Ecclesiastes 6

1Kukhona ububi esengibubonile ngaphansi kwelanga, njalo buvamile ebantwini a: 2Umuntu b uNkulunkulu amnike c inotho d lengcebo e lodumo f ukuze angasweleli umphefumulo wakhe ulutho kukho konke akufisayo, kodwa uNkulunkulu angamniki amandla ukuthi adle kukho, kodwa owemzini uyakudla; lokhu kuyize, njalo kuyisifo esibi g.

3Uba umuntu ezala abantwana abalikhulu, aphile iminyaka eminengi, ukuze insuku zeminyaka yakhe zibe zinengi h, kodwa umphefumulo wakhe ungasuthiswa ngokuhle i, futhi angabi lakungcwatshwa j, ngithi umphunzo ungcono kulaye k. 4Ngoba uza ngeze, uye emnyameni, lebizo lawo lisitshekelwe emnyameni l; 5futhi kawulibonanga ilanga, kawulalwazi; lo ulokuphumula kulaye m. 6Yebo, lanxa ephila iminyaka eyinkulungwane, ephindwe kabili n, kanti engabonanga okuhle o; bonke kabayi yini endaweni eyodwa p?

7Wonke umtshikatshika womuntu ngowomlomo wakhe q, kube kanti inkanuko kayisuthi r. 8Ngoba ohlakaniphileyo ulani okwedlula isithutha? Ulani umyanga owazi ukuhamba phambi kwabaphilayo s? 9Kungcono ukubona kwamehlo kulokuzulazula
 ukuzulazula: Heb  ukuhamba.
kwenkanuko u. Lokhu lakho kuyize lokukhathazeka komoya v.

10Osekukhona w sekuke kwathiwa ibizo lakho x, njalo kuyaziwa ukuthi kungumuntu, lokuthi kalakho ukuphikisana y lolamandla kulaye z. 11Ngoba zinengi izinto ezandisa ize; kuyinzuzo bani emuntwini aa? 12Ngoba ngubani okwaziyo okulungele umuntu empilweni, enanini lensuku zempilo yakhe eyize ayichitha njengesithunzi ab? Ngoba ngubani ongatshela umuntu ac lokho okuzakuba khona emva kwakhe ngaphansi kwelanga ad?

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