Izaga 25:1-28
25 Nalezi zizaga zakaSolomoni,+ abantu bakaHezekiya+ ikosi yakwaJuda abazikopululako:
2 Kuyiphazimulo kaZimu ukubamba ifihlo,+Begodu kuyiphazimulo yamakhosi ukuhlolisisa ngendaba.
3 Njengombana izulu liphakeme nephasi lizikile,Injalo ihliziyo yamakhosi ayiphenyeki.
4 Umuntu nakasusa okungakahlwengeki phezu kwesiliva,Isiliva lizokuhlwengeka khulu.+
5 Susa okhohlakeleko phambi kwekosi,Begodu ubukhosi bayo buzokuqina, izokubusa ngobulungisa.+
6 Ungaziphakamisi phambi kwekosi,+Begodu ungahlali hlangana nabantu abadumileko,+
7 Ngombana kungcono bona ithi kuwe, “Yewize uzokuhlala la,”Kunokobana uzihlazise phambi kwesikhulu.+
8 Ungarhabeli ukusa indabakho ekhotho,Ngombana uzokwenzani umakhelwanakho nakakuhlazisako ngokukhamba kwesikhathi?+
9 Lungisa indaba nomakhelwanakho,+Kodwana ungavezi iimfihlo zabanye,+
10 Ngombana okulaleleko uzokuhlazisaNombiko omumbi owurhatjhako angekhe ubuyele emuva.
11 Njengama-abhula wegolide esikotlelweni sesilivaLinjalo ilizwi elikhulunywa ngesikhathi esifaneleko.+
12 Njengecici legolide nomkghabiso wegolide elihlungiwekoKunjalo ukusola kohlakaniphileko endlebeni ezwako.+
13 Njengamakhaza wegabhogo ngelanga lokuvunaSinjalo isithunywa esithembekileko kilabo abasithumileko,Ngombana sivuselela ikosaso.+
14 Njengamafu nomoya onganisi izuluUnjalo umuntu ozikhakhazisa ngokuthi uzokunikela isipho kodwana angasinikeli.+
15 Umrholi uhlulwa ngokubekezela,Nelimu elithambileko lingaphula ithambo.+
16 Nange ufumana iliju, idla kwaphela olitlhogako,Ngombana nawungathatha elinengi, ungalihlanza.+
17 Ungasolo uya endlini kamakhelwanakho,Bona angadinwa nguwe bekakuhloye.
18 Njengenondo yepi, isabula nomcibitjholo obukhaliUnjalo umuntu ofakaza amala ngomakhelwanakhe.+
19 Njengezinyo eliphukileko namkha inyawo elihluzakoKunjalo ukuthembela emuntwini ongakathembeki* ngelanga lokugandeleleka.
20 Njengomuntu ohlubula isambatho nakumakhazaNanjengeviniga ethelwa phezu kwesoda*
Unjalo umuntu obhinela ihliziyo edanileko iingoma.+
21 Nange inaba lakho lilambile, liphe uburotho lidle;Nange lomile, liphe amanzi lisele,+
22 Ngombana uzabe upakelanisa amalahle atjhisako ehlokwalo,+Begodu uJehova uzokubusisa.
23 Umoya ovela etlhagwini uletha izulu,Nelimi elihlebako lenza abantu basilingeke.+
24 Kungcono ukuhlala ekhoneni lephahlaKunokuhlala endlini yinye nomfazi othanda ukuphikisana.+
25 Njengamanzi amakhaza emphefumulweni* odiniwekoUnjalo umbiko omuhle ovela enarheni ekude.+
26 Njengomthombo onedaka nepetsi eyoniwekoUnjalo umuntu olungileko ohlengezela phambi kokhohlakeleko.
27 Akukalungi ukudla iliju khulu,+Begodu akukalungi bona umuntu azifunele iphazimulwakhe.+
28 Umuntu ongakghoni ukulawula ilaka lakhe,Ufana nedorobho amabodalo agiriziweko.+
Imitlolo Ephasi
^ Namkha kungenzeka “okhohlisako.”
^ Isoda mhlobo othileko wetswayi elisetjenziselwa ukuhlwengisa nokuvasa.
^ Qala Ihlathululo.
