Siphetfo sabo bonkhe
1Ngacabangisisa ngako konkhe loko, ngabona kutsi lolungile nalohlakaniphile nako konkhe labakwentako kusesandleni saNkulunkulu, nome kulutsandvo nome kuyinzondo; kute lowatiko. Konkhe lokusembikwabo kulite.
2Bonkhe banasiphetfo sinye: labalungile nalabangakalungi, labahle nalababi, labahlantekile nalabangcolile, labenta imihlatjelo nalabangayenti.
Njengobe kunjalo kumuntfu lolungile,
kuyawuba njalo nakulosoni;
nanjengobe kunjalo kulabo labenta tifungo,
kutawuba njalo nakulabo labesaba kutenta.
3Naku lokubi kuko lokwentekako lapha ngaphansi kwemtfunti welilanga: Bonkhe behlelwa siphetfo lesifananako. Ngetulu kwaloko tinhlitiyo tebantfu tigcwele bubi, kantsi kunebuhlanya etinhlitiyweni tabo basaphila, emvakwaloko bangena ekufeni. 4Kodvwa kulowo losabalelwa kulabaphilako litsemba lisekhona; khumbula kutsi inja lephilako incono kunelibhubesi lelifile.
5Liciniso, labaphilako bayati kutsi batakufa,
kodvwa labafile abati lutfo;
sebate umvuzo,
abasakhunjulwa ngisho nekukhunjulwa.
6Kubo lutsandvo, nenzondo, nemona sekwaphela,
bangeke baphindze babe nesabelo kuko konkhe
lokwentiwako lapha emhlabeni.
7Hamba udle kudla kwakho ngenjabulo,
unatse liwayini lakho ngenhlitiyo lejabulako,
ngobe Nkulunkulu uyakuvumela kuloku lokwenta nyalo.
8Tembatfo takho atihlale timhlophe,
nenhloko yakho ihlale igcotjiswe ngemafutsa enjabulo.
9Tijabulise ngekuphila nemfati wakho lomtsandzako, kuto tonkhe tinsuku letendlula ngekushesha, Nkulunkulu lakuphe tona lapha ngaphansi kwemtfunti welilanga. Ngobe phela loko sabelo sakho ekuphileni kwakho nasekukhandlekeni kwakho lapha ngaphansi kwemtfunti welilanga. 10Wonkhe umsebenti losetandleni takho wente ngemandla akho onkhe, ngobe ethuneni lapho uya khona, kute kusebenta, nekucabanga, nelwati kanye nekuhlakanipha.
11Kukhona lokunye lengikubonile lapha ngaphansi kwemtfunti welilanga:
Ematubane lamakhulu akusiwo
lenta umuntfu aphumelele emncintiswaneni,
nemandla akusiwo lenta uncobe ekulweni,
kantsi nekudla akutfolwa ngulabahlakaniphile bodvwa,
nebunjinga abusibo balabakhaliphe ngengcondvo kuphela,
nemphumelelo ayisiyo yalabanelikhono;
kodvwa sikhatsi nematfuba kubehlela bonkhe.
12Ngetulu kwaloko kute umuntfu lowatiko kutsi sikhatsi sakhe siyawufika nini:
Njengenhlanti ibanjwa enetheni,
nenyoni igcotjwa sifu,
kanjalo nebantfu babanjwa
kufikelwa tikhatsi letimbi bangakaticapheli.
Kuhlakanipha kuncono kunebulima
13Ngiphindze ngabona lokunye futsi lapha ngaphansi kwemtfunti welilanga, lekwaba sibonelo lesikhulu sekuhlakanipha kimi. 14Bekunelidolobha lelincane lelalinebantfu labambalwa kulo. Kwefika lenkhulu inkhosi lenemandla itekulihlasela, yalivimbetela, yakha takhiwo tekulihlasela lelidolobha. 15Kwakukhona indvodza lemphofu kulelo dolobha leyayinekuhlakanipha; yona yodvwa nje ngekuhlakanipha kwayo yalisindzisa lelidolobha. Kodvwa kwabate namunye lowakhumbula lutfo ngaleyo ndvodza. 16Ngako enhlitiyweni yami ngatsi: “Kuhlakanipha kuncono kunetikhwepha.” Kodvwa lokuhlakanipha kwalomuntfu lomphofu kwatsatselwa phansi, nemavi akhe akazange anakwe ngumuntfu.
17Umuntfu lohlakaniphile lokhuluma inhlitiyo yakhe ngalelipholile kuncono alalelwe kakhulu kunekulalela umphatsi lolibala kumemeta, anika imiyalo etilimeni.
18Kuhlakanipha kuncono kunetikhali temphi,
kodvwa soni lesisodvwa sibhubhisa lokuhle lokukhulu,
lokwentiwe kahle.
