Umsebenzi 23:1 Waphendula uYobhi, wathi, 23:2 Nanamhla inkalazo yam ikrakra, Isandla sam sinzima ngaphezu kwam ukuncwina. 23:3 Akwaba bendisazi apho ndingamfumana khona! ukuze ndifike kwelakhe isihlalo! 23:4 Bendiya kulicacisa phambi kwakhe ityala lam, Ndiwuzalise umlomo wam ngeziganeko. 23:5 Bendiya kuwazi amazwi abeya kundiphendula ngawo, Ndiyiqonde into abeya kuyithetha; angatsho kum. 23:6 Ingabambana nam na ngobugorha bayo? Hayi; kodwa wayeza kubeka amandla kum. 23:7 Apho ilungisa libe libambana naye; ngoko kufuneka ndinikezelwe rhoqo kumgwebi wam. 23:8 Yabona, ndiya ngaphambili, akakho; nasemva, kodwa andinako mbone: 23:9 Ngasekhohlo, apho asebenza khona, ndingamboni; yena ngasekunene, ndingamboni; 23:10 Uyayazi yena indlela yam; xa endicikidile, ndoza ke njengegolide. 23:11 Unyawo lwam lubambe umkhondo wakhe, Ndayigcina indlela yakhe, andathi gu bucala. 23:12 Andisuki emyalelweni womlomo wakhe; Ndine Wawabalela amazwi omlomo wakhe ngaphezu kokutya kwam. 23:13 Ke yena umphefumlo mnye, kwaye ngubani na onokumbuyisa? nento oyinqwenelayo umphefumlo wakhe; naloo nto ayenzayo. 23:14 Kuba uya kukufeza oko ndikumiselweyo; izinto zikunye naye. 23:15 Ngenxa yoko ndikhwankqiswe ebusweni bakhe; Ndakugqala, ndisuka ndinkwantye yena. 23:16 Ngokuba uThixo uyiqobisile intliziyo yam, USomandla undikhwankqisile. 23:17 Ngokuba andinqunyulwanga ngenxa yobumnyama, naye akasibekela ubumnyama ebusweni bam.