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4Mina ngasengiphendukaa ngabona incindezelo zonke ezenziwa ngaphansi kwelangab; khangela-ke inyembezi zabacindezelweyo, njalo babengelamduduzic; lehlangothini lwababacindezelayo kwakulamandla, kodwa babengelamduduzid. 2 Ngakho ngancoma abafileyoe, abavele sebefile, okwedlula abaphilayof, abalokhu besaphilag. 3 Yebo ungcono kulabo bobabili, ongakabi khonahi, ongabonanga umsebenzi omubi owenziwa ngaphansi kwelangaj.

4 Ngasengibona mina wonke umtshikatshika lempumelelo yonke yomsebenzi, ngoba lokhu kungumhawu womuntu ovela kumakhelwane wakhek. Lokhu lakho kuyize lokukhathazeka komoyal. 5 Isiphukuphuku sigoqa izandla zasom sidle inyama yason. 6 Singcono isandlao esigcwele ukuthulap kulezandla ezimbili ezigcwele ukutshikatshika lokukhathazeka komoyaq.

7 Mina ngasengiphenduka ngabona ize ngaphansi kwelangar. 8 Kukhona oyedwa, njalo kakho owesibili, yebo kalamntwana kumbe umfowabo, njalo kakulakuphela komtshikatshika wakhe wonke, lelihlo lakhe kalisuthiswa yinothos, njalo katsho ukuthit: Ngitshikatshikela bani, ngenze umphefumulo wami uswele okuhleu? Lokhu lakho kuyize, yebo, kungumsebenzi omubiv. 9 Ababili bangcono kuloyedwa, ngoba balomvuzo omuhle ngokutshikatshika kwabo. 10 Ngoba uba besiwa omunye uzamvusa umngane wakhe; kodwa maye kuye oyedwa nxa esiwa, ngoba kungekho owesibili ongamvusaw. 11 Futhi uba ababili belala ndawonye, ngakho balokukhudumala; kodwa ngoyedwa angakhudumala njanix? 12 Njalo uba omunye engehlula oyedwa, ababili bazamelana layey; lentambo elemicu emithathu kayiqanyulwa masinyanez.

13 Umfana ongumyanga ohlakaniphileyoa ungconob kulenkosi endala eyisithuthac engasakwazi ukwelulekwad. 14 Ngobae uyaphuma entolongweni ukuthi abe yinkosif, lanxa futhi owayezelwe embusweni wakhe esiba ngumyangag. 15 Ngabona bonke abaphilayo abahamba ngaphansi kwelanga, lomfana wesibili ozakuma esikhundleni sakheh. 16 Kakulasiphetho sabantu bonke, sabo bonke ababephambi kwabo, lalabo abeza emva kabayikuthokoza ngayei. Isibili lokhu lakho kuyize lokukhathazeka komoyaj.

a 3.16. 4.7.

b 5.8. 7.7.

c Lilo 1.2.

d Lilo 1.2.

e Jobe 3.11-22.

f 1.10.

g 4.3.

h Jobe 3.11-22.

i 5.3.

j 4.3.

k Zaga 13.8.

l 1.14.

m Zaga 6.10. 24.33.

n Isa. 9.20.

o Zaga 15.16.

p 6.5. 9.17. Zaga 29.9.

q 1.14.

r 4.1. 9.11.

s Zaga 27.20. 1 Joha. 2.16.

t Eks. 18.4.

u Hlab. 39.6.

v 1.13.

w 10.16.

x 1 Kho. 1.1.

y 6.10. Jobe 14.20.

z Zaga 22.20.

a 9.15,16. Dute. 8.9.

b 1 Kho. 11.26. 12.2.

c Zaga 30.2.

d 12.12. Hlab. 19.11.

e Gen. 41.14.

f Hlu. 16.21,25.

g 1 Kho. 11.11,12. 12.19.

h 1 Kho. 12.20.

i 1 Kho. 13.33,34.

j 1.14.