Umsebenzi
24:1 Kaloku, bona amaxesha akanakufihlakala kuSomandla, abo bawaziyo
akayiboni imihla yakhe?
24:2 Abanye bashenxisa imiqondiso; baxhakamfula imihlambi, baluse
ngayo.
24:3 Kudlwengulwa iesile lenkedama, Badle inkomo yomhlolokazi
isibambiso.
24:4 Kugilwa amahlwempu endleleni, Bazimele abaziintsizana belizwe
ngokwabo kunye.
24:5 Yabona, njengamaesile asendle entlango, Baphuma ngomsebenzi wabo; ukunyuka
Ngexesha lokuphangwa, intlango ibavulele ukudla bona nabo
abantwana.
24:6 Bavuna elowo ingqolowa yakhe entsimini, bavune iidiliya;
yabangendawo.
24:7 Balalisa ohamba ze bengenangubo, ukuba bengenangubo
ukuzigquma engqeleni.
24:8 Banethwe sisiphango seentaba, Bawola iliwa ngenxa
ukufuna indawo yokuhlala.
24:9 Kuhluthwa ebeleni iinkedama, Bathabathe isibambiso kuYehova
ihlwempu.
24:10 Bamhambisa ze, bamhluthe ke
isithungu kwabalambileyo;
24:11 Abenza ioli phezu kweendonga zabo, Baxovula ezixovulelweni zabo zewayini;
unxano.
24:12 Abantu bayancwina phakathi komzi, umphefumlo wababuleweyo uyakhala;
UThixo akababaleli ubudenge.
24:13 Ngabo abo bagwilika ekukhanyeni; abazazi iindlela
kuyo, ungahlali ezindleleni zayo.
24:14 uthi, enyuka umbulali ekukhanyeni, abulale usizana nehlwempu;
ubusuku bunjengesela.
24:15 Iliso lomkrexezi ligcine ungcwalazi, Athi, Akukho liso
uya kundibona, abusithelise ubuso bakhe.
24:16 Ebumnyameni bagqobhoza izindlu, ababeziphawulele
Bona ngokwabo emini, abakwazi ukukhanya.
24:17 Ngokuba lithunzi lokufa ukusa kubo, ukuba umntu uyazi
bona baphakuzela lithunzi lokufa.
24:18 Unamendu njengamanzi; isahlulo sabo siqalekisiwe emhlabeni;
engayiboni indlela yezidiliya.
24:19 Kubalela nobushushu buyawadla amanzi ekhephu;
bonile.
24:20 Isizalo siya kumlibala; umbungu uya kukudla kamnandi; uya kwenjenjalo
ungabi sakhunjulwa; Ubutshinga buya kwaphulwa njengomthi.
24:21 Umphangela kakubi oludlolo, ongazaliyo, angalungi kulungileyo;
umhlolokazi.
24:22 Wotsala amagorha ngamandla akhe, Aphakame, kungekho bani
uqinisekile ngobomi.
24:23 Umelwe kukuhlala ekholosile, aphumle; ukanti amehlo akhe
basendleleni yabo.
24:24 Baphakanyiselwe okwethutyana, kodwa bemka, bathotywa; bona
njengabanye bonke bayasuswa endleleni, banqunyulwe njengeentloko zezulu
izikhwebu zombona.
24:25 Ukuba kanti akunjalo, ngubani na owondenza ixoki, athethe intetho yam?
akukho nto ixabisekileyo?