Umsebenzi
20:1 Wayesephendula uZofari umNahama, wathi:
20:2 Ngakho-ke imicabango yami ibangela ukuba ngiphendule, futhi ngenxa yalokhu ngiyashesha.
20:3 Ngizwile ukuhlolwa kwehlazo lami, futhi umoya wami
ukuqonda kuyangiphendula.
20:4 Kawukwazi yini lokhu kusukela kudala, kusukela umuntu wabekwa emhlabeni?
20:5 Ukuthi ukujabula kwababi kufushane, futhi injabulo yabazenzisi
kodwa okwesikhashana?
20:6 Noma ukuphakama kwakhe kukhuphukela ezulwini, futhi ikhanda lakhe lifinyelele
amafu;
20:7 Nokho uyakubhubha kuze kube phakade njengamalongwe akhe, labo abambonile
lizakuthi: Ungaphi yena?
20:8 Uyakundiza njengephupho, futhi ngeke atholakale: yebo, uyoba
waxoshwa njengombono wasebusuku.
20:9 Iso elambonayo ngeke lisambona; kanjalo neyakhe
bhekani futhi.
20:10 Abantwana bakhe bayofuna ukujabulisa abampofu, futhi izandla zakhe uyobuyisela
izimpahla zabo.
20:11 Amathambo akhe agcwele isono sobusha bakhe, okuyinto uyolala phansi
naye othulini.
20:12 Nakuba ububi buba mnandi emlonyeni wakhe, nakuba ebufihla ngaphansi kwakhe
ulimi;
20:13 Noma ewuyeka, engakuyeki; kodwa kugcine ngaphakathi kwakhe
umlomo:
20:14 Nokho ukudla kwakhe kwaphenduka ezibilinini zakhe, kuyinyongo yenyoka phakathi kwakhe.
20:15 Ugwinye ingcebo, futhi uyophinde ahlanze kubo: Nkulunkulu
uzowakhipha esiswini sakhe.
20:16 Uyakuncela isihlungu samabululu, ulimi lwenyoka luyombulala.
20:17 Ngeke abone imifula, izikhukhula, imifudlana yoju nebhotela.
20:18 Lokho akukhandlekele uyokubuyisela, futhi ngeke akugwinye
phansi: ngokwempahla yakhe ukubuyisela kuyakuba njalo, futhi uyakufanelekela
lingathokozi ngakho.
20:19 Ngoba uye wacindezela futhi ubashiyile abampofu; ngoba unayo
wathatha ngendluzula indlu angayakhanga;
20:20 Ngokuqinisekile ngeke azizwe ukuthula esiswini sakhe, ngeke asindise of
lokho ayekufisa.
20:21 Akuyikusala nokudla kwakhe; ngakho-ke akukho muntu ongayikubheka
impahla yakhe.
20:22 Ekugcwaleni kokwanela kwakhe uyakuba sesimweni sokucindezeleka: zonke izandla
omubi uyakufika phezu kwakhe.
20:23 Lapho esezogcwalisa isisu sakhe, uNkulunkulu uyophonsa ukufutheka kolaka lwakhe
phezu kwakhe, alinise phezu kwakhe esidla.
20:24 Uyobalekela isikhali sensimbi, futhi umnsalo wensimbi uyoshaya
ngaye.
20:25 Iyakhishwa, futhi iphume emzimbeni; yebo, inkemba ekhazimulayo
uyaphuma enyongweni yakhe; ukwesabeka kuphezu kwakhe.
20:26 Ubumnyama bonke buyocasha ezindaweni zakhe ezicashile, umlilo ongavuthelwanga
umqede; kuyakuba kubi kosele etendeni lakhe.
20:27 Izulu liyakwambula ububi bakhe; futhi umhlaba uyophakama
ngokumelene naye.
20:28 Izithelo zendlu yakhe ziyakumuka, nempahla yakhe iyogobhoza phakathi
usuku lolaka lwakhe.
20:29 Lesi yisabelo somubi esivela kuNkulunkulu, nefa elimisiwe
kuye ngoNkulunkulu.