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?