Umsebenzi
20:1 Wasusela uTsofare waseNahama, wathi,
20:2 Ngako oko iingcingangcinga zam ezi ziyandiphendula, Ngenxa yokuthabatheka kwam ngaphakathi kwam.
20:3 Ndikuvile ukungcikivwa kwam, nomoya womphefumlo wam
Ingqondo iyandiphendula.
20:4 Akukwazi na oku kwakudala, kususela koko wasekwayo umntu ehlabathini?
20:5 Ukuba ukumemelela kongendawo kufutshane, Novuyo lwabangendawo;
kodwa okomzuzwana?
20:6 Nokuba bunyuke baya ezulwini ubungangamsha bakhe, Nentloko yakhe yafikelela kuyo
amafu;
20:7 Njengelindle lakhe uya kudaka kuphele, Abambonileyo;
Sithi, Uphi na?
20:8 Uya kuphaphazela emke njengephupha, angafunyanwa;
bagxothwe njengombono wasebusuku.
20:9 Iliso elikhe lambona, aliyi kuba sambona; neyakhe ayisayi kuba njalo
hlalani nimbona.
20:10 Abantwana bakhe baya kungxamela abasweleyo, Nezandla zakhe zibuyise
iimpahla zabo.
20:11 Amathambo akhe ebezele sisono sobutsha bakhe;
naye eluthulini.
20:12 Nokuba ububi bunencasa emlonyeni wakhe, Wabufihla phantsi kwakhe;
ulwimi;
20:13 Nokuba uthe wakuwubamba, akawushiya; kodwa yigcine ngaphakathi kwakhe
umlomo:
20:14 Ukudla kwakhe kwaguquka embilinini wakhe, Kuyinyongo yephimpi phakathi kwakhe.
20:15 Uginye ubutyebi, Wabuhlanza;
uya kuzikhupha esiswini sakhe.
20:16 Uya kufinya ubuhlungu bephimpi, Ulwimi lwerhamba luya kumbulala.
20:17 Akayi kubona mijelo, zihlambo, zihlambo zobusi namasi.
20:18 Oko waphuka ngako uya kukubuyisa, angayiginyi
uya kuhlatywa ngokwempahla yakhe, abe nako
musani ukuvuya ngaloo nto.
20:19 Kuba wabathi viki, wabalahla, abasweleyo; ngokuba unayo
wayiphanga indlu, abengayakhanga;
20:20 Kuba engazola esiswini sakhe, akasindisi
oko wayekufuna.
20:21 Akusayi kusala nto ekudleni kwakhe; ngenxa yoko akuyi kukhangelwa mntu
iimpahla zakhe.
20:22 Ekuzalisekeni kokwanela kwakhe uya kubandezeleka;
ongendawo uya kumfikela.
20:23 Xa athe wasizalisa isisu sakhe, Uya kuphosa uThixo ukuvutha komsindo wakhe;
anise phezu kwakhe, anise phezu kwakhe, ekudleni kwakhe.
20:24 Uya kusaba impahla yesinyithi, abethe isaphetha sesinyithi;
ngaye.
20:25 Iyatsalwa, iphume emzimbeni; ewe, ikrele elibengezelayo
Uya kuphuma enyongweni yakhe; izothuso ziphezu kwakhe.
20:26 Ubumnyama bonke bubekelwe iingqwebo zakhe, Umlilo ongavuthelwanga
mgqibe; koba kubi kwabaseleyo ententeni yakhe.
20:27 Izulu lobutyhila ubugwenxa bakhe; kwaye umhlaba uya kuvuka
ngokuchasene naye.
20:28 Iya kufuduswa indyebo yendlu yakhe, imke nempahla yakhe
imini yokuphuphuma komsindo wakhe.
20:29 Siso eso isabelo somntu ongendawo, sivela kuThixo, Nelifa elimiselweyo
kuye nguThixo.