UmShumayeli 3:1 Konke kunesikhathi sakho, nesikhathi sazo zonke izinto ngaphansi kombuso izulu: 3:2 Isikhathi sokuzalwa nesikhathi sokufa; isikhathi sokutshala nesikhathi soku siphula okutshaliwe; 3:3 Isikhathi sokubulala nesikhathi sokuphulukisa; isikhathi sokudiliza, nesikhathi soku Yakha; 3:4 isikhathi sokukhala, nesikhathi sokuhleka; isikhathi sokulila nesikhathi sokulila umdanso; 3:5 isikhathi sokulahla amatshe, nesikhathi sokuqoqa amatshe ndawonye; isikhathi ukugona, nesikhathi sokuyeka ukugona; 3:6 isikhathi sokuthola nesikhathi sokulahlekelwa; isikhathi sokugcina, nesikhathi sokuphonsa kude; 3:7 isikhathi sokuklebhula nesikhathi sokuthunga; isikhathi sokuthula nesikhathi sokuthula khuluma; 3:8 isikhathi sokuthanda nesikhathi sokuzonda; isikhathi sempi, nesikhathi sokuthula. 3:9 Kunanzuzoni lowo osebenzayo kulokho asebenza kanzima kukho? 3:10 Ngiwubonile usizi uNkulunkulu alinike amadodana abantu ukuba babe ezivivinya kuwo. 3:11 Wenzé konke kwaba kuhle ngesikhathi sako; emhlabeni ezinhliziyweni zabo, ukuze kungabikho muntu ongathola umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu wenza kusukela ekuqaleni kuze kube sekupheleni. 3:12 Ngiyazi ukuthi akukho okuhle kubo, ngaphandle kokuba umuntu ajabule, futhi enze okuhle empilweni yakhe. 3:13 Futhi futhi ukuthi wonke umuntu kufanele adle futhi aphuze, futhi ujabulele okuhle kubo bonke umshikashika wakhe uyisipho sikaNkulunkulu. 3:14 Ngiyazi ukuthi konke uNkulunkulu akwenzayo kuyakuba khona kuze kube phakade; beka kuyo, kungasuswa lutho kukho: noNkulunkulu uyakwenza, ukuthi abantu kufanele besabe phambi kwakhe. 3:15 Lokho okwakukhona manje; nalokho okuyakuba khona kade kwaba khona; futhi uNkulunkulu ufuna okwedlule. 3:16 Futhi ngaphezu kwalokho ngabona phansi kwelanga indawo yokwahlulela, ukuthi ububi kwakukhona; nendawo yokulunga kwakukhona ububi. 3:17 Ngathi enhliziyweni yami: "UNkulunkulu uyakwahlulela olungileyo nomubi; kukhona isikhathi lapho sazo zonke izinhloso nawo wonke umsebenzi. 3:18 Ngathi enhliziyweni yami mayelana nesimo samadodana abantu, ukuthi uNkulunkulu ukuze bazibonakalise, futhi babone ukuthi bayikho izilo. 3:19 Ngokuba okwehlela amadodana abantu kwehlela nezilwane; ngisho eyodwa kubehlela: njengalokhu kufa lokho, kuyafa nokunye; yebo, bona munye umoya; ukuze umuntu angabibikho ngaphezu kwesilwane; ngoba konke kuyize. 3:20 Bonke baya endaweni eyodwa; bonke bavela othulini, futhi bonke babuyela othulini. 3:21 Ngubani owaziyo umoya womuntu okhuphukela phezulu, nomoya womuntu isilo esiyehlela phansi emhlabeni? 3:22 Ngakho ngabona ukuthi akukho lutho olungcono, kunokuba umuntu kufanele ajabule ngemisebenzi yakhe; ngoba lokho kuyisabelo sakhe: ngoba ngubani oza mletheni ukuze abone okuyakuba khona emva kwakhe na?