Izixwayiso ezimayelana lezibambiso lobuvila lokwenza okubi

6Ndodana yami, uba uyisibambiso somakhelwane wakhoa, watshayela owezizwe isandla sakhob, 2 uthiywe ngamazwi omlomo wakho, ubanjwe ngamazwi omlomo wakhoc. 3 Yenza lokhu khathesi, ndodana yami, uzophule, lokhu usesandleni sikamakhelwane wakho; hamba, uzithobe, umncengisise umakhelwane wakhod. 4 Unganiki amehlo akho ubuthongoe, lokuwozela enkopheni zakhof. 5 Uzophule njengomziki esandleni somzingeli, lanjengenyoni esandleni somthiyi wenyonig.

6 Yanah ebunyonywenii, vilaj, ubone indlela zabo, uhlakaniphek. 7 Obuthil, bungelamkhokhelim, induna, lombusin, 8 bulungisa isinkwa sabo ehloboo, bubuthe ukudla kwabo esivunwenip. 9 Koze kube nini, vila, ulele? Uzavuka nini ebuthongweni bakhoq? 10 Ubuthongo obuncinyaners, ukuwozela okuncinyane, ukusonga izandla okuncinyane ukuthi ulalet, 11 besebusiza ubuyanga bakho njengesihambi, lenswelo yakho njengomuntu olesihlanguuv.

12 Umuntu kaBheliyali, umuntu okhohlakeleyow, ohamba lomlomo ophambeneyox, 13 afice amehlo akhe, akhulume ngenyawo zakhe, afundise ngeminwe yakhey, 14 ukuphambuka kusenhliziyweni yakhez, uceba okubi ngesikhathi sonke, ephosela ingxabanoa. 15 Ngenxa yalokhu ingozi yakhe izafika masinyane, ahle ephukeb, kuze kungabi leselaphoc.

16 Lezizinto eziyisithupha iNkosi iyazizondad; yebo, eziyisikhombisa ziyizinengiso emphefumulweni wakhee: 17 Amehlo aphakemeyo, ulimi oluqamba amangaf, lezandla ezichitha igazi elingelacalagh, 18 inhliziyo ecebai amacebo amabij, inyawo eziphangisa ukugijimela ububikl, 19 umfakazi wamanga ophafuza izinkohlisom, lophosela ingxabano phakathi kwabazalwanen.

Isixwayiso mayelana lobufebe

20 Ndodana yami, gcina umlayo kayihloo, ungakudeli ukufundisa kukanyokop. 21 Kubophele enhliziyweni yakho njaloq, kubopheler entanyeni yakhos. 22 Ekuhambeni kwakho kuzakukhokhelat, ekulaleni kwakhou kukulondoloze, lekuvukeni kwakho khona kukhulume lawev. 23 Ngoba umlayo uyisibanew, lokufundisa kuyikukhanyax, lokukhuza kokulaya kuyindlela yempiloy, 24 ukuze kukugcine emfazini omubi, emazwini ayengayoz olimi lowesifazana wemzinia. 25 Ungaloyisi ubuhle bakhe enhliziyweni yakhob; angakuthathi ngenkophe zakhec. 26 Ngoba ngenxa yomfazi oyisiphingid ungafika ecezwini lwesinkwae, lomfazi womuntu uzingelaf umphefumulo oligugug.

27 Kambe, umuntu angaphathah umliloi esifubeni sakhej, lezigqoko zakhe zingatshi? 28 Umuntu angahamba phezu kwamalahle avuthayok, lenyawo zakhe zingatshi yinil? 29 Unjalo ongena kumkamakhelwane wakhe; wonke omthintayo kayikuba msulwam. 30 Kabalideleli isela, nxa liseba ukuthi ligcwalisen umphefumulo walo, ngoba lilambileo. 31 Uba litholwap, lihlawulaq kuphindwe kasikhombisar, linika yonke impahla yendlu yalo. 32 Ofeba lowesifazana uswela ingqondo; owenza lokhu nguye ochitha umphefumulo wakhes. 33 Uzathola ukutshaywa lesigcono, lehlazo lakhe kaliyikwesulwa. 34 Ngoba ubukhwele bululaka lomuntut; ngakho kayikuba lasihawu ngosuku lwempindiselou. 35 Kayikunanza loba yiyiphi inhlawulo, kayikuvuma lanxa usandisa isipho.