Ecclesiastes 9

1Ngoba konke lokhu ngakubeka enhliziyweni yami ukuhlolisisa konke lokhu a, ukuthi abalungileyo labahlakaniphileyo lezenzo zabo kusesandleni sikaNkulunkulu b; loba uthando kumbe inzondo, kakho umuntu okwaziyo, konke okuphambi kwabo c. 2Konke kwehla ngokufananayo kubo bonke d; sinye isehlakalo kolungileyo lakomubi, komuhle, lakohlambulukileyo lakongahlambulukanga, lakonikela umhlatshelo lakonganikeli umhlatshelo e; njengolungileyo sinjalo isoni, ofungayo njengowesaba isifungo f. 3Yilobu ububi phakathi kwakho konke okwenziwa ngaphansi kwelanga, ukuthi sinye isehlakalo kukho konke g, futhi lenhliziyo yabantwana babantu igcwele ububi, lobuhlanya busenhliziyweni yabo besaphila, lemva kwalokhu baya kwabafileyo h.

4Ngoba kulowo ohlanganiswe labo bonke abaphilayo kulethemba, ngoba inja ephilayo ingcono kulesilwane esifileyo. 5Ngoba abaphilayo bayazi ukuthi bazakufa, kodwa abafileyo kabazi lutho, njalo kabaselawo umvuzo i, ngoba ukukhunjulwa kwabo sekukhohlakele j. 6Futhi uthando lwabo lenzondo yabo lomona wabo sekubhubhile, njalo kabasayikuba lesabelo laphakade kukho konke okwenziwayo ngaphansi kwelanga k.

7Hamba, udle ukudla kwakho ngentokozo, unathe iwayini lakho ngenhliziyo elenjabulo l, ngoba uNkulunkulu m usethokozile ngemisebenzi yakho n. 8Izigqoko zakho kazibe ngezimhlophe ngesikhathi sonke o, lamafutha angasweleki ekhanda lakho p. 9Kholisa impilo lomkakho omthandayo zonke izinsuku zempilo yakho eyize akunike yona ngaphansi kwelanga, zonke izinsuku zakho eziyize q, ngoba lesi yisabelo sakho empilweni, lemtshikatshikeni owutshikatshika ngaphansi kwelanga r. 10Loba kuyini isandla sakho esikutholayo ukukwenza s kwenze ngamandla akho t, ngoba kawukho umsebenzi lecebo lolwazi lenhlakanipho engcwabeni lapho oya khona u.

11Ngaphenduka ngabona ngaphansi kwelanga v ukuthi umjaho kawusiwabalejubane w, lempi kayisiyamaqhawe, futhi lesinkwa kasisabahlakaniphileyo x, futhi lenotho kayisiyabalolwazi, futhi lomusa kawusiwezingcitshi y, kodwa isikhathi lesehlakalo z kwehlela bonke aa. 12Ngoba futhi umuntu kasazi isikhathi sakhe ab; njengenhlanzi ezibanjwa embuleni elibi ac, lanjengezinyoni ezibanjwa emjibileni ad, njengazo abantwana babantu bayabanjwa esikhathini esibi, lapho sibajuma ae.

13Lale inhlakanipho ngayibona ngaphansi kwelanga, njalo yaba nkulu kimi. 14Kwakukhona umuzi omncinyane, okwakulabantu abalutshwana phakathi kwawo; kwasekusiza inkosi enkulu kuwo, yawuvimbezela af, yawakhela amadundulu amakhulu okuvimbezela ag. 15Kwasekutholakala phakathi kwawo umuntu ohlakaniphileyo ongumyanga ah, yena-ke ngenhlakanipho yakhe wawukhulula lowomuzi ai. Kanti kakho owake wamkhumbula lowomuntu ongumyanga aj. 16Mina ngasengisithi: Inhlakanipho ingcono kulamandla ak, lanxa ukuhlakanipha komyanga kuseyiswa al , am lamazwi akhe engalalelwa. 17Amazwi abahlakaniphileyo azwiwa ekupholeni ngcono kulokumemeza kobusayo phakathi kwezithutha an. 18Inhlakanipho ingcono kulezikhali zempi ao, kodwa isoni esisodwa sichitha ubuhle obunengi ap.
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