< Izaga 31 >
1 Amazwi kaLemuweli inkosi yeMasa, unina amfundisa wona.
Zvirevo zvaMambo Remueri, zvirevo zvaakadzidziswa namai vake:
2 Ini, ndodana yami! Ini-ke, ndodana yesizalo sami! Ini-ke, ndodana yezithembiso zami!
“Nhaiwe mwanakomana wangu, iwe mwanakomana wokubereka, iwe mwanakomana wemhiko dzangu,
3 Unganiki amandla akho kwabesifazana, kumbe izindlela zakho ekubhubhiseni amakhosi.
usapedzera simba rako pavakadzi, nenzira dzako pane avo vanoparadza madzimambo.
4 Kakusikwamakhosi, Lemuweli, kakusikwamakhosi ukunatha iwayini, kumbe okweziphathamandla ukuloyisa okunathwayo okulamandla.
“Hazvisi zvamadzimambo, nhaiwe Remueri, hazvina kufanira madzimambo kunwa waini, hazvina kufanira vatongi kukara doro,
5 Hlezi anathe, akhohlwe isimiso, aguqule isahlulelo sawo wonke amadodana enhlupheko.
nokuti vangazonwa vakakanganwa zvakatemwa nomurayiro, uye vakazotadza kururamisira kodzero dzavanomanikidzwa vose.
6 Phana okunathwayo okulamandla kobhubhayo, lewayini kwabababayo emphefumulweni.
Ipai doro kuna avo vari kuparara, newaini kuna avo vari mukurwadziwa:
7 Kanathe, akhohlwe ubuyanga bakhe, angabe esakhumbula usizi lwakhe.
regai vanwe vakanganwe urombo hwavo, uye varege kuzorangarirazve kutambudzika kwavo.
8 Vulela isimungulu umlomo wakho, udaba lwabo bonke abamiselwe incithakalo.
“Taurai pachinzvimbo chaavo vasingagoni kuzvitaurira, pamusoro pekodzero dzavose vanoshayiwa.
9 Vula umlomo wakho, wahlulele ngokulunga, umele ilungelo lomyanga loswelayo.
Taura utonge zvakanaka; udzivirire kodzero dzavarombo navanoshayiwa.”
10 Ngubani ongathola umfazi okhuthela okulungileyo? Ngoba intengo yakhe iyedlula kakhulu amatshe amahle.
Mudzimai ane unhu hwakanaka ndiani angamuwana? Mutengo wake unopfuura nokure matombo anokosha emarubhi.
11 Inhliziyo yomkakhe ithemba kuye, ukuze angasweli impango.
Murume wake anovimba naye zvizere, uye haana chaanoshayiwa chinokosha.
12 Umenzela okuhle, hatshi okubi, insuku zonke zempilo yakhe.
Anoitira murume wake zvakanaka, kwete zvakaipa, mazuva ose oupenyu hwake.
13 Udinga uboya bezimvu lefilakisi, asebenze ngenjabulo yezandla zakhe.
Anosarudza wuru neshinda uye anoshanda namaoko anoshingaira.
14 Ufanana lemikhumbi yomthengisi; uletha ukudla kwakhe kuvela khatshana.
Akafanana nezvikepe zvavatengesi, anondotora zvokudya zvake kure.
15 Uvuka kusesebusuku, anike indlu yakhe ukudla, lesabelo kuzincekukazi zakhe.
Anomuka kuchakasviba; agotsvagira mhuri yake zvokudya uye agopa varandakadzi vake basa ravo.
16 Anakane ngensimu ayizuze; ngesithelo sezandla zakhe ahlanyele ivini.
Anonanʼanidza munda agoutenga; anosima munda wemizambiringa nezvaakawana namaoko ake.
17 Uyabhinca ukhalo lwakhe ngamandla, aqinise ingalo zakhe.
Anoita basa rake nesimba; maoko ake akasimba kuti aite mabasa ake.
18 Uyananzelela ukuthi ukuthengisa kwakhe kuhle; isibane sakhe kasicitshi ebusuku.
Anoona kuti kushambadzira kwake kunobatsira, uye mwenje wake haudzimi pausiku.
19 Welulela izandla zakhe kuluthi lokuphotha, lezandla zakhe zibambe isigodo esilezintambo.
Muruoko rwake anobata chirukiso, uye anobata chirukwa neminwe yake.
20 Welulela umyanga isandla sakhe, elulele izandla zakhe koswelayo.
Anotambanudzira maoko ake kuvarombo, uye anotandavadzira maoko ake kune vanoshayiwa.
21 Kesabi iliqhwa elikhithikileyo ngenxa yabendlu yakhe, ngoba bonke abendlu yakhe bagqokiswe okubomvu.
Kana kwotonhora, haatyire mhuri yake; nokuti vose vakapfeka nguo dzinodziya.
22 Uzenzela izembeso; isigqoko sakhe sililembu elicolekileyo leliyibubende.
Anozvigadzirira zvokuwaridza panhoo yake; anozvipfekedza nguo yomucheka wakaisvonaka, uye nomucheka wepepuru.
23 Umkakhe uyaziwa emasangweni, lapho ehlezi labadala belizwe.
Murume wake anoremekedzwa pasuo reguta, kana agere pakati pavakuru venyika.
24 Wenza ilembu elicolekileyo kakhulu, alithengise; anike umthengi ibhanti.
Mudzimai anoita nguo dzemicheka yakanaka agodzitengesa, uye anotengesera vanotengesa micheka yokumonera muhuro.
25 Amandla lodumo kuyisigqoko sakhe; uyahleka mayelana losuku olulandelayo.
Simba nokukudzwa ndizvo nguo dzake; anofara akatarisana namazuva anouya.
26 Uvula umlomo wakhe ngenhlakanipho; lemfundiso yomusa iselimini lwakhe.
Anotaura nouchenjeri, uye kurayira kwakatendeka kuri parurimi rwake.
27 Uqaphela inhambo zomuzi wakhe; kadli isinkwa sobuvila.
Anotarira zvakanaka mararamiro emhuri yake, uye haadyi zvokudya zvousimbe.
28 Abantwana bakhe bayavuka bathi ubusisiwe, lomkakhe laye uyamdumisa:
Vana vake vanosimuka vagomuti akaropafadzwa, murume wakewo, anomurumbidza:
29 Manengi amadodakazi enze ngenkuthalo, kodwa wena wenyukile phezu kwawo wonke.
“Vakadzi vazhinji vanoita zvinhu zvakanaka, asi iwe unovakunda vose.”
30 Ubuhle buyinkohliso, lokubukeka kuyize; owesifazana owesaba iNkosi yena uzadunyiswa.
Zvinofadza zvinonyengera, uye runako ndorwenguva duku; asi mukadzi anotya Jehovha anofanira kurumbidzwa.
31 Mnikeni okuvela esithelweni sezandla zakhe, lemisebenzi yakhe kayimdumise emasangweni.
Mupeiwo mubayiro wake waakashandira, uye mabasa ake ngaamupe kurumbidzwa pasuo reguta.