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.