Ukuhlakanipha kukaSolomoni
9:1 O Nkulunkulu wawobaba, neNkosi yomusa, owenze zonke izinto
izwi lakho,
9:2 Futhi wamisa umuntu ngokuhlakanipha kwakho, ukuze abe nokubusa phezu
izidalwa ozenzile,
9:3 Futhi uhlele izwe ngokuvumelana nokulunga nokulunga, futhi akhiphe
ukwahlulela ngenhliziyo eqotho;
9:4 Ngiphe ukuhlakanipha, ohlezi esihlalweni sakho sobukhosi; futhi ungangilahli phakathi
izingane zakho:
9:5 Ngoba mina inceku yakho nendodana yencekukazi yakho ngingumuntu obuthakathaka futhi a
isikhathi esifushane, futhi sincane kakhulu ukuqonda ukwahlulela nemithetho.
9:6 Ngoba nakuba umuntu engakaze aphelele kangaka phakathi kwabantwana babantu, kodwa uma
ukuhlakanipha kwakho kungabi kuye, uyakuba yize.
9:7 Ungikhethile ukuba ngibe inkosi yabantu bakho, nomahluleli wamadodana akho
namadodakazi:
9:8 Wena ungiyalile ukwakha ithempeli phezu kwentaba yakho engcwele, futhi an
i-altare emzini ohlala kuwo lifana nengcwele
itabernakele owalilungisa kwasekuqaleni.
9:9 Futhi ukuhlakanipha kwaba nawe: owazi imisebenzi yakho, futhi wayekhona lapho
owadala umhlaba, wakwazi okuthandeka emehlweni akho, futhi
emiyalweni yakho.
9:10 Mthumele ephuma emazulwini akho angcwele, nasesihlalweni sobukhosi senkazimulo yakho.
ukuze kuthi nxa ekhona asebenze lami, ukuze ngazi ukuthi kuyini
okuthokozisayo kuwe.
9:11 Ngoba yena uyazi futhi uyaqonda zonke izinto, futhi uzongihola
ngokuzithoba ezenzweni zami, ungilondoloze emandleni akhe.
9:12 Ngakho-ke imisebenzi yami iyokwamukeleka, futhi ngiyokwahlulela abantu bakho
ngokulunga, futhi lifanele ukuhlala esihlalweni sikababa.
9:13 Ngoba yimuphi umuntu ongakwazi ukwazi iseluleko sikaNkulunkulu? noma ngubani ongacabanga
iyini intando yeNkosi?
9:14 Ngoba imicabango yabantu abafayo ibuhlungu, futhi amacebo ethu kodwa
engaqinisekile.
9:15 Ngoba umzimba okonakalayo ucindezela phansi umphefumulo, futhi umhlaba
itabernakele lisinda ingqondo ecabanga ngezinto eziningi.
9:16 Futhi kunzima thina ukuqagela izinto ezisemhlabeni, kanye
sithola okuphambi kwethu, kepha okukhona
ezulwini ngubani ohlolisisile?
9:17 Futhi iseluleko sakho ngubani owazi, ngaphandle kokuthi unikeze ukuhlakanipha, futhi uthumele yakho
UMoya oNgcwele ovela phezulu?
9:18 Ngoba kanjalo izindlela zabahlala emhlabeni zaguqulwa, futhi amadoda
bafundiswa izinto ezithokozisayo kuwe, basindiswe
ngokuhlakanipha.