6Kukhona ububi esengibubonile ngaphansi kwelanga, njalo buvamile ebantwinia: 2 Umuntub uNkulunkulu amnikec inothod lengceboe lodumof ukuze angasweleli umphefumulo wakhe ulutho kukho konke akufisayo, kodwa uNkulunkulu angamniki amandla ukuthi adle kukho, kodwa owemzini uyakudla; lokhu kuyize, njalo kuyisifo esibig.

3 Uba umuntu ezala abantwana abalikhulu, aphile iminyaka eminengi, ukuze insuku zeminyaka yakhe zibe zinengih, kodwa umphefumulo wakhe ungasuthiswa ngokuhlei, futhi angabi lakungcwatshwaj, ngithi umphunzo ungcono kulayek. 4 Ngoba uza ngeze, uye emnyameni, lebizo lawo lisitshekelwe emnyamenil; 5 futhi kawulibonanga ilanga, kawulalwazi; lo ulokuphumula kulayem. 6 Yebo, lanxa ephila iminyaka eyinkulungwane, ephindwe kabilin, kanti engabonanga okuhleo; bonke kabayi yini endaweni eyodwap?

7 Wonke umtshikatshika womuntu ngowomlomo wakheq, kube kanti inkanuko kayisuthir. 8 Ngoba ohlakaniphileyo ulani okwedlula isithutha? Ulani umyanga owazi ukuhamba phambi kwabaphilayos? 9 Kungcono ukubona kwamehlo kulokuzulazula1 kwenkanukot. Lokhu lakho kuyize lokukhathazeka komoyau.

10 Osekukhonav sekuke kwathiwa ibizo lakhow, njalo kuyaziwa ukuthi kungumuntu, lokuthi kalakho ukuphikisanax lolamandla kulayey. 11 Ngoba zinengi izinto ezandisa ize; kuyinzuzo bani emuntwiniz? 12 Ngoba ngubani okwaziyo okulungele umuntu empilweni, enanini lensuku zempilo yakhe eyize ayichitha njengesithunzia? Ngoba ngubani ongatshela umuntub lokho okuzakuba khona emva kwakhe ngaphansi kwelangac?