Izaga
25:1 Lezi futhi izaga zikaSolomoni, amadoda kaHezekiya inkosi
UJuda wakopisha.
25:2 Kuludumo lukaNkulunkulu ukufihla into, kodwa udumo lwamakhosi
phenya indaba.
25:3 Izulu ngokuphakama, nomhlaba ngokujula, nezinhliziyo zamakhosi
ayiphenyeki.
25:4 Susa amanyela esiliva, futhi kuyophuma isitsha
kwabangcono.
25:5 Susa ababi phambi kwenkosi, futhi isihlalo sayo sobukhosi kuyoba
liqiniswe ekulungeni.
25:6 Ungabeki phambi kwenkosi, futhi ungami phakathi
indawo yamadoda amakhulu:
25:7 Ngoba kungcono ukuthi kuthiwe kuwe: Yenyukela lapha; kunalokho
kufanele wehliselwe phansi phambi kwesikhulu ongowakho
amehlo abonile.
25:8 Ungaphumi masinyane ukuyolwa, funa ungazi ukuthi yini ongayenza ekugcineni.
ngakho lapho umakhelwane wakho ekuhlazile.
25:9 Phikisana nomakhelwane wakho; futhi ungatholi imfihlo
komunye:
25:10 Hleze okuzwayo akuhlazise, nehlazo lakho lingaphenduki.
kude.
25:11 Izwi elikhulunywe ngokufanele linjengama-apula egolide ezitsheni zesiliva.
25:12 Njengecici legolide, nomhlobiso wegolide elicwengekileyo, unjalo ohlakaniphileyo.
osolayo endlebeni elalelayo.
25:13 Njengamakhaza eqhwa ngesikhathi sokuvuna, sinjalo isithunywa esithembekile
kwabamthumayo, ngokuba uvuselela umphefumulo wamakhosi akhe.
25:14 Oziqhayisa ngesipho samanga ufana namafu nomoya ngaphandle
imvula.
25:15 Ngokubekezela kade isikhulu siyengeka, nolimi oluthambileyo luyawephula
ithambo.
25:16 Ingabe uthole uju? yidla okwanele wena, funa wena
gcwalisa ngayo, uyihlanze.
25:17 Sula unyawo lwakho endlini yomakhelwane wakho; funa adinwe nguwe.
kanjalo akuzonde.
25:18 Umuntu ofakaza amanga ngomakhelwane wakhe uyisigebenga, nen
inkemba, nomcibisholo obukhali.
25:19 Ukumethemba umuntu ongathembeki ngesikhathi sosizi kufana ephukile
izinyo, nonyawo oluphuma ngokuhlanganyela.
25:20 Njengomuntu okhumula ingubo lapho kubanda, nanjengoviniga phezu
nitre, unjalo ohlabelela izingoma ezibuhlungu enhliziyweni.
25:21 Uma isitha sakho elambile, mnike isinkwa adle; futhi uma omile.
mnike amanzi aphuze;
25:22 Ngoba uyobuthela amalahle omlilo phezu kwekhanda lakhe, futhi uJehova ngeke
akuvuze.
25:23 Umoya wasenyakatho uxosha imvula;
ulimi oluhlebayo.
25:24 Kungcono ukuhlala ekhoneni lophahleni, kunokuhlala nge
owesifazane oxokozelayo nasendlini ebanzi.
25:25 Njengamanzi abandayo emphefumulweni owomile, zinjalo izindaba ezinhle ezivela ezweni elikude.
25:26 Umuntu olungileyo owela phansi phambi kwababi unjengomuntu okhathazekile
umthombo, nomthombo owonakele.
25:27 Akukuhle ukudla uju oluningi, ukuze abantu bazifunele udumo lwabo
akusilo inkazimulo.
25:28 Lowo ongenamandla phezu komoya wakhe ufana nomuzi ophukile
phansi, futhi ngaphandle kwezindonga.