USirakhi 9

₁Ungabi nesikhwele ngomkako; uyomfundisa isifundo esibi esiyolimaza wena uqobo. ₂Unganikeli umphefumulo wakho kowesifazane, hleze adicilele phansi amandla akho. ₃Ungasondeli eduze kowesifazane ongenasimilo, ngoba uyozithola usuzithele kunoxhaka. ₄Ungabi ngumngani nentombazane edansayo, funa ubanjwe amaqhinga ayo. ₅Ungayigqolozeli intombi nto hleze ukhubeke uzithole sewenze icala. ₆Unganikeli umphefumulo wakho esifebeni, funa ulahlekelwe yilo lonke ifa lakho. ₇Ungahambi uqalaza emigwaqeni yedolobha noma uzulazule ezindaweni ezingajwayelekile. ₈Ungavumeli iso lakho linamathele entokazini ekhalo lwayo kungathi ngumnyovu noma unxanele umfazi womunye umuntu. Baningi abahehwe ubuhle bowesifazane, kwavuka izinkanuko ezifana nomlilo. ₉Ungalokothi uhlale etafuleni udle nomkamuntu noma uphuze naye iwayini, inhliziyo yakho ingathuka isimkhanuka kuthi ngokuvutha kwenkanuko uphaphame usuzicekele phansi.

₁₀Ungamlahli umngani wakho omdala; omusha kasobe alingana naye. Umngani omusha ufana newayini elisha, lingakabili litshode awukwazi ukuthoza ngalo. ₁₁Ungayihawukeli impumelelo yezoni; ngoba awusazi isiphetho sazo ukuthi siyoba njani. ₁₂Ungakujabuleli okuthokozisa ababi; khumbula ukuthi balindelwe yisijeziso ngakho konke abakwenzileyo.

₁₃Deda kubantu abanamandla okubulala, khona ungayikuhlushwa ukwesaba ukufa; kodwa uma usondelane nabo, uqaphele izinyathelo zakho, funa bakubulale. Qonda ukuthi uphakathi kwezincijo nokuthi uhamba ewathangeni lomuzi wempi. ₁₄Bazi ubaxwaye omakhelwane bakho kodwa uxhumane nabahlakaniphileyo. ₁₅Jwayela ukuxoxa nabantu abanomqondo ophusile, ukuxoxa kwenu makube ngomthetho woPhezukonke. ₁₆Zijwayeze ukuhlala udle etafuleni nabalungileyo, kuthi ukwesaba uSimakade kube yintokozo yakho.

₁₇Umsebenzi unconywa ngekhono lombazi wawo, nomholi waziwa ngobuciko bokukhuluma kwakhe. ₁₈Abakhulumela futhi bayesatshwa emzini, lowo oyibhimbi lokukhuluma wenyanywa yibo bonke.