Ubulumko bukaSolomon
18:1 Noko ke baba nokukhanya okukhulu abangcwele bakho, abalizwi labo balithethayo
beva, bengayiboni imbonakalo yabo, ngenxa yokuba nabo bengabandezeleka
izinto ezifanayo, bababala bonwabile.
18:2 Noko ke, ngenxa yoko abazange babenzakalise ngoku abo babephethwe kakubi
ngaphambili, bababulela, baza babacela ukuba baxolelwe ngoko babenako
ibe ziintshaba.
18:3 endaweni yawo wabanika ilitye lomlilo, ukuba libe ngumlilo
Isikhokelo sohambo olungaziwayo, kunye nelanga elingenabungozi lokubonwabisa
ngembeko.
18:4 Kuba babefanele ukuba bahluthwe ukukhanya, bavalelwe ebumnyameni;
obebagcinile oonyana bakho, lowo ngokhanyiso olungenakonakala lomthetho
wayeza kunikwa ihlabathi.
18:5 Ke kaloku, bakubon' ukuba bazimisele ukubulala iintsana zabangcwele, umntwana abe mnye
Ulahlwe phantsi, wasindiswa, ubakhalimela, ubathabathile
yaba yintabalala yoonyana babo, wabatshabalalisa ngobugorha
amanzi.
18:6 Oobawo baqiniselwa ngenxa engaphambili ngobo busuku, ukuba babesazi kakade
Kwezifungo baqinisekiyo kuzo, baya kuthi kamva babe ngabo
uvuyo oluhle.
18:7 Kwaba kwamkelekile ke kubantu bakho usindiso lwamalungisa, nolwamkelekile;
ukutshatyalaliswa kweentshaba.
18:8 ngokuba ubevelela ababandezeli bethu, wenjenjalo;
Sizukise thina osibizileyo.
18:9 Kuba abantwana abangamalungisa babingelela ngasese kunye
Kumnye umthetho wenza umthetho ongcwele, ukuze abangcwele babe ngamadlelane ngawo
okulungileyo nokubi, ngoku oobawo bavuma iingoma zokudumisa.
18:10 Kwabakho ke isikhalo esibi seentshaba ngapha.
kwaza kwabakho ingxolo elusizi kubantwana ababelapho
isijwili.
18:11 Bohlwaywa ngandlela-nye inkosi nomkhonzi; kwaye njengaye
ukumkani, wenjenjalo umntu ophantsi.
18:12 Ke kaloku baye baba nakufa bonke bephela, bengenakubalwa nokufa nokufa;
abadla ubomi babenganeli ukubangcwaba;
eyona nzala ibalaseleyo kubo yatshatyalaliswa.
18:13 Kuba ekubeni babengakholwanga nto ngenxa yabo
imilingo; ekutshatyalalisweni kwamazibulo, bakuvuma oko
aba bantu bayakuba ngoonyana bakaThixo.
18:14 Kuba zonke izinto zisekuzolile, kwaye ngobo busuku kusebusuku
phakathi kwendlela yakhe ekhawulezayo,
18:15 Lihle ezulwini ilizwi lakho, liphuma etroneni yobukumkani bakho.
indoda enoburhalarhume phakathi kwelizwe lentshabalalo;
18:16 Wawuzisa umthetho wakho ongenakuhanahanisa, njengekrele elibukhali, nokuma
wazizalisa zonke izinto ngokufa; lachukumisa izulu, lema
phezu komhlaba.
18:17 Kwaza ngesiquphe imibono yamaphupha awoyikekayo bakhwankqiswa, bankwantya
weza kubo bengajongwanga.
18:18 Kwaye omnye aphoswa apha, yaye omnye apho, sele ifile, wachaza unobangela
ukufa kwakhe.
18:19 Kuba amaphupha abo, ngenxa engaphambili, bekuxela kwangaphambili, ukuze kungabikho bani
batshabalele, bengazi ukuba babandezelwe ngantoni na.
18:20 Noko ke, ukungcamla ukufa kwawachukumisa amalungisa, kwabakho ke inkozo
ukutshabalala kwengxokolo entlango; ke yona ingqumbo yemka
hayi ixesha elide.
18:21 Kuba wangxama, ogqibeleleyo, wema ukubakhusela;
bethwele ingweletshetshe yobulungiseleli bakhe, nomthandazo, nomthandazo
icamagushelo lesiqhumiso, wavutha umsindo wakhe, wenjenjalo
Yenzeka into embi, ukuba ube ngumkhonzi wakho.
18:22 Ngoko ke wameyisa umtshabalalisi, kungekhona ngamandla omzimba, nangamandla
iingalo, kodwa ngelizwi wamoyisa lowo wamohlwayayo, etyhola ngezifungo kunye
iminqophiso eyenziwe noobawo.
18:23 Kuba, xa abafileyo bewile ngoku bezimfumba, omnye phezu komnye.
emi phakathi, wakubamba umsindo, wayihlula indlela yabaphilileyo.
18:24 Kuba ingubo ende yayinalo lonke elimiweyo, kwaye yayisemikrozweni yomine yayo
Amatye akroliweyo isihombo sooyise, nobungangamsha bakho phezu kwawo
ubuthathaka bentloko yakhe.
18:25 Wafika umtshabalalisi ezo, wazoyika;
ngokwaneleyo ukuba bangcamle kuphela ingqumbo.