1 Nezi ikwazizafobe zikaSolomon ezaqokelelwa ngamagosa kakumkani uHezekiya wakwaJuda:
2 Isihomo sikaThixo siphuhliswa zizinto eziyimfihlakalo;kambe ke sona isidima sokumkani kukuphengulula imicimbi.
3 Njengokuphakama kwesibhakabhaka nobunzulu bomhlaba,zikwanjalo ukungabi nakugocagocwa iingcamango zookumkani.
4 Wakuyicwenga isiliva,nengcibi itsho ikwazi ukuyisebenzisa;
5 akukhiqwa amaphakathi aphuthileyo,ulawulo lokumkani lutsho ludume ngokuzinza.
6 Xa ukomkhulu musa ukuzigqatsa;sukuhlala endaweni yezikhulu.
7 Kaloku kubhetele ukuba yena athi: “Nyukela apha,”kunokuba akususe kwindawo yezikhulu amatshawe ebukele.
8 Sukungxamela enkundleni ngento oyibonileyo,hleze kuvele omnye umntu nabungqina bumbi,utsho uhlazeke ke wena.
9 Xa usematyaleni nommelwane wakhomusa ukudiz' imfihlelo oyixelelweyo,
10 hleze uvelwe utsho uphoxeke,kuze ke ukuba negama elibi kwakho kuthane mbende nawe.
11 Amazwi afanelekileyonqwa neeapile zegolide ezithiwe nca kwisiliva.
12 Isilumkiso esiwa kwindlebe evayosifana necici legolide nesidanga segolide ecikizekileyo.
13 Umthunywa onyanisekileyo kwabo bamthumayouhlaziya inkosi yakhe oku kwekhephu ngexa lokuvuna.
14 Umntu ozigwagwisa ngokupha omnye isipho angenasoufana namafu anomoya angenamvula.
15 Umlawuli uyacengeka ngumntu onomonde,namazwi athambileyo amenza anikezele.
16 Wakufumana ubusi butye uzilinganisela,hleze bubuye wakubutya gqitha.
17 Malungaquqi gqitha unyawo lwakho kwammelwana,hleze akruquke nguwe, akucaphukele.
18 Umntu otshonisa ummelwana wakhe ngobungqina obubuxokiuyingozi nqwa negqudu, umkhonto, okanye utolo.
19 Ukuthembela ngomntu ongathembekanga xa usenkathazwenikufana nezinyo elonakeleyo nonyawo oluqhwalelayo.
20 Ukuculela umntu oneenzingo kufana nokumhambisa ze mhla kubandayo,okanye kunjengokonakalisa isoda ngokuyixuba neviniga.
21 Xa ufumana utshaba lwakho lulambile, luphe ukutya;lwakunxanwa, luphe amanzi.
22 Ngokwenjenjalo ke woba uluqhubela enguqukweni,*noNdikhoyo wokuvuza.
23 Umoya wasentla uzisa imvula,kodwa ke yona intlebendwane iza nengxabano.
24 Akunani kwaukuhlala wedwa noba kuphezu kwendlu,ndaweni yokuhlala ndlwini-nye nomfazi ongunogqwashu.
25 Iindaba ezimnandi ezivela kwelikudezihlaziya oku kwamanzi abandayo emntwini odiniweyo.
26 Akoyiswa sisikhohlakali umntu olungileyoloo nto ifana nequla eligxobhekileyo okanye nomthombo ongcolisekileyo.
27 Ukubutya kakhulu ubusi akulunganga;kukwanjalo ukuhlala uzifunela imbeko.
28 Umntu owoyiswayo kukuzilawula usesichengenioku kwesixeko esindongaziwileyo.