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₁Ibusisiwe indoda enomfazi olungileyo; izinsuku zokuphila kwayo ziyophindwa kabili. ₂Umfazi othembekile uletha injabulo kumyeni wakhe, futhi uyakuyiqeda iminyaka yakhe ngokuthula. ₃Umfazi olungile uyisibusiso esikhulu, uyakuphiwa ezibusisweni ezabelwe indoda eyesaba uNkulunkulu. ₄Noma ngabe ucebile noma umpofu, inhliziyo yakhe yanelisiwe, futhi ubuso bakhe buhlala buchachambe njalo. ₅Inhliziyo yami yesaba izinto ezintathu, eyesine ingifaka uvalo olukhulu: ukuhlebana emuzini, ukubuthana kwesixuku, nokusolwa ngokungafanele, zonke lezi zinto zimbi ukwedlula ukufa. ₆Kepha kungubuhlungu nosizi enhliziyweni uma owesifazane ekhwelezela imbangi yakhe, bese isihluku solimi lwakhe saziwa yibo bonke.

₇Umfazi ongcolile ufana nejoka elihuzulayo, ukubamba yena kufana nokubamba ufezela. ₈Umfazi odakiwe uvusa ulaka olukhulu, kakwazi ukufihla ihlazo lakhe. ₉Iso eligcwele ukonakala liyamdayisa owesifazane ongenasimilo, kuthi izinkophe zakhe zimveze obala. ₁₀Yiphathe ngesandla esiqinile indodakazi yakho enekhanda elilukhuni, ngaphandle kwalokho, uma ike yathola intutshana, iyakuyisebenzisa. ₁₁Aqaphele amehlo ayo anokwedelela, futhi ungamangali lapho ikhombisa indelelo kuwe. ₁₂Njengesihambi esomile esivula umlomo waso ukuba siphuze noma yimaphi amanzi esiwatholayo, uyakuhlala phambi kwanoma yisiphi isigxobo setende, avule umxhaka wakhe kunoma yimuphi umcibisholo. ₁₃Ubuhle bowesifazane buyamthokozisa umyeni wakhe, nobuciko bakhe benamisa inhliziyo yakhe.

₁₄Umfazi othule uyisipho esivela eNkosini, futhi ayikho into enhle eyedlula ukuzithoba kwakhe. ₁₅Umfazi othobekile wenezela ubuhle phezu kobuhle, futhi akukho silinganiso esingalinganisa ubumhlophe bakhe. ₁₆Njengelanga liphuma ekuphakameni kukaSimakade, bunjalo ubuhle bomfazi olungile ekhaya lakhe eliqondiswe kahle. ₁₇Njengelambu elikhanyayo ezitsheni ezingcwele, bunjalo ubuso obuhle emzimbeni omi kahle. ₁₈Njengezinsika zegolide ezisekelweni zesiliva, injalo imilenze emihle nezinyawo ezinhle.

₁₉Mntanami, bugcine ubuhle bobusha bakho, futhi unganikeli ngamandla akho kubantu ongabazi. ₂₀Funa isivande esivundile ethafeni lonke bese utshala eyakho imbewu kuso wethembile ubuhle bayo. ₂₁Khona inzalo yakho iyakuchuma, ibe nokuziqhenya ngokuvela olibeni oluhle, futhi iyakwanda kakhulu. ₂₂Isifebe sifana nesikhwehlela, owesifazane oganile ufana nombhoshongo wokufa kwabathandana naye. ₂₃Owesifazane ongenaNkulunkulu ufanele indoda engenamthetho, kodwa owesifazane olungileyo unikezwa njengesabelo endodeni emesabayo uSimakade.

₂₄Umfazi ongenamahloni uhlala njalo enza okuyichilo, kodwa indodakazi ezithobile iba namahloni phambi komyeni wayo. ₂₅Umfazi onekhanda elilukhuni ufaniswa nenja, kodwa lowo oyaziyo into eyihlazo uyamesaba uNkulunkulu. ₂₆Umfazi omhloniphayo umyeni wakhe ubonwa yibo bonke ukuthi uhlakaniphile, kodwa uma emthela ngehlazo ekuphakameni kwakhe, uyakwaziwa yibo bonke njengongenaNkulunkulu. Ibusisiwe indoda enomfazi olungileyo, ngokuba iminyaka yayo iyophindwa kabili.

₂₇Umfazi okhulumela futhi nakakhulu, ufana nomtshingo onkenezayo, wonke umuntu onjalo uphila enxushunxushwini yempi. ₂₈Zimbili izinto eziletha isililo emphefumulweni wami, kodwa lena yesithathu ingenza ngisitshekelwe ulaka: iqhawe elinqibayo ngenxa yobuphofu, amadoda ahlakaniphile kodwa aphathiswa okwezinto ezenyanyisayo, nomuntu ophenduka ekulungeni enze isono – iNkosi iyakumlungisela inkemba onjalo. ₂₉Kulukhuni kumhwebi ukuba angoni, nomdayisi kaphephile esonweni.