Ukuhlakanipha kukaSolomoni
10:1 Walondoloza uyise wokuqala owenziwe emhlabeni, owadalwa
eyedwa, wamkhipha ekuweni kwakhe;
10:2 Futhi wamnika amandla okubusa zonke izinto.
10:3 Kodwa lapho ongalungile emuka kuye ngentukuthelo yakhe, wabhubha
nangolaka abulala ngalo umfowabo.
10:4 Ngoba ngenxa kabani umhlaba waminza uzamcolo, ukuhlakanipha futhi
walulondoloza, waqondisa inkambo yabalungileyo esiqeshini se
izinkuni zenani elincane.
10:5 Ngaphezu kwalokho, izizwe ngozungu lwazo olubi kokuba zijabhile, yena
wamfumana olungileyo, wamlondoloza engenacala kuNkulunkulu, wamgcina
enamandla phezu kobubele bakhe endodaneni yakhe.
10:6 Lapho abangamesabi uNkulunkulu bebhubha, wakhulula indoda elungileyo, owabaleka
kusukela emlilweni owehlela phezu kwemizi emihlanu.
10:7 Obubi bakhe kuze kube namuhla buyin
ubufakazi, nezitshalo ezithela izithelo ezingavuthi: futhi a
insika kasawoti emile iyisikhumbuzo somphefumulo ongakholwa.
10:8 Ngoba ngokuphathelene hhayi ukuhlakanipha, they zuza hhayi kuphela lokhu ubuhlungu, ukuthi babekwazi
hhayi izinto ezinhle; kodwa futhi wabashiya emhlabeni a
isikhumbuzo sobuwula babo: ukuze ezintweni abakuzo
bacasukile abakwazanga nokufihlakala.
10:9 Kodwa ukuhlakanipha wakhulula ebuhlungwini labo wakhonza phezu kwakhe.
10:10 Lapho olungileyo ebalekela ulaka lomfowabo, wamqondisa ngendlela efanele
ezindleleni, wambonisa umbuso kaNkulunkulu, wamnika ukwazi okungcwele
izinto, waceba ekuhambeni kwakhe, futhi wandisa izithelo zakhe
imisebenzi.
10:11 Ngo ukuhaha labo ababemcindezela wema eduze kwakhe, futhi wenza
ecebile.
10:12 Wamvikela ezitheni zakhe, futhi wamvikela kulabo ababelele
emqamekeleni, nasekuxabaneni okunzima wayinika ukunqoba; ukuze akwazi
yazi ukuthi ubuhle bunamandla kunabo bonke.
10:13 Lapho olungileyo ethengiswa, akazange amshiye, kodwa wamkhulula
isono: yehlela naye emgodini;
10:14 Futhi akazange amshiye eboshiwe, waze waletha kuye intonga yobukhosi
umbuso, namandla phezu kwabamcindezelayo;
ababemmangalele, wabaveza ukuthi bangamanga, wamnika kuze kube nininini
inkazimulo.
10:15 Wakhulula abantu abalungile kanye nenzalo engenasici esizweni
lokho kwabacindezela.
10:16 Wangena emphefumulweni wenceku yeNkosi, futhi wamelana
amakhosi asabekayo ngezimangaliso nangezibonakaliso;
10:17 Banika abalungile umvuzo wemisebenzi yabo, wabaqondisa e
indlela emangalisayo, futhi yaba yisivikelo kubo emini, nesibani sokukhanya
izinkanyezi ngesikhathi sasebusuku;
10:18 Wabahola eLwandle Olubomvu, futhi wabahola emanzini amaningi.
10:19 Kodwa waminzisa izitha zabo, futhi wabaphonsa phansi kusukela phansi
ejulile.
10:20 Ngakho abalungileyo baphanga abangamhloniphiyo, futhi badumisa igama lakho elingcwele.
O Nkosi, futhi wakhulisa nganhliziyonye isandla sakho, owalwela kubo.
10:21 Ngoba ukuhlakanipha kwavula umlomo wezimungulu, futhi wenza ulimi lwabo
engakwazi ukukhuluma kahle.