Ubulumko bukaSolomon 2:1 Kuba abangahloneli Thixo bathetha bodwa, bengalungisi; Ubomi bufutshane, buyindinisa, ukufa komntu akukho nyango; bekungaziwa mntu ukuba ubuyile engcwabeni. 2:2 Kuba sizalwa ebubini; ngokuba umoya wasemathatheni ethu unjengomsi, kancinane; Intlantsi ekushukumeni kwentliziyo yethu. 2:3 elicinywayo, umzimba wethu uya kujika ube luthuthu, kwaye wethu umoya uya kunyamalala njengomoya opholileyo; 2:4 Kwaye igama lethu liya kulityalwa ngexesha, kwaye akukho mntu uya kuba nemisebenzi yethu ngesikhumbuzo, kwaye ubomi bethu buya kudlula njengenzaliseko yelifu; siphetshethwe njengenkungu ephetshethwayo ngemiqadi yomlilo lilanga, litshiswe bubushushu balo. 2:5 Kuba ixesha lethu sisithunzi esidlulayo; kwaye emva kokuphela kwethu apho kuba itywiniwe ngokukhawuleza, ukuze kungabikho bani ubuyayo. 2:6 Yizani ke ngoko, sidle izinto ezilungileyo ezikhoyo; masizisebenzise ngokukhawuleza izidalwa njengasebutsheni. 2:7 Masizizalise ngewayini exabiso likhulu, nezithambiso, singaqhubi kwentwasahlobo sidlule kuthi. 2:8 Masizithwese iintyatyambo, zingekabuni; 2:9 Makungabikho namnye kuthi uphumayo ngaphandle kwenzuzo yakhe; imiqondiso yovuyo lwethu ezindaweni zonke; into yethu yile. 2:10 Masilicudise olihlwempu olilungisa, singamcongi umhlolokazi nomhlolokazi Yoyikani izimvi zamandulo. 2:11 Amandla ethu makabe ngumthetho wobulungisa, ngokuba into engenamandla inqabile kufumaniseke ukuba akukho nto. 2:12 Ngoko ke masiwalalele amalungisa; ngokuba akakho ngenxa ulungile emehlweni ethu; uya kusingcikiva ukona kwethu umthetho, sikuchasa ubugwenxa bethu imfundo yethu. 2:13 Uvakalisa ukuba uyamazi uThixo; umntwana weNkosi. 2:14 Wenziwa ukuba azohlwaye iingcinga zethu. 2:15 Kubi kuthi ukuba siwukhangele; ngokuba umphefumlo wakhe awunjengezinye zomntu, iindlela zakhe zezezinye iindlela. 2:16 Kuye kuthiwa singento yanto, Kunjalo nje akahambi ezindleleni zethu ekungcoleni: uthi ukuphela kwelungisa sisikelelwe, kwaye uqhayisa ngokuba uThixo nguyise. 2:17 Makhe sibone ukuba ayinyaniso na amazwi akhe, sikucikide oku kuya kwenzeka isiphelo sakhe. 2:18 Kuba ukuba ilungisa lingunyana kaThixo, wolinceda, alihlangule esandleni seentshaba zakhe. 2:19 Masimcikide simgocagocile, simcudise, simcudise, ukuze simazi owakhe ninobulali, nicikide ukuzeka kade umsindo. 2:20 Masimgwebe ngokufa okulihlazo; kuba uya kwenza ngokwelizwi lakhe ukuhlonitshwa. 2:21 Ezo zinto ke babezicingela, balahlekana ngenxa yezabo ubungendawo bubamfamekisile. 2:22 Ke zona iimfihlelo zikaThixo abakhange bazazi, abathembekanga kubo umvuzo wobulungisa, yaye akazange aqonde umvuzo kwimiphefumlo egqibeleleyo. 2:23 Kuba uThixo wamdala umntu ukuba abe nokungafi, wamenza umfanekiselo wakhe unaphakade wakhe. 2:24 Noko ke, ngomona kaMtyholi ukufa kweza ehlabathini; ababambe icala layo bayayifumana.