IZaga 30:1-33
30 Lo ngumlayezo oqakathekileyo osemazwini ka-Aguri indodana kaJakhe awutshela u-Ithiyeli lo-Ukhali.
2 Ebantwini bonke, yimi engingazi lutho,+Angizizwisisi izinto okumele umuntu azizwisise.
3 Angikufundanga ukuhlakanipha,Njalo angilalo ulwazi oluvela koNgcwele Kakhulu.
4 Ngubani oseke wenyukela ezulwini waphinda wehla?+
Ngubani oseke wabuthelela umoya ezandleni zakhe?
Ngubani oseke wagoqela amanzi ngesigqoko sakhe?+
Ngubani owamisa yonke imikhawulo yomhlaba?+
Lingubani ibizo lakhe kanye lelendodana yakhe—ngitshela nxa ukwazi?
5 Wonke amazwi kaNkulunkulu ahlanzekile.+
Ulihawu kulabo abaphephela kuye.+
6 Ungangezeleli lutho emazwini akhe,+Ngoba uzakukhuza,Besekukhanya ukuthi ubuqamba amanga.
7 Zimbili izinto engizicela kuwe.
Ungangincitshi zona ngingakafi.
8 Susa amanga lokungasiqiniso kube khatshana lami.+
Ungangenzi ngibe ngumyanga kumbe nginothe kakhulu.
Ngipha ukudla okungeneleyo kuphela,+
9 Ukuze ngingathi sengilento yonke ngikuphike ngithi, “Ungubani uJehova?”+
Ungangivumeli ngibe ngumyanga besengitshontsha, ngenze ibizo likaNkulunkulu wami lichothozwe.
10 Ungakhulumi kubi ngesisebenzi* enkosini yaso,Ngoba singakuthethisa ubusutholakala ulecala.+
11 Kulesizukulwane esithuka uyise,Njalo kasimbusisi unina.+
12 Kulesizukulwane esizibona simsulwa+Kodwa asizange sihlanjululwe ekungcoleni kwaso.
13 Kulesizukulwane esilamehlo azikhukhumeza kakhulu,Amehlo aso akhanya eziphakamisa kakhulukazi.+
14 Kulesizukulwane esilamazinyo azinkemba,Imihlathi yaso zingqamu zokubulala,Sivodloza abantukazana emhlabeniKanye labayanga abaphakathi kwabantu.+
15 Imizoko ilamadodakazi amabili amemeza esithi, “Ngipha! Ngipha bo!”
Kulezinto ezintathu ezingasuthiyo,Zine izinto ezingeke zithi, “Sekwanele!”
16 —Lingcwaba+ kanye lesibeletho sowesifazana oyinyumba,Lelizwe elingelamanzi,Lomlilo ongeke uthi, “Sekwanele!”
17 Ilihlo lomuntu ochothoza uyise njalo odelela lokho akutshelwa ngunina+Lizakopolwa ngamawabayi ahlala esigodini,Njalo lizadliwa ngabantwana benkozi.+
18 Kulezinto ezintathu ezingiphicayo,*Njalo zine engingazizwisisiyo:
19 Indlela yokhozi emoyeni,Indlela yenyoka edwaleni,Indlela yomkhumbi elwandle,Lendlela yejaha entombini.
20 Nansi indlela yowesifazana oyisifebe:*
Uyadla esule umlomo wakhe,Abesesithi, “Akula lutho olubi engilwenzileyo.”+
21 Zintathu izinto ezenza umhlaba unyikinyekeZine ongeke umelane lazo:
22 Nxa isigqili singaba yinkosi;+Nxa isiphukuphuku sidle sasutha nti!
23 Nxa owesifazana ozondwayo* angathola umendo,Lentombi eyisisebenzi ingathathela owesifazana emsebenzelayo indawo.+
24 Kulezinto ezine ezincane kulazo zonke emhlabeni,Kodwa zadalwa zihlakaniphile:*+
25 Ubunyonyo abulamandla,*Kodwa buyaqoqa ukudla ngesikhathi sehlobo.+
26 Imbila+ kazilawo amandla amakhulu,*Kodwa zakha izindlu zazo emadwaleni.+
27 Intethe+ kazilankosi,Kodwa zonke ziphapha ngendlela ehlelekileyo.+
28 Isihwarahwara*+ sihamba sibambelela ngenyawo zaso,Singene esigodlweni senkosi.
29 Kulezinto ezintathu ezihamba kamnandi,Zine ezinyathela kamnandi:
30 Yisilwane, inyamazana elamandla ukwedlula ezinye,Njalo engabalekeli loba ngubani,+
31 Lenja yokuzingela, lempongo,Kanye lenkosi nxa ilebutho layo.
32 Nxa wenze ubuphukuphuku wazikhukhumeza,+Kumbe nxa ubusufuna ukukwenza lokho,Vala umlomo wakho ngesandla sakho.+
33 Njengoba nje ukuphehla uchago kukhipha ulaza,Lokufithizela ikhala kukhipha umungula,Ukuzondisa umuntu lakho kubangela ingxabano.+
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “Unganyundeli isisebenzi.”
^ Kumbe, “ezingimangalisa kakhulu.”
^ Lapha kutshiwo owesifazana otshadileyo olala lamanye amadoda.
^ Kumbe, “ongathandwayo.”
^ Kumbe, “zihlakaniphile kakhulu.”
^ Kumbe, “buyisizwe esingelamandla.”
^ Kumbe, “ziyisizwe esingelamandla.”
^ Kumbe, “isafirira.”