Ukuhlakanipha kukaSolomoni
6:1 Ngakho-ke, yizwani, O nina makhosi, futhi niqonde. fundani lina lina elingabahluleli
imikhawulo yomhlaba.
6:2 Lalelani nina enibusa abantu, nizidumise ngobuningi
izizwe.
6:3 Ngoba amandla uphiwe evela eNkosini, futhi ubukhosi evela oPhezukonke.
oyakuvivinya imisebenzi yakho, ahlole amacebo akho.
6:4 Ngoba, njengoba izikhonzi zombuso wakhe, anizange nahlulele ngokufanele, noma
abagcina umthetho, bengahambanga ngokwecebo likaNkulunkulu;
6:5 Horribly futhi ngokushesha uyokwehlela phezu kwakho, ngoba isahlulelo esibukhali ngeke
kube kwabaphezulu.
6:6 Ngoba isihe sizomthethelela masinyane, kepha amadoda anamandla ayakuba namandla
ehlushwa.
6:7 Ngoba lowo oyiNkosi phezu kwabo bonke ngeke esabe ubuso bamuntu, futhi ngeke
uyesaba ngobukhulu banoma yimuphi umuntu, ngoba wenzile omncane futhi
mkhulu, unakekela bonke ngokufanayo.
6:8 Kodwa ukulingwa obuhlungu kuyofika phezu kwabanamandla.
6:9 Ngakho-ke kuwe, O makhosi, ngikhuluma, ukuze nifunde ukuhlakanipha, futhi
angawi.
6:10 Ngoba labo abagcina ubungcwele bayokwahlulelwa ngcwele, futhi labo
bafunde izinto ezinjalo bayothola ukuthi bathini.
6:11 Ngakho-ke thandani amazwi ami; zifiseni, futhi niyakuba
wayala.
6:12 Ukuhlakanipha kuyakhazimula, akubuni; yebo, kubonakala kalula kuye.
labo abayithandayo, futhi batholakala kwabayifunayo.
6:13 Uyabavimbela labo abamfisayo, ngokuzibonakalisa yena kuqala kubo
bona.
6:14 Noma ubani omfuna kusenesikhathi ngeke abe nosizi olukhulu, ngoba uyothola
ehlezi eminyango yakhe.
6:15 Ngakho ukucabanga phezu kwakhe kuwukuphelela kokuhlakanipha, futhi ubani oqaphile
ngoba uzakuba laye masinyane.
6:16 Ngoba uyahamba efuna abafanelekayo kuye, uyazibonakalisa
ethandeka kubo ezindleleni, futhi ubahlangabeza kuyo yonke imicabango.
6:17 Ngoba isiqalo sakhe esiyiqiniso siyisifiso sokuqondiswa; kanye ne
ukunakekela isiyalo luthando;
6:18 Futhi uthando luwukugcina imithetho yakhe; nokunaka imithetho yakhe
yisiqiniseko sokungonakali;
6:19 Nokungonakali kusisondeza kuNkulunkulu.
6:20 Ngakho isifiso sokuhlakanipha kuletha embusweni.
6:21 Uma intokozo yenu isezihlalweni zobukhosi nezintonga, O nina makhosi ezwe
bantu, hloniphani ukuhlakanipha, ukuze nibuse kuze kube phakade.
6:22 Ngokuqondene ukuhlakanipha, ukuthi uyini, futhi kanjani wakhuphuka, Ngizokutshela, futhi
ngeke ngikufihlele izimfihlakalo: kodwa uyomfuna kuJehova
ukuqala kokuzalwa kwakhe, futhi ulethe ulwazi lwakhe ekukhanyeni,
futhi ngeke lidlule iqiniso.
6:23 Futhi ngeke ngihambe ngomona oqothulayo; ngoba onjalo kayikuba la
ukuhlanganyela nokuhlakanipha.
6:24 Kodwa uquqaba lwabahlakaniphileyo kuyinhlalakahle yezwe, futhi abahlakaniphileyo
inkosi ingumphako wabantu.
6:25 Ngakho yamukelani umyalo ngamazwi ami, futhi niyokwenza
kuhle.