Ubulumko bukaSolomon
6:1 Yivani ngoko, bokumkani, niqonde; fundani, nina bagwebi
neziphelo zehlabathi.
6:2 Bekani indlebe, nina balawuli bezizwe, niqhayise ngobuninzi bezizwe
izizwe.
6:3 Kuba ninikwe amandla yiNkosi, nobukumkani buvela enyangweni;
Owacikidayo izenzo zakho, Awagocagoce amacebo akho.
6:4 Ngokuba, nithe, ningabalungiseleli bobukumkani bakhe, anigwebanga kulungileyo;
wawugcina umthetho, akahamba ngecebo likaThixo;
6:5 Uya kunifikela kamsinya nakamsinya; ngokuba umgwebo oqatha uya kunifikela
ibe kwabaphezulu.
6:6 Ngokuba inceba iya kumxolela kamsinyane, Ke wona amagorha aya kuba ngamagorha
thuthunjiswa.
6:7 Kuba lowo uyiNkosi yabo bonke, akayi koyika buso bamntu, akayi koyika mntu;
uyawoyika ubukhulu bomntu;
mkhulu, ubakhathalele bonke ngokufanayo.
6:8 Ke isilingo esibuhlungu siya kufikela igorha.
6:9 Ngoko ke, bokumkani, ndithetha nani, ukuze nifunde ubulumko
ungawi.
6:10 Kuba ababugcinayo ubungcwele baya kugwetywa njengabangcwele;
bafunde izinto ezinjalo baya kufumana into yokuphendula.
6:11 Ngoko ke wathandeni amazwi am; zinqweneleni, nibe njalo
eyalelwe.
6:12 Ubulumko bunobungangamsha, abunabuthuntu;
abo bayithandayo, bafunyanwa ngabayifunayo.
6:13 Uyabathintela abamngxameleyo, Azazise kubo kuqala
bona.
6:14 Owufunayo kwakusasa akayi kuba nazintlungu zininzi;
ehleli emnyango wakhe.
6:15 Ngoko ukucinga ngaye kugqibelele kobulumko;
ngokuba uya kukhawuleza asweleke.
6:16 Kuba uyahamba efuna abasukuba bemfanele, uyavela;
Ubakholeka ngeendlela, ubakhawulela ngeengcamango zonke.
6:17 Kuba ingqalo yakhe umnqweno woqeqesho; kwaye i
Ukunyamekela uqeqesho luthando;
6:18 Uthando kukugcina imithetho yakhe; nokunyamekela imithetho yayo
sisiqinisekiso sokungonakali;
6:19 Ukungonakali kusisondeza kuye uThixo;
6:20 Ngoko ke umnqweno wobulumko uzisa ubukumkani.
6:21 Ukuba nanonelela iitrone neentonga, Owu bokumkani behlabathi
bantuni, bekani ubulumko, ukuze nilawule ngonaphakade.
6:22 Ubulumko, into obuyiyo, nokuba wenyuka njani na, ndiya kukuxelela, kwaye
Akayi kuzifihla kuwe iimfihlelo, kodwa uya kumfuna kuYehova
Ukuqala kokuzalwa kwakhe, kwaye uzisa ulwazi lwakhe ekukhanyeni,
akayi kuyigqitha inyaniso.
6:23 Andiyi kuhamba ndinomona odlayo; kuba onjalo akayi kuba nanto
ubudlelane nobulumko.
6:24 Ke yona intabalala yezilumko ikwimeko entle yehlabathi;
Ukumkani ngumxhasi wabantu.
6:25 Yamkelani ngoko uqeqesho kuwo amazwi am, nenze nina
kulungile.