Chapter 24
1 Yini na ukuba kungabekwa maxesha nguSomandla? Yini na ukuba abamaziyo bangaziboni iimini zakhe?
2 Kushenxiswa imilimandlela; Kuphangwa imihlambi, yaluswe.
3 Kuqhutywa kumkiwe ne-esile lenkedama, Kubanjiswe ngenkomo yomhlolokazi.
4 Kugilwa amahlwempu endleleni, Bazimele ndawonye abaziintsizana belizwe.
5 Khangela, njengamaesile asendle entlango, Baphuma ngomsebenzi wabo, befuna kwakusasa into yokudla; Inkqantosi sisonka sabantwana kubo.
6 Esisimini bavuna ukutya kwabo, Babhikice esidiliyeni songendawo.
7 Balala ze bengenangubo, Abananto yokuzigubungela engqeleni,
8 Bayanetha sisiphango seentaba; Bancathama ngeliwa, bengenandawo yakuzimela.
9 Kuhluthwa ebeleni iinkedama, Koniwe abaziintsizana.
10 Bahamba ze, bengenangubo; Bathwala izithungu, belambile.
11 Phakathi kweendonga zabaya bakhama ioli, Baxovula ezixovulelweni zewayini, benxaniwe noko.
12 Emizini kugula amadoda, Nomphefumlo wabangxwelerhiweyo uyakhala; Kanti uThixo akathi bubuhilihili.
13 Ngabo abo bagwilika ekukhanyeni; Abanakwazana neendlela zako, Abahlali ezingqushwini zako.
14 Kusathi qhiphu ukusa, kuvuka isihange, Sibulale iintsizana namahlwempu; Ebusuku sibe njengesela.
15 Iliso lomkrexezi ligcine ungcwalazi; Uthi, Akukho liso liya kundalama, Anxibe isigqubuthelo ebusweni.
16 Bagqobhoza izindlu emnyameni; Emini bayazivalela, Abazani nokukhanya.
17 Ngokuba ubumnyama obuthe shinyi bukukuza kokusa kubo bonke; Ngokuba bazana nokhwankqiso lobumnyama obuthe shinyi.
18 Bayakhawuleza phezu kwamanzi; Sitshabhisiwe isabelo sabo ehlabathini; Abasasingi endleleni yesidiliya.
19 Amanzi ekhephu ahluthwa ngumqwebedu nakukubalela; Aboni bahluthwa lelabafileyo.
20 Sibalibele isizalo; iimpethu ziyabamunya, Ababi sakhunjulwa; Baphulwe ke njengomthi ubugqwetha.
21 Bamphanga kakubi oludlolo, ongazalanga; Abangamenzelanga okulungileyo umhlolokazi.
22 Wolula imihla yeembalasane ngamandla akhe, Ziphakame bezise zibuncamile ubomi.
23 Uzinika inkoloseko, zayame, Amehlo akhe abe phezu kweendlela zazo,
24 Ziphakame: kube mzuzwana zingabikho. Zithe ngqu, zibuthiwe njengabanye bonke, Zinqanyulwe njengesikhwebu sengqolowa.
25 Ukuba kanti akunjalo, ngubani na owondenza othetha amanga, Akwenze into engento ukuthetha kwam?