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.