INTSHUMAYELI 1

₁Amazwi eNtshumayeli, unyana kaDavide, ukumkani waseYerusalem.

₂Amampunge awo amampunge, itsho iNtshumayeli; amampunge awo amampunge, yonke into ingamampunge. ₃Únalungelo lini umntu emigudwini yakhe yonke, ayenzayo phantsi kwelanga? ₄Kumka esinye isizukulwana, kulandele esinye isizukulwana; ke lona ihlabathi limi ngonaphakade. ₅Ilanga liyaphuma, ilanga libuya litshone, liphikele endaweni yalo apho liphuma khona. ₆Umoya uya ezantsi, ujikeleze usinge entla, uhamba ujikajikeleza, ubuye ubuya umoya ekujikelezeni kwawo. ₇Yonke imilambo iya elwandle, ukanti ulwandle aluzali; endaweni eya kuyo imilambo, ibuya iye kwakhona. ₈Zonke izinto ziyazixhamla; umntu akanako ukuzithetha; alihlúthi iliso kukubona, ayizali indlebe kukuva.

₉Into eyayikho yeya kubuya ibekho; into eyenzekáyo yeya kubuya yenzeke yona. Akukho nto intsha phantsi kwelanga. ₁₀Ukuba kukho into ekuthiwa, Yabona, le intsha! ibiselikho kade, emaphakadeni abekho ngaphambi kwethu. ₁₁Akukho kukhumbula abokuqala; nabasemva abaya kubakho, abayi kukhunjulwa ngabaya kuza emva kwabo.

₁₂Mna, Ntshumayeli, ndibe ndingukumkani kwaSirayeli eYerusalem. ₁₃Intliziyo yam ndayinikela ukuba ingxoke, isingasinge ngobulumko, yonke into eyenzekayo phantsi kwezulu; ngumzamo ombi uThixo awuniké oonyana babantu, ukuba bawuzame. ₁₄Ndazikhangela zonke izenzo ezenzékayo phantsi kwelanga; yabona, zonke zingamampunge nokusukelana nomoya. ₁₅Into egoso ayinakolulwa; into engekhoyo ayinakubalwa.

₁₆Ndathetha mna nentliziyo yam, ndisithi, Yabona, mna ndikhulisé ndandisa ubulumko, ngaphezu kwabo bonke ababephethe iYerusalem phambi kwam; nentliziyo yam iboné kakhulu ubulumko nokwazi. ₁₇Intliziyo yam ndayinikela ekwazini ubulumko, nasekwazini ubugeza nobuyatha; kwanaloo nto ndayiqonda ukuba kukusukelana nomoya. ₁₈Ngokuba ebuninzini bobulumko kukho ukuhlelwa sisiyengelezane esininzi; owongeza ukwazi, wongeza umvandedwa.