UmShumayeli 1:1 Amazwi oMshumayeli, indodana kaDavide, inkosi yaseJerusalema. 1:2 Ize leze, kusho uMshumayeli, okuyize leze; konke kuyikho okuyize. 1:3 Kunanzuzoni umuntu kuwo wonke umshikashika wakhe awushikashikayo phansi kwelanga? 1:4 Esinye isizukulwane siyedlula, futhi esinye isizukulwane siyeza, kodwa isizukulwane umhlaba umi phakade. 1:5 Ilanga liyaphuma, futhi ilanga liyashona, futhi liphuthuma endaweni yalo lapho avuka khona. 1:6 Umoya uya eningizimu, futhi uphendukela enyakatho; yona uzungeza njalo, nomoya ubuye ubuye njengalokho izifunda zakhe. 1:7 Yonke imifula igeleza olwandle; nokho ulwandle alugcwele; endaweni lapho kuvela khona imifula, ibuye ibuyele khona. 1:8 Zonke izinto zigcwele umshikashika; umuntu akakwazi ukukusho: iso alikho yaneliswa ukubona, noma indlebe igcwele ukuzwa. 1:9 Okwake kwaba khona, yilokho okuyakuba khona; nalokho okukhona kwenziwa lokho okuzakwenziwa; futhi akukho okusha ngaphansi kombuso ilanga. 1:10 Kukhona yini okungashiwo ngakho ukuthi: "Bheka, lena entsha?" ibe nayo kade kwaba khona kwasendulo, okwakungaphambi kwethu. 1:11 Akukho ukukhumbula izinto zangaphambili; futhi akuyikuba khona isikhumbuzo sezinto ezizayo lalabo abazalandela. 1:12 Mina Mshumayeli ngangiyinkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli eJerusalema. 1:13 Futhi nganikela inhliziyo yami ukufuna futhi ukuhlola ngokuhlakanipha mayelana konke izinto ezenziwa phansi kwezulu: lo msebenzi onzima uNkulunkulu uwunike amadodana omuntu ukuba afundiswe ngawo. 1:14 Ngiyibonile yonke imisebenzi eyenziwa phansi kwelanga; futhi, bheka, bonke kuyize nokufuna umoya. 1:15 Lokho okugwegwile akunakuqondiswa, futhi lokho okungekho ayinakubalwa. 1:16 Ngakhuluma enhliziyweni yami, ngathi: “Bheka, sengikhulile. futhi ngizuze ukuhlakanipha okukhulu kunabo bonke ababe ngaphambi kwami phakathi Jerusalema: yebo, inhliziyo yami yabona kakhulu ukuhlakanipha nolwazi. 1:17 Nganikela inhliziyo yami ukwazi ukuhlakanipha, nokwazi ubuhlanya nobuwula; esazi ukuthi lalokhu kungukusukelana komoya. 1:18 Ngoba ekuhlakanipheni okuningi kukhona ukudabuka okuningi, futhi owandisa ulwazi kwandisa usizi.