Ubulumko bukaSolomon
19:1 Ke bona abangahloneli Thixo, ingqumbo yabafikela, kwada kwasekupheleni
wayeyazi kwangaphambili into ababeya kuyenza;
19:2 wathi, ebavumele ukuba bahambe, wabandulula kamsinya.
babeya kuguquka baze basukele.
19:3 Kuba babesezilile, besenza isijwili emangcwabeni
kwabafileyo, bongeza elinye icebo lobudenge, babasukela njengoko
abasabi ababebacele ukuba bahambe.
19:4 Kuba isiphelo ababefanele sona sibatsalele, kwada kwaba koko
wabenza bazilibala izinto esele zenzekile, ukuze babe nako
bafezekise isohlwayo ababefuna ukuthuthunjelwa bona;
19:5 ukuze abantu bakho badlule ngendlela emangalisayo, kodwa bafumane a
ukufa okungaqhelekanga.
19:6 Kuba yonke indalo yaphinda yamkelwa ngokutsha, ngokohlobo lwayo.
bekhonza imithetho ekhethekileyo abayinikwayo, ukuba bakho
abantwana banokugcinwa bengenakwenzakala:
19:7 Kwabakho ilifu eliwugubungelayo umnquba; nalapho amanzi ebemi phambi komile
umhlaba wabonakala; nakuLwandle oluBomvu kukho indlela engenasithintelo; kwaye ngaphandle
kumlambo onogonyamelo yintsimi eluhlaza;
19:8 Batyhutyha ke bonke abantu ababebanjwe ngesandla sakho;
ndiyibona imisebenzi yakho ebalulekileyo.
19:9 Kuba babehambela phambili njengamahashe, baxhuma njengamatakane, bedumisa
wena, Nkosi yam, owabahlangulayo.
19:10 kuba babesezikhumbula izinto ezenzekayo bona
Waphambukela ezweni lolunye uhlanga, Ukuphuma kweempukane ilizwe
esikhundleni seenkomo, nendlela umlambo owafukuza ngayo inkitha yamasele
endaweni yeentlanzi.
19:11 Kodwa kamva babona isizukulwana esitsha seentaka, xa sikhokelwa
ukutya kwabo, bacela inyama ethambileyo.
19:12 Kuba kufike kubo izagwityi zivela elwandle, ukuze baneliseke.
19:13 Izohlwayo zabafikela aboni, kungengamqondiso wangaphambili;
iindudumo; ngokuba beva ubunzima ngokobulungisa babo
ubungendawo, kangangokuba basebenzise isimilo esilukhuni nentiyo
kubantu abangabaziyo.
19:14 Kuba amaSodom akazamkelanga ezo angazaziyo xa asukayo
basuka aba babaziizihlobo ebukhobokeni, ababemelwe kukufa
bona.
19:15 Akukuphela ke oko; mhlawumbi baya kuhlonelwa ngabo.
kuba babesebenzisa abantu abangabaziyo abangenabubele.
19:16 Kodwa bona babacinezela kakhulu abo babesamkela kunye
babesele bengamadlelane nabo ngawo umthetho.
19:17 Kungoko aba babethwayo ngobumfama, njengabo ke babethwa bumfama
Iingcango zelungisa, Xa zingqongwe kukunkwantya
isithokothoko esikhulu, elowo wafuna ukungena ngesango lakhe.
19:18 Kuba zasuka iziqalelo zasuka zajikwa ngokwazo, ngohlobo lokuvana
njengakwinowuthsi yomhobe guqula igama lengoma, ukanti bahlala behleli
izandi; eqondeka kakuhle, ngokubona izinto onazo
yenziwe.
19:19 Kuba izinto ezisemhlabeni zajikwa zangamanzi, nezinto ezibe zikho ngaphambili
waqubha emanzini, ngoku waya emhlabeni.
19:20 Umlilo waba namandla emanzini, wasilibala isidima sakhe;
Amanzi alibale indalo yakhe yokucima.
19:21 Kwelinye icala, amadangatye akazange ayichithe inyama konakala
izinto eziphilileyo, nakuba zahamba ngazo; aziwunyibilikisi umkhenkce
uhlobo lwenyama yasezulwini eyendalo efanele ukunyibilika.
19:22 Ngokuba ezintweni zonke, Nkosi, ubakhulise wabakhulisa abantu bakho, wabazukisa abantu bakho.
akubakhathalelanga, koko wabancedisa
lonke ixesha kunye nendawo.