UmTshumayeli 11:1-10
11 Phosela isinkwa sakho emanzini+ ngoba uzaphinda usithole ngemva kwalamanga amanengi.+
2 Nika abantu abayisikhombisa isabelo sakho kumbe abangu-8+ ngoba awukwazi ukuthi kuzakwenzakala monakalo bani emhlabeni.
3 Nxa amayezi egcwele amanzi, izulu liyana emhlabeni njalo nxa isihlahla singawela eningizimu loba enyakatho, sizalala khonapho esiwele khona.
4 Lowo okhangela umoya kasoze ahlanyele inhlanyelo, lalowo okhangela amayezi kasoze avune.+
5 Njengoba nje ungayazi indlela umoya osebenza ngayo emathanjeni omntwana osesiswini sikanina,+ lomsebenzi kaNkulunkulu weqiniso owenza izinto zonke ngeke uwazi.+
6 Hlanyela inhlanyelo yakho ekuseni ungasiphumuzi isandla sakho kuze kuhlwe+ ngoba awukwazi ukuthi yiphi ezakhula, kungaba yile loba leyana kumbe zikhule zombili.
7 Ukukhanya kumnandi njalo kuhle ukuthi amehlo abone ilanga.
8 Nxa umuntu angaphila iminyaka eminengi kayikholise yonke.+ Kodwa kumele akhumbule ukuthi insuku zobumnyama kungenzeka zibe zinengi; konke okuzalandela akuncedi ngalutho.+
9 Thokoza jaha ngesikhathi usesemutsha, wenze inhliziyo yakho ijabule ngensuku zobutsha bakho. Landela izindlela zenhliziyo yakho, uye loba ngaphi lapho amehlo akho akudonsela khona. Kodwa khumbula ukuthi uNkulunkulu uzakwahlulela* ngenxa yakho konke lokhu.+
10 Ngakho susa izinto ezikukhathazayo enhliziyweni yakho, ubalekele lezinto ezingalimaza umzimba wakho ngoba ubutsha lobujaha akuncedi ngalutho.+
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “uzakuthi ulandise.”
