IMizekeliso
1:1 Imizekeliso kaSolomon unyana kaDavide, ukumkani wamaSirayeli;
1:2 ukwazi ubulumko noqeqesho; Yokuba kuqondwe amazwi okuqonda;
1:3 Yokuba kwamkelwe uqeqesho lobulumko, nesiko, nesiko, nokuthe tye;
1:4 Yokuba izidenge zinikwe ubuqili, Ulutsha lunikwe ukwazi;
ingqiqo.
1:5 Oweva osisilumko, aqokele afunde; kunye nomntu we
ingqiqo izuza amacebo obulumko;
1:6 ukuze baqonde umzekeliso, nentsingiselo; amazwi ezilumko,
namazwi abo antsonkothileyo.
1:7 Ukoyika uYehova kukuqala kokwazi; Izinyabi ziyayidela
ubulumko noqeqesho.
1:8 Nyana wam, yiva uqeqesho lukayihlo, Ungawushiyi umyalelo kayihlo
umama wakho:
1:9 Kuba ezo zinto ziya kuba sisivatho esihle entlokweni yakho, nemixokelelwane ngeenxa zonke
intamo yakho.
1:10 Nyana wam, ukuba aboni bathe bakuhenda, Uze ungavumi ke.
1:11 Ukuba bathe, Hamba nathi, Masilalele igazi, masilale
Ngokufihlwa abamsulwa, kungekho sizathu.
1:12 Masibaginye behleli njengelabafileyo; kwaye bephelele, njengabo bahambayo
ezantsi emhadini:
1:13 Sofumana ubuncwane obunqabileyo, Sozizalisa izindlu zethu ngabo
konakalisa:
1:14 Yenza iqashiso lakho phakathi kwethu; masibe nengxowa-mali enye sonke.
1:15 Nyana wam, musa ukuhamba ngendlela nabo; lunqande unyawo lwakho kuzo
indlela:
1:16 Kuba iinyawo zabo zigidimela ububi, zikhawuleze ukuya kuphalaza igazi;
1:17 Kuba ufumana usanekwa umnatha Emehlweni eentaka zonke.
1:18 Balalela elabo igazi; Bazilalele ngasese
ubomi.
1:19 Injalo ke iindlela zabo bonke ababawayo; esusayo
ubomi babanikazi bayo.
1:20 Ubulumko buyamemeza ngaphandle; Ulikhupha ilizwi lakhe ezitratweni.
1:21 Bumemelela endaweni yembutho, Ekuvulekeni kwesango
emasangweni; ivakalisa amazwi ayo emzini, isithi,
1:22 Kunini na, zinyabi, nithanda ubuyatha? nabagxeki
Kunonelele ukungcikiva kwabo; Izinyabi zithiya ukwazi?
1:23 Nithe nabuyela ekohlwayeni kwam, Niyabona, ndowumpompozisela kuni uMoya wam
ndiya kunazisa amazwi am.
1:24 Ngokuba ndinibizile, anavuma; ndisolule isandla sam, kwaye
akubangakho namnye ukukhathaleleyo;
1:25 Nilitshitshisile ke icebo lam, Anavuma ukohlwaywa kwam.
1:26 Nam ndiya kukuhleka ukusindeka kwenu; Ndiya kuphoxisa ngani na ekufikeni koloyiko lwenu;
1:27 Ekufikeni kwenu ukunkwantya kwenu kube njengempanza, Intshabalalo yenu ifike njengempanza
isaqhwithi; xa nifikelwa yimbandezelo nayimbandezelo.
1:28 Baya kwandula bandibize, ndingaphenduli; baya kundifuna
kwakusasa, kodwa abayi kundifumana.
1:29 Kuba bakuthiyile ukwazi, Abakunyula ukoyika uYehova.
1:30 Abalivuma icebo lam, Basigiba sonke isohlwayo sam.
1:31 Ngako oko baya kudla kwisiqhamo sendlela yabo, bahluthe
ngeenjongo zabo.
1:32 Kuba ukuphamba kweziyatha kuyazi bulala, kunye nobutyebi
ziya kutshatyalaliswa zizinyabi.
1:33 Ke yena ondivayo uhleli ekholosile, wonwabile
ukoyika ububi.