Bible Society of South Africa

To The Word – Day 157

Proverbs 17–19, Psalms 40–41

Um(Imi)bhalo weBhayibheli

IzAga 17

1Umthamo owomileyo kanye nokuthula ungcono

kunendlu egcwele okuhlatshiweyo kanye nokuxabana.

2Inceku eqondileyo iyabusa phezu kwendodana ehlazisayo;

iyakudla ifa phakathi kwezelamani.

3Ukhamba lokuncibilikisela lungolwesiliva,

nesithando ngesegolide,

kepha ovivinya izinhliziyo nguJehova.

4Owenza okubi uqaphela izindebe zokona,

nomqambimanga ubeka indlebe olimini olubi.

5Oklolodela ompofu usola uMenzi wakhe,

nothokoza ngengozi akayikuyekwa.

6Abantwana babantwana bangumqhele wabadala,

nodumo lwabantwana lungoyise.

7Izindebe ezinobungcweti azifanele isiwula;

kakhulu kangakanani umlomo wamanga isikhulu.

8Isipho sinjengetshe elinqabileyo emehlweni omninilo:

noma ebhekaphi, uyaphumelela.

9Osibekela isiphambeko ufuna uthando,

kepha onokondisa indaba wahlukanisa abahlobo.

10Insolo ingena koqondileyo

kunemivimbo eyikhulu koyisiwula.

11Omubi ufuna ukuhlubuka kuphela;

ngalokho kuyakuthunyelwa kuye isithunywa esinonya.

12Umuntu makahlangane nebhere* elaphuciwe amawundlu alo

kunesiwula ebuwuleni baso.

13Ophindisela okuhle ngokubi,

ububi abuyikusuka endlini yakhe.

14Ukuqala kokuxabana kunjengokuvula amanzi;

ngalokho yeka inkani, ingakashisi.

15Othetha omubi nolahla olungileyo

bayisinengiso kuJehova bobabili.

16Yini ukuba kube yimali esandleni

sesiwula ukuthenga ukuhlakanipha,

kungekho ukuqonda, na?

17Umngane uthanda ngezikhathi zonke,

nomzalwane uzalwa ekuhluphekeni.

18Umuntu oswela ingqondo unikana nomunye izandla,

abe yisibambiso phambi komakhelwane wakhe.

19Othanda ukuxabana uthanda isiphambeko;

owenza umnyango wakhe ukuba uphakame ufuna ukubhujiswa.

20Onenhliziyo ephambeneyo akafumani okuhle;

onolimi oluyisigwegwe uwela engozini.

21Ozala isiwula kulusizi kuye;

uyise wesiwula akathokozi.

22Inhliziyo eyenamileyo iyikhambi elihle,

kepha umoya owaphukileyo uyomisa amathambo.

23Omubi uyamukela umvuzo okhishwa esifubeni

ukuba aphambukise izindlela zokwahlulela.

24Ukuhlakanipha kuphambi koqondileyo,

kepha amehlo esiwula asemikhawulweni yomhlaba.

25Indodana eyisiwula ilusizi kuyise

nokubaba kowayizalayo.

26Ukuhlawulisa olungileyo akukuhle,

nokushaya abaqotho akulungile.

27Obamba amazwi akhe unokwazi;

onomoya opholileyo ungumuntu oqondileyo.

28Nesiwula lapho sithule kuthiwa isihlakaniphi;

ovala umlomo wakhe ungoqondileyo.

IzAga 18

1Ozahlukanisayo ufuna esakhe isifiso,

uphika konke ukuhlakanipha.

2Isiwula asithokozi ngokuqonda,

kuphela ngokuveza okusenhliziyweni yakhe.

3Lapho kufika omubi,

kufika nokudelela;

kanye nehlazo kukhona inhlamba.

4Amazwi omlomo womuntu anjengamanzi ajulileyo,

nomfula ogobhozayo,

nomthombo wokuhlakanipha.

5Ukukhetha ubuso bomubi

ukuba olungileyo aphambukiswe ekwahlulelweni akukuhle.

6Izindebe zesiwula ziletha ukuxabana,

nomlomo waso ubiza imivimbo.

7Umlomo wesiwula ungukubhujiswa kwaso,

nezindebe zaso zilugibe lomphefumulo waso.

8Amazwi omncethezi anjengezibiliboco;

ayehlela kokuphakathi komuntu.

9Ovilapha emsebenzini wakhe

yena ungumfowabo wochithayo.

10Igama likaJehova lingumbhoshongo onamandla;

olungileyo ugijimela kuwo, alondeke.

11Imfuyo yesicebi ingumuzi waso onamandla;

injengogange oluphakemeyo emicabangweni yaso.

12Ngaphambi kokubhujiswa inhliziyo yomuntu iyaziqhenya;

ukuthobeka kwandulela udumo.

13Obuyisa izwi engakezwa,

kungubuwula nehlazo kuye.

14Umoya womuntu uyasekela ubuthakathaka bakhe,

kepha ngubani ongathwala umoya owaphukileyo na?

15Inhliziyo yoqondileyo iyazuza ukwazi,

nezindlebe zabalungileyo ziyafuna ukwazi.

16Isipho somuntu siyamenzela indawo,

simholele kwabakhulu.

17Ongowokuqala ecaleni lakhe usengathi ulungile,

kepha umakhelwane wakhe ufika, amphenye.

18Inkatho iyaqeda ukuxabana,

yahlukanise phakathi kwabanamandla.

19Umzalwane owoniweyo ulukhuni kunomuzi onamandla,

nokuxabana kunjengemigoqo yenqaba.

20Isisu somuntu siyasutha ngesithelo somlomo wakhe,

saneliswe ngokuthela kwezindebe zakhe.

21Ukufa nokuphila kusemandleni olimi,

nabaluthandayo bayakudla izithelo zalo.

22Ofumana umfazi uthola okuhle;

uzuzile isisa kuJehova.

23Ompofu ukhuluma ngokuncenga,

kepha isicebi siphendula kalukhuni.

24Umuntu wabangane uyazilimaza,

kepha kukhona abangane ababambelela kuneselamani.

IzAga 19

1Ungcono ompofu ohamba ekupheleleni kwakhe

kunophambene ngezindebe zakhe eyisiwula.

2Futhi akulungile ukuba umphefumulo ungabi nakwazi;

oshesha ngezinyawo uyaduka.

3Ubuwula bomuntu buchitha indlela yakhe,

kepha inhliziyo yakhe iyamthukuthelela uJehova.

4Imfuyo iyenezela abangane abaningi,

kepha ompofu uyashiywa ngumngane wakhe.

5Ufakazi wamanga akayekwa,

nophafuza amanga akayikusinda.

6Baningi abancenga izikhulu;

bonke bangabangane bomuntu wezipho.

7Bonke abazalwane bompofu bayamzonda;

kakhulu kangakanani abangane badedela kude naye;

uyabaxosha ngamazwi,

kepha awasekho.

8Ozuza ukuqonda uthanda umphefumulo wakhe;

ogcina ingqondo uyakufumana okuhle.

9Ufakazi wamanga akayekwa,

nophafuza amanga uyakubhubha.

10Ukutamasa akufanele isiwula;

kakhulu kangakanani akufanele ukuba inceku ibuse phezu kwezikhulu.

11Ukuhlakanipha komuntu kubambezela intukuthelo yakhe;

kuludumo lwakhe ukudlula esiphambekweni.

12Ukufutheka kwenkosi

kunjengokubhonga kwengonyama,

kepha isihhe sayo sinjengamazolo etshanini.

13Indodana eyisiwula iyinhlupheko kayise,

nokuxabana komfazi kungukuconsa njalonjalo.

14Indlu nemfuyo kuyifa elivela koyise,

kepha umfazi ohlakaniphileyo uvela kuJehova.

15Ubuvila bushonisa ebuthongweni obunzima,

nesidenge siyalamba.

16Ogcina umyalo ulonda umphefumulo wakhe,

kepha onganaki izindlela zakhe uyakufa.

17Onomusa kompofu utsheleka uJehova,

nomsebenzi wakhe uyawubuyisela kuye.

18Yilaye indodana yakho,

lisekhona ithemba;

ungabhekisi inhliziyo yakho ukuyibulala.

19Onolaka olukhulu uyathweswa ihlawulo,

ngokuba uma umophula,

umelwe ukukuphinda.

20Yizwa isiluleko, wamukele ukulaywa,

ukuze uhlakaniphe ekugcineni.

21Kukhona amacebo amaningi enhliziyweni yomuntu,

kepha isiluleko sikaJehova siyakuma.

22Ukuthandwa komuntu kubangwa ngumusa wakhe;

ompofu ungcono kunomuntu wamanga.

23Ukumesaba uJehova kungokokuphila;

onakho uhlezi anelisiwe,

akahanjelwa ngububi.

24Ivila liyafaka isandla salo esitsheni;

alisibuyiseli nasemlonyeni walo.

25Shaya isideleli, ongenalwazi uyakuthola ukuqonda;

sola oqondileyo, uyakuqonda ukwazi.

26Ochitha uyise noxosha unina

uyindodana ehlazisayo nebanga amahloni.

27Yeka, ndodana yami,

ukulalela ukulaywa,

uyakuduka emazwini okwazi.

28Ufakazi omubi uyadelela ukwahlulela;

umlomo wababi uyagwinya ukona.

29Izahlulelo zilungiselwa izideleli,

nemivimbo umhlane weziwula.

Ihubo 40

Ukwethemba insindiso evela kuJehova

Kumholi wokuhlabelela. ElikaDavide. Ihubo.

1Bengilindela uJehova;

wayesezikhothamisela kimi,

wezwa ukukhala kwami.

2Wangikhipha emgodini wokubhujiswa odakeni lobishi,

wamisa izinyawo zami edwaleni,

waqinisa izinyathelo zami.

3Wabeka igama elisha emlonyeni wami,

igama lokubonga uNkulunkulu wethu;

abaningi bayakukubona, besabe,

bamethembe uJehova.

4Ubusisiwe umuntu obeka ithemba lakhe kuJehova,

ongaphendukeli kwabazidlayo nakwabaphambukela emangeni.

5Jehova Nkulunkulu wami,

ziningi izimangaliso zakho ozenzileyo,

nezizindlo zakho ngathi;

akukho okungafaniswa nawe;

uma ngiyilanda, ngiyisho,

miningi kunokuba ibalwe.

6Umhlatshelo nomnikelo wokudla awuwuthandi;

izindlebe zami uzibhobozile;

umnikelo wokushiswa nomnikelo wesono awuwubizi.

7Ngase ngithi: “Bheka, ngiyeza;

encwadini esongwayo kulotshiwe ngami ukuthi:

8Ngiyathanda ukwenza intando yakho,

Nkulunkulu wami,

nomthetho wakho usenhliziyweni yami.”

9Ngishumayelile ukulunga ebandleni elikhulu;

bheka, angizivalanga izindebe zami;

Jehova, wena uyakwazi.

10Ukulunga kwakho angikuthukusanga enhliziyweni yami;

ngashumayela ukukholeka kwakho nensindiso yakho;

umusa wakho neqiniso lakho angikufihlelanga ibandla elikhulu.

11Wena Jehova ungangigodleli ububele bakho;

umusa wakho neqiniso lakho makungilonde njalo.

12Ngokuba izinhlupheko ezingenakubalwa zingihaqile,

iziphambeko zami zingificile,

angaze ngaba nakubona;

ziningi kunezinwele zekhanda lami;

inhliziyo yami ingishiyile.

13Makuthandeke kuwe Jehova ukuba ungikhulule;

Jehova, mawuphuthume ungisize.

14Mabajabhe, babe namahloni bonke

abafuna umphefumulo wami ukuba bawuhlwithe;

abafisa ukulimala kwami

mababuyiselwe emuva, bajabhiswe.

15Mabashaqeke ngenxa yehlazo labo abathi kimi:

“Ashila, ashila!”

16Mabethabe, bajabule kuwe bonke abakufunayo;

abathanda insindiso yakho mabasho

njalo, bathi:

“Makadunyiswe uJehova.”

17Noma ngihlupheka, ngimpofu,

iNkosi iyanginaka;

wena ungumsizi wami noMsindisi wami;

Nkulunkulu wami, mawungalibali.

Ihubo 41

Ukukhala ngokuhlupheka nokuzingelwa

Kumholi wokuhlabelela. Ihubo likaDavide.

1Ubusisiwe onakekela ohluphekayo;

uJehova uyakumsindisa osukwini olubi.

2UJehova uyakumlondoloza, amphilise;

uyakubusiswa emhlabeni;

awuyikumnikela entandweni yezitha zakhe.

3UJehova uyakumphasa ecansini egula;

wena uyakuguqula ukhukho lwakhe ekuguleni kwakhe.

4Mina ngithi: “Jehova, ngihawukele,

uphulukise umphefumulo wami, ngokuba ngonile kuwe.”

5Izitha zami zikhuluma okubi ngami, zithi:

“Uzakufa nini, igama lakhe lichitheke, na?”

6Nalapho kuza ozongibona,

ukhuluma amanga;

inhliziyo yakhe izibuthela ukonakala,

abesephuma akhulume ngakho.

7Bonke abangizondayo banyenyezelana ngami:

bangisongozela okubi, bathi:

8“Into embi inamathele kuye;

olele phansi kasayikululama.”

9Yebo, nomhlobo wami ebengimethemba,

obedla isinkwa sami,

ungiphakamisele isithende sakhe.

10Kepha wena Jehova, ngihawukele, ungilulamise,

ukuze ngibaphindisele.

11Ngalokho ngiyazi ukuthi uyangithanda,

ngokuba isitha sami asihalalisi phezu kwami.

12Mina uyangimisa ebuqothweni bami;

uyangibeka phambi kobuso bakho kuze kube phakade.

13Makabongwe uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli,

kusukela phakade kuze kube phakade.

Amen, Amen.

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