INtshumayeli
7:1 Igama elilungileyo lingaphezulu nakwioli elungileyo; nomhla wokufa kunokuba
umhla wokuzalwa komntu.
7:2 Kulungile ukuya endlwini yesijwili, kunokuya endlwini yesijwili
kuba oko kukuphela kwabantu bonke; yaye abaphilayo baya kubeka kuyo
intliziyo yakhe.
7:3 Kulungile ukuba nosizi ngaphezu kokuhleka; ngokuba bububi bobuso
intliziyo yenziwe ngcono.
7:4 Intliziyo yezilumko isendlwini yesijwili; kodwa intliziyo
Izidenge zisendlwini yovuyo.
7:5 Kulungile ukuva ukukhalimela kwesilumko, kunokuba umntu eve ukuva
ingoma yezidenge.
7:6 Ngokuba njengokuqhuqhumba kwevaba ngaphantsi kwembiza, kunjalo ukuhleka kweNkosi
Sidenge: kwanaloo nto ingamampunge.
7:7 Ngokuba ukucudisa kugezisa isilumko; Nesipho siyamtshabalalisa uYehova
intliziyo.
7:8 Kulungile ukugqitywa kwendawo, ngaphezu kokuqalwa kwayo;
Ulungile ngomoya kunomoya ozidlayo.
7:9 Musa ukukungxamela ukuqumba ngomoya wakho, ngokuba ingqumbo ilala esifubeni
yezidenge.
7:10 Musa ukuthi, Ibiyini na, le nto imihla yamandulo ibilungile ngaphezu?
ezi? Akubuzisi ngengqiqo oko.
7:11 Bulungile ubulumko, bunelifa, bunenzuzo kubo
ababona ilanga.
7:12 Ngokuba ubulumko bungumthunzi, imali ingumthunzi;
ukwazi, kukuba ubulumko buyabasindisa abo banabo.
7:13 Wukhangele umsebenzi kaThixo; ngokuba ngubani na onokolula into anayo?
yenziwe yagoso?
7:14 Ngomhla wentsikelelo chwayitha, nangomhla wobubi
Qondani ke, ukuba nalo uThixo ulibeke kwada kwesa ekupheleni
ukuba umntu angafumani nto emva kwakhe.
7:15 Le nto yonke ndiyibonile ngemihla yam engamampunge: Kukho ilungisa
otshabalalayo ebulungiseni bakhe, kubekho ongendawo otshabalalayo;
uyolula imihla yakhe ebubini.
7:16 Musa ukuba lilungisa ngokukhulu; ungabi sisilumko ngokugqithiseleyo;
uzitshabalalise na ?
7:17 Musa ukuba ngongendawo ngokukhulu, ungazenzi isidenge;
phambi kwexesha lakho?
7:18 Kulungile ukuba ubambelele kule nto nakuleya; ewe, nakule nto
musa ukusibuyisa isandla sakho; ngokuba owoyika uThixo uya kuphuma phandle
imoli.
7:19 Ubulumko buyasiqinisa isilumko, ngaphezu kweshumi labanamandla abakulo
isixeko.
7:20 Ngokuba akukho mntu ulilungisa ehlabathini, wenza okulungileyo, wona
hayi.
7:21 Kananjalo uze ungawanyamekeli onke amazwi athethwayo; hleze uve ilizwi lakho
Umkhonzi uyakuqalekisa;
7:22 ngokuba intliziyo yakho nayo iyazi izihlandlo ezininzi, ukuba kwangokunjalo nawe
ubaqalekise abanye.
7:23 Ezo zinto zonke ndizilingile ngobulumko; ndathi ndiya kulumka; kodwa kwakukude
ukususela kum.
7:24 Hayi, ukuba kude kwezinto ezikhoyo, zinzulu kakhulu;
7:25 Intliziyo yam ndayinikela ukuba ikwazi, isingasinga, ibange ubulumko, nobulumko
ingqiqo yezinto, nokwazi inkohlakalo yokumatha, nokuba ye
ubudenge nokugeza;
7:26 Ndayifumana ikrakra ngaphezu kokufa, inkazana eyiyimigibe iphela, eyiyimigibe iphela
Izandla zawo zingamakhamandela: Othe tye phambi koThixo uya kusinda kuyo;
ke yena umoni uya kubanjiswa yiyo.
7:27 Yabonani, le nto ndiyifumene, itsho iNtshumayeli, ndibala nganye-nganye
Fumana iakhawunti:
7:28 obumana ukuyifuna umphefumlo wam, ndingayifumani, nantsi indoda enye ewakeni
Ndifumene; ke yona inkazana andiyifumananga.
7:29 Yabona, le nto yodwa ndiyifumene, yokuba uThixo wamenza umntu wathi tye; kodwa bona
baye bafuna izinto ezininzi ezintsha.