Umsebenzi 7:1 Ingabe akukho isikhathi esimisiwe kumuntu emhlabeni? akuzona izinsuku zakhe futhi njengezinsuku zomqashwa? 7:2 Njengenceku efisa ngobuqotho isithunzi, futhi njengoba umqashwa ubheka ngomvuzo womsebenzi wakhe. 7:3 Kanjalo mina ngenziwa ifa izinyanga eziyize, futhi ubusuku ekhathazayo kukhona engimiselwe mina. 7:4 Lapho ngilala phansi, Ngithi: Ngiyovuka nini, futhi ubusuku abukho? nami ngigcwele ukujikijelwa ngapha nangapha kuze kube sekuntweleni kosuku. 7:5 Inyama yami yembeswe izimpethu namagade othuli; isikhumba sami siphukile, futhi abe yisinengiso. 7:6 Izinsuku zami ziyashesha kunomkhumbi umeluki, futhi ziphela ngaphandle kwethemba. 7:7 Khumbula ukuthi ukuphila kwami kungumoya: iso lami ngeke lisabona okuhle. 7:8 Iso lalowo ongibonile ngeke lisangibona; phezu kwami, futhi angikho. 7:9 Njengoba ifu liyaphela futhi linyamalale, kanjalo nowehlelayo ithuna alisayikukhuphuka. 7:10 Ngeke aphinde abuyele endlini yakhe, futhi indawo yakhe ngeke bamazi nokunye. 7:11 Ngakho-ke angiyikubamba umlomo wami; Ngizokhuluma ngobuhlungu benhliziyo yami umoya; ngiyakukhononda ngomunyu womphefumulo wami. 7:12 Ingabe mina ulwandle, noma umkhomo, ukuze ubeke umlindi phezu kwami? 7:13 Lapho ngithi: Umbhede wami uzongiduduza, ukhukho lwami luzothula ukukhala kwami; 7:14 Khona-ke uyangethusa ngamaphupho, futhi ungethuse ngemibono. 7:15 Ukuze umphefumulo wami ukhethe ukuklinywa, nokufa kunokuphila kwami. 7:16 Ngiyanengwa; angithandi ukuphila njalo: ngiyekeni; ngoba izinsuku zami zinje okuyize. 7:17 Uyini umuntu, ukuze umkhulise? nokuthi kufanele ubeke inhliziyo yakho kuye na? 7:18 Futhi ukuthi kufanele uvakashele kuye njalo ekuseni, futhi umzame njalo umzuzu? 7:19 Koze kube nini ungasuki kimi, noma ungiyeke ngize ngigwinye phansi amathe ami? 7:20 Ngonile; ngiyakwenzani kuwe wena mlondolozi wabantu na? ngani ungibeke njengophawu kuwe, ukuze ngibe ngumthwalo kuwe mina? 7:21 Futhi kungani ungasixoleli isiphambeko sami, futhi uthathe eyami ububi? ngokuba manje ngiyakulala othulini; njalo lizangidinga ekuseni, kodwa ngeke ngibe khona.