeni kwayo, nokuphenduka futhi emjikelezweni wayo. |
| 1:7 | Yonke imifula ingena olwandle, nolwandle aluchichimi. endaweni lapho imifula iphuma khona, bayabuya, ukuze zigeleze futhi. |
| 1:8 | Izinto ezinjalo zinzima; umuntu akakwazi ukuzichaza ngamazwi. Iso alineliseki ngokubona, nendlebe ayigcwaliseki ngokuzwa. |
| 1:9 | Yini lena ekade ikhona? Okufanayo kuzoba khona esikhathini esizayo. Yini lena eyenziwe? Okufanayo kuzoqhubeka kwenziwa. |
| 1:10 | Akukho okusha phansi kwelanga. Akekho futhi ongakwazi ukusho: “Bheka, lokhu kusha!” Ngokuba kwase kuveziwe kakade ezikhathini ezazingaphambi kwethu. |
| 1:11 | Akukho ukukhumbula izinto zakuqala. Ngempela, futhi ngeke kube khona umbhalo wezinto ezedlule esikhathini esizayo, kulabo abayoba khona ekugcineni. |
| 1:12 | I, UmShumayeli, wayeyinkosi yakoIsrayeli eJerusalema. |
| 1:13 | Futhi ngangizimisele engqondweni yami ukufuna nokuphenya ngokuhlakanipha, ngakho konke okwenziwa phansi kwelanga. UNkulunkulu uwunike amadodana abantu umsebenzi onzima kangaka, ukuze babanjwe yikho. |
| 1:14 | Ngikubonile konke okwenziwa phansi kwelanga, futhi bheka: konke kuyize nokuhlupheka komoya. |
| 1:15 | Abakhohlakele abazimisele ukulungiswa, nenani leziwula alinamkhawulo. |
| 1:16 | ngikhulume ngenhliziyo, ethi: “Bheka, Ngizuze ubukhulu, futhi ngibedlula bonke abahlakaniphileyo ababengaphambi kwami eJerusalema.” Futhi ingqondo yami icabange izinto eziningi ngokuhlakanipha, futhi ngifundile. |
| 1:17 | Futhi ngiyinikele inhliziyo yami, ukuze ngazi ukuhlakanipha nesifundiso, kanye nephutha nobuwula. Nokho ngiyakubona lokho, nakulezi zinto futhi, kunobunzima, nokuhlupheka komoya. |
| 1:18 | Ngenxa yalokhu, ngokuhlakanipha okuningi kukhona nokuthukuthela okuningi. Futhi noma ubani owengeza ulwazi, futhi yengeza ubunzima. |
UmShumayeli 2
| 2:1 | Ngasho ngenhliziyo: “Ngizophuma ngichichime izinto ezijabulisayo, futhi ngizojabulela izinto ezinhle.” Futhi ngakubona lokhu, futhi, iyize. |
| 2:2 | Uhleko, Ngicabange iphutha. Futhi ekujabuleni, ngithe: “Ukhohliswani, ngokungenanjongo?” |
| 2:3 | Nganquma enhliziyweni yami ukuhoxisa inyama yami ewayinini, ukuze ngingenise ingqondo yami ekuhlakanipheni, futhi ufulathele ubuwula, ngize ngibone okuwusizo kubantwana babantu, nalokho okufanele bakwenze phansi kwelanga, phakathi nenani lezinsuku zokuphila kwabo. |
| 2:4 | ngikhulise imisebenzi yami. Ngazakhela izindlu, ngatshala izivini. |
| 2:5 | Ngenza izivande namasimu ezithelo. Futhi ngatshala kubo izihlahla zonke izinhlobo. |
| 2:6 | Futhi ngamba amachibi amanzi, ukuze nginisele ihlathi lezihlahla ezimilayo. |
| 2:7 | Ngathola amadoda nabesifazane izinceku, futhi nganginomndeni omkhulu, kanye nemihlambi yezinkomo nemihlambi emikhulu yezimvu, ngaphezu kwabo bonke ababe ngaphambi kwami eJerusalema. |
| 2:8 | Ngazibuthela isiliva negolide, lenotho yamakhosi lababusi. Ngakhetha abaculi besilisa nabesifazane, nenjabulo yamadodana abantu, izitsha nezitsha ngenjongo yokuthela iwayini. |
| 2:9 | Futhi ngangibadlula ngokucebile bonke ababengaphambi kwami eJerusalema. Nokuhlakanipha kwami kwangiphikelela. |
| 2:10 | Futhi konke amehlo ami ayekufisa, Angizange ngiwanqabele. Futhi angizange ngiyivimbele inhliziyo yami ekujabuleleni yonke intokozo, nasekuzijabuliseni ngezinto engangizilungisile. Futhi ngathatha lokhu njengesabelo sami, sengathi ngisebenzisa umshikashika wami. |
| 2:11 | Kodwa lapho ngiphendukela kuyo yonke imisebenzi izandla zami ezaziyenzile, nasekukhandlekeni engangijulukele ize, Ngabona ubuze nokuhlupheka komphefumulo kukho konke, nokuthi akukho okuphakade phansi kwelanga. |
| 2:12 | Ngaqhubeka, ukuze uzindle ngokuhlakanipha, kanye namaphutha nobuwula. “Uyini umuntu," Ngithe, “ukuthi uzokwazi ukulandela uMenzi wakhe, Inkosi?” |
| 2:13 | Ngabona ukuthi ukuhlakanipha kudlula ubuwula, kangangokuthi bahluka njengokukhanya nobumnyama. |
| 2:14 | Amehlo ohlakaniphileyo asekhanda lakhe. Umuntu oyisiwula uhamba ebumnyameni. Nokho ngafunda ukuthi omunye uzodlula njengomnye. |
| 2:15 | Ngasho ngenhliziyo: “Uma ukufa koyisiwula nami ngokwami kuzoba munye, kungisiza ngani, uma ngizinikele ngokugcwele emsebenzini wokuhlakanipha?” Futhi ngenkathi ngikhuluma kweyami ingqondo, Ngabona ukuthi lokhu, futhi, iyize. |
| 2:16 | Ngokuba abahlakaniphileyo abayikukhunjulwa kuze kube phakade, noma yeziwula. Futhi izikhathi ezizayo zizohlanganisa yonke into ndawonye, ngokukhohlwa. Abafundi bafa ngendlela efana neyabangafundile. |
| 2:17 | Futhi, ngenxa yalokhu, impilo yami yangidinisa, ngoba ngabona ukuthi konke phansi kwelanga kubi, futhi konke kuyize nokuhlupheka komoya. |
| 2:18 | Futhi, Ngayizonda yonke imizamo yami, engangishikashikeka ngakho phansi kwelanga, ukuthathwa yindlalifa emva kwami, |
| 2:19 | nakuba ngingazi ukuthi uyakuba-hlakaniphile noma uyisiwula. Nokho uyakuba namandla phezu kwemishikashika yami, lapho ngikhandlekile futhi ngikhathazekile. Futhi ingabe kukhona okunye okungenalutho? |
| 2:20 | Ngakho-ke, Ngayeka, inhliziyo yami yayeka ukuqhubeka nokusebenza phansi kwelanga. |
| 2:21 | Ngoba lapho umuntu esebenza ngokuhlakanipha, kanye nemfundiso, kanye nobuhlakani, lokho akuzuzile ushiyela ovilaphayo. Ngakho lokhu, futhi, kuyize nomthwalo omkhulu. |
| 2:22 | Ngokuba umuntu angazuza kanjani kuwo wonke umshikashika wakhe nokuhlupheka komoya, ahlushwe ngayo phansi kwelanga? |
| 2:23 | Zonke izinsuku zakhe zigcwele usizi nobunzima; futhi akaphumuli ingqondo yakhe, ngisho nasebusuku. Futhi lokhu akulona ize? |
| 2:24 | Akungcono yini ukudla nokuphuza, nokubonisa umphefumulo wakhe okuhle komshikashika wakhe? Futhi lokhu kuvela esandleni sikaNkulunkulu. |
| 2:25 | Ngakho-ke ngubani ozodla futhi achichime ngokujabula okuningi njengoba nginakho? |
| 2:26 | UNkulunkulu unikile, kumuntu omuhle emehlweni akhe, ukuhlakanipha, kanye nolwazi, nokujabula. Kodwa kusoni, unikile ukuhlupheka nokukhathazeka okungenasidingo, ukuze wengeze, nokubutha, kanye nokuletha, kuye othokozise uNkulunkulu. Kodwa lokhu, futhi, kuwubuze kanye nokukhathazeka okuyize kwengqondo. |
UmShumayeli 3
| 3:1 | Zonke izinto zinesikhathi sazo, futhi zonke izinto ngaphansi kwezulu ziqhubeka phakathi nesikhathi sakho. |
| 3:2 | Isikhathi sokuzalwa, nesikhathi sokufa. Isikhathi sokutshala, nesikhathi sokusiphula okutshaliwe. |
| 3:3 | Isikhathi sokubulala, nesikhathi sokuphulukisa. Isikhathi sokudiliza, nesikhathi sokwakha. |
| 3:4 | Isikhathi sokukhala, nesikhathi sokuhleka. Isikhathi sokulila, nesikhathi sokusina. |
| 3:5 | isikhathi sokuhlakaza amatshe, nesikhathi sokubutha. Isikhathi sokwangana, nesikhathi sokuba kude nokugona. |
| 3:6 | Isikhathi sokuzuza, nesikhathi sokulahlekelwa. Isikhathi sokugcina, nesikhathi sokulahla. |
| 3:7 | Isikhathi sokuphumula, nesikhathi sokuthunga. Isikhathi sokuthula, nesikhathi sokukhuluma. |
| 3:8 | Isikhathi sothando, nesikhathi senzondo. Isikhathi sempi, nesikhathi sokuthula. |
| 3:9 | Yini enye umuntu anayo emshikashikeni wakhe?? |
| 3:10 | Ngilubonile usizi uNkulunkulu alunike abantwana babantu, ukuze babanjwe yikho. |
| 3:11 | Wenze zonke izinto zaba zinhle ngesikhathi sazo, futhi unikele umhlaba ezingxabanweni zabo, ukuze umuntu angawufumani umsebenzi uNkulunkulu awenza kwasekuqaleni, ngisho kuze kube sekupheleni. |
| 3:12 | Futhi ngiyaqaphela ukuthi akukho lutho olungcono kunokuthokoza, nokwenza kahle kulokhu kuphila. |
| 3:13 | Ngoba lokhu kuyisipho esivela kuNkulunkulu: lapho indoda ngayinye idla futhi iphuza, futhi ubona imiphumela emihle yomshikashika wakhe. |
| 3:14 | Ngifundile ukuthi yonke imisebenzi uNkulunkulu awenzile iyaqhubeka, phakade. Asikwazi ukwengeza lutho, loba lokuthatha lutho, ngalokho uNkulunkulu akwenzileyo ukuze esatshwe. |
| 3:15 | Yini eyenziwe, kusaqhubeka okufanayo. Yini esikhathini esizayo, isivele ikhona. Futhi uNkulunkulu abuyisele lokho osekudlulile. |
| 3:16 | ngabona phansi kwelanga: esikhundleni sokwahlulela, ububi, futhi esikhundleni sobulungisa, ububi. |
| 3:17 | Ngasho ngenhliziyo: “UNkulunkulu uyakwahlulela abalungileyo nababi;, khona-ke isikhathi sendaba ngayinye siyoba khona.” |
| 3:18 | Ngasho ngenhliziyo, ngamadodana abantu, ukuthi uNkulunkulu uzobavivinya, futhi ubembule njengezilwane zasendle. |
| 3:19 | Ngokwalesi sizathu, ukudlula komuntu nokwezilwane kukodwa, futhi isimo sakho kokubili siyalingana. Ngoba njengoba umuntu efa, kanjalo bayafa. Zonke izinto ziphefumula ngokufanayo, futhi umuntu akanalutho ngaphandle kwesilwane; ngoba konke lokhu kungaphansi kweze. |
| 3:20 | Futhi zonke izinto ziqhubekela endaweni eyodwa; ngoba zavela emhlabeni, futhi bayobuyela emhlabeni kanyekanye. |
| 3:21 | Ngubani owaziyo uma umoya wamadodana ka-Adamu ukhuphukela phezulu?, futhi uma umoya wezilwane wehlela phansi? |
| 3:22 | Futhi angitholanga lutho olungcono kunokuba umuntu ajabule ngomsebenzi wakhe: ngoba lokhu kuyisabelo sakhe. Futhi ngubani oyakwenezela kuye, ukuze azi okuzakwenzeka emva kwakhe? |
UmShumayeli 4
| 4:1 | Ngaziphendulela kwezinye izinto, ngabona izinsolo zamanga ezenziwa phansi kwelanga, nezinyembezi zabangenacala, nokuthi kwakungekho ongabaduduza; nokuthi abakwazanga ukumelana nobudlova babo, ukuswela lonke usizo. |
| 4:2 | Manje, Ngadumisa abafileyo ngaphezu kwabaphilayo. |
| 4:3 | Futhi ngijabule kakhulu kunalokhu kokubili, Ngamahlulela kanjalo, ongakazalwa, futhi ongakakuboni okubi okwenziwa phansi kwelanga. |
| 4:4 | Futhi, Bengicabanga ngayo yonke imisebenzi yabantu. Futhi ngaqaphela ukuthi imizamo yabo ivulekele umona womakhelwane wabo. Manje, kulokhu, futhi, kukhona ubuze nokukhathazeka ngokweqile. |
| 4:5 | Isiwula sisonga izandla, futhi udla eyakhe inyama, ethi: |
| 4:6 | “Isandla esigcwele ukuphumula singcono kunezandla zombili ezigcwele umshikashika nokuhlupheka komphefumulo.” |
| 4:7 | Ngenkathi ucabangela lokhu, Ngabuye ngathola enye okuyize phansi kwelanga. |
| 4:8 | Munye, futhi akanawo owesibili: azizona, cha mfowethu. Nokho akayeki ukusebenza, namehlo akhe awasuthi ingcebo, futhi akacabangi, ethi: “Ngisebenzela bani futhi ngikhohlisa umphefumulo wami ngezinto ezinhle?" Kulokhu, futhi, iyize kanye nosizi olunzima kakhulu. |
| 4:9 | Ngakho-ke, kungcono ukuba ababili babe ndawonye, kunokuba umuntu abe yedwa. Ngoba banenzuzo yobungane babo. |
| 4:10 | Uma omunye ewa, yena uzasekelwa omunye. Maye koyedwa. Ngoba uma ewa, akanamuntu wokumphakamisa. |
| 4:11 | Futhi uma ababili belele, bafudumale. Umuntu oyedwa angafudunyezwa kanjani? |
| 4:12 | Futhi uma umuntu enganqoba omunye, ababili bangamelana naye, nentambo emicu mithathu igqashulwa kalukhuni. |
| 4:13 | Ungcono umfana, abampofu nabahlakaniphile, kunenkosi, omdala nesiwula, ongazi ukubheka phambili ngenxa yezizukulwane. |
| 4:14 | Ngezinye izikhathi, omunye uyaphuma etilongweni namaketanga, embusweni, kanti omunye, ezelwe emandleni obukhosi, kudliwa isidingo. |
| 4:15 | ngabona bonke abaphilayo abahamba phansi kwelanga, futhi ngabona isizukulwane esilandelayo, abayakuvuka ezindaweni zabo. |
| 4:16 | Inani labantu, kubo bonke ababekhona ngaphambi kwalaba, ayinamkhawulo. Futhi labo abayoba khona kamuva cha cha bajabule ngabo. Kodwa lokhu, futhi, iyize nokuhlupheka komoya. |
| 4:17 | Gada unyawo lwakho, lapho ungena endlini kaNkulunkulu, futhi nisondele, ukuze nilalele. Ngokuba ukulalela kuhle kakhulu kunemihlatshelo yeziwula, abangakwaziyo okubi abakwenzayo. |
UmShumayeli 5
| 5:1 | Akufanele ukhulume noma yini ngokuxhamazela, futhi inhliziyo yakho mayingasheshi ukwethula izwi phambi kukaNkulunkulu. Ngoba uNkulunkulu usezulwini, futhi usemhlabeni. Ngokwalesi sizathu, amazwi akho mawabe yingcosana. |
| 5:2 | Amaphupho alandela izinkathazo eziningi, futhi ngamazwi amaningi kuyotholakala ubuwula. |
| 5:3 | Uma ufunge utho kuNkulunkulu, ungalibali ukuyibuyisela. Futhi noma yini oyithembisile, inikeze. Kodwa isithembiso esingathembekile nesiwubuwula asimjabulisi. |
| 5:4 | Futhi kungcono kakhulu ukungenzi isifungo, kuna, ngemva kwesifungo, hhayi ukugcwalisa lokho okwathenjiswa. |
| 5:5 | Akufanele usebenzise umlomo wakho ukuze wenze inyama yakho yona. Futhi akufanele usho, emehlweni eNgelosi, "Ayikho iProvidence." NgoNkulunkulu, ukuthukuthela ngamazwi akho, ingahlakaza yonke imisebenzi yezandla zakho. |
| 5:6 | Lapho kukhona amaphupho amaningi, kukhona okuyize namazwi amaningi angenakubalwa. Nokho ngempela, kufanele umesabe uNkulunkulu. |
| 5:7 | Uma ubona ukumangalelwa okungamanga kwabampofu, nezigwebo ezinobudlova, futhi wachitha ubulungiswa kuhulumeni, ungamangali ngalesi simo. Kulabo abasezindaweni eziphakeme kunabanye abaphakeme, futhi basekhona abanye, evelele kakhudlwana, phezu kwalokhu. |
| 5:8 | Kodwa ekugcineni, kukhona iNkosi ebusa phezu komhlaba wonke, elingaphansi kwakhe. |
| 5:9 | Umuntu ohahayo ngeke aneliseke ngemali. Futhi lowo othanda ingcebo ngeke avune izithelo kuyo. Ngakho-ke, lokhu, futhi, iyize. |
| 5:10 | Lapho kukhona ingcebo eningi, futhi bayoba baningi abadla lezi zinto. Futhi kumzuzisa kanjani onakho, ngaphandle kokuthi uhlukanisa ingcebo ngamehlo akhe? |
| 5:11 | Ubuthongo bumnandi kosebenzayo, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi udla okuncane noma okuningi. Kodwa ukusutha kwesicebi akumvumeli ukuba alale. |
| 5:12 | Kukhona nobunye ubuthakathaka obusinda kakhulu, engikubonileyo phansi kwelanga: ingcebo igcinwe ilimaze umniniyo. |
| 5:13 | Ngoba balahlekile osizini olunzima kakhulu. Uzale indodana, ozoba mpofu kakhulu. |
| 5:14 | Njengoba nje waphuma enqunu esizalweni sikanina, kanjalo uyakubuya, futhi akayikuthatha lutho kuye emsebenzini wakhe. |
| 5:15 | Kuwubuthakathaka obudabukisayo impela lokho, ngendlela afika ngayo, kanjalo uyakubuya. Kumsiza kanjani-ke, ngoba ukhandlekele umoya? |
| 5:16 | Zonke izinsuku zokuphila kwakhe uyadla: ebumnyameni, kanye nezinkathazo eziningi, nasosizini kanye nokudabuka. |
| 5:17 | Manje, lokhu kubonakale kukuhle kimi: ukuthi umuntu kufanele adle futhi aphuze, futhi kufanele ajabulele izithelo zomsebenzi wakhe, ashikashikeka kuyo phansi kwelanga, ngokwenani lezinsuku zokuphila kwakhe uNkulunkulu amnike zona. Ngoba lokhu kuyisabelo sakhe. |
| 5:18 | Futhi lesi yisipho esivela kuNkulunkulu: ukuthi wonke umuntu uNkulunkulu amnike ingcebo nezinsiza, lalowo amnikeze amandla okuzidla, angase ajabulele isabelo sakhe, futhi angathola injabulo emisebenzini yakhe. |
| 5:19 | Futhi ke ngeke akhumbule ngokugcwele izinsuku zokuphila kwakhe, ngoba uNkulunkulu wenza inhliziyo yakhe igcwale intokozo. |
UmShumayeli 6
| 6:1 | Kukhona nobunye ububi, engikubonileyo phansi kwelanga, futhi, ngempela, kuvamile phakathi kwabantu. |
| 6:2 | Ngumuntu uNkulunkulu amnikeze ingcebo, kanye nezinsiza, kanye nodumo; futhi kukho konke akufisayo, akukho okushodayo empilweni yakhe; nokho uNkulunkulu akamniki amandla okudla lezi zinto, kodwa kunalokho umuntu ongowezizwe uyozishwabadela. Lokhu kuyize kanye neshwa elikhulu. |
| 6:3 | Uma indoda yayizozala izingane eziyikhulu, nokuphila iminyaka eminingi, futhi afinyelele ebudaleni bezinsuku eziningi, futhi uma umphefumulo wakhe ubungeke usebenzise impahla yengcebo yakhe, futhi uma eswele ngisho nokungcwatshwa: ngomuntu onjalo, Ngimemezela ukuthi ingane ephuphunyelwe yisisu ingcono kunaye. |
| 6:4 | Ngoba ufika ngaphandle kwenjongo futhi uyaqhubeka ebumnyameni, negama lakhe liyakusulwa, ekukhohlweni. |
| 6:5 | Akalibonanga ilanga, futhi engawuboni umehluko phakathi kokuhle nokubi. |
| 6:6 | Ngisho noma wayezophila iminyaka eyizinkulungwane ezimbili, nokho ningakujabuleli okuhle, akaphuthumi yilowo nalowo endaweni efanayo? |
| 6:7 | Wonke umshikashika womuntu wenzelwa umlomo wakhe, kepha umphefumulo wakhe awuyikusutha. |
| 6:8 | Ohlakaniphileyo unani okudlula iziwula? Kanti umhlwempu unani, ngaphandle kokuqhubekela kuleyondawo, lapho kukhona ukuphila? |
| 6:9 | Kungcono ukubona lokho okufisayo, kunokufisa lokho ongakwazi. Kodwa lokhu, futhi, iyize kanye nokugabadela komoya. |
| 6:10 | Noma ubani oyoba esikhathini esizayo, igama lakhe selibiziwe. Futhi kuyaziwa ukuthi ungumuntu futhi akakwazi ukulwa nokwahlulela ngokumelene nonamandla kunaye.. |
| 6:11 | Kunamagama amaningi, neziningi zalezi, ezingxabanweni, bamba ubuze obuningi. |
UmShumayeli 7
| 7:1 | Kungani kudingekile ukuba umuntu afune izinto ezinkulu kunaye, lapho engazi ukuthi yini enenzuzo kuye ekuphileni kwakhe, phakathi nenani lezinsuku zokuhamba kwakhe njengowezizwe, futhi isikhathi sidlula njengesithunzi? Noma ngubani ozokwazi ukumtshela okuyoba khona emva kwakhe phansi kwelanga? |
| 7:2 | Igama elihle lingcono kunamafutha ayigugu, usuku lokufa lungcono kunosuku lokuzalwa. |
| 7:3 | Kungcono ukuya endlini yokulila, kunendlu yedili. Ngokuba ekuqaleni, siyalwa ngokuphela kwezinto zonke, ukuze abaphilayo bacabangele okuzakuba khona esikhathini esizayo. |
| 7:4 | Intukuthelo ingcono kunokuhleka. Ngoba ngenxa yosizi lobuso, umphefumulo walowo owonileyo ungalungiswa. |
| 7:5 | Inhliziyo yabahlakaniphileyo iyindawo yokulila, futhi inhliziyo yeziwula iyindawo yokwethaba. |
| 7:6 | Kungcono ukuqondiswa umuntu ohlakaniphile, kunokudukiswa yindumiso yamanga yeziwula. |
| 7:7 | Ngoba, njengokuqhuqha kwameva avutha ngaphansi kwekhanzi, kanjalo uhleko lweziwula. Kodwa lokhu, futhi, iyize. |
| 7:8 | Ukumangalela okungamanga kuhlupha ohlakaniphileyo, kuqede amandla enhliziyo yakhe. |
| 7:9 | Isiphetho senkulumo singcono kunesiqalo. Ukubekezela kungcono kunokuzidla. |
| 7:10 | Ungasheshi uthukuthele. Ngokuba ulaka luhlala emisipha yeziwula. |
| 7:11 | Akufanele usho: “Ucabanga ukuthi kungani izikhathi zangaphambili zazingcono kunamanje?” Lolu hlobo lombuzo luwubuwula. |
| 7:12 | Ukuhlakanipha okunengcebo kuwusizo kakhulu futhi kunenzuzo eyengeziwe, kulabo abalibonayo ilanga. |
| 7:13 | Ngoba njengoba ukuhlakanipha kuvikela, kanjalo nemali iyavikela. Kodwa ukufunda nokuhlakanipha kunalokhu okuningi: ukuthi banikeze ukuphila kulowo onazo. |
| 7:14 | Cabanga ngemisebenzi kaNkulunkulu, ukuthi kakho olamandla okuqondisa loba ngubani odeleleyo. |
| 7:15 | Ngezikhathi ezimnandi, ujabulele izinto ezinhle, kodwa xwayani isikhathi esibi. Ngoba njengoba nje uNkulunkulu emisile eyodwa, kanjalo nomunye, ukuze umuntu angatholi lutho olulungileyo ngaye. |
| 7:16 | Nami ngibone lokhu, ezinsukwini zami eziyize: umuntu olungileyo uyabhubha ekwahluleleni kwakhe, nomuntu ongamhloniphiyo ophila isikhathi eside ebubini bakhe. |
| 7:17 | Ungazami ukuba nobulungisa ngokweqile, futhi ungazami ukuhlakanipha kakhulu kunalokho okudingekile, funa ube yisithutha. |
| 7:18 | Ungenzi nge impiety enkulu, futhi ungakhethi ukuba yiziwula, hlezi ufe singakafiki isikhathi sakho. |
| 7:19 | Kuhle kuwe ukweseka indoda elungileyo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ungasihoxisi isandla sakho kuye, ngoba lowo owesaba uNkulunkulu, anganaki lutho. |
| 7:20 | Ukuhlakanipha kumqinise ohlakaniphileyo ngaphezu kwezikhulu eziyishumi zomuzi. |
| 7:21 | Kodwa akekho umuntu nje emhlabeni, owenza okuhle njalo angoni. |
| 7:22 | Ngakho-ke, unganamathiseli inhliziyo yakho kuwo wonke amazwi akhulunywayo, funa uzwe inceku yakho ikhuluma kabi ngawe. |
| 7:23 | Ngokuba unembeza wakho uyakwazi lokho, futhi, bakhulume kabi ngabanye ngokuphindaphindiwe. |
| 7:24 | ngivivinye konke ngokuhlakanipha;. Sengishilo: “Ngizohlakanipha.” Futhi ukuhlakanipha kwasuka kude nami, |
| 7:25 | kakhulu kunakuqala. Ukuhlakanipha kujule kakhulu, ngakho ngubani ozamembula? |
| 7:26 | ngizihlolisisile zonke izinto emphefumulweni wami, ukuze ngazi, futhi ucabange, futhi nifune ukuhlakanipha nokucabanga, futhi ukuze ngibone ukungalungi kweziwula, kanye nephutha labangahlakaniphile. |
| 7:27 | Futhi ngithole owesifazane obaba ngaphezu kokufa: onjengogibe lomzingeli, onhliziyo yakhe injengenetha, lezandla zabo zingamaketane. Othokozisa uNkulunkulu uyakubalekela kuye. Kodwa loba ngubani oyisoni uzabanjwa nguye. |
| 7:28 | Bheka, Kusho uMshumayeli, Ngizitholile lezi zinto, omunye emva komunye, ukuze ngithole incazelo |
| 7:29 | umphefumulo wami osawufuna, ungakawutholi. Indoda eyodwa phakathi kwenkulungwane, Ngitholile; owesifazane phakathi kwabo bonke, Angikatholi. |
| 7:30 | Lokhu kukodwa engikutholile: ukuthi uNkulunkulu wenza umuntu walunga, kanti nokho usephingile ngemibuzo engenakubalwa. Ngubani omkhulu njengohlakaniphileyo? Futhi ubani oye waqonda incazelo yegama? |
UmShumayeli 8
| 8:1 | Ukuhlakanipha komuntu kuyakhanya ebusweni bakhe, futhi ngisho nokukhuluma komuntu onamandla kakhulu kuzoshintsha. |
| 8:2 | Ngiyawulalela umlomo wenkosi, nomyalo wesifungo kuNkulunkulu. |
| 8:3 | Akufanele usheshe usuke phambi kwakhe, futhi akufanele uhlale emsebenzini omubi. Kukho konke okumthokozisayo, uzokwenza. |
| 8:4 | Futhi izwi lakhe ligcwele igunya. Kakho ongatsho kuye: “Kungani wenza ngale ndlela?” |
| 8:5 | Ogcina umyalo ngeke ehlelwe okubi. Inhliziyo yomuntu ohlakaniphileyo iyasiqonda isikhathi sokuphendula. |
| 8:6 | Kuzo zonke izindaba, kukhona isikhathi nethuba, kanye nobunzima obuningi, ngomuntu. |
| 8:7 | Ngoba akanalwazi okwedlule, futhi akakwazi lutho ngekusasa esebenzisa isithunywa. |
| 8:8 | Akukhona emandleni omuntu ukwenqabela umoya, futhi akanagunya ngosuku lokufa, futhi akavunyelwe ukuphumula lapho kugqashuka impi, futhi ukungalungi ngeke kumsindise omubi. |
| 8:9 | Ngizicabangile zonke lezi zinto, futhi ngigxilise inhliziyo yami kuyo yonke imisebenzi eyenziwa phansi kwelanga. Kwesinye isikhathi indoda ibusa omunye kube ukuzilimaza. |
| 8:10 | Ngibabonile ababi bengcwatshwa. Lezi ezifanayo, besaphila, endaweni engcwele, badunyiswa emzini njengabenzi bokulunga. Kodwa lokhu, futhi, iyize. |
| 8:11 | Ngoba amadodana abantu enza okubi ngaphandle kokwesaba, ngoba ukwahlulela kakukhulunyiswa masinyane phezu komubi. |
| 8:12 | Kodwa lanxa isoni singazenzela okubi kayikhulu, futhi ngokubekezela qhubekani nikhuthazela, Ngiyazi ukuthi kuzoba kuhle kwabamesabayo uNkulunkulu, abahlonipha ubuso bakhe. |
| 8:13 | Ngakho, kungabi kuhle kwababi, futhi kwangathi izinsuku zakhe zingangelulwa. Futhi labo abangabesabi ubuso beNkosi mabadlule njengethunzi. |
| 8:14 | Kukhona futhi okuyize, okwenziwa emhlabeni. Bakhona abalungile, okwenzeka kubo okubi, sengathi benze imisebenzi yababi. Futhi kukhona ababi, abalondeke kakhulu, sengathi baphethe izenzo zabalungileyo. Kodwa lokhu, futhi, ngihlulela njengeze elikhulu kakhulu. |
| 8:15 | Manje, Ngadumisa ukuthokoza, ngoba kwakungekho okuhle kumuntu phansi kwelanga, ngaphandle kokudla lokunatha, kanye lokujabula, futhi ngenxa yokuthi ngeke athathe lutho kuye emshikashikeni wakhe ezinsukwini zokuphila kwakhe, uNkulunkulu amnike lona phansi kwelanga. |
| 8:16 | Futhi ngasebenzisa inhliziyo yami, ukuze ngazi ukuhlakanipha, futhi ukuze ngiqonde ukuphazamiseka okuphenduka emhlabeni: yindoda, ongalali ngamehlo akhe, imini nobusuku. |
| 8:17 | Futhi ngaqonda ukuthi umuntu akakwazi ukuthola incazelo ngayo yonke le misebenzi kaNkulunkulu eyenziwa phansi kwelanga. Manje, kakhulu ukuthi uzikhandlekela ukufuna, kakhulu kangakanani akutholayo. Yebo, noma ngabe umuntu ohlakaniphile ubengathi uyazi, wayengeke akwazi ukuyithola. |
UmShumayeli 9
| 9:1 | Ngizidwebe zonke lezi zinto ngenhliziyo yami, ukuze ngiqonde ngokucophelela. Kukhona amadoda kanye namadoda ahlakaniphile, nemisebenzi yabo isesandleni sikaNkulunkulu. Nokho umuntu akazi kakhulu ukuthi ufanelwe uthando noma ukuzondwa. |
| 9:2 | Kodwa zonke izinto ezizayo zihlala zingaqinisekile, ngokuba zonke izinto ziyenzeka kwabalungileyo nababi, kwabahle nababi, kwabahlanzekileyo nabangcolileyo, kulabo abanikela imihlatshelo kanye lalabo abadelela imihlatshelo. Njengoba okuhle, zinjalo nezoni. Njengoba banjalo labo abaqamba amanga, banjalo nalabo abafunga iqiniso. |
| 9:3 | Lokhu kungumthwalo omkhulu phakathi kwakho konke okwenziwa phansi kwelanga: ukuthi izinto ezifanayo zehlela wonke umuntu. Futhi lapho izinhliziyo zamadodana abantu zigcwele ububi nokudelela ekuphileni kwawo, emva kwalokho bayohudulelwa phansi esihogweni. |
| 9:4 | Akekho ophila phakade, noma ozethembayo kulokhu. Inja ephilayo ingcono kunengonyama efileyo. |
| 9:5 | Ngokuba abaphilayo bayazi ukuthi bayakufa, nokho ngempela abafileyo abazi lutho, futhi abanamvuzo. Ngokuba ukukhunjulwa kwabo sekukhohlakele. |
| 9:6 | Ngokunjalo, uthando nenzondo nomhawu kushabalale kanyekanye, futhi abanandawo kulesi sikhathi nasemsebenzini owenziwa phansi kwelanga. |
| 9:7 | Ngakho-ke, hamba udle isinkwa sakho ngentokozo, uphuze iwayini lakho ngentokozo. Ngoba imisebenzi yakho iyathandeka kuNkulunkulu. |
| 9:8 | Izingubo zakho mazibe mhlophe njalo, futhi makungaphumi amafutha ekhanda lakho. |
| 9:9 | Jabulela ukuphila nomfazi omthandayo, zonke izinsuku zokuphila kwakho okungaqinisekileyo ozinikiwe phansi kwelanga, ngaso sonke isikhathi sakho esiyize. Ngokuba lokhu kuyisabelo sakho ekuphileni nasekukhandlekeni kwakho, owakhandleka ngayo phansi kwelanga. |
| 9:10 | Noma yini isandla sakho esikwaziyo ukuyenza, kwenzeni ngobuqotho. Ngoba noma umsebenzi, noma isizathu, noma ukuhlakanipha, nokwazi ngeke kube khona ekufeni, lapho uphuthuma khona. |
| 9:11 | Ngaziphendulela kwenye into, futhi ngabona lokho phansi kwelanga, umjaho awusiwo owabanejubane, noma impi kwabanamandla, nesinkwa kwabahlakaniphileyo, noma ingcebo kubafundi, lomusa kwabahlakaniphileyo: kodwa kukhona isikhathi lesiphetho sazo zonke lezizinto. |
| 9:12 | Umuntu akasazi isiphetho sakhe. Kodwa, njengezinhlanzi zibanjwa ngodobo, nezinyoni zibanjwa ngogibe, kanjalo abantu bayabanjwa ngesikhathi esibi, lapho liyobakhungathekisa ngokuzumayo. |
| 9:13 | Lokhu kuhlakanipha, ngokunjalo, ngibonile phansi kwelanga, futhi ngiyihlolisisile. |
| 9:14 | Kwakukhona idolobha elincane, enamadoda ambalwa phakathi. Kweza phezu kwalo inkosi enkulu, owalihaqa, futhi akha izinqaba nxazonke zalo, futhi ukuvinjelwa kwaqedwa. |
| 9:15 | Kwatholakala phakathi kwawo, indoda empofu nehlakaniphile, futhi wawukhulula umuzi ngokuhlakanipha kwakhe, futhi akulotshwanga lutho kamuva ngalowo muntu ompofu. |
| 9:16 | Manje, Ngathi ukuhlakanipha kungcono kunamandla. Kodwa kanjani, bese, ukuthi ukuhlakanipha komyanga kuyadelelwa, lamazwi akhe kawanakwa? |
| 9:17 | Amazwi abahlakaniphileyo azwakala ngokuthula, ngaphezu kokukhala kwesikhulu phakathi kweziwula. |
| 9:18 | Ukuhlakanipha kungcono kunezikhali zempi. Futhi noma ubani ocasula entweni eyodwa, uzolahlekelwa yizinto eziningi ezinhle. |
UmShumayeli 10
| 10:1 | Izimpukane ezifayo zonakalisa ubumnandi bamafutha. Ukuhlakanipha nenkazimulo kuyigugu ngaphezu kobuwula obufushane nobunomkhawulo. |
| 10:2 | Inhliziyo yomuntu ohlakaniphileyo isesandleni sakhe sokunene, nenhliziyo yesiwula isesandleni saso sokhohlo. |
| 10:3 | Ngaphezu kwalokho, njengesiwula sihamba endleleni, lanxa yena engahlakaniphile, ubheka wonke umuntu njengeziwula. |
| 10:4 | Uma umoya walowo ophethe igunya ukukhuphuka, ungayishiyi indawo yakho, ngoba ukunaka kuyobangela ukuba izono ezinkulu ziphele. |
| 10:5 | Kukhona ububi engibubonile phansi kwelanga, ephuma ebukhoneni benkosana, sengathi ngephutha: |
| 10:6 | indoda eyisiwula ebekwe esikhundleni esiphezulu, nabacebileyo behlezi phansi kwakhe. |
| 10:7 | Ngibone izinceku zigibele amahhashi, nezikhulu zihamba emhlabathini njengezinceku. |
| 10:8 | Omba umgodi uyowela kuwo. Futhi noma ubani odabula uthango, inyoka izomluma. |
| 10:9 | Noma ubani osusa amatshe uyolimala kubo. Futhi noma ubani ogawula imithi bayolinyazwa yizo. |
| 10:10 | Uma insimbi ibuthuntu, futhi uma bekungenjalo ngaphambili, kodwa wenziwe waba buthuntu ngomsebenzi omkhulu, khona-ke liyololwa. Futhi ukuhlakanipha kuyolandela ngemva kokukhuthala. |
| 10:11 | Ohlebayo ngasese ufana nenyoka eluma buthule. |
| 10:12 | Amazwi aphuma emlonyeni womuntu ohlakaniphileyo anomusa, kodwa izindebe zesiwula ziyamwisa ngobudlova. |
| 10:13 | Ekuqaleni kwamazwi akhe kuwubuwula, futhi ekugcineni kwenkulumo yakhe kukhona iphutha elibi kakhulu. |
| 10:14 | Isiwula siyandisa amazwi aso. Umuntu akazi ukuthi yini ebingaphambi kwakhe, futhi okwaziyo ukumembulela lokho okuyoba khona esikhathini esizayo emva kwakhe? |
| 10:15 | Ubunzima beziwula buyohlupha labo abangazi ukungena emzini. |
| 10:16 | Maye kuwe, izwe elinkosi yalo ingumfana, nezikhulu zayo zidla ekuseni. |
| 10:17 | Libusisiwe izwe elinkosi yalo ingudumo, lezikhulu zayo zidla ngesikhathi esifaneleyo, ukuqabuleka hhayi ukuzitika. |
| 10:18 | Ngobuvila, uhlaka luyokwehliswa, nangobuthakathaka bezandla, indlu izodilika. |
| 10:19 | Esahleka, benza isinkwa newayini, ukuze abaphilayo badle. Futhi zonke izinto zithobela imali. |
| 10:20 | Ungahlebi inkosi, nasemicabangweni yakho, futhi akufanele ukhulume kabi ngomuntu ocebile, ngisho nasendlini yakho yangasese. Ngoba ngisho nezinyoni zezulu ziyolithwala izwi lakho, futhi noma yini enamaphiko izomemezela umbono wakho. |
UmShumayeli 11
| 11:1 | Phonsa isinkwa sakho phezu kwamanzi agobhozayo. Ngoba, ngemva kwesikhathi eside, uzophinde ukuthole. |
| 11:2 | Nikeza ingxenye kwabayisikhombisa, futhi impela kuze kube yisishiyagalombili. Ngoba kawazi ukuthi ububi obungaba phezu komhlaba esikhathini esizayo. |
| 11:3 | Uma amafu egcwele, bayakuthela imvula emhlabeni. Uma isihlahla siwela eningizimu, kumbe enyakatho, noma ingawela ngakuphi, lizahlala khona. |
| 11:4 | Onaka umoya ngeke ahlwanyele. Futhi ocabangela amafu akasoze avuna. |
| 11:5 | Ngokunjalo nani aniyazi indlela yomoya, noma indlela amathambo ahlangana ngayo esibelethweni sowesifazane okhulelweyo, ngakho awuyazi imisebenzi kaNkulunkulu, onguMenzi wakho konke. |
| 11:6 | Ekuseni, hlwanyela imbewu yakho, futhi kusihlwa, musa ukuyeka isandla sakho. Ngokuba anazi ukuthi yikuphi kulaba okungavela, omunye noma omunye. Kodwa uma bobabili bevuka kanyekanye, okungcono kakhulu. |
| 11:7 | Ukukhanya kumnandi, futhi kuyajabulisa emehlweni ukubona ilanga. |
| 11:8 | Uma indoda iphila iminyaka eminingi, futhi uba ethokozile ngakho konke lokhu, kufanele akhumbule izinsuku eziningi zezikhathi zobumnyama, okuyinto, lapho bezobe sebefikile, uzosola okwedlule okuyize. |
| 11:9 | Ngakho-ke, jabulani, Awu nsizwa, ebusheni bakho, inhliziyo yakho mayihlale kokuhle ezinsukwini zobusha bakho. Futhi uhambe ngezindlela zenhliziyo yakho, nangokubona kwamehlo akho. Futhi yazi lokho, ngazo zonke lezizinto, uNkulunkulu uyakukuyisa ekwahlulelweni. |
| 11:10 | Susa intukuthelo enhliziyweni yakho, futhi nisuse ububi enyameni yenu. Ngokuba ubusha nobumnandi kuyize. |
UmShumayeli 12
| 12:1 | Khumbula uMdali wakho ezinsukwini zobusha bakho, ngaphambi kokuba kufike isikhathi sosizi neminyaka isondela, ozokusho ngayo, “Lezi azingijabulisi.” |
| 12:2 | Ngaphambi kwelanga, kanye nokukhanya, kanye nenyanga, nezinkanyezi ziba mnyama, namafu abuye emva kwemvula, |
| 12:3 | lapho abagadi bendlu beyothuthumela, futhi amadoda anamandla ayontengantenga, nabagayayo bayakuba yivila, ngaphandle kwenani elincane, nababuka ngemigodi yezikhiye bayoba mnyama. |
| 12:4 | Futhi bayovala iminyango emgwaqweni, lapho izwi logayayo liyakuthotshiswa, futhi bayophazanyiswa umsindo wento endizayo, nawo onke amadodakazi engoma ayakuba yizithulu. |
| 12:5 | Ngokunjalo, bayokwesaba okungaphezulu kwabo, njalo bazayesaba indlela. Isihlahla som-alimondi sizochuma; kuyakukhuluphaliswa isikhonyane; nesitshalo sikakapere sizahlakazeka, ngoba umuntu uyakungena endlini yakhe yaphakade, nabalilayo bayakuzulazula ezitaladini. |
| 12:6 | Ngaphambi kokuba intambo yesiliva igqashuke, futhi ibhande legolide liyasuka, futhi imbiza iyachotshozwa phezu komthombo, futhi isondo laphuka ngaphezu komthombo, |
| 12:7 | uthuli lubuyele emhlabathini walo, okwavela kuyo, nomoya ubuyela kuNkulunkulu, ngubani okunikezile. |
| 12:8 | Ize leze, Kusho uMshumayeli, futhi konke kuyize! |
| 12:9 | Futhi njengoba uMshumayeli wayehlakaniphe kakhulu, wafundisa abantu, futhi wachaza ayekufezile. Futhi ngenkathi usesha, waqamba imifanekiso eminingi. |
| 12:10 | Wafuna amazwi awusizo, futhi wabhala amazwi alungile kakhulu, ezazigcwele iqiniso. |
| 12:11 | Amazwi abahlakaniphileyo anjengokhandi, nanjengezinzipho ezibethelwe zajula, okuyinto, ngeseluleko sabafundisi, zibekwe umfundisi oyedwa. |
| 12:12 | Akufanele ufune okungaphezu kwalokhu, umfana wami. Ngoba akukho ukuphela kokwenziwa kwezincwadi eziningi. Futhi ukufunda ngokweqile kuwusizi enyameni. |
| 12:13 | Masilalele sonke ndawonye kuze kube sekupheleni kwenkulumo. Mesabeni uNkulunkulu, futhi ugcine imiyalo yakhe. Lokhu kuyikho konke kumuntu. |
| 12:14 | Manje, kukho konke okwenziwayo nangephutha ngalinye, UNkulunkulu uzoletha ukwahlulela: noma bekukuhle noma kubi. |