1 “Ewe, ikho imigodi yesiliva; ngokunjalo zikho neendawo zokuhluza igolide.
2 Abantu bemba isinyithi emhlabeni,baze banyibilikise ubhedu olusematyeni.
3 Nenzonzobila yobumnyama abantu bayayihlola-hlola;baphicotha namathumbu omhlaba,baze bembe bacubungule kwimiwewe enzongo-nzongo yenzonzobila.
4 Kude lé kwelimiweyo,apho kungazange kwathi cakatha mntu,abantu bayemba bavule imigodi,bajinga-jinge kwalunkcwe,bebotshelelwe ngeentambo.
5 Phezulu apha lo mhlaba uvelisa ukudla;kanti ngaphantsi phaya ubhukuqwa ngathi ngumlilo.
6 Kumatye omhlaba kuphuma iisafire,kanti ke lona uthuli lwawo luvelisa igolide.
7 Amaxhalanga ngokwawo akazazi iindlela zasemigodini phaya,ngokunjalo zange zalanywa naliliso likakhetshe.
8 Amarhamncwa anyalasayo akazange athi cakatha unyawo apho,nkqu nengonyama ayizange yadlula khona.
9 Kaloku abantu baqhekeza bagqale nditsho nenyengane le;ewe, neentaba ngokwazo bayazibhukuqa, bazisiphule neengcambu.
10 Basuka bagqobhoze iitonela emaweni,lize iliso labo liwabhaqe amatye axabisekileyo.
11 Imithombo yakhona bayayivingca ingampompozi,baze bazidandalazise izinto ezifihlakeleyo.
12 “Kambe ke, bungaze bufumaneke phi ubulumko?Khona lona ulwazi lungazuzwa phi?
13 Ewe, ubulumko abunakufumaneka ebantwini;kaloku akukho namnye ulaziyo nexabiso labo.
14 Andithi na kaloku kwankqu neenzonzobila ezinzongo-nzongo,nditsho neelwandle, ziyabulandula?
15 Kaloku bona abungekhe bufumaneke nangegolide ecikizekileyo,kanti nentabalala yesiliva ayinako ukubuhlawula.
16 Neyona golide yaseOfire iyalaba-laba kwixabiso labo;nditsho namatye exabiso, nokuba yionike okanye yisafire.
17 Ewe, abunakulinganiswa negolide,ukanti abunakuthelekiswa nayo nemveliso yegolide,nditsho nayo neglasi yodidi.
18 Asisathethi ke ngeekorale neekristale,kuba kaloku bona ubulumko bubalasele ngexabiso,ndithi bugqwesa kwaiiperile.
19 Ewe, netopazi yaseKushe ayinakulinganiswa nabo,ngokunjalo abunakuthengwa nangeyona ihluziweyo igolide.
20 Ke, ngaba uphi owona mthombo wobulumko?Umntu angalufumana phi ulwazi?
21 Abubonakali kuzo zonke izinto eziphilileyo,nditsho nakweyona intingayo intaka.
22 Ewe, nokufa nentshabalalo, zombini ziyavuma,zithi: ‘Luvakele nje umingi-mingi ngabo ezindlebeni zethu!’
23 NguThixo kuphela owaziyo ngobulumko;nguye owaziyo umthombo wabo.
24 Kaloku yena ubona nditsho namaphethelo ehlabathi,kuba kuye akukho nanye into efihlakeleyo phantsi kwamazulu.
25 Ngokuya uThixo wayemisela umoya amandla awo,namanzi ewacandela umda wawo,
26 nemvula eyenzela ummiselo wayo,nombane ewalathisa indlela,
27 kanye ngelo thuba ke uThixo wabubona wabuphicotha ubulumko,waza ke wabumisela wabugoca-goca.
28 Ke uluntu waluyalela wathi:‘Niyabona, ofuna ubulumko makathobele uThixo;ofuna ukuzuza ulwazi makabucezele ububi.’ ”