USirakhi 3

₁Bantwana, ngilaleleni ngokuba nginguyihlo; kwenzeni enginitshela khona ukuze niphephe. ₂Ngokuba uSimakade unike uyise udumo emehlweni abantwana bakhe, waqinisa ilungelo likanina ebusweni bamadodana akhe. ₃Ukuhlonipha uyihlo kuyazihlanza izono; ₄ukwazisa unyoko kufana nokuzibekela ingcebo. ₅Abahlonipha oyise bokwenamiswa ngabantwana babo, nalapho bekhuleka uyozwakala umkhuleko wabo. ₆Abahlonipha oyise bayophila kade, nalabo abazisa onina, balalela uNkulunkulu; ₇bayazithoba kubazali babo ngokungathi bayizisebenzi zabo. ₈Hlonipha uyihlo ngezenzo nangamazwi ukuze akubusise; ₉ngokuba isibusiso sikayise siqinisa imizi yabantwana, kodwa isiqalekiso sikanina sidiliza izisekelo zempilo yabo.

₁₀Ungalufuni udumo ngokuhudulela phansi igama likayihlo, ukwenze njalo kungekulethele udumo. ₁₁Indodana ithola udumo ngendlela adunyiswa ngayo uyise, kuyazihlaza izingane ukungamhloniphi unina. ₁₂Mntanami, mbheke kahle uyihlo ebudaleni bakhe, ngaso sonke isikhathi esaphila ungenzi lutho oluyohlubula umphefumulo wakhe. ₁₃Nalapho ingqondo yakhe seyehluleka, mbekezelele, ungambukeli phansi ngoba wena usenamandla. ₁₄Ukumphatha kahle uyihlo akusoze kwakhohlakala, kuyokuma njengokuhle okwenzile nxa kuqhathaniswa nezono zakho. ₁₅Lapho usebunzimeni kuyokhumbuleka lokhu njengento enhle egameni lakho, izono zakho ziyoncibilika njengesithwathwa phambi kwelanga. ₁₆Nobani olaxaza uyise uyahlambalaza; nochukuluza unina uqalekisiwe yiNkosi.

₁₇Mntanami, ungazikhukhumezi kokwenzayo, uyothandeka kulabo uNkulunkulu abemukelayo. ₁₈Ubukhulu bubiza intobeko enkulu, onjalo iNkosi iyakumkhombisa isisa. ₁₉Baningi abaphakeme nabadumile kodwa kwabazithobayo uveza izimfihlo zakhe. ₂₀Ngokuba makhulu amandla eNkosi kodwa idunyiswa ngabathobekileyo. ₂₁Ungazigaxi ezintweni ezingaphezulu kwakho, noma ufune ukuthola izinto ezingaphezu kwakho. ₂₂Zindla ngalokho iNkosi ekushilo; lokho engakwambulanga ungazihluphi ngakho. ₂₃Ungazihluphi ngezinto ezingaphezu kwakho; nalokho okwambuliwe kuwe kungaphezulu kokuqonda kwakho. ₂₄Ngokuba baningi abadukile ngenxa yemicabango eyimbude; imibono emibi ifiphaze izinqumo zabo. ₂₅Ngaphandle kwamehlo akukho ukukhanya nangaphandle kolwazi ayikho inhlakanipho. ₂₆Inhliziyo enenkani, inesiphetho esibi; nodlala ngengozi uyofela kuyo. ₂₇Inhliziyo eyisijaka izibangela ukuhlupheka; isoni seleka isono phezu kwesinye. ₂₈Nxa oziphakamisayo ehlelwa yinhlekelele akukho khambi lokumsiza; izimpande zobubi sezigxilile kuye. ₂₉Umqondo wohlakaniphile uthakasela izaga, ukuba nodlebe kulangazelelwa ngabahlakaniphileyo.

₃₀Njengamanzi acima ikloba lomlilo, kanjalo neminikelo ihlanza isono. ₃₁Abenanela isandla esiphayo bazihlinzekela ingomuso; lapha bewa bayosekelwa.