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.