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.