Umsebenzi
21:1 Waphendula uYobhi, wathi,
21:2 Yivani, nikuve ukuthetha kwam, Kube ziintuthuzelo zenu oku.
21:3 Ndivumeleni, ndithethe; emveni kokuba ndithethile, nize niphoxise.
21:4 Mna, inkalazo yam isemntwini yini na? kwaye ukuba bekunjalo, kwakutheni ukuze kungabikho kwam
umoya ukhathazeke?
21:5 Ndibhekeni, nimangaliswe, nibeke isandla emlonyeni.
21:6 Okunene, ndakukhumbula, ndisuka ndikhwankqiswe, Nenyama yam ibanjwe kukududuzela.
21:7 Yini na ukuba abangendawo badle ubomi, Babe badala, kananjalo bomelele, babe namandla?
21:8 Imbewu yabo iqinile emehlweni abo, kunye nabo, nembewu yabo
phambi kwamehlo abo.
21:9 Izindlu zabo zinoxolo, kungekho kunkwantya, Nentonga kaThixo ayibafikeli.
21:10 Inkunzi yabo iyazala, ingatshi; inkomo yabo iyazala, ilahle;
hayi ithole lakhe.
21:11 Baya kuwakhuphela njengomhlambi amakhwenkwe abo, nabantwana babo;
umdaniso.
21:12 Bathabatha ingqongqo nohadi, Bavuye lilizwi logwali.
21:13 Bayayigqiba imihla yabo ngokuchwayitha, Behle ngephanyazo ukuya kwelabafileyo.
21:14 Bathi ke kuThixo, Suka kuthi; kuba asikunqweneli oko
ukuzazi iindlela zakho.
21:15 Uyini na uSomandla, ukuba simkhonze? yinzuzoni na?
sinako ukuba sithandaza kuye?
21:16 Yabona, azisesandleni sabo izinto zabo ezilungileyo; Iqhinga labangendawo likude
ukususela kum.
21:17 Kukangaphi na ke isibane sabangendawo sicinywa? kwaye kukangaphi na ukuza kwabo
intshabalalo ifike phezu kwabo! NguThixo owabela ububi ngomsindo wakhe.
21:18 Basuke baba njengeendiza phambi komoya, nanjengomququ esaqhwithi
ithatha ihambe.
21:19 UThixo ububekela abantwana bakhe ubugwenxa babo; Uyambuyekeza, amvuze
uya kuyazi.
21:20 Amehlo akhe aya kuyibona inkxwaleko yabo, Babusele ubushushu bomsindo wakhe
uSomandla.
21:21 Kuba uyinanze ngani bona indlu yakhe emva kwakhe, nenani lendlu yakhe?
iinyanga zinqunyulwe phakathi?
21:22 Uya kufundiswa ukwazi uThixo na? Yena ugweba abaphezulu.
21:23 Omnye ufa emandleni akhe onke, Onwabile kwaphela, ezolile.
21:24 Amabele akhe azele ngamasi, Nomongo wawo utyebile.
21:25 Omnye ufa ukrakra umphefumlo wakhe, engadlanga nokudla kunye
ulonwabo.
21:26 Balala ndawonye eluthulini, Iimpethu ziya kubagubungela.
21:27 Yabonani, ndiyazazi iingcinga zenu, Namayelenqe eniwaxokisayo
ndicingele.
21:28 Xa nithi, Iphi na indlu yesibhovubhovu? kwaye ziphi na iindawo zokuhlala
iindawo zabangendawo?
21:29 anibuzanga na kwabo bahamba ngendlela? anizazi ke nina
iimpawu,
21:30 Ukuba ongendawo ubagcinelwe imini yentshabalalo? baya kuba
yaziswa kwimini yengqumbo.
21:31 Ngubani na ongaxela ebusweni bakhe indlela yakhe? ngubani na oya kumbuyekeza ngokwaloo nto anayo
wenze ntoni?
21:32 kanti uya kusiwa engcwabeni, ahlale engcwabeni.
21:33 Anencasa kuye amagada esihlambo;
zala emva kwakhe, njengoko bengenakubalwa phambi kwakhe.
21:34 Hayi, ke ngoku nifumana nindithuthuzela, niziimpendulo zenu nje?
ubuxoki?