Umsebenzi 18:1 Waphendula uBhiledadi wakwaShuwa, wathi, 18:2 Koda kube nini na niwagqibe amazwi? Phawula, kwaye emva koko thina uya kuthetha. 18:3 Yini na ukuba kuthiwe sinjengeenkomo, Sideke emehlweni akho? 18:4 Uyaziqwenga ngomsindo wakhe; Liya kushiywa ilizwe ngenxa yakho na? Neliwa lisuswe endaweni yalo? 18:5 Nokukhanya kongendawo kuya kucinywa, nentlantsi yomlilo wakhe ayiyi kuqaqamba. 18:6 Ukukhanya kuya kuba mnyama ententeni yakhe, nesibane sakhe siya kucinywa waphuma naye. 18:7 Ukunyathela kwakhe kuya kucutheka, nelakhe icebo liya kucutheka umkhahlele phantsi. 18:8 Kuba uphoswe emnatheni ezinyaweni zakhe, kwaye uhamba phezu komgibe. 18:9 Isikhonkwane siya kumbamba ngesithende, kwaye umphangi uya koyisa yena. 18:10 Ubekelwe kuye isirhintyelo emhlabeni, Nomgibe endleleni kuye. 18:11 Ziya kumkhwankqisa ngeenxa zonke, Zimgxothele, ziye kwelakhe iinyawo. 18:12 Amandla akhe aya kulamba, intshabalalo ilungiselwe icala lakhe. 18:13 Iya kudla ukomelela kolusu lwakhe, Owamazibulo kukufa iya kuwadla amandla akhe. 18:14 Inkoloseko yakhe iya kuncothulwa ententeni yakhe, kwaye iya kuzisa kukumkani wokukhwankqisa. 18:15 Lihlale ententeni yakhe, ngokuba lingeyoyakhe, nesalfure. Uya kuchithwa-chithwa ekhayeni lakhe. 18:16 Ngaphantsi ziya koma iingcambu zakhe, Ngaphezulu agawulwe amasebe akhe icimile. 18:17 Isikhumbuzo sakhe siya kudaka ehlabathini, angabi nagama esitratweni. 18:18 Uya kugxothwa ekukhanyeni, aye ebumnyameni, agxothwe emke ihlabathi. 18:19 Akayi kuba nanyana nanzala ebantwini bakowabo, akukho usindileyo kwiindawo zakhe zokuhlala. 18:20 Abo balandela emva kwakhe baya kumangaliswa yimini yakhe, njengabo bahambayo ngaphambili babesoyika. 18:21 Inene, injalo iminquba yabangendawo, injalo ke indawo ongamaziyo uThixo.