17 “Kukangaphi isibane sesikhohlakali sicinywa?Kukangaphi zingundaniselwa zizibetho?Andithi na kaloku uThixo abakhohlakeleyo ubahlomlela ingqumbo yakhe,
18 aze abavuthele baphephetheke njengengca enqunqiweyo,bavuthuluke njengomququ unyuka nesaqhwithi?
19 Ngaba uThixo usibekela abantwana isohlwayo sabazali?Hayi bo; makohlwaye abo bonileyo ngokwabo,khon' ukuze nabo baqonde.
20 Abo bonileyo mabaxhamle isohlwayo,basele ingqumbo kaSomandla.
21 Kakade ke, umntu uwukhathalele ngani umzi wakhe xa yena engasekho,xa iinyanga zakhe azibalelweyo kobu bomi seziphelile?
22 “Ngubani ongafundisa uThixo ulwazi?Nezithwala-ndwe zaphezulu zisesandleni sakhe nje!
23 Bambi bafa bethe gabhu kwintlala-kahle nenkqubela;bafa bengazele nto bekhuselekile.