Abangani Mbumbulu
1Wonke umngani uthi: “Nami nginguye umngani,” kodwa abanye bangabangani ngegama. 2Akufani yini nesililo sokufa lapho umngani ephenduka isitha sakho na? 3Wo! kuthambelekela ekoneni, wenziwelani ukuba ugcwalise umhlaba ngobubi na? 4Abanye abangani bayajabula ekuthokozeni komngani, kodwa kuthi ngesikhathi sobunzima bamelane naye. 5Abanye abangani bamsiza omunye umngani ngenjongo yokugcwalisa izisu zabo, kodwa kuthi empini bamelane naye. 6Ungamkhohlwa umngani ngesikhathi sempi, futhi ungahlali ungamkhumbuli lapho waba impango.
Abaluleki
7Bonke abeluleki bayazincoma izeluleko zabo, kodwa abanye banika izeluleko ukuze bazuze okuthile. 8Mxwaye umeluleki, ufunde kuqala ukuthi inhliziyo yakhe ikuphi, ngokuba uyakuzicabangela yena kuqala futhi unokuba ashaye unkatho amelane nawe 9akukhohlise athi: “Indlela yakho inhle kakhulu,” bese ema eceleni ukubona ukuthi kwenzekani kuwe. 10Ungaceli iseluleko kumuntu okuxwayile; fihla izinhloso zakho kulabo abanomona ngawe.
11Ungakhulumi nowesifazane ngembangi yakhe noma negwala ngempi, futhi ungakhulumi ngomthengisi ukhulume ngezomnotho, noma kothengayo ngokuthengisa, naseqonqeleni ngokuphana noma kongenasihe ngesihawu, nasevileni ngomsebenzi noma ngabe yimuphi. Ungakhulumi nesisebenzi sesikhashana ngokuqeda umsebenzi waso, noma nesisebenzi esivilaphayo ngomsebenzi omkhulu, ungalaleli nayisiphi iseluleko abakunika sona. 12Kodwa sondelana nomuntu olungileyo omaziyo ukuthi uyayigcina imithetho nonomqondo ofanayo nowakho, oyokhala alile nawe uma wehlulekile.
13Ilalele inhliziyo yakho, ngokuba akekho omunye othembekile kuwe ukwedlula yona. 14Ngokuba ngezinye izikhathi ingqondo yethu isazisa izinto kangcono kunabalindi abayisikhombisa abahlezi phezulu embhoshongweni wokulinda. 15Kepha ngaphezu kwakho konke khuleka kuNkulunkulu Ophezukonke ukuba aqondise izindlela zakho eqinisweni.
Ubuhlakani Beqiniso Nobamanga
16Ukuxoxisana kuyisiqalo sawo wonke umsebenzi, futhi izeluleko zandulela konke okuzokwenziwa. 17Ingqondo ingumnyombo wakho konke ukuziphatha; 18ihlumisa amagatsha amane, okuhle nokubi, ukuphila, nokufa; kanjalo nolimi lohlala njalo lukubusa konke. 19Omunye umuntu angahlakanipha ngokwanele afundise abaningi, kodwa angakwazi ukuzisiza yena uqobo lwakhe.
20Umuntu onobuciko ekukhulumeni unokuzenzela izitha; agcine engasenalutho. 21Ngokuba iNkosi imncishile isipho sokuzenzela ugazi, ngoba engenakho ukuhlakanipha konke. 22Uma umuntu ehlakaniphele okwakhe, izithelo zokuqala zobuhle bakhe ziyotuseka. 23Umuntu ohlakaniphile uyabafundisa abantu bakhe, ukuze isithelo sengqondo yakhe sime njalo. 24Umuntu ohlakaniphile uyakunconywa ngabantu abaningi, kuthi bonke abambonayo bambize ngokuthi ungojabulile. 25Izinsuku zokuphila komuntu zibaliwe, kodwa izinsuku zika-Israyeli azinakubalwa. 26Lowo ohlakaniphile phakathi kwabantu uyakudla ifa lokuhlonishwa, igama lakhe loma kuze kube phakade.
Ukuzithiba
27Mntanami, zihlole usaphila; ubone ukuthi yini embi kuwe futhi ungazinikeli kuyo. 28Ngokuba akuyikho konke okulungele bonke, futhi akekho okujabulela konke. 29Ungahaheli zonke izinto, futhi ungadli ngokungazikhuzi; 30ngokuba ukudla weqise kuletha ukugula, kanjalo nobugovu buholela ekucanuzeleni kwenhliziyo. 31Baningi ababulawa ngubugovu, kodwa lowo ozilindayo kubo, welula impilo yakhe.
