Umsebenzi 28:1 Ngokuqinisekile kukhona umthambo isiliva, futhi indawo igolide lapho kuhle. 28:2 Insimbi ithathwa emhlabeni, futhi ithusi lincibilika etsheni. 28:3 Uqeda ubumnyama, futhi uphenya konke okupheleleyo amatshe obumnyama nethunzi lokufa. 28:4 Isikhukhula siqhuma kwabakhileyo; ngisho namanzi akhohliwe unyawo: zomile, zihambile kubantu. 28:5 Umhlaba, kuphuma isinkwa kuwo, futhi ngaphansi kwawo kuphendulwe kungathi kwakungumlilo. 28:6 Amatshe alo ayindawo yamasafire, futhi inothuli lwegolide. 28:7 Kukhona indlela engaziwa inyoni, namehlo enqe anawo. akubonwa: 28:8 Amabhongo ebhubesi awazange uyinyathele, noma ingonyama enolaka wadlula kuyo. 28:9 Welulela isandla sakhe phezu kwedwala; ugumbuqela izintaba izimpande. 28:10 Ugawula imifula phakathi kwamadwala; iso lakhe libona konke okuyigugu into. 28:11 Ubopha izikhukhula zingaphuphumanga; nento efihliweyo uphumela ekukhanyeni. 28:12 Kodwa kuyotholakala kuphi ukuhlakanipha? futhi ikuphi indawo ye ukuqonda? 28:13 Umuntu akalazi inani lakho; futhi akutholakali ezweni abaphilayo. 28:14 Utwa luthi: "Akukho kimi." 28:15 Ngeke itholakale igolide, futhi isiliva ngeke kukalwa intengo yakho. 28:16 Igolide lase-Ofiri alinakulinganiswa neshohamu eliyigugu, isafire. 28:17 Igolide nekristalu akunakulingana nalo, futhi ukuhwebelana kwalo ngeke kungabi ngamatshe egolide elihle. 28:18 Ngeke kukhulunywe ngamakhorali, noma amaparele, ngenani lokuhlakanipha ingaphezu kwamarubi. 28:19 Itopazi laseTopiya ngeke lilingane nalo, futhi ngeke lilinganiswe ngegolide elicwengekileyo. 28:20 Khona-ke kuvelaphi ukuhlakanipha? iphi indawo yokuqonda na? 28:21 ngoba lisithekile emehlweni abo bonke abaphilayo, futhi kugcinwe kude emehlweni izinyoni zezulu. 28:22 Ukubhujiswa nokufa kuthi: "Sizwile imibiko yakho ngezindlebe zethu." 28:23 UNkulunkulu uyayiqonda indlela yakho, futhi uyayazi indawo yabo. 28:24 Ngoba ubheka kuze kube semikhawulweni yomhlaba, futhi ubona ngaphansi kwawo wonke izulu; 28:25 Ukuze wenze isisindo imimoya; futhi ulinganisa amanzi ngesilinganiso. 28:26 Lapho wenza isimemezelo imvula, futhi indlela umbani we ukuduma: 28:27 Khona-ke wakubona, futhi wamemezela; wayilungisa, yebo, wayiphenya ngaphandle. 28:28 Wathi kumuntu: "Bheka, ukumesaba uJehova, okungukuthi ukuhlakanipha; futhi ukudeda ebubini kungukuqonda.