UmShumayeli

10 Yizimpukane ezifile ezibangela ukuba amafutha omenzi wamafutha okugcoba+ anuke kabi, aphuphume. Benza kanjalo nobuwula obuncane koyigugu ngokuhlakanipha nodumo.+

2 Inhliziyo yohlakaniphileyo ingakwesokunene sakhe,+ kodwa inhliziyo yesiphukuphuku ingakwesobunxele saso.+ 3 Futhi kunoma iyiphi indlela isiwula esihamba ngayo,+ inhliziyo yaso iyantula, futhi ngokuqinisekile sitshela wonke umuntu ukuthi siyisiwula.+

4 Uma kwenzeka umoya wombusi ukuvukela, ungayishiyi indawo yakho,+ ngoba ukuzola kudambisa izono ezinkulu.+

5 Kukhona into eyinhlekelele engiyibonile phansi kwelanga, njengalapho kukhona iphutha+ eliphuma ngenxa yomuntu osesikhundleni sokuphatha:+ 6 Ubuwula buye babekwa ezikhundleni eziningi eziphakeme,+ kodwa abacebile baqhubeka behleli esimweni esiphansi nje.

7 Ngiboné izinceku zigibele amahhashi kodwa izikhulu zihamba phansi emhlabathini njengezinceku.+

8 Omba umgodi uyowela khona kanye kuwo;+ nobhodloza udonga lwamatshe, uyolunywa yinyoka.+

9 Oqhephula amatshe uyozilimaza ngawo. Ocanda izingodo kuyofanele aziqaphele.+

10 Uma ithuluzi lensimbi selibe buthuntu futhi umuntu engazange alilole,+ khona-ke uyokhama amandla akhe. Ngakho ukusebenzisa ukuhlakanipha ukuze uphumelele kusho inzuzo.+

11 Uma inyoka iluma lapho ingakathwebuleki,+ khona-ke ayikho inzuzo kulowo osebenzisa ulimi.

12 Amazwi omlomo wohlakaniphileyo asho umusa,+ kodwa izindebe zesiphukuphuku ziyasigwinya.+ 13 Ukuqala kwamazwi omlomo waso kuwubuwula,+ futhi ukuphela komlomo waso kamuva kuwubuhlanya obubangela inhlekelele. 14 Isiwula sikhuluma amazwi amaningi.+

Umuntu akakwazi okuyoba khona; nalokho okuyoba khona ngemva kwakhe, ubani ongamtshela kona?+

15 Umsebenzi onzima weziphukuphuku uzenza zikhathale,+ ngoba asikho nesisodwa esaziyo ukuthi kuyiwa kanjani emzini.+

16 O lizwe, kuyokuhambela kanjani lapho inkosi yakho ingumfana,+ nezikhulu zakho zilokhu zidlana nokudla ngisho nasekuseni? 17 O lizwe, uyajabula uma inkosi yakho iyindodana yabayizicukuthwane nezikhulu zakho zidla ngesikhathi esifanele ukuze zizuze amandla, hhayi ngenjongo yokuphuza nje kuphela.+

18 Ngobuvila obukhulu imishayo iyabhodloka, nangokwehlisa izandla indlu iyavuza.+

19 Isinkwa ngesokwenza izisebenzi zihleke, newayini lenza ukuphila kujabule;+ kodwa imali yiyo ebangela ukusabela kuzo zonke izinto.+

20 Ngisho nasekamelweni lakho lokulala ungayiqalekisi inkosi,+ nasemakamelweni akho angaphakathi lapho ulala khona ungamqalekisi noma ubani ocebile;+ ngoba isidalwa esindizayo samazulu siyowuthutha umsindo nento enamaphiko iyoyilandisa indaba.+