Umsebenzi 24:1 Kungani, ukubona izikhathi azifihlekile kuMninimandla onke, abazi akaziboni izinsuku zakhe? 24:2 Abanye basusa izimpawu zendawo; bahlunga imihlambi, baluse kwakho. 24:3 Baxosha imbongolo yezintandane, bathathela inkabi yomfelokazi isibambiso. 24:4 Baphambukisa abampofu endleleni: abampofu emhlabeni bayacasha bendawonye. 24:5 Bheka, njengezimbongolo zasendle ehlane, baphumela emisebenzini yabo; ukukhuphuka ngaphambi kwempango; ihlane libalungisela ukudla kwabo nokokwabo izingane. 24:6 Bavuna, kwaba yilowo nalowo amabele akhe ensimini, futhi babutha umvini lababi. 24:7 Babangela abanqunu ukuba balale ngaphandle kwengubo, ukuthi abanayo ezimboza emakhazeni. 24:8 Bamanzi ngenxa yezihlambi zezintaba, futhi bagone idwala ngenxa ukufuna indawo yokukhosela. 24:9 Bahluthula intandane ebeleni, futhi bathatha isibambiso sendoda mpofu. 24:10 Bamhambisa nqunu engagqokile, futhi bamuke isithungu kwabalambile; 24:11 Abenza amafutha ngaphakathi kwezindonga zabo, futhi banyathele izikhamo zabo zewayini, futhi ukoma. 24:12 Abantu bayabubula phakathi komuzi, futhi umphefumulo wabalimele uyakhala. nokho uNkulunkulu akabeki ubuwula kubo. 24:13 Bangabahlubuki ekukhanyeni; abazazi izindlela yakho, futhi ungahlali emikhondweni yakho. 24:14 Umbulali evuka ngokukhanya ubulala ompofu nompofu, futhi in ubusuku bunjengesela. 24:15 Iso lesiphingi futhi lilindele ukuhwalala, wathi: "Akukho liso." uzongibona: afihle ubuso bakhe. 24:16 Ebumnyameni bemba izindlu, okuyinto ababeyiphawulile bona emini: abakwazi ukukhanya. 24:17 Ngoba ekuseni kubo njengethunzi lokufa, uma umuntu azi bona, baphakathi kokwesabeka kwethunzi lokufa. 24:18 Uyashesha njengamanzi; isabelo sabo siqalekisiwe emhlabeni; ayiboni indlela yezivini. 24:19 Ukoma nokushisa kuyawadla amanzi eqhwa, kanjalo ithuna labo bonile. 24:20 Isizalo siyamkhohlwa; impethu iyakudla kamnandi kuye; uzokwenza lingabe lisakhunjulwa; nobubi buyophulwa njengomuthi. 24:21 Ophatha kabi oyinyumba ongazalanga, futhi engenzi okuhle kuye umfelokazi. 24:22 Futhi udonsa abanamandla ngamandla akhe, uyasukuma, futhi akukho muntu isiqiniseko sempilo. 24:23 Noma enikwe ukuba ahlale elondekile, lapho aphumule khona; nokho amehlo akhe basendleleni yabo. 24:24 Baphakanyiselwe isikhashana, kodwa abasekho futhi behlisiwe; bona zisusiwe endleleni njengazo zonke ezinye, futhi zinqunywe njengeziqongo zegolide izikhwebu zommbila. 24:25 Futhi uma kungenjalo manje, ngubani ozongenza umqambimanga, futhi enze inkulumo yami lutho?