Ihubo 49
Kumqondisi wokuhlabela. ElamaDodana kaKhora. Ihubo.
1 Zwanini lokhu lina bantu lonke;
lalelani, lonke elihlala kulo umhlaba,
2 abantukazana lezikhulu,
abanothileyo labayanga ngokufanayo:
3 Umlomo wami uzakhuluma amazwi okuhlakanipha;
amazwi aphuma enhliziyweni yami azanika ukuzwisisa.
4 Ngizabeka indlebe yami kuso isaga;
ngechacho ngizaliqhaqha ilibho:
5 Ngingesabelani na nxa kufika insuku ezimbi,
lapho abakhohlisi ababi bengihanqa,
6 labo abathembe inotho yabo
abazitshaya isifuba ngenotho yabo enengi?
7 Kakho umuntu ongahlenga impilo yomunye
kumbe amkhuphele inhlawulo kuNkulunkulu,
8 ngoba ukuhlenga impilo yomuntu kuyadula,
akulambhadalo engakwenelisa,
9 ukuze aphile kokuphela
angaboni ukubola.
10 Phela bonke bayabona ukuthi izihlakaniphi ziyafa;
ngokunjalo iziwula labasangeneyo bayabhubha
batshiye inotho yabo kwabanye.
11 Amangcwaba abo ayizindlu zabo zanininini,
yimizi yabo okwezizukulwane ezingapheliyo,
lokuba nje basebeqambe iziqinti ngamabizo abo.
12 Kodwa umuntu, lokuba elenotho, kaphili kokuphela;
unjengezinyamazana ezibhubhayo.
13 Lesi yisiphetho salabo abazithembayo bona,
labalandeli babo, abavumelana labakutshoyo.
14 Njengezimvu bamiselwe ingcwaba,
ukufa kuzazitika kubo.
Abaqotho bazabusa phezu kwabo ekuseni;
izidumbu zabo zizabola engcwabeni,
kude lemizi yabo efana leyamakhosi.
15 Kodwa uNkulunkulu uzayihlenga eyami impilo engcwabeni;
ngempela uzangithatha angise kuye.
16 Ungasuki udangale kakhulu ngokubona omunye enotha;
nxa indlu yakhe igcwala ngobunkentshenkentshe;
17 phela kazukuhamba lalutho mhla esifa,
ubukhazikhazi lobo kayikwehla labo.
18 Loba wayesithi esaphila azibone engobusisiweyo
abantu bayakukhonza nxa uphumelela,
19 uzakuyahlangana lesizukulwane sabokhokho bakhe,
abangasayikuphinde bakubone ukukhanya kwempilo.
20 Umuntu olenotho kodwa engaqedisisi
unjengezinyamazana ezibhubhayo.