IZaga 25

₂Kuludumo kuNkulunkulu ukusibekela izinto,

kodwa kuludumo lwamakhosi ukuphenyisisa udaba.

₃Njengalokhu amazulu ephakeme,

nomhlaba ujulile,

injalo nenhliziyo yamakhosi, ayiphenyisiseki.

₄Susa amanyela esiliveni

ukuze umkhandi athole

azokwakha ngakho isitsha.

₅Susa isikhohlakali phambi kwenkosi,

khona isihlalo sayo sobukhosi

sizoqiniswa ngokulunga.

₆Ungaziphakamisi phambi kwenkosi,

ungami endaweni yabakhulu,

₇ngokuba kungcono ukuba kuthiwe kuwe:

“Yenyukela lapha,”

kunokuba wehliselwe phansi

phambi kwesikhulu asesibonile amehlo akho.

₈Ungasheshi uphume uye enkantolo,

ngokuba uyokwenzenjani ekugcineni,

lapho umakhelwane wakho

esekuthela ngehlazo na?

₉Khuluma udaba lwakho nomakhelwane wakho,

ungayidaluli imfihlo yomunye,

₁₀funa okuzwayo akuthele ngehlazo,

ungabe usahlonishwa.

₁₁Izwi elikhulunywe ngesikhathi esifaneleyo

lifana namahhabhula egolide

asezitsheni zesiliva.

₁₂Njengecici legolide

nemvunulo yegolide elicolisekileyo,

unjalo osola ohlakaniphileyo

onendlebe elalelayo.

₁₃Njengokubanda kweqhwa ngosuku lokuvuna,

sinjalo isithunywa esithembekileyo kosithumileyo,

ngokuba sivuselela ukuphila kumniniso.

₁₄Njengamafu nomoya ngaphandle kwemvula,

unjalo umuntu ozincoma ngesipho angasiphiwanga.

₁₅Ngokubekezela, umbusi angathanjiswa,

nolimi oluthambileyo luyawaphoqoza amathambo.

₁₆Uma uthole uju,

yidla okwanele wena,

funa lukucike, bese uphalaza.

₁₇Unyawo lwakho malungavami endlini

yomakhelwane wakho,

funa adinwe nguwe, bese ekuzonda.

₁₈Umuntu ofakaza amanga ngomakhelwane wakhe,

ufana nesando, nenkemba,

nomcibisholo obukhali.

₁₉Ukwethemba ombuluzayo ngosuku lokuhlupheka,

kunjengezinyo elephukileyo

nonyawo olwenyelileyo.

₂₀Ohubela inhliziyo edangeleyo izihlabelelo,

unjengokhumula ibhantshi ngosuku kumakhaza,

nanjengothela uviniga esilondeni.

₂₁Uma okuzondayo elambile,

mnike ukudla, adle;

uma omile,

muphe amanzi aphuze.

₂₂Ngokuba uyakuthela

amalahle omlilo ekhanda lakhe,

bese kuthi wena uSimakade akuvuze.

₂₃Umoya wasenyakatho uletha imvula,

nolimi oluhlebayo ludala ubuso obuthukuthele.

₂₄Kungcono ukuhlala egumbini lophahla,

kunokuhlala endlini nowesifazane onothuthuva.

₂₅Njengamanzi aqandayo emphinjeni owomileyo,

unjalo umbiko omuhle

ovela ezweni elikude.

₂₆Njengomthombo odungekileyo

nesiphethu esonakeleyo,

unjalo olungileyo ozanyazanyiswa phambi komubi.

₂₇Akukuhle ukudla uju oluningi,

nokuzifunela udumo phezu kodumo.

₂₈Umuntu ongakwazi ukuzithiba,

ufana nomuzi odiliziwe,

ongasenalo ugange.