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.