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22 Ukukhetha ibizo elihle* kungcono kulokukhetha inotho enengi;+
Lokuhlonitshwa kungcono kulokuba lesiliva legolide.
2 Abanothileyo labayanga bafanana ngalokhu:
Bonke badalwa nguJehova.+
3 Umuntu ohlakaniphileyo uyayibona ingozi acatshe,
Kodwa ongelalwazi uqhubeka eqonda kuyo abesethwala nzima.
4 Ukuzithoba lokwesaba uJehova kuletha
Inotho lodumo kanye lempilo.+
5 Ameva lemijibila kusendleleni yomuntu ongathembekanga,
Kodwa oqakathekisa impilo yakhe kasondeli ezintweni lezi.+
9 Umuntu ophanayo uzabusiswa,
Ngoba ukudla kwakhe ukwabelana labayanga.+
11 Olenhliziyo emsulwa futhi okhuluma ngomusa,
Uzakuba ngumngane wenkosi.+
12 Amehlo kaJehova ayalulondoloza ulwazi,
Kodwa amazwi amaqili uyawachitha.+
13 Ivila lithi: “Kulesilwane phandle!
Ngizabulawa phakathi laphakathi kwegceke ledolobho!”+
14 Imilomo yabesifazana abaxhwalileyo* injengegodi elitshonayo.+
Obekwe icala nguJehova uzawela kulo.
15 Ubuthutha bubotshelwe enhliziyweni yomntwana,*+
Kodwa uswazi lokulaya luyabukhipha bube khatshana laye.+
16 Oqila umyanga ukuze engezelele inotho yakhe,+
Lalowo onika abanothileyo izipho,
Bonke bazacina sebengabayanga.
17 Thiya indlebe uzwe amazwi abahlakaniphileyo,+
Ukuze wamukele ulwazi lwami ngenhliziyo+ yakho yonke,
18 Ngoba kumnandi ukuwagcina enhliziyweni yakho,+
Ukuze wonke ahlale esezindebeni zakho.+
19 Ngikunika ulwazi lamuhla
Ukuze ithemba lakho lihlale likuJehova.
20 Kangizange ngikubhalele yini
Ngikucebisa njalo ngikunika ulwazi,
21 Ukuze ngikufundise amazwi aliqiniso longawathemba,
Ukwenzela ukuthi ubuyele lombiko oqondileyo kulowo okuthumileyo?
22 Ungaqili umyanga ngoba engumyanga,+
Njalo ungacindezeli umuntukazana egedini ledolobho,+
23 Ngoba uJehova uzabalwela,+
Asuse impilo zalabo ababaqilayo.
24 Ungabi ngumngane womuntu ozonda masinyane
Njalo ungazihlanganisi lomuntu ophangisa ukuthukuthela,
25 Ukuze ungafundi izindlela zakhe
Ubusuzithiya ngomjibila.+
26 Ungabi phakathi kwalabo abaxhawulanayo besenza isivumelwano,
Abanika abanye abantu isibambiso sezikwelede.+
27 Nxa ungelalutho ongabhadala ngalo,
Uzathathelwa umbheda wakho ulele phezu kwawo!
28 Ungakhiphi isikhonkwane somngcele
Esafakwa kudala ngokhokho bakho.+
29 Sewake wabona umuntu oyingcitshi emsebenzini wakhe?
Lowomuntu uzakuma phambi kwamakhosi+
Kasoze ame phambi kwabantukazana.