Umsebenzi
5:1 Khawubize kambe, ukuba ukho na owokuphendula; kwaye kweyiphi kwi
Ngaba uya kuguquka abangcwele?
5:2 Kuba ingqumbo iyambulala osisimathane, Nekhwele liyambulala osisiyatha.
5:3 Ndisibonile isidenge sendela; Ke mna ngesiquphe ndasiqalekisa esaso
indawo yokuhlala.
5:4 Bakude nosindiso oonyana bakhe, Batyunyuzwa esangweni;
akukho bani unokuhlangula.
5:5 Ekubeni abalambileyo besidla uvuno lwakhe, Balurhole nakwabalambileyo
Ngameva, nomphangi uziginya ubutyebi bakhe.
5:6 Imbandezelo ayiphumi eluthulini, Ayisiyiyo imbandezelo
intshula emhlabeni;
5:7 Hayi, umntu uzalelwa ububi, Njengokuba iintlantsi zinyuka ukubaleka kwazo.
5:8 Bendiya kuquqela kuThixo, Ndilibeke kuThixo ityala lam.
5:9 Owenza izinto ezinkulu ezingenakugocwagocwa; izinto ezimangalisayo ngaphandle
inombolo:
5:10 Ulonika imvula phezu komhlaba, Athumela amanzi emaphandleni;
5:11 Ukuba abathobekileyo abamise ezindaweni eziphakamileyo; ukuze abo bazilileyo babekho
uphakanyiselwe elusindisweni.
5:12 Utshitshisa iingcinga zabo banobuqhophololo, Zingabi nako izandla zabo
benze ishishini labo.
5:13 Ubambisa izilumko kubuqhophololo bazo, Necebo lezilumko
igoso lithwalwa lijinga.
5:14 Emini badibana nobumnyama, Baphuthaphutha emini emaqanda
ubusuku.
5:15 Usindisa ihlwempu ekreleni, emlonyeni wabo, nasebandleni
isandla sowomeleleyo.
5:16 Kubekho ke ithemba kosweleyo, Ubugqwetha buwuvale umlomo wabo.
5:17 Yabona, unoyolo mntu owohlwaywa nguThixo!
Uqeqesho lukaSomandla;
5:18 Kuba wenza buhlungu, abophe; Uyaphalusa, zenze izandla zakhe
ngokupheleleyo.
5:19 Ezimbandezelweni ezintandathu uya kukuhlangula, Nakwezisixhenxe akuyi kubakho bubi;
ndikuchukumise.
5:20 Ngendlala uya kukukhulula ekufeni, nasemfazweni, emandleni
ikrele.
5:21 Uya kusithela kwisibetho solwimi, ungabikho
yoyika intshabalalo yakufika.
5:22 Imbuqo nendlala uya kuyihleka, ungankwantyi
zamarhamncwa omhlaba.
5:23 Uya kunqophisana namatye asendle, neenkomo;
intsimi yoba noxolo nawe.
5:24 Uya kwazi ukuba uxolo yintente yakho; nawe
Uya kulivelela ikhaya lakho, ungoni.
5:25 Uyazi ukuba ininzi imbewu yakho, nembewu yakho;
njengengca yehlabathi.
5:26 Uya kungena engcwabeni womelele, njengesithungu sengqolowa
ingena ngexesha layo.
5:27 Yabona, oku sikugocagocile, kunjalo; yiva, uyazi wena
kuhle kwakho.