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₁Ngithokoziswa yizinto ezintathu nje, futhi zinhle emehlweni kaNkulunkulu nabantu: ukuvumelana phakathi kwabafowethu nodadewethu, ubungani phakathi komakhelwane, kanye nomfazi nendoda abaphila ngokuthula. ₂Ngiyaluzonda loluhlobo oluthathu lwabantu, futhi ngiyayenyanya indlela abaphila ngayo: impofana eziphakamisayo, ocebile kodwa abe enguhubhu kabhejane, kanye nesiwula esidala esisalibele ukufeba. ₃Uma ungazuzanga lutho ebusheni bakho, ungazuza kanjani ebudaleni bakho na?

₄Kunesibunge esingakanani ukwahlulela okuhle kwempunga, nomdala abe nezeluleko ezinhle! ₅Iheha kangakanani inhlakanipho kwabadala, nokuqonda nezeluleko kwabahloniphekile na? ₆Ukuba nolwazi olunzulu kuyisicoco sabadala, nokuziqhayisa kwabo kungukumesaba uNkulunkulu. ₇Ngingacabanga ngabayisishiyagalolunye engingababiza ngokuthi babusisiwe, oweshumi, umlomo wami ungafakaza ngaye: indoda ethokozayo ngabantabayo; nomuntu ophilela ukubona ukuchithwa kwezitha zakhe.

₈Ibusisiwe indoda ehlala nomfazi onengqondo, nalowo ongabopheli inkabi nembongolo ukuba alime ngakho. Ubusisiwe lowo ongoni ngolimi lwakhe, nongazange akhonze okungaphansi kwakhe. ₉Ubusisiwe lowo ofumana umngani, nalowo okhuluma kwabalaleleyo. ₁₀Mkhulu kangakanani lowo ofumana ukuhlakanipha! Kodwa akekho ongaphezu kwalowo owesaba uSimakade. ₁₁Ukwesaba uSimakade kwedlula konke; singamqhathanisa nani onakho na?

₁₃Noma yisiphi isilonda, okungesona esenhliziyo! Noma yibuphi ububi okungebona obowesifazane! ₁₄Noma yikuphi ukuhlupheka okungekhona okuvela kwabakuzondayo! Noma yiyiphi impindiselo, okungeyona eyezitha zakho! ₁₅Abukho ubuthi obedlula obenyoka, futhi ayikho intukuthelo edlula ulaka lowesifazane. ₁₆Ngikhetha ukuhlala nebhubesi noma udrago kunokuhlala nowesifazane ogcwele ububi. ₁₇Ububi obusenhliziyweni yowesifazane buyayiguqula indlela abukeka ngayo, benza ubuso bakhe bube mnyama okobebhele. ₁₈Indoda yakhe ihlala phakathi komakhelwane igcwele ubuhlungu obujulile. ₁₉Noma yibuphi ububi obukhona, buncane nxa buqhathaniswa nobubi bowesifazane; sengathi isabelo sezoni singawela phezu kwakhe! ₂₀Ufana nomqansa ogcwele isihlabathi ezinyaweni zomdala – unjalo umfazi okhulumela futhi endodeni ethulayo.

₂₁Ungahungwa ngubuhle bowesifazane, futhi ungamfisi owesifazane ngenxa yempahla yakhe. ₂₂Kuba nesihluku namahloni amakhulu, lapho owesifazane ondla umyeni wakhe. ₂₃Ingqondo elahliwe, ubuso obunyukumele, kanye nenhliziyo elimele kuvela kowesifazane ogcwele ububi. Izandla ezikhathele, namadolo abuthaka kuvela kowesifazane ongayijabulisi indoda yakhe. ₂₄Isono saqala kowesifazane, ngenxa yakhe sonke siyafa. ₂₅Ungawavumeli amanzi athole imbobo, kunjalo ukukhuluma okunesibindi kowesifazane omubi. ₂₆Uma engahambi njengokusho kwakho, zehlukanise naye.