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5Gcina unyawo lwakhoa nxa usiya endlini kaNkulunkulub; sondelela ukulalela kulokunikela umhlatshelo wezithutha, ngoba kazazi ukuthi zenza okubic. 2 Ungabi lamawala ngomlomo wakho, lenhliziyo yakho ingaphangisi ukukhupha ilizwi phambi kukaNkulunkulud; ngoba uNkulunkulu usemazulwini, wena-ke usemhlabeni, ngakho amazwi akho kawabe malutshwanae. 3 Ngoba iphupho liza ngobunengi bomsebenzif, lelizwi lesithutha ngobunengi bamazwig. 4 Lapho ufunga isifungo kuNkulunkuluh, ungaphuzi ukusikhokhai, ngoba kakulantokozo kuziwula; khokha lokho okufungileyoj. 5 Kungcono ukuthi ungafungi kulokuthi ufunge ungakhokhi. 6 Ungavumeli umlomo wakho ukuthi wenze inyama yakho yonek, futhi ungatsho phambi kwengilosil ukuthi bekuyisiphosiso; uNkulunkulu uzathukuthelelani ilizwi lakho, achithe umsebenzi wezandla zakhom? 7 Ngoba ebunengini bamaphupho lamazwi kukhona lokuyize okunengi, kodwa mesabe uNkulunkulun.
Konke kuyize
8 Uba ubonao ucindezelo lomyangap lokuphanjulwa kokulunga lesahlulelo ngodlakelaq esabelwenir, ungamangali ngalinto, ngoba ophezulu kophezulu uyananzelela, njalo kulabaphezulu phezu kwabos.
9 Lenzuzo yomhlabathi ngeyabo bonke; inkosi isetshenzelwa yinsimut. 10 Othanda imali kayikweneliswa yimali, njalo othanda okunengi kayikweneliswa yikwanda; lokhu lakho kuyizeu. 11 Ekwandeni kokuhle, bayanda abakudlayo; njalo kulenzuzo baniv kubanini bakho, ngaphandle kokukubuka ngamehlo abow? 12 Bumnandi ubuthongo besisebenzi loba sisidla okulutshwana loba okunengi; kodwa ukusutha kwesinothi kakusivumeli ukulala. 13 Kukhonax ububi obubuhlungu esengibubonile ngaphansi kwelangay: Inotho egcinelwe abaniniyo kube yibubi kiboz. 14 Kodwa leyonotho ichitheka ngomsebenzi omubia: Esezala umntwana, kungaselalutho esandleni sakhe. 15 Njengokuphuma kwakhe esiswini sikanina, uzabuyela eze ehamba njengokuza kwakhe; njalo kayikuthatha lutho lomtshikatshika wakhe angahamba lalo esandleni sakheb. 16 Lokhu lakho kuyibubi obubuhlunguc, kukho konke njengokufika kwakhe ngokunjalo uzahamba. Njalo ulenzuzo banid owatshikatshikela umoyae? 17 Njalo insuku zakhe zonke udlela emnyameni, elosizi olukhulu, lomkhuhlane wakhe, lokuthukuthelaf?
18 Khangela, engikubonileyo mina, kulungile okuhle ukudla lokunathag lokubona okuhle emtshikatshikeni wakhe wonke awutshikatshikayo ngaphansi kwelanga, enanini lensuku zempilo yakhe uNkulunkulu amnike zonah, ngoba kuyisabelo sakhei. 19 Laye wonke umuntu, uNkulunkulu amnike inothoj lengcebok, wamnika amandla okudla kukho, lokuthatha isabelo sakhe, lokuthokoza emtshikatshikeni wakhe - lokhu kuyisipho sikaNkulunkulul. 20 Ngoba kayikukhumbula kakhulu insuku zempilo yakhe, ngoba uNkulunkulu umphendula ngentokozo yenhliziyo yakhe.
a 5.7. Eks. 3.5. 30.18-20. Isa. 1.12.
b Gen. 28.17.
c 1 Sam. 15.22. Zaga 15.8.
d 7.9.
e Mat. 6.7.
f 8.16. 1.13.
g Jobe 11.2. Zaga 10.19.
h Nani 30.2.
i Hlab. 50.14. Zaga 20.23.
j 3.1.
k Gen. 3.10-12.
l 8.5. 1 Kor. 11.10. Mal. 2.7. Eks. 14.19. Nani 15.25,26.
m 5.1. Levi 4.2.
n 12.13.
o 3.16. 4.1.
p Hez. 18.18.
q Hez. 18.18.
r 2.8.
s Hlab. 12.5.
t 1.3.
u Hlab. 37.16.
v 2.21.
w 5.13. 7.12. 8.8. Zaga 3.27.
x 6.1.
y 5.16.
z 5.13. 7.12. 8.8. Zaga 3.27.
a 1.13.
b Jobe 1.21. Hlab. 49.17.
c 5.16.
d 1.3.
e Zaga 11.29.
f Hlab. 127.2.
g 2.24.
h 2.1.
i 2.10.
j 6.2. Jobe 1.21.
k 2 Lan. 1.11.
l 3.13.