Umsebenzi
14:1 Umntu, into ezelwe ngumfazi, imihla yakhe mifutshane, izele ziinkathazo.
14:2 Uphuma njengentyantyambo, abune; Ubaleka njengentyantyambo
isithunzi, kwaye ayiqhubeki.
14:3 Onjalo uya kuwavula amehlo akho kwanjalo, undingenise kuye
ugweba nawe?
14:4 Ngubani na ongakhupha into ehlambulukileyo koko iyinqambi? hayi enye.
14:5 Imisiwe nje imihla yakhe, Likwawe inani leenyanga zakhe;
Ummisele imida yakhe angenako ukuyigqitha;
14:6 Suka emke kuye, ukuze aphumle, ade afeze okokugqibela
ukuqesha, umhla wakhe.
14:7 Kuba kukho ithemba emthini, ukuba uthe wagawulwa, wohluma
kwakhona, nokuba isebe lawo elithambileyo aliyi kuphela.
14:8 Nokuba ingcambu yawo ithe yaguga emhlabeni, nesiphunzi sawo siyafa
emhlabeni;
14:9 Ngevumba lamanzi liya kuntshula, livelise amasebe
isityalo.
14:10 Ke yena umfo ufa angquleke; Ewe, umntu uphuma umphefumlo;
Ingaba u?
14:11 Njengokuba amanzi ephela elwandle, Nogutyulo uyatsha, wome;
14:12 Umntu ulala phantsi ke, angavuki; Lide lingabikho izulu;
abayi kuvuka, abayi kuvuswa ebuthongweni babo.
14:13 Akwaba ubungandigushayo kwelabafileyo, undigcine!
Isitheliso, ude udlule ubushushu bakho, Undimisele uluhlu
ixesha, uze undikhumbule!
14:14 Ukuba uthe umfo wafa, wophila na? yonke imihla yexesha lam elimisiweyo
Ndiya kulinda, kude kufike ukutshintshwa kwam.
14:15 Ubungabizayo ke, ndisabele mna, Ulangazelele uYehova
umsebenzi wezandla zakho.
14:16 Kuba ngoku uyawabala amabanga am, Akuzigcinile ngenxa yesono sam?
14:17 Sitywinelwe engxoweni isikreqo sam, Wayithunga eyam eyam
ubugwenxa.
14:18 Intaba, isiwa, iyagubeka, neliwa libe lihle
asuswe endaweni yakhe.
14:19 Amanzi ayawadla amatye;
ngothuli lomhlaba; Ithemba lomntu uyalidakisa ke.
14:20 Uyameyisa ngonaphakade, adlule;
ubuso bakhe, amndulule.
14:21 Bayazuka abantwana bakhe, angazi yena; baziswe
uphantsi, kodwa akakuqondi kubo.
14:22 Ke inyama yakhe phezu kwakhe iya kuba buhlungu, umphefumlo wakhe phakathi kwakhe uya kuba
zilile.