UmShumayeli
11:1 Phonsa isinkwa sakho phezu kwamanzi, ngokuba uyakusifumana emva kwezinsuku eziningi.
11:2 Nika isabelo kwabayisikhombisa, nabayisishiyagalombili; ngoba kawazi ukuthi yini
ububi buzakuba phezu komhlaba.
11:3 Uma amafu egcwele imvula, athululela phezu komhlaba
uma umuthi uwela ngaseningizimu noma ngasenyakatho, kuleyo ndawo
lapho isihlahla esiwela khona, sizakuba khona.
11:4 Obheka umoya akayikuhlwanyela; lalowo ohloniphayo
amafu awayikuvuna.
11:5 Njengoba ungazi ukuthi iyini indlela yomoya, noma kanjani amathambo ukwenza
khulela esizalweni sokhulelweyo;
imisebenzi kaNkulunkulu owenza konke.
11:6 Hlwanyela imbewu yakho ekuseni, futhi kusihlwa ungasigodli isandla sakho.
ngoba kawazi ukuthi yini eyakuphumelela, lokhu kumbe lokhuya, kumbe
noma ziyakuba zinhle zombili ngokufanayo.
11:7 Ngempela ukukhanya kumnandi, futhi into ejabulisayo emehlweni
bheka ilanga;
11:8 Kepha uma umuntu ephila iminyaka eminingi, futhi ajabule ngayo yonke; nokho myeke
khumbula izinsuku zobumnyama; ngoba bazakuba banengi. Konke okuzayo
kuyize.
11:9 Jabula, O nsizwa, ebusheni bakho; futhi inhliziyo yakho mayikujabulele phakathi
ezinsukwini zobusha bakho, futhi uhambe ezindleleni zenhliziyo yakho nasemehlweni akho
emehlweni akho, kepha yazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyakuletha kukho konke lokho
kuwe ekwahlulelweni.
11:10 Ngakho-ke susa usizi enhliziyweni yakho, futhi ukhiphe okubi kuwe
inyama: ngokuba ubusha nobusha kuyize.