Umsebenzi
3:1 Emveni koko uYobhi wawuvula umlomo wakhe, wayiqalekisa imini yakhe.
3:2 Waphendula uYobhi, wathi,
3:3 Mayitshabalale imini endazalwa ngayo, nobusuku obukhona
Wathi, Kukhawulwe umntwana oyinkwenkwe.
3:4 Loo mini mayibe bubumnyama; makangayinyamekeli uThixo phezulu, nokuba makangayenzi
ukukhanya kukhanyise phezu kwawo.
3:5 Mayidyobhe ubumnyama nethunzi lokufa; makuhlale ilifu phezu kwayo
yona; mabukhwankqiswe bubumnyama bemini.
3:6 Ke obo busuku, mabubanjwe bubumnyama; mayingabandakanywa kuyo
Imihla yomnyaka mayingangeni kwinani leenyanga.
3:7 Yabona, obo busuku mabube ludlolo;
3:8 Mabaqalekise abo batshabhisa imini, abaxhobele ukuphakamisa imilenze yabo;
ukuzila.
3:9 Mazibe mnyama iinkwenkwezi zomso wabo obomvu; mayikhangele ukukhanya,
kodwa ningabi nanto; makungakuboni ukusa.
3:10 Ngokuba bungazivalanga iingcango zesizalo esandizalayo, Bungabusithelisanga usizi
emehlweni am.
3:11 Ibiyini na ukuba ndingafeli esizalweni? bekutheni ze ndingancami umoya xa mna
waphuma esiswini?
3:12 Yini na ukuba amadolo andibambezele? Yini na ukuba ndiwanyise amabele?
3:13 Kuba ngoku ngendiba ndilele, ndazola, ngendalala ubuthongo.
bendiphumle.
3:14 Kunye nookumkani, nabacebisi behlabathi, abakha amanxuwa
ngokwabo;
3:15 Okanye nabathetheli abanegolide, ababezalise izindlu zabo ngesilivere;
3:16 Ngendiba andikho, njengemvambilini eselelweyo; njengeentsana ezingazange zenzeke
wabona ukukhanya.
3:17 Kuba apho, abangendawo bakuyekile ukugungqa; nalapho abatyhafileyo bayaphumla.
3:18 Apho amabanjwa aphumla ndaweni-nye; aziliva ilizwi likaYehova
umcinezeli.
3:19 Abancinane nabakhulu balapho; yaye ikhoboka likhululekile enkosini yalo.
3:20 Yini na ukuba abasebubini anikwe ukukhanya, aze yena abe nobomi
ukrakra emphefumlweni;
3:21 Abangxamele ukufa, kusuke kungafiki; kwaye umbe ngaphezu kwayo
ubuncwane obufihliweyo;
3:22 Abavuya bade bagcobe, Babe nemihlali, xa bathe balifumana ingcwaba?
3:23 Yini na ukuba ukukhanya akunike umfo ondlela isitheleyo, Obiyelweyo nguThixo?
kwi?
3:24 Ngokuba kufike ukuncwina kwam phambi kokuba ndidle, Kuphalala njengokubhonga kwam
amanzi.
3:25 Ngokuba ndinkwantya kokunkwantyisayo, kwaza kwandifikela, nento endiyoyikayo
ukunkwantya kufikile kum.
3:26 ndingakhuselekanga, andiphumlanga, andizolanga; okwangoku
kwafika ingxaki.