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.