Ukuhlakanipha kukaSolomoni
2:1 Ngoba abangamhloniphiyo uNkulunkulu bathi, bekhuluma ngokwabo, kodwa hhayi ngokufanele, Wethu
ukuphila kufushane futhi kuyisicefe, futhi ekufeni komuntu alikho ikhambi.
futhi kwakungekho muntu okwaziwayo ukuthi ubuyile ethuneni.
2:2 Ngoba sizalwa kuzo zonke adventure, futhi ngemva kwalokhu siyakuba sengathi thina
kwakungakaze kube khona, ngokuba umoya wamakhala ethu unjengomusi, nengcosana
inhlansi ekuhambeni kwenhliziyo yethu:
2:3 Yikuphi ukucisha, umzimba wethu uyophenduka umlotha, futhi yethu
umoya uyonyamalala njengomoya opholile,
2:4 Futhi igama lethu liyolibaleka ngesikhathi, futhi akekho oyoba imisebenzi yethu
ngenkumbulo, futhi ukuphila kwethu kuyodlula njengomkhondo wefu,
futhi iyohlakazwa njengenkungu epheshulwa nemishayo ye
ilanga, futhi unqotshwe ukushisa kwalo.
2:5 Ngoba isikhathi sethu siyisithunzi esidlulayo; futhi ngemva kokuphela kwethu lapho
alukho ukubuya, ngokuba lunanyekwe ngokushesha, ukuze kungabuyi muntu.
2:6 Ngakho-ke, wozani sijabulele izinto ezinhle ezikhona
masisebenzise izidalwa ngokushesha njengasebusheni.
2:7 Masigcwalise ngokwethu iwayini elinenani elikhulu namafutha okugcoba, futhi singaqhakazi
kwentwasahlobo dlula kithi.
2:8 Masithweswe imiqhele yama rosebuds, ngaphambi kokuba ibune.
2:9 Makungabikho noyedwa kithi ohamba ngaphandle kwengxenye yakhe yobuhle bethu: masihambe
izibonakaliso zentokozo yethu ezindaweni zonke: ngokuba lokhu kuyisabelo sethu, ne
ingxenye yethu yilokhu.
2:10 Masicindezele ompofu olungileyo, singamhawukeli umfelokazi, noma
hloniphani izingwevu zasendulo.
2:11 Ake amandla ethu abe umthetho wobulungisa, ngoba lokho obuthakathaka kuyinto
kwatholakala ukuthi ayilutho.
2:12 Ngakho ake siqamekele olungileyo; ngoba akayena
siyaphenduka, yena uhlambulukile ngokuphambene nezenzo zethu; uyasisola
ukona kwethu umthetho, futhi uphikisa inhlamba yethu iziphambeko
imfundo yethu.
2:13 Uzisholo ukuthi uyamazi uNkulunkulu, futhi uzibiza ngokuthi
umntwana weNkosi.
2:14 Wenziwa ukuba asole imicabango yethu.
2:15 Udabukile kithi ngisho nokubuka, ngoba ukuphila kwakhe akufani nezinye
ezabantu, izindlela zakhe zingezenye imfashini.
2:16 Sibhekwa kuye njengenkohliso;
ekungcoleni: umemezela ukuphela kolungileyo ukuthi kubusisiwe, futhi
uyazincoma ngokuthi uNkulunkulu unguyise.
2:17 Ake sibone uma amazwi akhe ayiqiniso, futhi ake sihlole okuzokwenzeka
isiphetho sakhe.
2:18 Ngoba uma umuntu olungileyo eyindodana kaNkulunkulu, uyomsiza, futhi amkhulule
esandleni sezitha zakhe.
2:19 Ake simhlole nge abusefulness nokuhlushwa, ukuze sazi owakhe
ubumnene, futhi ubonise ukubekezela kwakhe.
2:20 Ake simlahle ngokufa okuyihlazo, ngoba ngezwi lakhe siqu uyokwenza
ahlonishwe.
2:21 Izinto ezinjalo babecabanga, futhi bakhohliswa: ngenxa yabo siqu
ububi bubaphuphuthekisile.
2:22 Ngokuqondene nezimfihlakalo zikaNkulunkulu, abazange bazazi, futhi babenethemba
inkokhelo yokulunga, angiqondanga umvuzo wemiphefumulo engenasici.
2:23 Ngoba uNkulunkulu wadala umuntu ukuba angafi, futhi wamenza ukuba abe umfanekiso wakhe
iphakade uqobo.
2:24 Nokho ngomona kaSathane ukufa kweza emhlabeni
ababamba ohlangothini lwakhe bayayithola.