Umsebenzi
33:1 Ngako oko, Yobhi, khawuyive intetho yam, Ubazele indlebe bonke abam
amazwi.
33:2 Khawubone, ndiwuvulile umlomo wam, Luyathetha ulwimi lwam emlonyeni wam.
33:3 Akukuthi tye kwentliziyo yam amazwi am, Nomlomo wam uthi
chaza ulwazi ngokucacileyo.
33:4 UMoya kaThixo wandenza, Nokuphefumla kukaSomandla
undinike ubomi.
33:5 Ukuba unako, ndiphendule; Yakha uluhlu amazwi phambi kwam;
33:6 Uyabona, ndingokwakho esikhundleni sikaThixo;
yodongwe.
33:7 Yabona, ukothusa kwam akuyi kukudandathekisa;
kunzima kuwe.
33:8 Okunene, uthethile ezindlebeni zam, ndaliva ilizwi lakho
amazwi akho athi,
33:9 Ndiqaqambile, andinalukreqo; akukho nanye
ubugwenxa kum.
33:10 Yabona, ufuna izizekabani zokuthibana nam, Uthi ndilutshaba lwakhe.
33:11 Uzifaka iinyawo zam esitokisini, Uwulinga wonke umendo wam.
33:12 Yabona akulungisi ngaloo nto; ndokuphendula, ngokuba unguThixo
mkhulu kunomntu.
33:13 Yini na ukuba ubambane naye? kuba akaphenduli ngayo nayiphi na into
imicimbi yakhe.
33:14 UThixo uthetha kube kanye, Nangezimbini, ke akukhathalwa.
33:15 Ephupheni, embonweni wasebusuku, xa bawelwa bubuthongo obukhulu abantu;
ekozeleni ebhedini;
33:16 Uzivula ke iindlebe zabantu, Azitywine ngoqeqesho lwabo.
33:17 Ukuze amshenxise umntu kwinjongo yakhe, Agubungele ikratshi emntwini.
33:18 Awunqande umphefumlo wakhe esihogweni, Nobomi bakhe bungagqitheli
ikrele.
33:19 Wohlwaywa ngomvandedwa esililini sakhe, nangenxa yentabalala yakhe
amathambo aneentlungu ezinamandla:
33:20 Ubomi bakhe bukwale ukudla, Nomphefumlo wakhe wale ukudla okunqwenelekayo.
33:21 Iyadliwa inyama yakhe, ingabi nakubonwa; namathambo akhe ukuba
akazange abonwe ngaphandle.
33:22 Uyasondela ke kwelabafileyo umphefumlo wakhe, Nobomi bakhe esihogweni
abatshabalalisi.
33:23 Ukuba ke kuthe kwakho isithunywa sezulu kunye naye, nokuba sisinye ewakeni;
Ukuba abonise umntu ukuthi tye kwakhe.
33:24 Wambabala ke, wathi, Mkhulule angehli aye
emhadini: ndifumene intlawulelo.
33:25 Isuka ibe nentlahla inyama yakhe, kuneyomntwana;
ebutsheni bakhe:
33:26 Uthandaza kuThixo, akholiswe yena nguye;
Bukhangele ubuso bakhe uvuyo, Kuba yena ambuyekezele umntu ubulungisa bakhe.
33:27 Lo ukhangela ebantwini, athi, Ndonile, ndakugqwetha oko
oko bekuthe tye, akwandinceda;
33:28 Uwuhlangule umphefumlo wakhe, ukuba ungagqitheli esihogweni, Nobomi bakhe bobona
ukukhanya.
33:29 Yabonani, zonke ezo zinto uyazenza uThixo izihlandlo ezininzi emntwini;
33:30 Ukuba abuyise umphefumlo wakhe esihogweni, Ukhanyiselwe ngokukhanya kokukhanya
abaphilayo.
33:31 Baza indlebe, Yobhi, phulaphula kum; Yithi tu, ndithethe mna.
33:32 Ke ukuba unokuthetha, ndiphendule; Thetha, kuba ndifuna ukugwebela
wena.
33:33 Ukuba akukho, phulaphula kum wena; Yithi tu, ndikufundise ubulumko.