Umsebenzi
18:1 Wasephendula uBhilidadi umShuhi, wathi:
18:2 Koze kube nini niqeda amazwi? phawula, futhi ngemva kwalokho thina
uzokhuluma.
18:3 Kungani sithathwa njengezilwane, futhi kuthiwe singcolile emehlweni akho?
18:4 Uziklebhula ngokuthukuthela kwakhe: Umhlaba ushiywe ngenxa yakho?
nedwala liyakususwa endaweni yalo na?
18:5 Yebo, ukukhanya komubi kuyocishwa, futhi inhlansi yomlilo wakhe
ngeke kukhanye.
18:6 Ukukhanya kuyakuba mnyama etabernakele lakhe, futhi isibani sakhe siyobekwa
aphume naye.
18:7 Izinyathelo zamandla akhe ziyofinyezwa, futhi iseluleko sakhe siqu ngeke
amlahle phansi.
18:8 Ngoba uphonswa enetheni ezinyaweni zakhe, futhi uhamba phezu kogibe.
18:9 Inyoni iyakumbamba ngesithende, futhi umphangi uyomahlula
yena.
18:10 Ugibe ubekelwe kuye emhlabathini, futhi ugibe kuye endleleni.
18:11 Ingebhe kuyomethusa nxazonke, futhi kuyomxosha kuye
izinyawo.
18:12 Amandla akhe ayolamba, futhi incithakalo izobe isilungile
ohlangothini lwakhe.
18:13 Iyakuqeda amandla esikhumba sakhe: izibulo lokufa
iyakudla amandla akhe.
18:14 Ithemba lakhe liyosishulwa etabernakele lakhe, futhi kuyoletha
enkosini yezesabekayo.
18:15 Liyakuhlala etendeni lakhe, ngokuba lingesilo elakhe; isibabule.
ziyakuhlakazwa endaweni yakhe yokuhlala.
18:16 Izimpande zakhe ziyokoma ngaphansi, futhi igatsha lakhe liyonqunywa phezulu
icishiwe.
18:17 Ukukhunjulwa kwakhe kuyoshabalala emhlabeni, futhi ngeke abe negama
emgwaqeni.
18:18 Uyakuxoshwa ekukhanyeni ayiswe ebumnyameni, futhi uyoxoshwa ngaphandle
umhlaba.
18:19 Ngeke abe nendodana noma umshana phakathi kwabantu bakubo, noma yimuphi osele
ezindlini zakhe.
18:20 Labo abalandela emva kwakhe bayomangala ngosuku lwakhe, njengoba bahamba
ngaphambili babethukile.
18:21 Ngokuqinisekile zinjalo izindawo zokuhlala ababi, futhi lena yindawo
ongamaziyo uNkulunkulu.