Ubulumko bukaSolomon
10:1 Wagcina uyise wokuqala wehlabathi, owadalwayo
eyedwa, wamkhupha ekuweni kwakhe;
10:2 Wamnika igunya lokulawula zonke izinto.
10:3 Ke xa ongendawo emkile kuyo ngomsindo wayo, yatshabalala
nangobushushu, awambulalayo umninawa wakhe.
10:4 Ngenxa yabo wantywiliselwa emhlabeni ngunogumbe, bubulumko kwakhona
Wawugcina, Wawumisela kwisiqwenga somkhondo wamalungisa
iinkuni zexabiso elincinci.
10:5 Ngaphezu koko, iintlanga ngenxa yeyelenqe lazo elingendawo zadaniswa, yona
Walifumana ilungisa, waligcina emsulwa kuThixo, waligcina
unamandla phezu kwemfesane yakhe kunyana wakhe.
10:6 Ekutshabalaleni kwabo abangahloneli Thixo, yena wahlangula indoda elilungisa eyayibaleka
ukusuka emlilweni owawela phezu kwemizi emihlanu.
10:7 ngenxa yobungendawo bakhe unanamhla, intlango engumsi yaba yinkqantosi
ubungqina, nezityalo ezivelisa iziqhamo ezingavuthwanga;
intsika emiyo yetyuwa sisikhumbuzo somphefumlo ongakholwayo.
10:8 Kuba abafumananga bubulumko, abazuzanga bububi bodwa, ababaziyo
ingezizo izinto ezilungileyo; kodwa kwakhona wabashiya ngasemva ehlabathini a
isikhumbuzo sobudenge babo: ukuze kwizinto abakuzo
Bakhubeka, ababa nako ukufihlakala.
10:9 Ke ubulumko babahlangula kwiintlungu ababezisebenzela.
10:10 Ekubalekeni kwelungisa komsindo womninawa walo, ulihambise ngendlela ethe tye;
Wambonisa ubukumkani bukaThixo, wamnika ukwazi okungcwele
izinto, zamenza watyeba ekuhambeni kwakhe, waza wandisa iziqhamo zakhe
imisebenzi.
10:11 Ekubaweni kwabamxinayo, wema ngakuye, wamenza
yena usisityebi.
10:12 Yamkhusela ezintshabeni zakhe, Yamkhusela kwabaleleyo
emlalele, yamxhokonxa uloyiso; ukuze abe nako
yazini ukuba ukulunga kunamandla kunabo bonke.
10:13 Xa kwathengiswa ilungisa, akalishiyanga;
isono: yehla naye ukuya emhadini;
10:14 akamshiya ekhonkxiwe, wada wamzisa intonga yobukumkani
ubukumkani, namandla phezu kwabambandezelayo;
wambeka amaxoki, wamnika ke ngokungapheliyo
uzuko.
10:15 Wahlangula abantu abangamalungisa, Nembewu egqibeleleyo ezihlangeni
loo nto yabacinezela.
10:16 Wangena emphefumlweni womkhonzi weNkosi, wema
ookumkani aboyikekayo ngemiqondiso nangemiqondiso;
10:17 Amalungisa avuza umvuzo wemigudu yawo, uwakhokele e
Yayiyindlela engummangaliso, yaba sisikhusi kubo emini, nesikhanyiso sokukhanya
iinkwenkwezi ngexesha lasebusuku;
10:18 Wabaweza eLwandle oluBomvu, wabaweza emanzini amaninzi.
10:19 Ke yena iintshaba zabo wazintywilisela, waza wabakhupha ezantsi emngxunyeni
nzulu.
10:20 Ngako oko ilungisa liyababhuqa abangendawo, Lidumise igama lakho elingcwele;
Owu Nkosi, kwaye wakhulisa ngantliziyo-nye isandla sakho, owabalwelayo.
10:21 Ngokuba ubulumko bawuvula umlomo wesidenge, walwenza ulwimi lwaso
engakwazi ukuthetha ngobuchule.