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8Ngubani onjengohlakaniphileyo? Ngubani-ke owazi ukuchasiswa kolutho? Inhlakanipho yomuntua iyakhanyisa ubuso bakhe, lobulukhuni bobuso bakhe buyaguqulwab. 2 Ngithi: Gcina umlayo wenkosi, lanjengokwesifungo sikaNkulunkulucd. 3 Ungaphangisie ukusuka phambi kwayof, ungemi edabeni olubi, ngoba yenza konke ekuthandayog. 4 Lapho okulelizwi lenkosi khona kulamandlah; njalo ngubani ongathi kuyo: Wenzanii? 5 Lowo ogcina umlayo kayikwazi into embi, lenhliziyo yohlakaniphileyo iyasazi isikhathi lokwahlulelaj.
6 Ngoba kulo lonke udaba kulesikhathik lokwahlulelal, ngoba ububi bomuntu bukhulu phezu kwakhe. 7 Ngoba kakwazi ukuthi kuzakuba yinim, ngoba ngubani ongamtshela ukuthi kuzakuba ninin? 8 Kakulamuntu olamandla phezu komoyao ukubamba umoyap, njalo kalamandla osukwini lokufaq; njalo kakukho ukukhululwa kuleyompir, lobubi kabuyikukhulula abaninibos. 9 Konke lokhu ngikubonile, nganikela inhliziyo yami emsebenzini wonke owenziwa ngaphansi kwelanga; kulesikhathi lapho umuntu abusa khona umuntu kube yikulimala kwakhe.
10 Ngokunjalo-ke ngabona ababi bengcwatshwat, ababevela njalo baye endaweni engcweleu, abasebekhohlakele emzini lapho ababenze khona okunjalo. Lokhu lakho kuyizev. 11 Ngoba isigwebo ngesenzo esibi singenziwa masinyanew, ngenxa yalokho inhliziyo yabantwana babantu igcwele ngaphakathi kwabo ukwenza okubix. 12 Lanxa isoni sisenza okubi izikhathi ezilikhulu, lensukuy zaso zelulweza, kube kanti sibili ngiyazi ukuthib kuzabalungela labo abamesabayo uNkulunkulu, abesabayo phambi kwakhec. 13 Kodwa omubi kakuyikumlungelade; futhi kayikwelula insuku zakhe; unjengesithunzi ngoba kesabi phambi kukaNkulunkuluf. 14 Kukhona okuyize okwenziwayo emhlabeni, ukuthi bakhona abalungileyo abehlelwa njengokomsebenzi wababig, bakhona lababi abehlelwa njengokomsebenzi wabalungileyo. Ngathi: Lokhu lakho kuyizeh. 15 Ngakho mina ngababaza intokozo; ngoba umuntu kalalutho oluhle ngaphansi kwelanga, ngaphandle kokudla lokunatha lokuthokozai, ngoba lokhu kuzahlala laye ekutshikatshikeni kwakhe ensukwini zempilo yakhe uNkulunkulu amnike zona ngaphansi kwelangaj.
16 Lapho nganikela inhliziyo ukwazi inhlakanipho lokubona umsebenzi owenziwa emhlabeni, (ngoba futhi ukhona ongaboni ubuthongo ngamehlo akhe emini lebusukuk) 17 ngasengibona wonke umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu ukuthi umuntu kalakho ukufumana umsebenzi owenziwayo ngaphansi kwelangal; ngoba lanxa umuntu etshikatshika ukukudinga, kube kanti kayikukufumana; yebo futhi, lanxa ohlakaniphileyo angathi uyazi, kayikuba lakho ukukutholam.
a Zaga 4.8,9. 17.24.
b Hlab. 19.8. Seb. 6.15.
c 3.18.
d Eks. 22.11. 2 Sam. 21.7. 1 Kho. 2.43. 1 Lan. 29.24. Roma 13.5.
e 7.9.
f 10.4.
g 1 Lan. 20.4. Hlab. 1.1.
h 8.8.
i Jobe 9.12. Jobe 34.18.
j 12.14.
k 3.1.
l 12.14.
m Zaga 24.22.
n 6.12. 10.14. 9.12. 3.22.
o 7.19.
p Jobe 14.5.
q 8.8.
r Dute. 20.5-8.
s 5.11.
t Esta 4.16.
u Mat. 24.15. Neh. 11.1.
v 9.5. Zaga 10.7.
w Hlab. 10.6. 50.21. Isa. 26.10. Roma 2.4,5. 2 Pet. 3.9.
x Esta 7.5. Seb. 5.3.
y Isa. 65.20.
z 8.12. 7.15.
a Dute. 4.40. 12.25. Isa. 3.10.
b Dute. 4.40. 12.25. Isa. 3.10.
c Hlab. 37.10,11,18,19. Zaga 1.32.33. Mat. 25.34,41.
d Hlab. 37.10,11,18,19. Zaga 1.32.33. Mat. 25.34,41.
e Isa. 3.11.
f Jobe 14.2.
g 7.15. 9.1-3. Hlab. 73.14.
h Jobe 21.7.
i 2.24.
j Gen. 29.34.
k 5.3.
l 3.11. Jobe 5.9.
m Hlab. 73.16.