INtshumayeli
2:1 Ndathi mna entliziyweni yam, Khawuze khe ndikulinge ngovuyo
yabona, kwanaloo nto ingamampunge.
2:2 Ndathi kohlekayo, Uyageza; nakovuyayo, Wenza ntoni na lo?
2:3 Ndajika ke mna entliziyweni yam, ukuba ndizinikele ewayinini, kodwa bendiqhelene neyam
intliziyo enobulumko; nokubamba ubudenge, ndide ndibone ukuba bekuyintoni na
oko kulungileyo koonyana babantu, abaya kukwenza phantsi kwezulu lonke
imihla yobomi babo.
2:4 Ndenzela imisebenzi emikhulu; ndazakhela izindlu; ndatyala izidiliya;
2:5 ndazenzela amasimi nemiyezo, ndatyala kuyo imithi yodidi;
yeziqhamo:
2:6 ndazenzela amadike amanzi, ukuba ndinkcenkceshele ngawo iinkuni eziphumayo
imithi yangaphambili:
2:7 ndafumana izicaka nezicakakazi, nabazalelwe endlwini yam; ngokunjalo mna
yaba nemfuyo eninzi, enkulu, neyamancinane, ngaphezu kwabo bonke ababelapho
IYerusalem phambi kwam:
2:8 Ndaziqwebela nesilivere, negolide, nezinto eziziinqobo zookumkani
nakuwo onke amaphondo, ndazifunela iimvumi, iimvumi, neemvumikazi;
eziyolisayo zoonyana babantu njengeempahla zokuvuma, nezeento zonke
iintlobo.
2:9 Ndaba mkhulu ke, ndanda ngaphezu kwabo bonke ababengaphambi kwam
Yerusalem: nobulumko bam babuya nam.
2:10 Andiwabandezanga into yonke ayibizayo amehlo am, andiwabandezanga am
intliziyo kulo naluphi na uvuyo; ngokuba intliziyo yam yayivuya emigudwini yam yonke
isabelo sam emigudwini yam yonke.
2:11 Ndabheka mna ezenzweni zam zonke, ezazenzayo izandla zam, naphezu kwazo
Ndabulaleka ke mna ndiwenza; yabona, yonke loo nto ingamampunge
Ukusukelana nomoya, akwabakho lungelo phantsi kwelanga.
2:12 Ndazijika mna, ndakhangela ubulumko, nobugeza, nobuyatha;
Inako na indoda eya kuza emva kokumkani? naloo nto ikhoyo
sele ndigqibile.
2:13 Ndabona ukuba ubulumko buyabugqitha ubuyatha, njengokuba ukukhanya kunokukhanya
ubumnyama.
2:14 Isilumko, amehlo aso asentlokweni yaso; ke sona isidenge sihamba emnyameni.
Ndaqonda ke ukuba bonke bephela bahlelwa sihlo sinye.
2:15 Ndathi mna entliziyweni yam, Njengoko sihlelwa kuko isinyabi, kuya kuba njalo
nakum; Yini na ke ukuba ndisidlule mna ngokulumka? Ndatsho ke entliziyweni yam ukuba
kwanaloo nto ingamampunge.
2:16 Ngokuba isilumko kunye nesinyabi asinakukhunjulwa kungunaphakade;
ngokuba mhlenikweni lowo, mhlenikweni uya kulityelwa. Kwaye
Sifa njani na isilumko? njengesidenge.
2:17 Ndabuthiya ke ubomi; ngenxa yokuba umsebenzi owenziwayo phantsi kwelanga
kubi kum; ngokuba zonke ezo nto zingamampunge nokusukelana nomoya.
2:18 Ndayithiya yonke imigudu yam, endaphuka yiyo phantsi kwelanga;
ndiya kuyishiya kumntu oya kubakho emva kwam.
2:19 Waziwa ngubani na, ukuba woba sisilumko, nokuba woba sisiyatha, kusini na? kanti uya kwenjenjalo
ndiyilawule yonke imigudu yam, endaphuka yiyo, endaphuka yiyo
Ndaba sisilumko phantsi kwelanga. Kwanaloo nto ingamampunge.
2:20 Ndajika ke mna, ndayincamisa intliziyo yam kuko konke ukubulaleka kwam
endayithabathayo phantsi kwelanga.
2:21 Ngokuba kubakho umntu omigudu yakhe inobulumko, nangokwazi, nangokwazi
ubulungisa; ukanti uya kuyinika umntu ongenzanga migudu
ngenxa yesabelo sakhe. Kwanaloo nto ingamampunge nobubi obukhulu.
2:22 Ngokuba umntu uba nantoni na ngemigudu yakhe yonke, nangenzondelelo yentliziyo yakhe?
waphuka yiyo phantsi kwelanga?
2:23 Ngokuba imihla yakhe yonke inomvandedwa, nasekuzameni kwakhe ukhathazekile; ewe, intliziyo yakhe
ayiphumli ebusuku. Kwanaloo nto ingamampunge.
2:24 Akukho nto ilungileyo ebantwini kunokuba badle, basele, badle, basele.
awubonise umphefumlo wakhe okulungileyo emigudwini yakhe. Nditsho nam
yabona, ukuba ivela esandleni sikaThixo.
2:25 Ngokuba ngubani na ongadlayo, ngubani na ongavayo ubumnandi, engenaye?
2:26 Ngokuba umntu olungileyo phambi kwakhe umnika ubulumko nokwazi;
ke yena umoni umnika umzamo wokuhlanganisa nokuqweba;
ukuze ayinike olungileyo phambi koThixo. Kwanaloo nto ingamampunge, kwaye
ukuxhalaba komoya.