Ubulumko bukaSolomon
9:1 Owu Thixo woobawo, iNkosi yobabalo, Owazidalayo zonke izinto
ilizwi lakho,
9:2 Kwaye umisele umntu ngobulumko bakho, ukuba alawule phezu
izidalwa ozenzileyo,
9:3 Kwaye ulungelelanise ihlabathi ngokobulungisa nobulungisa, kwaye wenze
isigwebo ngentliziyo ethe tye.
9:4 Ndinike ubulumko, uhleli etroneni yakho; ungandilahli phakathi
abantwana bakho:
9:5 Kuba mna umkhonzi wakho, unyana womkhonzazana wakho ndingumntu obuthathaka, kwaye ke
ixesha elifutshane, kwaye lincinci kakhulu ekuqondeni isigwebo nemithetho.
9:6 Kuba indoda engafezekanga injalo phakathi koonyana babantu, kungaba kunjalo
Ubulumko bakho abungabi naye; akayi kuba yinto engento.
9:7 Undinyule ukuba ndibe ngukumkani ebantwini bakho, Umgwebi koonyana bakho;
neentombi:
9:8 Wena undiwisele umthetho wokuba ndakhe indlu phezu kwentaba yakho engcwele, nesakhiwo esingcwele
isibingelelo emzini ohleli kuwo, sibe yimfano yengcwele
umnquba owawulungisayo kwasekuqalekeni.
9:9 Ubulumko bebunawe: Oyaziyo imisebenzi yakho;
wena walenza ihlabathi, wakwazi okukholekileyo emehlweni akho;
ethe tye emithethweni yakho.
9:10 Mthumele ephuma emazulwini akho angcwele, Etroneni yozuko lwakho.
ukuze akuba ekho andisebenzele, ndide ndiyazi into okuyiyo
ukholekile kuwe.
9:11 Kuba yena uyazazi kwaye uyazazi zonke izinto, kwaye uya kundikhokela
Ngezenzo zam, undigcine emandleni akhe.
9:12 Yokholekeka imisebenzi yam, Ndibagwebe ke abantu bakho
ngobulungisa, kwaye ufanele ukuhlala esihlalweni sikabawo.
9:13 Kuba nguwuphi na umntu olaziyo icebo likaThixo? okanye ngubani onokucinga
kuyintoni na ukuthanda kweNkosi?
9:14 Ngokuba zibubutyobo iingcinga zomntu, neengcinga zethu zingamampunge
ukungaqiniseki.
9:15 Kuba umzimba owonakalisayo ucinezela umphefumlo kunye nothuli
umnquba unzima ingqondo ecinga ngezinto ezininzi.
9:16 Kwaye kunzima ukuba sicinge ngezinto ezisemhlabeni, kunye nazo
sibulaleka sifumana izinto eziphambi kwethu; kodwa izinto ezikhoyo
Ngubani na owahlolayo emazulwini?
9:17 Kwazi icebo lakho, ukuba uthe wamnika ubulumko, wathumela owakho
UMoya oyiNgcwele ovela phezulu?
9:18 Kuba ngokunjalo zaguquka iindlela zabo bemiyo phezu komhlaba, nabantu
bafundiswa izinto ezikholekileyo kuwe, basindiswe
ngobulumko.