Secwayiso kulabacebile
1Nine-ke tinjinga, lalelani emavi ami. Khalani, nilile ngenca yetinhlupheko letitawunehlela. 2Lengcebo yenu seyiyabola, netingubo tenu setidliwa ngumvunya. 3Igolide nesiliva yenu sekuyatfomba, nalokutfomba kwako kutawunilahla ngelicala kudle imitimba yenu njengemlilo. Nisacongelela ingcebo nakulamalanga ekugcina.
4Ase nibuke la, emaholo etisebenti letavuna emasimi enu leniwagodlile ayanimangalela anilahle ngelicala; nekukhala kwebavuni sekungenile etindlebeni teNkhosi Sebawothi. 5La emhlabeni niphile ngekutamasa nangekutijabulisa, nakhuluphalisa tinhlitiyo tenu ngelilanga lekuhlatjwa. 6Nimlahlile nambulala umuntfu lolungile; kantsi akamelani nani.
Kubeketela
7Ngako-ke, bazalwane, beketelani kuze kufike iNkhosi. Ase nibuke umlimi lolindzela sitselo semhlaba lesiligugu; usibeketelela size sitfole imvula yekucala neyekugcina. 8Nani-ke beketelani. Cinisani tinhlitiyo tenu, ngobe kubuya kweNkhosi sekusondzele.
9Bazalwane, ningasolani, khona ningetikwehlulelwa; nangu uMgwebi aseme emnyango. 10Bazalwane, tsatsani sibonelo sekuhlupheka nekubeketela kwebaphrofethi labebakhuluma egameni leNkhosi. 11Khumbulani phela kutsi ngulabo labaciniselako lesitsi babusisiwe. Nake neva ngekukhutsatela kwaJobe, niyati-ke nekutsi iNkhosi yaletsa siphetfo sini kuye; ngobe iNkhosi inebubele nesihawu lesikhulu.
Kufunga
12Kepha, bazalwane bami, etikwako konkhe ningafungi, nome ngelizulu, nome ngemhlaba, nome ngangusiphi sifungo; kodvwa nanivuma nibotsi: “Yebo” nome-ke nitsi: “Cha” nangabe niyala, kuze ningangeni ekwehlulelweni.
Kukhuleka
13Ukhona yini lohluphekako emkhatsini wenu? Akathandaze. Ukhona yini lojabulile? Akadvumise ngekuhlabela. 14Ukhona yini logulako emkhatsini wenu? Akabite babonisi belibandla, bamthandazele ngekumgcobisa ngemafutsa egameni leNkhosi. 15Umthandazo wekukholwa uyawumphilisa logulako, iNkhosi imvuse, nome entile tono uyawutsetselelwa tona. 16Ngako-ke vumani tono tenu lomunye kulomunye, nithandazelane, kuze nitewuphiliswa. Kuncusa kwemuntfu lolungile kunemandla kakhulu. 17Elija labengumuntfu afana natsi, wakhuleka ngekuncusa kutsi lingani, langete lana emhlabeni iminyaka lemitsatfu netinyanga letisitfupha. 18Waphindze wathandaza, lase liyana futsi litulu, nemhlaba waphindze watsela titselo tawo.
Labedukako
19Bazalwane bami, nangabe lomunye emkhatsini wenu eduka ecinisweni, bese lomunye uyambuyisa, 20yatini kutsi lowo lobuyise soni ekwedukeni kwaso, uyawusindzisa umphefumulo waso ekufeni, asibekele tono letinyenti.
