Ukuhlakanipha kukaSolomoni 1:1 Thandani ukulunga, nina eningabahluleli bomhlaba: cabangani ngeNkosi Mfuneni ngenhliziyo enhle, nangobulula benhliziyo. 1:2 Ngoba uyotholwa yilabo abangamlingiyo; futhi uyazibonakalisa kulabo abangamethembi. 1:3 Ngokuba imicabango ephambeneyo ihlukene noNkulunkulu, namandla akhe lapho evivinywa. ukhuza abangahlakaniphile. 1:4 Ngoba ukuhlakanipha ngeke kungene emphefumulweni omubi; futhi ungahlali emzimbeni ongaphansi kwesono. 1:5 Ngoba umoya ongcwele wesiyalo uyoyibalekela inkohliso, futhi ususe imicabango engenakuqonda, nengayikuma nini kungena ukungalungi. 1:6 Ngokuba ukuhlakanipha kungumoya wothando; njalo kayikumyekela umhlambazi wakhe amazwi: ngokuba uNkulunkulu ungufakazi wezinso zakhe, nombonisi wakhe weqiniso inhliziyo, nozwa ulimi lwakhe. 1:7 Ngoba uMoya weNkosi ugcwalisa umhlaba, futhi lokho okumumethe zonke izinto zinolwazi lwezwi. 1:8 Ngakho-ke lowo okhuluma izinto ezingalungile akanakufihlakala impindiselo, lapho isijezisa, idlule kuye. 1:9 Ngoba inquisition izokwenziwa ibe ngamacebo abantu abangamhloniphi uNkulunkulu, futhi umsindo wamazwi akhe uyofika eNkosini ukuze kubonakaliswe owakhe izenzo ezimbi. 1:10 Ngokuba indlebe yesikhwele izwa konke, nomsindo wokukhononda. ayifihliwe. 1:11 Ngakho xwayani ukukhonona okungasizi; futhi ubambe eyakho ngolimi ekuhlebeni, ngokuba alikho izwi eliyimfihlo elingahamba ngeze, nomlomo okholwayo ubulala umphefumulo. 1:12 Ningafuni ukufa esiphambekweni sokuphila kwenu, futhi ningadonsi phezu kwenu ukubhujiswa ngemisebenzi yezandla zakho. 1:13 Ngoba uNkulunkulu akenzanga ukufa, futhi akathokozi ngokubhujiswa abaphilayo. 1:14 Ngoba wadala zonke izinto, ukuze zibe khona: futhi izizukulwane zomhlaba zazinempilo; futhi abukho ubuthi ukubhujiswa kubo, nombuso wokufa emhlabeni; 1:15 Ngoba ukulunga kakufi; 1:16 Kodwa abantu abangamhloniphiyo uNkulunkulu kanye nemisebenzi yabo futhi amazwi babiza kubo: ngoba nini bacabanga ukuthi babe nomngane wabo, badla ize, futhi benza isivumelwano nalo, ngoba bafanele ukuhlanganyela nalo.