Isahluko 24
1
“Kungani ukuba uSomandla angazibekeleli izikhathi zokwahlulela, abamaziyo babone imihla yakhe, na?
2
Imincele iyasuswa; bahlwitha imihlambi, bayiklabise.
3
Bamukisa imbongolo yezintandane, nenkomo yomfelokazi bayayithatha ibe yisibambiso.
4
Bafuzula abaswelayo endleleni; abampofu bomhlaba bacasha ndawonye.
5
Bheka, njengezimbongolo ehlane bayaphumela emisebenzini yabo befunisisa ukudla; ihlane lingukudla kwabo abakunika abantwana babo.
6
Emasimini bavuna ifoliji; bakhothoza esivinini somubi.
7
Ebusuku balala nqunu bengenangubo, bengenanto yokuzisibekela emakhazeni.
8
Bamanzi ngezihlambi zasezintabeni; basingatha idwala bengenasiphephelo.
9
Intandane ihlwithwa ebeleni, nengane yompofu ithathwa ibe yisibambiso,
10
bahambe nqunu bengenangubo, bethwele izithungu, belambile.
11
Benza amafutha phakathi kwezingange zabahluphi; banyathela izikhamo zewayini, kepha bayoma.
12
Bexoshwe emzini abafayo bayabubula; imiphefumulo yabalimeleyo iyakhala, kepha uNkulunkulu akanaki lokho okubi.
13
“Bakhona abakuhlubukile ukukhanya; abazi indlela yakho, abanamatheli emikhondweni yakho.
14
Umbulali uvuka ekuseni, abulale ompofu noswelayo; ebusuku unjengesela.
15
Iso lesiphingi libheka ukuhlwa ngokuthi: ‘Malingangiboni iso,’ sisithe ubuso baso.
16
Bafohla izindlu sekumnyama; emini bayazivalela; ukukhanya abakwazi.
17
Ngokuba ithunzi lokufa kubo bonke labo linjengokusa, lokhu beyazi ingebhe yethunzi lokufa.
18
“Banejubane ebusweni bamanzi; izabelo zabo ziqalekisiwe emhlabeni; abasayikuphendukela endleleni yezivini.
19
Ukoma nokushisa kuyaqeda amanzi eqhwa; kanjalo indawo yabafileyo labo abonileyo.
20
Isizalo siyamkhohlwa; izimpethu ziyamsobozela; akasayikukhunjulwa; ukungalungi kuyaphulwa njengomuthi.
21
Uyayidla inyumba engazaliyo; akenzeli umfelokazi okuhle.
22
Uyadonsa namaqhawe ngamandla akhe; uyavuka; akakho osenethemba lokuphila.
23
UNkulunkulu uyamnika ukuba alondeke, asekelwe; kepha amehlo akhe aphezu kwezindlela zabo.
24
Bayaphakanyiswa; emva kwesikhashana abasekho; bayaphela njengabanye, bafe; babuna njengezihloko zezikhwebu.
25
“Uma kungenjalo, ngubani ongangenza onamanga, awenze ize amazwi ami, na?”