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.