Umsebenzi
30:1 Kungoku bayandigculela abancinane kunam, Abaoyise
Ngendandicekisa ukuhlala nezinja zomhlambi wam.
30:2 Angandinceda ngantoni na ke amandla ezandla zabo, Kwakudala?
iminyaka yatshabalala?
30:3 Baphambana ngokuswela nendlala; abasabela entlango
ngaphambili bekusenkangala, bekusenkangala.
30:4 Abo baqhawula imbuwa ematyholweni, Neengcambu zonwele zibe kukudla kwabo.
30:5 Bagxothwa ebantwini, bakhala emva kwabo ngokungathi basemva kwemini
isela;)
30:6 Bahlale ezingxondorheni zeentlambo, emiqolombeni yomhlaba, nasemiqolombeni.
amatye.
30:7 Babhomboloza phakathi kwamatyholo; Babutha phantsi kwamarhawu
kunye.
30:8 Bengoonyana bezidenge, bengamatshijolo, beba ngamatshijolo;
ngaphezu komhlaba.
30:9 Kungoku ndiyingoma yabo, Ndiyintetho yabo.
30:10 Ndilisikizi kubo, babaleka kude kum, Abawanqandi amathe ebusweni bam.
30:11 Ngokuba elucombulule intambo yam, wandicinezela, kananjalo bandiyeke
wukhululeni umkhala phambi kwam.
30:12 Phakamisa umkhwa ngasekunene kwam; Zityhala iinyawo zam, nazo
ndimiseleni iindlela zabo zokutshabalalisa.
30:13 Bayenza amagqagala indlela yam, Bancedisa ukweyelisela kwam, Abangenamncedi.
30:14 Zindifikele njengokutyhoboza kwamanzi, enkangala;
Baqengqeleka phezu kwam.
30:15 Zindijikele izothuso, Zisukela umphefumlo wam njengomoya;
Uxolo luyadlula njengelifu.
30:16 Ngoku ke umphefumlo wam uphalazile phezu kwam; ifikile imihla yembandezelo
ndibambe.
30:17 Amathambo am ahlatywa kum ebusuku, Nemisipha yam ayishukumi
phumla.
30:18 Ngobukhulu bamandla esibetho sam siguqulwe isambatho sam, sandibopha
malunga nomqala wedyasi yam.
30:19 Undijulele eludakeni, Ndaba njengothuli nothuthu.
30:20 Ndiyazibika kuwe, ungandiphenduli; Ndiyasuka ndime, nawe
musa ukundikhathalela.
30:21 Uzenza isijorha kum; Undichasile ngamandla esandla sakho
ngokuchasene nam.
30:22 Undifukulela emoyeni; Undikhwelisa phezu kwayo;
chitha into yam.
30:23 Kuba ndiyazi ukuba uya kundizisa ekufeni, nasendlwini yokuhlangana
kubo bonke abaphilayo.
30:24 Noko ke, akasayi kusa isandla sakhe kwelabafileyo, nakuba bekhala
ekutshatyalalisweni kwakhe.
30:25 Andimlilelanga na obandezelekileyo? ubungenalusizi umphefumlo wam
amahlwempu?
30:26 Kuba ndathemba okulungileyo, kweza ububi kum, ndalinda
ukukhanya, kweza ubumnyama.
30:27 Izibilini zam ziyabila, aziphumli; Yandifikela imihla yeentsizi.
30:28 Ndahamba ndinezimnyama zokuzila, akwabakho langa; Ndaphakama, ndakhala phakathi
ibandla.
30:29 Ndingumzalwana weempungutye, Nomlingane weenciniba.
30:30 Ulusu lwam lumnyama phezu kwam; Amathambo am avutha bubushushu.
30:31 Uhadi lwam lwaba sisijwili, Ugwali lwam lwaba lilizwi labo
balile.