Ukuhlakanipha kukaSolomoni 16:1 Ngakho-ke, bajeziswa ngokufanele, nangesixuku wezilwane ezihlushwayo. 16:2 Esikhundleni salokho ukujeziswa, ukuphatha kahle abantu bakho. wabalungisela ukudla okumnandi, izigwaca zokuvusa iphango labo: 16:3 Ukuze bafune ukudla, ukuze babe nombono omubi we izilwane ezithunyelwa phakathi kwabo ziyenyanya ngisho nalokho okufanele ukukufisa; kepha laba sebeswele isikhashana, babe ngabahlanganyeli yokunambitheka okuyinqaba. 16:4 Ngoba kwakudingeka ukuba kufike phezu kwabo abasebenzisa ukucindezela ukuswela ababengenakukugwema, kepha kulaba kuphela wabonisa ukuthi izitha zabo zazihlushwa kanjani. 16:5 Ngoba lapho ukufutheka okwesabekayo kwezilwane kwafika phezu kwalaba, futhi bona wabhubha ngokuntinyela kwezinyoka ezinobuqili, ulaka lwakho aluhlalanga njalo: 16:6 Kodwa bakhathazeka isikhathi esincane, ukuze babe bayalwe, benesibonakaliso sensindiso, ukubakhumbuze umyalo womthetho wakho. 16:7 Ngoba lowo waphendukela kuye akazange asindiswe ngento ukuthi ngibonile, kodwa ngawe, unguMsindisi wabo bonke. 16:8 Futhi ngalokhu wenze izitha zakho zivume, ukuthi nguwe khulula kubo bonke ububi. 16:9 Kubo, kwabulawa izintethe nezimpukane, futhi kwakungekho lapho bathola ikhambi lempilo yabo, ngokuba babefanele ukujeziswa enjalo. 16:10 Kodwa amadodana akho awanqobanga wona kanye amazinyo amadragoni anesihlungu umusa wawukubo njalo, wabaphulukisa. 16:11 Ngoba bahlatshiwe, ukuze bakhumbule amazwi akho; futhi babe basindiswe masinyane, ukuze bangaweli ekukhohlweni okujulile, bangaba ekhumbula njalo ubuhle bakho. 16:12 Ngoba kwakungeyona imifino, noma udaka olugcobayo, owabuyisela kubo ekukhuleni. kodwa izwi lakho, Nkosi, eliphilisa zonke izinto. 16:13 Ngoba unamandla okuphila nokufa, uholela emasangweni isihogo, futhi ukhuphule futhi. 16:14 Umuntu ngempela ubulala ngobubi bakhe, futhi umoya, lapho engasekho iphuma, ayibuyi; nomphefumulo owenyusiwe awubuyi. 16:15 Kodwa akunakwenzeka ukubaleka esandleni sakho. 16:16 Ukuze abangamhloniphi uNkulunkulu, ababephika ukwazi wena, bashaywa ngamandla ngengalo yakho; kwaba yizimvula ezingezinhle, nesichotho, nezihlambi bazingelwa, kangangokuthi babengenakugwema, futhi bashaywa emlilweni kudliwe. 16:17 Ukuze, okuyinto kakhulu ukuba bamangale, umlilo kwadingeka amandla engeziwe ku amanzi, acima zonke izinto: ngokuba izwe liyawalwela olungileyo. 16:18 Okwesikhathi esithile ilangabi lancishiswa, ukuze lingashisi izilo ezathunyelwa kubantu abangamhloniphi uNkulunkulu; kodwa bona ngokwabo bangabona futhi babone ukuthi bashushiswa ngesahlulelo sikaNkulunkulu. 16:19 Futhi ngesinye isikhathi uyavutha ngisho naphakathi kwamanzi ngaphezu kwamanzi amandla omlilo, ukuze abhubhise izithelo zezwe elingenabulungisa. 16:20 Esikhundleni salokho wena wasuthisa abantu bakho ngokudla izingelosi, futhi wabathumelela isinkwa esivela ezulwini esilungiselwe ngaphandle komshikashika wabo, bekwazi ukwenza ukwanelisa injabulo yawo wonke umuntu, futhi evumelana nakho konke ukunambitheka. 16:21 Ngoba ukudla kwakho wamemezela ubumnandi bakho kubantwana bakho, futhi ukukhonza ngesuthi yodlayo, wazethula ngokuthanda kwawo wonke umuntu. 16:22 Kodwa iqhwa neqhwa wabekezelela umlilo, futhi akuncibilika, ukuze bazi lowomlilo ovutha esichotho, nobenyezelayo emvuleni, wachitha izithelo zezitha. 16:23 Kodwa lokhu waphinda wakhohlwa amandla akhe, ukuthi olungileyo ingase yondliwe. 16:24 Ngoba isidalwa esikukhonzayo, onguMenzi, uyakwandisa amandla kwabangalungile ekujezisweni kwabo, asuse owakhe amandla ukuze kuzuze abathembela kuwe. 16:25 Ngakho-ke nalapho yaguqulwa yaba yizimo zonke, futhi yalalela ngomusa wakho, owondla zonke izinto ngokwesifiso sakho ababedinga: 16:26 Ukuze abantwana bakho, O Nkosi, omthandayo, ukwazi, ukuthi akunjalo ukuhluma kwesithelo okondla umuntu; kodwa ukuthi kuyizwi lakho. elondoloza abathembela kuwe. 16:27 Ngoba lokho okungazange kubhujiswe emlilweni, ukufudunyezwa kancane i-sunbeam, ngokushesha yancibilika: 16:28 Ukuze kwaziwe, ukuthi kumelwe sivimbele ilanga ukukunika bonga, futhi ekuseni ukhuleke kuwe. 16:29 Ngoba ithemba labangabongiyo liyoncibilika njengeqhwa ebusika isithwathwa, futhi ziyakubaleka njengamanzi angasizi.