Emavi lahlakaniphile a-Aguri
1Leti-ke taga ta-Aguri, umsa waJakhe waseMasa: “Nkulunkulu ungilahlile, ungilahle mbamba, sengiphelelwe ngemandla! 2Sengifanana nesilwane, angisesiye umuntfu, ngobe tintfo angisaticondzi njengemuntfu. 3Angikakufundzi kuhlakanipha; angimati naLongcwele.
4“Ngubani lowake waya ezulwini waphindze wabuya?
Ngubani lophetse imimoya etandleni takhe?
Ngubani logocotele emanti ngengubo yakhe?
Ngubani lowamisa yonkhe imikhawulo yemhlaba?
Ngubani libito lakhe nelendvodzana yakhe?
Ungangitjela nje?
5“Nkulunkulu wetsembekile etetsembisweni takhe. Uyabaphephisa labo labeta kutewukhosela kuye. 6Ungengeti lutfo etetsembisweni takhe. Uma uke wengeta nje, uyakukutsetsisa utfolakale ungumuntfu wemanga.”
Letinye taga
7Ticelo tami timbili, Nkulunkulu, lengicela kutsi ungiphe ngisengakafi: 8Ngisindzise ekukhulumeni emanga. Buphuya nebunjinga ungangiphi, kodvwa umane ungiphe lengikudzingako. 9Nangingaba nako kube kunyenti, ngingahle ngicabange kutsi wena angisakudzingi, ngidzimate ngitsi: “Ngubani yena loSimakadze?” Nome-ke nangingaba luphuya, ngingahle ngebe, ngaloko ngihlazise Nkulunkulu wami.
10Ungakhulumi kabi ngesisebenti kumphatsi waso; nawenta loko, sitakucalekisa uhlupheke.
11Labanye bantfu bacalekisa boyise, bangabongi ngisho nekubonga kubonina.
12Labanye bantfu bacabanga kutsi bona bahlantekile; kantsi bangcole kakhulu, abakahlantwa.
13Labanye bayatigcabha, bahlala ngekuchukuluta labanye bantfu.
14Labanye bantfu banematinyo latinkemba, nemihlatsi lengimikhwa; yebo, babukhali. Baloshela bamite tonkhe timphuya emhlabeni.
15Simunyangati unemadvodzakati lamabili; emabito awo boNgiphe naNgiphe.
Tintsatfu tintfo letingeneliswa, kantsi empeleni tine letingeke tisho titsi: “Sekwenele”:
16Lithuna,
nemfati loyinyumba,
nemhlabatsi lowomele imvula,
nemlilo longacimeki.
17Liso leliphukuta uyise, ledzelele nenina nasagugile, liyawukhokhwa ngemahhwabayi; yebo, lowo muntfu uyawuba kudla kwemangce.
18Kukhona tintfo letintsatfu letiyimfihlakalo, kantsi empeleni tine lengingaticondzi kahle:
19Yindlela yelusweti esibhakabhakeni,
nendlela yenyoka edvwaleni,
nendlela yemkhumbi elwandle,
nendlela yelijaha entfombini.
20Lena-ke yindlela yemfati loyingwadla: Udla esule umlomo, bese utsi: “Angikenti lutfo mine lolubi.”
21Tintsatfu tintfo letitfutfumelisa umhlaba, kantsi empeleni tine umhlaba lowehluleka kutibeketelela:
22Kubekwa kwesigcili kuba yinkhosi,
silima nasishaye inala,
23kushada kwentfombi lebeyenyanywa ngemajaha,
nesidzandzane lesisisebenti,
nase sengcelele umfati endvodzeni yakhe.
24Lapha emhlabeni kukhona tilwanyakatana letincane, kodvwa tihlakaniphe kakhulu:
25Tintfutfwane: tibutsakatsaka, kodvwa tikwekhweta ehlobo kudla kwato.
26Timbila: tilwanyakatana letite emandla, noko takha emakhaya ato emadvwaleni.
27Sikhonyane: site inkhosi, noko sihamba ngemaviyo.
28Tibankhwa: ungatibamba ngesandla, kodvwa ungatikhandza ngisho nasetindlini temakhosi.
29Kunetintfo letintsatfu letihamba ngekutigcabha; kodvwa leti letine tihamba ngekutigabatisa:
30Libhubesi: linemandla kunato tonkhe tilwane, futsi alesabi lutfo.
31Lichudze: liyantontomela emkhatsini wetikhukhukati.
Siphongo: singumholi wemhlambi wetimbuti.
Inkhosi: nayime embikwemabutfo ayo.
32Nangabe wente bulima watiphakamisa nome wacabanga kwenta lokubi, sale sewuyekela. 33Kuphehla lubisi kuveta liphehla. Kushaya likhala kuveta ingati. Kanjalo, nekususa luchuku kuveta kucabana.
