Ukuhlakanipha kukaSolomoni
4:1 Kungcono ukungabi nabantwana, nokuba namandla, kube yisikhumbuzo
lalo alinakufa, ngokuba kuyaziwa nguNkulunkulu nakubantu.
4:2 Uma ikhona, amadoda athatha isibonelo kukho; futhi lapho selihambile, bona
liyafisa, lithwele umqhele, liyanqoba kuze kube phakade, seliwutholile
ukunqoba, elwela ukuthola imivuzo engangcolile.
4:3 Kodwa inzalo okwandayo abangamhloniphi uNkulunkulu ngeke uphumelele, noma ajule
ukuqothula ama-bastard slips, noma ukubeka isisekelo esisheshayo.
4:4 Ngoba nakuba zikhula emagatsheni okwesikhashana; nokho ukuma hhayi ekugcineni,
bayonyakaziswa ngomoya, futhi ngamandla omoya bona
izosishulwa.
4:5 Amagatsha angaphelele ayakuphulwa, izithelo zawo zingabi nanzuzo;
lingavuthwanga ukudla, yebo, lingahlangani ngeze.
4:6 Ngoba abantwana abazelwe emibhedeni engekho emthethweni bangofakazi bobubi
ngokumelene nabazali babo ecaleni labo.
4:7 Kepha noma olungileyo evinjwa ukufa, uyakuba phakathi
phumula.
4:8 Ngoba iminyaka ehloniphekile ayiyona leyo emi ubude besikhathi, noma
lokho kukalwa ngenani leminyaka.
4:9 Kodwa ukuhlakanipha kuyimpunga emadodeni, futhi ukuphila okungenabala kuwukuguga.
4:10 Wamjabulisa uNkulunkulu, futhi wayethandwa nguye, kangangokuthi wahlala phakathi izoni
yahunyushwa.
4:11 Yebo, wasuswa masinyane, funa ububi bumguqule
ukuqonda, noma inkohliso kudunga umphefumulo wakhe.
4:12 Ngoba ukuthakatha kobubi kusitha izinto eziqotho;
nokuzulazula kwenkanuko kuthunaza ingqondo engenangqondo.
4:13 Yena, esephelelisiwe ngesikhathi esifushane, wagcwalisa isikhathi eside.
4:14 Ngoba umphefumulo wakhe wawumthokozisa uJehova, ngakho washesha ukumsusa
phakathi kwababi.
4:15 Lokhu abantu bakubona, futhi abakuqondanga, futhi abazange bakubeke lokhu
izingqondo zabo, Ukuthi umusa wakhe nesihawu sikubangcwele bakhe, nokuthi yena
uyabahlonipha abakhethiweyo bakhe.
4:16 Kanjalo olungileyo ofileyo uyakulahla abangamhloniphiyo uNkulunkulu
ophilayo; kanye nobusha obupheleliswa ngokushesha iminyaka eminingi nokuguga
abangalungile.
4:17 Ngoba bayobona isiphetho abahlakaniphile, futhi ngeke baqonde ukuthi yini
UNkulunkulu ekucebiseni kwakhe umisile ngaye, nokuthi iNKOSI inesiphi isiphetho
wambeka endaweni ephephile.
4:18 Bayakumbona, bamdelele; kepha uNkulunkulu uyakubahleka usulu;
emva kwalokho bayakuba yizidumbu nehlazo phakathi kwabangcwele
efile kuze kube phakade.
4:19 Ngoba uyoziklebhula, futhi abalahle phansi, ukuze babe
isimungulu; futhi uyobanyakazisa kusukela esisekelweni; futhi bayokwenza
chithwa nokuchithwa, ube lusizi; nesikhumbuzo sabo siyakuba
bhubha.
4:20 Futhi lapho baphonsa up akhawunti yezono zabo, bayofika kanye
ukwesaba, nobubi babo buyakubabonisa ebusweni babo.