INtshumayeli
12:1 Uze umkhumbule ke uMdali wakho ngemihla yobutsha bakho, ngemihla yobubi
ingezi, ingasondeli iminyaka owothi ngayo, Andinayo
bakholisekile kuzo;
12:2 Ke lona ilanga, nokukhanya, nenyanga, neenkwenkwezi, aziyi kuba mnyama;
namafu akabuyi emva kwemvula;
12:3 ngemini yokugungqa abagcini bendlu, nabanamandla
baya kuqubuda, bayeke abasilayo, ngokuba bembalwa;
abe mnyama abo bajonga ngeefestile;
12:4 ziya kuvalwa iingcango ezitratweni, kuvakala isandi selizwi
kuba usila phantsi, kwaye uya kuvuka ngelizwi lentaka, kwaye bonke
Ziyathotywa iintombi zomculo;
12:5 Ewe, ewe, ewe, ewe, ewe, uya kuzoyika iindawo eziphakamileyo, zibe nonxunguphalo
Utyatyambe endleleni, utyatyambe um-amangile, neenkumbi
Kuya kuba ngumthwalo, nomnqweno utshitshe;
Bazulazula ezitratweni abambambazeli;
12:6 Ingaqhawuka intambo yesilivere, Liqhawuke iselwa legolide, nokuba liqhawuke
kwaphuke umphanda emthonjeni, yaphuke ivili emthonjeni.
12:7 luze uthuli lubuyele emhlabeni njengoko belunjalo;
Buyela kuThixo owakunikayo.
12:8 Amampunge awo amampunge, itsho iNtshumayeli; yonke into ingamampunge.
12:9 Phezu koko, ngokuba iNtshumayeli ibisisilumko, yamana ibafundisa abantu
ulwazi; ewe, waba nenkathalo, wabafuna, wabalungisa abaninzi
amaqhalo.
12:10 Umshumayeli wayefuna ukufumana amazwi amkelekileyo, nento eyayikho
kubhaliwe kwathiwa uthe tye, nangamazwi enyaniso.
12:11 Amazwi ezilumko anjengeemviko;
Amabandla anikwe ngumalusi emnye.
12:12 Nangaphezu koko, nyana wam, vuseleleka;
ayinasiphelo; nokuphikela ukufunda okuninzi kudinisa inyama.
12:13 Ukuhlanganiswa kwentetho, yakuba ivakele into yonke, nanku: Yoyika uThixo, ugcine owakhe;
imithetho: ngokuba indawo leyo yimfanelo yoluntu lonke.
12:14 Ngokuba izenzo zonke uThixo uya kuzizisa ekugwetyweni, nazo zonke izinto ezifihlakeleyo;
nokuba ilungile, nokuba imbi.