Ubulumko bukaSolomon 13:1 Kuba bayinto engento bonke abantu ngokwemvelo, abangamaziyo uThixo, nabanako asikwazi oko ukhoyo, kungekhona ngezinto ezilungileyo beyigqala imisebenzi, bemgqala ungcibi. 13:2 kuba kuthiwa ngumlilo, nokuba ngumoya, nokuba ngumoya okhawulezayo, nokuba kusisangqa iinkwenkwezi, okanye amanzi anogonyamelo, okanye izikhanyiso zezulu, ukuba zibe ngoothixo ezilawula ihlabathi. 13:3 Bakuba ke bathandeka kubo, baba nguthixo kubo; bayeke yazini ukuba ilungile kangakanani na iNkosi yabo: kuba umbhali wokuqala wobuhle wabadala. 13:4 Ke ukuba bathe bakhwankqiswa ngamandla abo nokulunga kwabo, mabayeke ziqondeni, ukuba ugqithisele kangakanani na yena umenzi wazo. 13:5 Ngenxa yobukhulu nobuhle bendalo, ukuba ngokomlinganiselo, nenani lawo liphezulu, izulu liphezu kwawo; umenzi wazo uyabonakala. 13:6 kanti ke ngenxa yoko àbabekwa tyala kangako, kuba mhlawumbi bangaba mhlawumbi bayalahleka, bemquqela uThixo, benqwenela ukumfumana. 13:7 Kuba bephaphile emisebenzini yakhe, bamgocagoce ngenkuthalo, bamgocagoce kholwani kukubona kwabo; ngokuba zintle izinto ezibonwayo. 13:8 Noko ke abayi kuxolelwa; 13:9 Kuba, ukuba babenako ukwazi okungaka, bangade baqonde ihlabathi; bangathini na kamsinya ukuyifumana iNkosi? 13:10 Balusizi bona, yaye ithemba labo likwizinto ezifileyo, abo babizayo oothixo abayimisebenzi yezandla zomntu, igolide nesilivere, ukubonisa imikrolo in, nemfano yenkomo, okanye ilitye elilunge nganto, umsebenzi we isandla samandulo. 13:11 Ke ingcibi yemithi, egawula imithi, emva kokuba ewuqingqe umthi ngenxa yoko, wayisusa yonke ixolo ngobuqhetseba ngeenxa zonke, kwaye uyisebenze kakuhle; inkonzo yobomi bomntu; 13:12 Kwaye emva kokuchitha inkunkuma yomsebenzi wakhe ukuze alungise ukudla kwakhe, wahlutha yena ngokwakhe; 13:13 Wayithabatha kwaneyona nkunkuma phakathi kwabangancedi nto, eyithabatha yingcibi yomthi egoso, nezele ngamaqhina; engenanto yakwenza, wayibumba ngobuchule bakhe waqiqa, wayenza ngokomfanekiso womntu; 13:14 okanye ulenze njengerhamncwa elinyanyekayo, liyigqume ngabomvu, liyigqume ngobomvu. uyiqabe ngombala obomvu, uwaqabe onke amabala akuwo; 13:15 Wayenzela indawo eyilungeleyo, wayimisa eludongeni, wayimisa yakhawuleza ngentsimbi. 13:16 Ngokuba ebelungiselele ukuba ungawi, esazi ukuba kunjalo ayikwazi ukuzinceda; ngokuba ingumfanekiselo, iswele ukuncedwa. 13:17 Aze ayithandazele impahla yakhe, nomkakhe, nabantwana bakhe, aphele akunazintloni ukuthetha nabangenabomi. 13:18 Ubiza impilo koswele amandla, kuba ubomi buthandazela oko efileyo; kuba uncedo lubongoza ngokuthobeka ukuba lunento encinci yokwenza uncedo: yaye xa isendleleni ihambe kakuhle, icela into engenalunyawo phambili: 13:19 Kwaye ngenxa yokuzuza nokuzuza, kunye nempumelelo elungileyo yezandla zakhe, ucela amandla okwenza kuye, ongenakukwazi ukwenza nantoni na.