Kucindzetelwa, nemshikashika, nekweswela bungani
1Ngaphindze ngabuka ngabona konkhe kucindzetelana lokwentiwako lapha ngaphansi kwemtfunti welilanga:
Ngabona tinyembeti talabacindzetelwe,
bate ngisho nemdvudvuti;
emandla abengakubacindzeteli babo, kodvwa labo labacindzetelwe
bate ngisho nemdvudvuti.
2Ngakhandza kutsi labafile bayajabula;
labo lasebalala bancono kunalaba labaphilako.
3Kodvwa loncono kunabo bonkhe ngulowo losengakatalwa
losengakawuboni lomonakalo
lowenteka lapha ngaphansi kwemtfunti welilanga.
4Ngabona kutsi wonkhe umshikashika nako konkhe kuphumelela kwemuntfu kusukela ekuhawukeleni kwakhe lutfo kumakhelwane wakhe. Nako loko kulite, kufanana nekucosha umoya.
5Silima sigoca tandla, silambe size sife. 6Kuncono kubamba ngesandla sinye ube nekuthula emoyeni, kunekubamba emabhabha ngemshikashika nekucosha umoya.
7Ngaphindze futsi ngabona lokunye lokulite lapha ngaphansi kwemtfunti welilanga:
8Bekunemuntfu labehleti yedvwana,
abengenandvodzana ate nemnakabo.
Abeshikaneka siphelane
ajinge angeneliseki ngebunjinga bakhe,
watibuta watsi: “Empeleni ngikhandlekela bani?
Ngitemukelani lokujabula?”
Nako loko kulite, umsebenti lolusizi!
9Babili bancono kunamunye,
ngobe batfola umvuzo lomuhle ngemsebenti wabo:
10Nakuwa lomunye wabo,
lomngani wakhe uyamsita amsukumise,
kodvwa maye kulowo muntfu loyedvwa,
lotsi nakawa angabi naye lotamsita amsukumise.
11Kantsi futsi bantfu nabalele bababili bayafutfumetana;
kodvwa umuntfu angatifutfumeta kanjani alele yedvwa?
12Nangabe umuntfu ayedvwa, angehlulwa nakahlaselwa;
kantsi nabababili bangativikela.
Intsambo lenemicu lemitsatfu ayisheshi idzabuke.
Intfutfuko ilite
13Uncono umuntfu lomusha lophuyile nalohlakaniphile kunenkhosi lendzala lesilima nalengasatitsatsi teluleko. 14Umuntfu lomusha angaphuma ejele angene esihlalweni sebukhosi, nome abengulotelwe angulomphofu embusweni walenkhosi. 15Ngabona kutsi bonkhe bantfu labake baphila lapha ngaphansi kwemtfunti welilanga balandzela lona lomusha labetsetse sikhundla senkhosi. 16Bangaba banyenti kabi bantfu labangabuswa yinkhosi. Kodvwa itawutsi ingakhotsama, bantfu bangakubongi loko lekwentile. Nako loko kulite, kufanana nekucosha umoya.
