Ukuhlakanipha kukaSolomoni 3:1 Kodwa imiphefumulo yabalungileyo isesandleni sikaNkulunkulu, futhi kuyoba khona akukho kuhlushwa ukuthinta. 3:2 Emehlweni abantu abangenangqondo babonakala bafa, futhi ukuhamba kwabo kuyinto uthathwe ngenxa yosizi, 3:3 Futhi ukusuka kwabo kithi ukuya ekubhujisweni, kodwa bahlezi ngokuthula. 3:4 Ngoba nakuba bejeziswa emehlweni abantu, kodwa ithemba labo ligcwele lokungafi. 3:5 Futhi ngemva kokujeziswa kancane, bayovuzwa kakhulu UNkulunkulu wabavivinya, futhi wabathola bemfanele yena. 3:6 Njengegolide esithandweni wabavivinya, futhi wabamukela njengokushiswa umnikelo. 3:7 Futhi ngesikhathi sokuhanjelwa kwabo bayokhanya, futhi agijimele ngapha nangapha njengezinhlansi phakathi kwezibindi. 3:8 Bayokwahlulela izizwe, futhi babuse phezu kwabantu, futhi iNkosi yabo iyakubusa kuze kube phakade. 3:9 Labo abathembela kuye bayoqonda iqiniso, futhi ezifana othembekile othandweni kuhlale kuye, ngokuba umusa nesihawu kungokwakhe abangcwele, futhi uyabanakekela abakhethiweyo bakhe. 3:10 Kepha abangamhloniphi uNkulunkulu bayakujeziswa njengokucabanga kwabo, abadebesele abalungileyo, bayishiyile iNkosi. 3:11 Ngoba noma ubani odelela ukuhlakanipha nokukhulisa, ungumuntu lusizi, futhi ithemba labo kuyize, ukukhandleka kwabo akutheli, nemisebenzi yabo ayisizi; 3:12 Omkabo bayiziwula, nabantwana babo babi. 3:13 Inzalo yabo iqalekisiwe. Ngalokho ubusisiwe oyinyumba ongangcolile, ongawazi umbhede wesono; uyakuba nesithelo kuwo ukuhanjelwa kwemiphefumulo. 3:14 Futhi ubusisiwe umthenwa ongenzanga ngezandla zakhe ububi, nokuceba okubi ngoNkulunkulu, ngokuba kuyakuba kuye baphiwe isipho esikhethekileyo sokukholwa, nefa ethempelini likaJehova INkosi yamukeleka kakhulu engqondweni yakhe. 3:15 Ngoba isithelo semisebenzi emihle sikhazimulayo, futhi impande yokuhlakanipha iyoba ungalokothi uwe. 3:16 Ngokuqondene amadodana iziphingi, ngeke beze kubo ukuphelela, nembewu yombhede ongalungile iyakusishulwa. 3:17 Ngoba nakuba bephila isikhathi eside, nokho ngeke babhekwe lutho, futhi yabo inkathi yokugcina ayiyikudunyiswa. 3:18 Noma, uma befa ngokushesha, abanalo ithemba, noma induduzo ngosuku kwecala. 3:19 Ngoba kubi ukuphela kwesizukulwane esingalungile.