INtshumayeli ISAHLUKO 1 1 Amazwi eNtshumayeli, unyana kaDavide, ukumkani waseYerusalem. 2 Amampunge awo amampunge, itsho iNtshumayeli, amampunge awo amampunge; yonke into ingamampunge. 3 Unalungelo lini umntu emigudwini yakhe yonke, ayenzayo phantsi kwelanga? 4 Kumka esinye isizukulwana, kuse esinye isizukulwana; ke lona ihlabathi limi ngonaphakade. 5 Ilanga liyaphuma, ilanga libuya litshone, liphikele endaweni yalo apho liphuma khona. 6 Umoya uya ezantsi, ujikeleze usinge entla, uhamba ujikajikeleza, ubuye ubuya umoya ekujikelezeni kwawo. Umoya ujikeleza, ubuya umva ekujikelezeni kwawo. 7 Yonke imilambo iya elwandle; ukanti ulwandle aluzali; endaweni eya kuyo imilambo, ibuya ibuye. 8 Zonke izinto ziyazixhamla; umntu akanako ukuzithetha; alihluthi iliso kukubona, ayizali indlebe kukuva. 9 Into eyayikho yeya kubuya ibekho; into eyenzekayo yeya kubuya yenzeke yona; akukho nto intsha phantsi kwelanga. 10 Ukuba kukho into ekuthiwa, Yabona, le intsha! ibiselikho kwamandulo, eyayikho phambi kwethu. 11 Akukho kukhumbula izinto zangaphambili; nabaza kuza emva kwabo, abayi kukhunjulwa ngabaya kuza emva kwabo. 12 Mna, Ntshumayeli, ndibe ndingukumkani kwaSirayeli eYerusalem. 13 Intliziyo yam ndayinikela ukuba ingxoke, isingasinge ngobulumko, yonke into eyenzekayo phantsi kwezulu; 14 Ndizibonile ke zonke izenzo ezenziwayo phantsi kwelanga; yabona, zonke zingamampunge nokusukelana nomoya. 15 Into egoso ayinakolulwa; nento engekhoyo ayinakubalwa. 16 Ndathetha mna nentliziyo yam, ndisithi, Yabona, mna ndikhulise ndandisa ubulumko, ngaphezu kwabo bonke ababephethe iYerusalem phambi kwam; nentliziyo yam ibone kakhulu ubulumko nokwazi. 17 Intliziyo yam ndayinikela ekwazini ubulumko, nasekwazini ubugeza nobuyatha; kwanaloo nto ndayiqonda ukuba kukusukelana nomoya. 18 Ngokuba ebuninzini bobulumko kukho ukuhlelwa sisiyengelezane esininzi; owongeza ukwazi, wongeza umvandedwa. ISAHLUKO 2 1 Ndathi mna entliziyweni yam, Khawuze khe ndikulinge ngovuyo, ubone okulungileyo. Yabona, kwanaloo nto ingamampunge. 2 Ndathi kohlekayo, Uyageza; nakovuyayo, Wenza ntoni na lo? 3 Ndajika ke mna entliziyweni yam, ukuba ndizinikele ewayinini, kodwa intliziyo yam ndiyiqhelanisa nobulumko; ukuba babambe ubudenge, ndide ndibone ukuba yintoni na elungileyo ebalungele oonyana babantu, abaya kuyenza phantsi kwezulu yonke imihla yobomi babo.
4 Ndizenzele imisebenzi emikhulu; ndazakhela izindlu; ndatyala izidiliya; 5 ndazenzela amasimi nemiyezo, ndatyala kuyo imithi eneziqhamo zonke; 6 ndazenzela amadike amanzi, ukuba ndinkcenkceshele ngawo iinkuni ezivelisa imithi; 7 Ndafumana izicaka nezicakakazi, nabazalelwe endlwini yam; Kananjalo imfuyo yeenkomo neyempahla emfutshane yaba ninzi kum, ngaphezu kwabo bonke ababengaphambi kwam eYerusalem. 8 Ndaziqwebela nesilivere, negolide, nezinto eziziinqobo zookumkani nookumkani, nezamazwe ngamazwe; 9 Ndaba mkhulu ke, ndanda ngaphezu kwabo bonke ababeseYerusalem ngaphambi kwam; bathi nobulumko bam bandinceda. 10 Andiwabandezanga into yonke ayibizayo amehlo am; andiyivimbanga intliziyo yam namnye umvuyo; ngokuba intliziyo yam yayivuya emigudwini yam yonke, saba sesi ke isabelo sam emigudwini yam yonke. 11 Ndabheka mna ezenzweni zam zonke, ezazenzayo izandla zam, nasemigudwini yam endaphuka yiyo ukuyenza; ndayibona ukuba yonke loo nto ingamampunge nokusukelana nomoya; akukho lungelo phantsi kwelanga. 12 Ndazijika mna, ndakhangela ubulumko, nobugeza, nobuyatha: ngokuba ngumntu oyini na, lowo uya kuza emva kokumkani? kwanaloo nto ke ikhe yenzeka. 13 Ndabona ukuba ubulumko buyabugqitha ubuyatha, njengokuba ukukhanya kubugqitha ubumnyama. 14 Isilumko, amehlo aso asentlokweni yaso; ke sona isinyabi sihamba emnyameni. Ndaqonda ke mna ukuba bonke bephela bahlelwa sihlo sinye. 15 Ndathi mna entliziyweni yam, Njengoko sihlelwa kuko isinyabi, ndiya kuhlelwa kuko nam lo; Yini na ke ukuba ndisidlule mna ngokulumka? Ndathi mna entliziyweni yam, kwanaloo nto ingamampunge. 16 Ngokuba isilumko kunye nesinyabi asinakukhunjulwa kungunaphakade; ngokuba mhlenikweni lowo, mhlenikweni uya kulityelwa. Sithini na ukufa ke isilumko? njengesidenge. 17 Ndabuthiya ke ubomi; ngokuba mibi kum imisebenzi eyenzeka phantsi kwelanga; ngokuba yonke le nto ingamampunge, nokusukelana nomoya. 18 Ndayithiya yonke imigudu yam, endaphuka yiyo phantsi kwelanga, ekubeni ndiya kuyishiya nomntu oya kubakho emva kwam. 19 Waziwa ngubani na, ukuba woba sisilumko, nokuba woba sisiyatha, kusini na? ukanti uya kugunyazela emigudwini yam yonke endaphuka yiyo, endalumkayo kuyo phantsi kwelanga; Kwanaloo nto ingamampunge. 20 Ndajika ke mna, ndayincamisisa intliziyo yam ngemigudu yonke endaphuka yiyo phantsi kwelanga. 21 Ngokuba kubakho umntu omigudu yakhe inobulumko, inokwazi, inempumelelo; ukanti uya kuyinika umntu ongenzanga migudu, ibe sisabelo sakhe. Kwanaloo nto ingamampunge nobubi obukhulu. 22 Ngokuba umntu uba nantoni na ngemigudu yakhe yonke, nangenzondelelo yentliziyo yakhe, aphuka yiyo yena phantsi kwelanga? 23 Ngokuba imihla yakhe yonke inomvandedwa, nasekuzameni kwakhe ukhathazekile; nasebusuku ayiphumli intliziyo yakhe. Kwanaloo nto ingamampunge. 24 Akukho nto ilungileyo ebantwini kunokuba badle, basele, bawubonise umphefumlo wabo okulungileyo