USirakhi 7

₁Ungenzi okubi, nokubi akunakukwehlela; ₂deda kokubi nakho kodeda kuwe. ₃Ndodana, ungatshali emiseleni yokungalungi, ngokuba awunakuzuza ngokuphindiwe. ₄Ungasiceli isikhundla kuSimakade noma isihlalo esihloniphekile kumbusi. ₅Ungazenzi olungileyo phambi kwenkosi noma ukhombise ukuhlakanipha kwakho kuyo. ₆Ungalangazeleli ukuba ngumahluleli; funa ungabi namandla okuqeda ububi, noma wesabe abasezikhundleni bese uphambana nobuwena. ₇Ungenzi okubi emphakathini, futhi ungazihlazi kubantu. ₈Unganqwabeli isono phezu kwesono, ngoba uyojeza noma sisinye. ₉Ungasho ukuthi: “USimakade uyakunaka izipho zami eziningi; nokuthi lapho ngenza umhlatshelo koPhezukonke, uyakuwamukela.”

₁₀Ungakhathali ukukhuleka futhi ungadembeseli iminikelo yesihle. ₁₁Ungamhleki omunye ngoba ephoxekile, ngoba munye ophakamisayo nowehlisayo. ₁₂Ungakuhlosi ukukhohlisa umfowenu noma wenze okufanayo kumngani. ₁₃Ungavumi neze ukuqamba amanga ngoba lokho kungumkhuba ongenazithelo ezinhle. ₁₄Ungakhulumeli futhi phakathi kwezikhulu zebandla, nalapho ukhuleka ungathemelezi. ₁₅Ungakuvilapheli ukusebenza ngezandla ngoba ukusebenza umhlaba kwamiswa ngoPhezukonke. ₁₆Ungazihlanganisi nezoni, ukhumbule ukuthi ulaka alunakulibala. ₁₇Zithobe ngokupheleleyo, ngokuba ukubhujiswa kwababi kungomlilo nempethu.

₁₈Ungamdayisi umngani wakho ngenxa yenzuzo, nomfowenu wegazi ngenxa yegolide lase-Sofire. ₁₉Ungamxoshi umfazi ohlakaniphile nolungile; ngokuba ubuhle bakhe bedlula igolide. ₂₀Ungasihlukumezi isisebenzi esisebenza ngokwethembeka, noma abaqashiweyo abazinikele emsebenzini wabo. ₂₁Siphathe ngothando isisebenzi esihlakaniphileyo, ungayinqindi inkululeko yaso.

₂₂Unazo yini izinkomo? Ziphathe kahle, uma zikulethela inzuzo ungehlukani nazo. ₂₃Unawo amadodana na?, aqondise uwafake endleleni esemancane. ₂₄Unawo amadodakazi na? Vikela ubuntombi bawo, ungawabuki ngomhawu. ₂₅Yendise indodakazi yakho, uyobe ufeze umsebenzi omkhulu; kodwa uyiganisele umyeni onengqondo. ₂₆Unaye yini umfazi okuthokozisayo?, ungamlahli; kodwa ungazibopheleli kulowo ongathembekile kuwe.

₂₇Mhloniphe uyihlo ngenhliziyo yakho yonke, ungazikhohlwa izinseka zikanyoko. ₂₈Khumbula ukuthi ukhona ngenxa yabazali bakho, uyobenzelani ngalokho abakwenzela khona na? ₂₉Yesabe iNkosi ngomphefumulo wakho wonke uhloniphe nabaphristi bakho. ₃₀Mthande uMdali wakho ngamandla akho onke, ungazishiyi izinceku zakhe zinganakekelwe.

₃₁Mesabe uSimakade, umhloniphe umphristi, umnike isabelo sakhe njengoba uyaliwe: izithelo zokuqala, umnikelo wecala, umnikelo wenkomo, umnikelo wokuyingcwele nokwezithelo zokuqala okwezinto ezingcwele. ₃₂Yelulela isandla sakho nakwabampofu, ukuze sipheleliswe isibusiso sakho. ₃₃Baphe ngokwenama bonke abaphilayo, ungabagodleli umusa nasebafa. ₃₄Ungabafulatheli abalilayo kodwa lila kanye nabo. ₃₅Ungangabazi ukuhambela abagulayo ngoba ngokwenze njalo uyothandeka. ₃₆Kukho konke okukhulumayo, khumbula isiphetho sempilo yakho; uma wenze njalo awusoze wona naphakade.