Ubulumko bukaSolomon 1:1 Thandani ubulungisa, bagwebi behlabathi; Mfuneni ngentliziyo enyanisekileyo, nangentliziyo engenakumbi. 1:2 Kuba uya kufunyanwa kwabangamlingiyo; kwaye uyazibonakalisa kwabo bangamthembiyo. 1:3 Kuba iingcinga ezigwenxa zahlukene noThixo; Wohlwaya oswele ubulumko. 1:4 Ngokuba ubulumko abuyi kungena emphefumlweni okhohlakeleyo; okanye uhlala emzimbeni abaphantsi kwesono. 1:5 Kuba umoya oyingcwele woqeqesho uya kuyibaleka inkohliso, umke kuyo iingcinga ezingenangqondo, kwaye aziyi kuhlala nini kungena ubugqwetha. 1:6 Ngokuba ubulumko bungumoya onothando; nalowo unyelisi akayi kumenza omsulwa kuba uThixo ulingqina lezintso zakhe, nemboniselo yakhe inyaniso intliziyo, nolivayo ulwimi lwakhe. 1:7 Kuba uMoya weNkosi uzalise ihlabathi, nenzaliseko yalo zonke izinto ziyazana nelizwi. 1:8 Ngoko ke lowo uthetha ubugwenxa akanako ukufihlakala; iya kugqitha kuye impindezelo, ekumveleleni kwayo. 1:9 Kuba ukuncinwa kuya kwenziwa amacebo abangendawo; isandi samazwi akhe siya kuza eNkosini ukuze ibonakaliswe yakhe izenzo ezingendawo. 1:10 Kuba indlebe yekhwele iziva zonke izinto, nesandi sokukrokra. ayifihlwa. 1:11 Kulumkeleni ngoko ukukrokra, okungenanzuzo; kwaye ubambe eyakho ngokuba akukho lizwi lifihlakeleyo lingayi kuhamba Umlomo okholwayo ubulala umphefumlo. 1:12 Musani ukufuna ukufa ngokulahlekwa kwemiphefumlo yenu; ukutshabalalisa ngemisebenzi yezandla zakho. 1:13 Ngokuba uThixo akakwenzanga kufa, Akanaliswa kukonakala abaphilayo. 1:14 Ngokuba wadala zonke izinto, ukuze zibekho; Izizukulwana zehlabathi bezisempilweni; kwaye akukho tyhefu intshabalalo kubo, nobukumkani bokufa ehlabathini; 1:15 Kuba ubulungisa abunakufa; 1:16 Ke bona abantu abangahloneli Thixo, kunye nemisebenzi yabo, kunye namazwi, bababiza bacinga ukuba babe nomhlobo wabo, badla ngokulambatha, benza umnqophiso nawo, kuba bafanele ukuthabatha inxaxheba nawo.