| Ecclesiastes (1/12) → |
| 1. | Amazwi omTshumayeli, indodana kaDavida, inkosi eJerusalema. |
| 2. | Ize leze, kutsho umTshumayeli, ize leze, konke kuyize. |
| 3. | Kuyinzuzoni emuntwini emtshikatshikeni wakhe wonke awutshikatshika ngaphansi kwelanga? |
| 4. | Isizukulwana siyedlula, lesizukulwana size, kodwa umhlaba umi kuze kube nininini. |
| 5. | Lelanga liyaphuma, lelanga litshone, litshetshela endaweni lapho eliphuma khona. |
| 6. | Umoya uya eningizimu, ujikele enyakatho, ujikajike uhambe, lomoya ubuyele ekubhodeni kwawo. |
| 7. | Yonke imifula iya olwandle, kodwa ulwandle kalugcwali; endaweni lapho imifula evela khona, ibuyele iye khona. |
| 8. | Zonke izinto ziyadinisa; kakulamuntu olakho ukukukhuluma. Ilihlo kalisuthi ngokubona, lendlebe kayigcwaliswa yikuzwa. |
| 9. | Okwake kwaba khona yilokho okuzakuba khona, lokwake kwenziwa yilokho okuzakwenziwa; njalo kakulalutho olutsha ngaphansi kwelanga. |
| 10. | Kungaba khona ulutho yini okungathiwa ngalo: Khangela, lokhu kutsha! Kwakuvele kukhona endulo engaphambi kwethu. |
| 11. | Kakukho ukukhunjulwa kwezinto zakuqala; njalo lezinto ezizayo ezizakuba khona kakuyikuba khona ukukhunjulwa kwazo lalabo abazakuba khona emva kwalokho. |
| 12. | Mina mTshumayeli ngangiyinkosi phezu kukaIsrayeli eJerusalema. |
| 13. | Ngasenginikela inhliziyo yami ukudinga lokuhlolisisa ngokuhlakanipha ngakho konke okwenziwayo ngaphansi kwamazulu; lumtshikatshika onzima uNkulunkulu uwunike abantwana babantu ukuthi baphatheke ngawo. |
| 14. | Ngiyibonile yonke imisebenzi eyenziwayo ngaphansi kwelanga; khangela-ke, konke kuyize lokukhathazeka komoya. |
| 15. | Okugobileyo kakulakuqondiswa; lokuswelekayo kakulakubalwa. |
| 16. | Ngakhuluma mina lenhliziyo yami ngisithi: Khangela, mina ngikhulile ngandisa inhlakanipho phezu kwabo bonke ababephambi kwami eJerusalema; njalo inhliziyo yami ibonile kakhulu inhlakanipho lolwazi. |
| 17. | Nganginikela inhliziyo yami ukwazi inhlakanipho, lokwazi ukuhlanya lobuthutha, ngabona ukuthi lalokhu yikukhathazeka komoya. |
| 18. | Ngoba kunhlakanipho enengi kulokukhathazeka okunengi, lowandisa ulwazi wandisa usizi. |
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