IZAFOBE 9

₁Ubulumko buyakhile indlu yabo,

bayenzela iintsika ezisixhenxe.

₂Ubulumko buxhelile, bayixuba newayini;

kwaye netafile sebuyidekile.

₃Buthume izicakazana ukuba zime ezindulini,

zazise apho edolophini, zithi:

₄“Yizani nonke, nina bangaqondiyo.”

Kanti ke kwabaswele ukuqonda buthi:

₅“Ngenani nitye ukutya endikulungisileyo,

nisele newayini endiyixubileyo.

₆Lahlani ubuyatha, khon' ukuze niphile;

hambani ngendlela yeengqondi.

₇“Othethisa umgxeki uzibizela ukuthukwa;

okhalimela isikhohlakali udibana nokunyeliswa.

₈Sukuziduba ngokululeka umgxeki kuba wosuka akucaphukele;

kambe ke wakululeka isilumko sitsho sikuhloniphe.

₉Wakusifundisa isilumko sitsho silumke ngaphezulu.

Ukuba uyalicebisa ilungisa litsho longeze ulutho kulwazi lwalo.

₁₀“Isiseko sobulumko kukuthobela *uNdikhoyo;

umntu omaziyo oyiNgcwele kanye uzuza ingqiqo.

₁₁Mna bulumko ndoyenza ibe mininzi imihla yakho,

ndiyongeze iminyaka yobomi bakho.

₁₂Xa usisilumko woncedwa bubulumko bakho;

kanti xa ungumgxeki iya kuba nguwe kanye ohluphekayo.”

₁₃Umfazi onguNobudenge usoloko engxola;

yindlavinikazi engazi nto.

₁₄Uthanda ukuhlala emnyango endlwini yakhe

okanye kwiindawo eziphezulu edolophini,

₁₅ufike selemana ekhwaza abantu abadlula ngendlela,

behamba bexakeke yimicimbi yabo,

₁₆esithi: “Yizani apha nonke, nina bangaqondiyo!”

Kwabaswele ukuqonda uthi:

₁₇“Akamnandi ngako amanzi abiweyo!

Kanti ke nokutya okutyiwa ekufihlekeni kokona kunencasa.”

₁₈Abamphulaphulayo abaqondi ukuba kukufa okubalindele apho;

abazi ukuba abo bakhe bamtyelela xa kungokunje bakwelabafileyo.