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.