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.