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.