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.