Ukuhlakanipha kukaSolomoni
12:1 Ngoba uMoya wakho ongenakonakala ukuzo zonke izinto.
12:2 Ngakho-ke, kancane kancane ubajezisa labo abonayo, futhi
ubaxwayise ngokubakhumbuza lokho abaphambukile kukho,
ukuze beshiya ububi babo bakholwe kuwe, Nkosi.
12:3 Ngoba kwakuyintando yakho ukubhubhisa ngezandla zabobaba bobabili
abakhileyo ezweni lakho elingcwele amadala,
12:4 Owamzondayo ngokwenza imisebenzi enyanyekayo kakhulu yobuthakathi, nemibi
imihlatshelo;
12:5 Futhi nalabo ababulali abantwana abangenaluzwela, nabashwabadela abantu
inyama, nemikhosi yegazi,
12:6 kanye nabapristi babo phakathi kwezisebenzi zabo ezikhonza izithombe,
abazali, ababulala ngezandla zabo imiphefumulo eswele usizo:
12:7 Ukuze izwe, owalihlonipha ngaphezu kwawo wonke amanye, a
ikoloni elifanele labantwana bakaNkulunkulu.
12:8 Nokho, labo wabayeka njengamadoda, futhi wathumela iminyovu.
abanduleli bebutho lakho ukuba ababhubhise kancane kancane.
12:9 Hhayi ukuthi wawungenakho ukuletha abangamhloniphi uNkulunkulu ngaphansi kwesandla somuntu
abalungile empini, noma ukubabhubhisa kanyekanye ngezilwane ezinonya, noma
ngegama elilodwa elinzima:
12:10 Kodwa ukufeza izahlulelo zakho phezu kwabo kancane kancane, wabanika
indawo yabo yokuphenduka, bengazi ukuthi bagangile
isizukulwane, nokuthi ububi babo bazalelwa kubo, nokuthi yabo
ukuqonda akusoze kwashintshwa.
12:11 Ngoba yayiyinzalo eqalekisiweyo kusukela ekuqaleni; futhi awuzange ube ngokwesaba
yilowo nalowo bathethelele lokho abone ngakho.
12:12 Ngoba ngubani oyakuthi: Wenzeni? kumbe ngubani ozamelana lakho
ukwahlulela? noma ngubani oyakumangalela ngezizwe ezibhubhayo
uwenzile? noma ngubani ozakuma phambi kwakho ukuba aphindiselwe
abantu abangalungile na?
12:13 Ngoba futhi akekho uNkulunkulu ngaphandle kwakho okhathalela bonke, kubani kuye
ukuze ubonise ukuthi ukwahlulela kwakho akukona okungalungile.
12:14 Futhi inkosi noma umashiqela ngeke akwazi ukubeka ubuso bakhe ngokumelene nawe
noma yimuphi omjezileyo.
12:15 Ngakho-ke, njengoba wena ngokwakho ulungile, uyala zonke izinto
ngokulunga: ucabanga ukuthi kakufanelanga amandla akho ukumlahla
okungafanelanga ukujeziswa.
12:16 Ngoba amandla akho ayisiqalo sokulunga, futhi ngoba wena
iNkosi yakho konke, ikwenza ube nomusa kubo bonke.
12:17 Ngoba lapho abantu ngeke bakholwe ukuthi unamandla agcwele, wena
ubonisa amandla akho, futhi phakathi kwabaziyo uyabenza
isibindi sibonakale.
12:18 Kodwa wena, mastering amandla akho, wahlulele ngokulingana, futhi uyala us nge
umusa omkhulu: ngoba ungasebenzisa amandla nxa uthanda.
12:19 Kodwa ngemisebenzi enjalo uye wafundisa abantu bakho ukuthi umuntu olungileyo kufanele
yiba nomusa, futhi wenze abantwana bakho babe nethemba elihle kuwe
inikeza ukuphendukela ezonweni.
12:20 Ngoba uma wajezisa izitha zabantwana bakho, futhi abalahliwe
ekufeni, ngokucabanga okunjalo, ebanika isikhathi nendawo, lapho
bangakhululwa ebubini babo;
12:21 Ngokungakanani wahlulela amadodana akho, ukuze
oyihlo owabafungisa, wenza izivumelwano zezithembiso ezinhle?
12:22 Ngakho, njengoba usiyala, wena ushaye izitha zethu a
izikhathi eziyinkulungwane ngaphezulu, ukuze, lapho sahlulela, kufanele
cabanga ngokucophelela ngobuhle bakho, futhi lapho thina ngokwethu sahlulelwa, thina
kufanele abheke umusa.
12:23 Ngakho, nakuba abantu baye baphila dissolutely futhi ngokungalungile, wena
ubahluphile ngezinengiso zabo.
12:24 Ngoba baye baduka kude kakhulu ezindleleni zesiphambeko, futhi wabambelela kubo
onkulunkulu abadelelwa ngisho naphakathi kwezilwane zezitha zabo
bakhohliswa njengabantwana abangenangqondo.
12:25 Ngakho kubo, njengakubantwana abangenangqondo, wena
wathuma ukwahlulela ukubahleka.
12:26 Kodwa labo ababengafuni ukuguqulwa ngalokho ukulungiswa, lapho yena
ehlangene nabo, bayokuzwa ukwahlulela okufanele kuNkulunkulu.
12:27 Ngoba, bheka, ngoba yiziphi izinto abathukuthele, lapho bejeziswa, ukuthi
kungokwalabo ababecabanga ukuthi bangonkulunkulu; [manje] ejeziswa kuzo.
lapho bekubona, bavuma ukuthi unguNkulunkulu weqiniso, lowo ngaphambili
balandula ukwazi; ngakho kwafika ukulahlwa okukhulu phezu kwabo.