Umsebenzi
8:1 Waphendula uBhiledadi wakwaShuwa, wathi,
8:2 Kunini na uthetha ezi zinto? koda kube nini na amazwi ka-
umlomo wakho ube njengomoya onamandla?
8:3 UThixo uyagqwetha na okusesikweni? USomandla uyagqwetha na ubulungisa?
8:4 Ukuba oonyana bakho bathe bamona kuye, wabalahla;
ukreqo lwabo;
8:5 Ukuba uthe wamfuna kwakusasa uThixo, Watarhuzisa kuye;
USomandla;
8:6 Ukuba uthe wanyulu, wathi tye; inene, uya kuvuka ngoku ngenxa yakho
Liphumelelise ikhaya lobulungisa bakho.
8:7 Ingqalo yakho ibikuncinane, Ukuphela kwakho bekube kukhulu
Nyusa.
8:8 Khawubuze kwiphakade langaphambili, uzilungiselele phambi koYehova
ukukhangela kooyise;
8:9 Kuba singabezololo, asazi, ngokuba imihla yethu isezayo
umhlaba sisithunzi :)
8:10 Abayi kukuyala na abo, bathethe kuwe, bakhuphe amazwi kubo?
intliziyo?
8:11 Iya kukhula na ingxondorha, kungekho ludaka? Iyakhula na indwe, kungekho manzi?
8:12 Iseluhlaza, ingekagawulwa, yobuna kuqala
nayiphi na enye imifuno.
8:13 Unjalo umendo wabo bonke abamlibalayo uThixo; ithemba lomhanahanisi liya kuba njalo
tshabalala:
8:14 ithemba labo liya kunqunyulwa, kwaye ithemba labo liyindlu yesigcawu.
8:15 Wayama ngendlu yakhe, kodwa ayiyi kuma;
nizila ukudla, kodwa akuyi kuhlala.
8:16 Uluhlaza phambi kwelanga, Namagatya akhe ayaqabela emyezweni wakhe.
8:17 Iingcambu zakhe zijijene emweweni, Utyhudisa ezingcambeni zamatye.
8:18 Ukuba uthe wamtshabalalisa endaweni yakhe, yomkhanyela, ithi, Ndimfumene
andikubonanga.
8:19 Yabona, yiyo le imihlali yendlela yakhe, Baphume ehlabathini abanye
khula.
8:20 Yabona, uThixo akamcekisi ogqibeleleyo, Akamncedi ogqibeleleyo
abenzi bobubi:
8:21 Ade azalise umlomo wakho ngokuhleka, Nomlomo wakho ube yimihlali.
8:22 Abakuthiyayo baya kwambatha ukudana; kunye nendawo yokuhlala
Abangendawo baya kuba yinto engento.