Umsebenzi
7:1 Akaphume mkhosi na ehlabathini umntu? asiyiyo imihla yakhe
njengemihla yomqeshwa?
7:2 Njengomkhonzi ungxamele umthunzi, Njengomqeshwa ukhangela
ngenxa yomvuzo wemisebenzi yakhe.
7:3 Ndenjenjalo ukwamkeliswa iinyanga ezingamampunge, Nobusuku bobubi
ndimiselwe mna.
7:4 Ndakuba ndilele phantsi, ndithi, Ndiya kuvuka nini na? kwaye nam
ndizele kukugigitheka kude kuse ekuzeni kokusa.
7:5 Inyama yam yambeswe iimpethu namagada othuli; ulusu lwam lwaphukile, kwaye
ube lizothe.
7:6 Imihla yam ikhawuleza ngaphezu komkhonjana womluki, Iphela kungekho themba.
7:7 Khumbula ukuba bungumoya ubomi bam; Iliso lam aliyi kubuya likubone okulungileyo.
7:8 Aliyi kuba sandibona iliso londibonileyo;
phezu kwam, andikho.
7:9 Njengokuba ilifu liphela, limka;
elabafileyo alisayi kuphinda linyuke.
7:10 Akayi kubuyela endlwini yakhe, Ingabi samazi indawo yakhe
nangakumbi.
7:11 Andiyi kuwubamba umlomo wam; Ndiya kuthetha ekubandezelekeni kwam
umoya; Ndikhalaza ebukrakreni bomphefumlo wam.
7:12 Ndilulwandle na, ndiyingwenya na, Ukuba undimisele umlindi?
7:13 Xa ndithi, Wondithuthuzela umandlalo wam, Sowuthomalalisa inkalazo yam umandlalo wam;
7:14 Uze undikhwankqise ngamaphupha, Undikhwankqise ngemibono;
7:15 Ngoko ke umphefumlo wam wanyula ukukrwitshwa, Wanyula ukufa ngaphezu kobomi bam.
7:16 Ndikruqukile; andingi ndingadla bomi ngonaphakade; ngokuba isekho imihla yam
amampunge.
7:17 Uyintoni na umntu, le nto umkhulisayo? kwaye kufanele
Uyibeke kuye intliziyo yakho?
7:18 Uze umvelele imiso ngemiso, umcikide yonke imihla
umzuzu?
7:19 Kunini na ungawasusi amehlo kum, Ungandiyeki, ndiginye?
phantsi amathe am?
7:20 Ndonile; ndikwenze ntoni na, mlondolozi wabantu? ngoba
Undimise ndibe luphawu ngakuwe, ukuba ndibe ngumthwalo kuwe
mna?
7:21 Yini na ukuba ungasixoleli isikreqo sam, ungalususi ukreqo lwam?
ubugwenxa? ngokuba ngoku ndiya kulala eluthulini; nindifune ke nina
kusasa, ndisuke ndingabikho.