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.