Bible Society of South Africa

Bible Reading Plan – Day 139

Itekisi yeBhayibhile

IZAFOBE 20

1Iwayini ngumgxeki; utywala yingxolo;

umntu ohexiswa bubo akanabo ubulumko.

2Ukumkani xa enomsindo nqwa nengonyama enengcwangu egragramayo;

umntu omcaphukisayo ubeka ubomi bakhe emngciphekweni.

3Umntu onesidima uyasicezela isiphithi-phithi;

kanti ke sona isiyatha siyathanda ukuphemba uqhushululu.

4Ivila alilimi ngexesha lokulima;

ngoko ke ngexesha lokuvuna liyafuna lingazuzi nto.

5Iingcinga zomntu zifana nequla elinzulu;

ke yena umntu oqiqayo ukha ulutho kuzo.

6Baninzi abantu abazincoma ukunyaniseka;

kodwa ke ungamzuza phi umntu othembekileyo?

7Umntu olilunga uphila ubomi obungenabala;

bayathamsanqeleka abantwana bakhe abamlandelayo.

8Ukumkani ohleli kwisihlalo sokugweba

uhluza ububi bonke ngamehlo akhe.

9Ngubani ongatshoyo athi:

“Intliziyo yam ihlambulukile;

ndinyulu, ndaye ndingenasono”?

10Amatye okuveyisha anobuqhetseba nezilinganiso ezinegobe,

zombini ezo zinto uyazicekisa uNdikhoyo.

11Nditsho kwaumntwana waziwa ngokuziphatha kwakhe –

zizinto azenzayo ezixela ukusulungeka nokuthi ngqo kwesimilo sakhe.

12Indlebe evayo neliso elibonayo,

zombini ezo zinto zenziwe nguNdikhoyo.

13Sukuzinikela ebuthongweni hleze ube lihlwempu!

Umntu ophaphamileyo akasweli kutya.

14“Hayi bo, ayilunganga kwaphela,” utsho othengayo,

kodwa asuke emke alilisele ngesisulu asifumeneyo!

15Ikho igolide, ngokunjalo namatye amaninzi axabisekileyo;

kanti ke eyona nto ixabisekileyo kukuthetha ulwazi.

16Zithathe iimpahla zomntu omele ityala londwendwe;

ewe, bambisa ngazo, kuba umele umntu wasemzini.

17Ukutya okufunyenwe ngobuqhetseba kuhla kamnandi,

kanti ke kamva kusuka kulumeze okomlomo ozele yintlabathi.

18Xa ufuna ukuphumelela qokelela amacebo;

ewe, cwangcisa uqokelele amacebo phambi kokuba uqhwaye imfazwe.

19Umntu onolwimi uyawadiza amahlebo,

ngoko ke sukudlelana nabantu abathetha gqitha.

20Umntu othuka uyise nonina

ubomi bakhe busuka buthi pam njengesibane esicime kwisithoko-thoko sobumnyama.

21Ilifa lisenokuzuzwa buphuthu-phuthu ekuqaleni,

kodwa ekugqibeleni alingekhe likuzisele amathamsanqa.

22Musa ukuthi: “Ndiya kuziphindezela ngenxa yobu bugwenxa.”

Yekela kuNdikhoyo ibe nguye okuhlangulayo.

23UNdikhoyo uyawacekisa amatye okulinganisa abunzima bungafaniyo;

isikali sobuqhetseba asilunganga.

24Umntu akanako ukuyiqonda indlela ayihambayo,

kuba amabakala obomi bakhe axhomekeke kuNdikhoyo.

25Kufana nomgibe emntwini xa enikezele ngento kuNdikhoyo buphuthu-phuthu,

aze kamva acinge ngenye indlela ngezibhambathiso zakhe.

26Ukumkani olumkileyo uyabahluza abantu abakhohlakeleyo,

abanyhashe oku kwevili lokubhula.

27Isazela somntu sisibane sikaNdikhoyo;

ngaso uphicotha konke okufihlakeleyo ngaphakathi emntwini.

28Ukumkani ukhuselwa kukunyaniseka nenceba;

isihlalo sakhe sobukhosi sixhaswa bububele.

29Isihomo samadoda amatsha ngamandla awo;

kanti ke sona isithozela samadod' amakhulu zizimvi.

30Imivumbo neenduma zahlukanisa umntu nobubi;

ukubethwa kuhlambulula ububi obungaphakathi emntwini.

IZAFOBE 21

1Ingqondo kakumkani isesandleni sikaNdikhoyo;

uyilawula ngokuthanda kwakhe, ngathi kukuhamba komlambo.

2Zonke iindlela zomntu zibonakala zilungile kwawakhe amehlo,

kanti ke nguNdikhoyo oyibeka esikalini intliziyo yomntu.

3Ukwenza ubulungisa nokuthe ngqo

kwamkelekile kuNdikhoyo kunamadini.

4Amehlo azigwagwisayo nentliziyo ezidlayo,

nditsho isibane sezikhohlakali, sisono.

5Amacebo omntu okhutheleyo amnika indyebo,

kodwa ke yena umntu otyhuthuzayo uzibizela ubuhlwempu.

6Ubutyebi obufumene ngobuqhetseba buphephetheka njengenkungu,

futhi bukubeka emngciphekweni wokufa.

7Ubundlobongela bezikhohlakali buyaziqweqwedisa,

kuba azivumi ukwenza okufanelekileyo.

8Iindlela zomntu onetyala zigoso-goso,

kodwa ke yena umntu omsulwa wenza imisebenzi efanelekileyo.

9Akunani kwaukuhlala wedwa, noba kuphezu kwendlu,

ndaweni yokuhlala ndlwini-nye nomfazi ongunogqwashu.

10Umntu okhohlakeleyo usoloko elambele ukwenza into embi;

ummelwane wakhe akafumani nceba kuye.

11Akohlwaywa umgxeki, nabangaqondiyo batsho bafumane isifundo;

sakufundiswa isilumko, sizuza ukwazi.

12UThixo olilungisa uyazazi izinto ezenzeka kwimizi yabantu abakhohlakeleyo,

yaye ke eya kuzibhangisa izikhohlakali ngenxa yobubi bazo.

13Umntu ongaphulaphuliyo xa amahlwempu ezibika

naye akayi kuhoywa xa esengxakini.

14Isipho umntu asinikwa ngasese sithomalalisa umsindo;

ewe, isicengo esigushiweyo sithothisa ingqumbo.

15Umntu olungileyo uyavuya xa izinto ziqhutywa ngokusemthethweni,

kambe ke abenzi bobubi baya kunkwantya.

16Umntu obhadulayo, emke kwiindlela zengqiqo,

uzifumanisa selekwisikhungu sabafileyo.

17Umntu othanda iziyolo uya kuba lihlwempu;

kanti ke yena umntu othanda iwayini namafutha omnquma soze abe sisityebi.

18Kulula ukuncama umntu okhohlakeleyo ngenxa yolungileyo,

othembekileyo athathe isikhundla songathembekanga.

19Kubhetele ube lilolo entlango,

kunokuhlala nomfazi onochuku okhalazayo.

20Endlwini yesilumko kusoloko kukho ubuncwane namafutha omnquma,

kodwa sona isiyatha sizavaza konke.

21Umntu oxunela ubulungisa nenceba

ufumana ubomi nobulungisa nodumo.

22Isilumko siqabela ngaphaya kweendonga zesixeko samagorha,

siyidilize inqaba athembele kuyo.

23Lowo uwubambayo umlomo wakhe nolwimi lwakhe

ukhusela ubomi bakhe kwiinkxwaleko.

24Umntu ozigwagwisayo enendelelo kuthiwa ngumgxeki –

usisityhuthu-tyhuthu esingakhathalele mntu.

25Ivila elingafuni kusebenza lizibulala ngokwalo;

kaloku izandla zalo ziqhokriwe ekusebenzeni.

26Umntu onjalo ulibala imini yonke kukucinga ngezinto azifunayo;

kanti ke yena umntu olungileyo unezinwe uyapha.

27Idini elenziwa ngumntu okhohlakeleyo liyanyanyeka,

ngakumbi xa elenza eneenjongo ezigwenxa.

28Ingqina elixokayo liyabhanga;

kanti ke lona ilizwi lomntu onyanisekileyo lihlala lihleli.

29Umntu okhohlakeleyo unobuganga bokuzicingela ukuba uyayazi into ayenzayo,

onyanisekileyo uyayicingisisa ihambo yakhe.

30Ubulumko nengqondo kunye namacebo omntu

akanakumelana nentando kaNdikhoyo.

31Amahashe angayiqeqeshelwa imfazwe,

kodwa nguNdikhoyo onika uloyiso.

IZAFOBE 22

1Igama elihle lilungile ngaphezu kwentabalala yobutyebi;

ukuba nesidima kungaphezu kwayo isiliva negolide.

2Umntu osisityebi nomntu olihlwempu ikho into ebadibanisayo:

kaloku bobabini badalwe nguNdikhoyo.

3Umfo ohlakaniphileyo uthi akuyibona isiza ingozi ayiphephe;

ke yena ongaqondiyo uthwabaza aye kungena kuyo, aze ke ave ubuhlungu yiloo nto.

4Ukuba uyazithoba, umhlonela uNdikhoyo,

uya kuxhamla ubutyebi, isidima, nobomi.

5Indlela yamatshijolo iphahlwe ngameva nemigibe;

ke yena umntu okhusela ubomi bakhe uyayicezela.

6Ukuba umntwana umqeqeshile ngendlela yokuziphatha,

soze ahlukane nayo naxa selekhulile.

7Umntu osisityebi uyalilawula ihlwempu;

nalowo ubolekayo likhoboka lalowo ubolekisayo.

8Umntu ohlwayela inkohlakalo uvuna iinkxwaleko,

nentonga yomsindo wakhe iya kwaphuka.

9Umntu onezinwe uyathamsanqeleka,

kuba kaloku uyawapha amahlwempu kukutya anako.

10Wakumgxotha umgxeki itsho iphele ingxabano,

ngokunjalo zitsho zinqamke iingxwaba-ngxwaba nokunyelisa.

11Umntu onyanisekileyo nontetho inambithekayo

uyathandwa nditsho nangukumkani.

12Amehlo kaNdikhoyo ayalwalusa ulwazi;

ke zona iintetho zabantu abaphixanisayo uyaziphanzisa.

13Ivila lithi: “Kukho ingonyama phandle!

Ndobulawa ezitalatweni!”

14Umlomo womfazi ongakwaziyo ukuziphatha nqwa nenzonzobila yomhadi;

ke bona abashwatyulelwe nguNdikhoyo batshona kuyo.

15Ingqondo yomntwana idla ngokunxaxha,

kodwa ke into emlulekayo luswazi.

16Omnye ucinezela amahlwempu ngeenjongo zokwandisa ubutyebi bakhe,

wumbi anikezele ngezipho kwizinhanha, kodwa bobabini baphelela ebuhlwempini.

Amazwi obulumko

17Wabazele iindlebe uwaphulaphule amazwi ezilumko,

imfundiso yam uyibethelele entliziyweni yakho.

18Kaloku kumnandi xa unawo engqondweni yakho,

ube nako ukumana ucaphula kuwo ungathintilizi.

19Ndikwazisa wona ke namhlanje,

ukuze wena kanye ube nako ukukholosa *ngoNdikhoyo.

20Ngoko ke nazi iingongoma endikubhalele zona zimashumi mathathu,

ziqulethe ubulumko namacebiso.

21Ezi ngongoma ziya kukunceda ukwazi ukuyicalula inyaniso,

utsho ukwazi ukunika ingxelo enyanisekileyo xa uthunyiwe.

22Musa ukuthi kuba umntu elihlwempu umxhaphaze;

futhi sukumcinezela umntu ohlelelekileyo xa esematyaleni.

23Kaloku uNdikhoyo ngokwakhe uya kuba ngummeli wabo,

abaphange abo babaphangayo.

24Musa ukuhlobana nomntu onephuku;

sukuhambisana nonkom' iyahlaba.

25Kaloku xa usenjenjalo uya kugcayiseleka,

nawe uzibhaqe sesikusulele eso simo sakhe.

26Sukuyenza into yokubamba isandla ubhambathisa,

umele ityala lomnye umntu.

27Kaloku xa ungasenako ukuhlawula

uya kuthinjwa wohluthwe nditsho kwanebhedi olala kuyo.

28Ungaze uwugudlule umlima-ndlela wakudala

owamiswa ngookhokho bakho.

29Ungazibonela ngokwakho: umntu olichule emsebenzini usebenzela ukumkani,

akasoze asebenzele abantu abangenagama.

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