Ukuhlakanipha kukaSolomoni 18:1 Nokho abangcwele bakho babe nokukhanya okukhulu kakhulu, izwi labo bezwa, bengaboni isimo sabo, ngokuba nabo babengahluphekanga izinto ezifanayo, bababala bejabule. 18:2 Kodwa ngenxa yalokho abazange balimaze kubo manje, ngubani ayekade boniwe ngaphambili, bababonga, futhi babacela ukuba bathethelelwe ngalokho ababenakho beyizitha. 18:3 Esikhundleni salokho wabanika insika yomlilo evuthayo, kokubili a umhlahlandlela wohambo olungaziwa, kanye nelanga elingenabungozi lokubajabulisa ngenhlonipho. 18:4 Ngokuba babefanele ukuphucwa ukukhanya nokuboshwa ebumnyameni. owagcina amadodana akho evalelwe, okwathi ngaye ukukhanya okungenakonakala komthetho lalizanikelwa emhlabeni. 18:5 Futhi lapho sebenqume ukubulala abantwana abangcwele, umntwana oyedwa uphonswe ngaphandle, futhi usindisiwe, ukuze ubasole, wabasusa ubuningi babantwana babo, wabaqothula ngeqhawe amanzi. 18:6 Ngalobo busuku obaba bethu baqinisekiswa ngaphambili, ukuthi ngokuqinisekile bazi ukuthi yiziphi izifungo ababekholelwa kuzo, kamuva bangaba kuzo injabulo enhle. 18:7 Ngakho abantu bakho yamukelwa kokubili insindiso olungileyo, futhi ukubhujiswa kwezitha. 18:8 Ngoba lapho wena wajezisa izitha zethu, nawe wenza okufanayo sidumise, thina osibizile. 18:9 Ngoba abantwana abalungile babantu abalungile benza umhlatshelo ngasese, futhi kuvumelana kwakhipha umthetho ongcwele, ukuze abangcwele babe ngabahlanganyeli okuhle nokubi okufanayo, obaba sebecula izingoma zokudumisa. 18:10 Kodwa ngakolunye uhlangothi kwezwakala ukukhala okubi kwezitha. futhi umsindo odabukisayo wenziwa ngaphandle kwezingane ezazikhona kukhala isililo. 18:11 Inkosi nenceku bajeziswa ngendlela eyodwa; futhi njenge inkosi, wahlupheka kanjalo umuntu ovamile. 18:12 Ngakho bonke kanyekanye babengenakubalwa nokufa uhlobo olulodwa lokufa; nabaphilayo babengenelwe ukubambela, ngokuba ngomzuzwana owodwa nje inzalo enkulu kunazo zonke kubo yabhujiswa. 18:13 Ngoba bona kabakholwanga lutho ngenxa imilingo; ekubhujisweni kwamazibulo, bavuma lababantu babe ngamadodana kaNkulunkulu. 18:14 Ngoba ngenkathi zonke izinto kuthule cwaka, futhi ngalobo busuku kwaba in the phakathi kwendlela yakhe esheshayo, 18:15 Izwi lakho Somandla leqe ezulwini liphuma esihlalweni sakho sobukhosi, indoda yempi phakathi kwezwe elibhubhisayo; 18:16 Futhi waletha umyalo wakho ongazenzisi njengenkemba ebukhali, nokuma wagcwalisa zonke izinto ngokufa; lathinta izulu, kodwa lema emhlabeni. 18:17 Khona-ke, ngokuzumayo, imibono amaphupho ezinyantisayo wabakhathaza kakhulu, futhi ukwesaba bafike benganakiwe. 18:18 Futhi omunye aphonswe lapha, futhi omunye lapho, isigamu efile, wabonisa imbangela ukufa kwakhe. 18:19 Ngoba amaphupho ayebakhathaza wabikezela lokhu, funa kufanele babhubhe, futhi bengazi ukuthi bahlushwa ngani. 18:20 Yebo, ukunambitha ukufa kwathinta olungileyo, futhi kwaba khona a ukubhujiswa kwesixuku ehlane, kepha ulaka lwahlala hhayi isikhathi eside. 18:21 Ngoba ngaleso sikhathi umuntu ongenasici washesha, futhi wema ukuze abavikele; eletha isihlangu senkonzo yakhe efanele, umkhuleko, nomthandazo ukubuyisana kwempepho, wazibekela ulaka, waletha kanjalo inhlekelele iphele, esho ukuthi uyinceku yakho. 18:22 Ngakho wamnqoba umbhubhisi, hhayi ngamandla omzimba, noma amandla izingalo, kodwa ngezwi wathobisa lowo ojezisayo, esola izifungo kanye izivumelwano ezenziwa nawoyise. 18:23 Ngoba lapho abafileyo sebewele phansi izinqwaba omunye phezu komunye. emi phakathi, wabamba ulaka, wahlukanisa indlela yabaphilayo. 18:24 Ngoba engutsheni ende kwakukhona umhlaba wonke, futhi emigqeni emine yengubo amatshe aqoshwa inkazimulo yawoyise, nobukhosi bakho phezu kwawo ubumnyama bekhanda lakhe. 18:25 Kulawa umbhubhisi wavuma, futhi wayesaba, ngoba kwakunjalo ngokwanele ukuthi banambitha ulaka kuphela.