Ecclesiastes 12
1Khumbula-ke uMdali wakho ensukwini a zobutsha bakho b zingakafiki insuku ezimbi c, kumbe kusondele iminyaka d, lapho ozakuthi e: Kangilantokozo ngayo f. 2Kungakafiphali ilanga g lokukhanya lenyanga lezinkanyezi, kumbe amayezi abuyele emva kwezulu h. 3Ngosuku lapho abagcini bendlu bezathuthumela i, lamadoda alamandla akhokhobe, labacholayo beme ngoba bebalutshwana, lalabo abalunguza ngamawindi bafiphazeke j, 4lezivalo zivalwe k esitaladini l, lapho umsindo wokuchola m usuncipha n, lapho ezavuka ekukhaleni kwenyoni, lamadodakazi wonke engoma o ezathotshiswa p, 5lalapho bezakwesaba okuphakemeyo lezesabiso endleleni, lapho isihlahla se-alimondi* sesilempoko, lentothoviyane izakuba ngumthwalo kuyo q, lesiloyiso sizaphela. Ngoba umuntu uya ekhaya lakhe r elilaphakade s, labalilayo bazazulazula t esitaladeni u. 6Kungakathukululwa intambo yesiliva v, lomganu wegolide uphahlazwe, lembiza iphahlazeke emthonjeni, lendirayo yephuke emgodini wamanzi w, 7lothuli lubuyele emhlabathini njengoba lwalunjalo x, lomoya ubuyela y kuNkulunkulu owawunikayo z. 8Ize leze aa, kutsho umTshumayeli, konke kuyize ab. 9Phezu kwalokho-ke ac, ngoba umTshumayeli wayehlakaniphile, wayelokhu efundisa abantu ulwazi ad, yebo wazindla, wadingisisa, wamisa ae kuhle izaga ezinengi af. 10UmTshumayeli wadinga ukuthola amazwi akholisisayo, lokwabhalwayo kwakuqondile, amazwi eqiniso ag. 11Amazwi abahlakaniphileyo anjengezincijo, lanjengezipikili ah ezibethelwe zatshona ai, amakhosi emihlangano aj, enikwa ngumelusi munye ak. 12Phezu kwalokho-ke, ndodana yami al, xwayiseka am: Ekwenzeni ingwalo ezinengi kakulasiphelo an, lokufunda okunengi kuyikudinisa inyama ao. 13Isiphetho sodaba konke sekuzwakele yilesi: Mesabe uNkulunkulu, ugcine imilayo yakhe; ngoba lokho yimfanelo yonke yomuntu ap. 14Ngoba uNkulunkulu uzaletha wonke umsebenzi aq kusahlulelo, layo yonke into efihliweyo, loba kuhle laloba kubi ar.
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