USirakhi 35

₁Lowo ogcina umthetho wenza iminikelo eminingi; nalowo olalela imiyalelo wenza umnikelo wokuphila kahle. ₂Lowo owenza isenzo sesihawu unikela ngokolweni wekhethelo, nalowo owenza iminikelo unikela ngokubonga. ₃Ukuzivikela ebubini kuyayithokozisa iNkosi, kanti nokubalekela ukungalungi kuyisihlengo soqobo. ₄Ungezi phambi kweNkosi ungaphethe lutho, ngokuba konke okunikelayo kungukugcwalisa umthetho.

₅Iminikelo yabalungileyo iyalicebisa i-althare, futhi iphunga lawo elimnandi likhuphukela koPhezukonke. ₆Umnikelo wabalungileyo uyemukeleka, futhi kawusoze wakhohlakala. ₇Nikela eNkosini umnikelo oyifaneleyo nohloniphekile, ungabi liqonqela lapho unikela ngezithelo zokuqala zezandla zakho. ₈Ngazo zonke izipho ozinikelayo khombisa ubuso obuthokozile, futhi unikele okweshumi ngokuthokoza.

₉Mnike Ophezukonke njengoba nawe ekunikile, uthokoza, umnike ngokuphana njengokwamandla akho. ₁₀ngokuba uSimakade nguye okunika umvuzo, uyakukubuyisela ngokuphindwe kasikhombisa. ₁₁Unganikeli kuye umnikelo wokumthenga, ngokuba ngeke awemukele; ₁₂futhi ungabambeleli eminikelweni yokungethembeki; uSimakade ungumahluleli, kuye akukho ukwenzelela.

₁₃Akanakwenzelela lapho ebhekene nabampofu; uyakuwulalela umkhuleko walowo owoniwe. ₁₄Akayikuthalalisa lapho ezwa umkhuleko wentandane, nalapho umfelokazi ethulula ukukhathazeka kwenhliziyo yakhe. ₁₅Ngabe izinyembezi zomfelokazi azigijimi zehle ezihlathini zakhe lapho ekhala nesililo ngalowo omdicilela phansi na? ₁₆Lowo omsebenzi wakhe uyithokozisa iNkosi uyakwamukelwa, nomkhuleko wakhe wofinyelela emafini.

₁₇Umkhuleko wothobekileyo udabula amafu, awunakuphumula ungakakufezi owenzelwe khona; ₁₈awunakupheza aze Ophezukonke awuphendule enze ubulungisa kwabalungileyo futhi enze nokwahlulela. ₁₉Impela, iNkosi ayinakuthalalisa, njengeqhawe ayiyukuba nasineke ₂₀ize ichithe labo abangenasisa; ibuyisele impindiselo ezizweni; ₂₁ize ichithe izinkumbi zabangalaleli, yephule umnsalo wabangalungile; ₂₂inike izidalwa njengokwezenzo zazo, nemisebenzi yabo njengokwemicabango yabo; ₂₃ize yahlulele icala labantu bayo yenze bathokoze emseni wayo. ₂₄Umusa wayo ufana nokwamukelwa ngesikhathi sobunzima, nanjengamafu emvula ngesikhathi sesomiso.