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20 Iwayini liyalulaza,+ lotshwala buletha ukuxokozela,+
Loba ngubani ophanjulwa yizinto lezi kahlakaniphanga.+
2 Inkosi iyesabeka njengokubhonga kwesilwane,+
Loba ngubani ovusa ulaka lwayo ufaka impilo yakhe engozini.+
3 Obalekela ingxabano+ ufanele ukuphiwa udumo,
Kodwa isiphukuphuku sibizwa sisabele nxa kulengxabano.+
4 Ivila kalilimi ngesikhathi sebusika,
Yikho lizahamba licela ngesikhathi sokuvuna ngoba liyabe lingelalutho.*+
5 Imicabango esenhliziyweni yomuntu injengamanzi* asendaweni etshonayo,
Kodwa umuntu oqedisisayo uyayikhipha.
6 Abantu abanengi bazitshela ukuthi balothando oluqotho,
Kodwa ngubani ongamthola umuntu othembekileyo?
7 Olungileyo uhamba ngobuqotho bakhe.+
Bayathokoza abantwabakhe abalandela ngemva kwakhe.+
8 Nxa inkosi ihlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi ukuze yahlulele,+
12 Indlebe ezwayo lelihlo elibonayo,
Konke kwenziwe nguJehova.+
13 Ungabothanda ukulala, uzacina usungumyanga.+
Vula amehlo uvuke khona uzathola ukudla okunengi.+
14 Othengayo uthi, “Kubi lokhu, kubi lokhu!”
Ngemva kwalokho uhamba ezitshaya isifuba.+
16 Thatha isigqoko salowo othembisa ukuthi uzabhadalela umuntu angamaziyo isikwelede,+
Mthathele abambise ngakho nxa lokho ekwenzele owesifazana wesinye isizwe.+
17 Isinkwa esizuzwe ngobuqili simnandi emuntwini,
Kodwa ekucineni umlomo wakhe uzagcwala ukhethe.+
18 Nxa kuboniswana, amacebo ayaphumelela.*+
Nxa usempini, sebenzisa amacebo alobungcitshi.*+
19 Onyundiselayo uhamba eveza indaba eziyimfihlo;+
Ungazwanani lomuntu othanda ukunyeya.
20 Loba ngubani othuka uyise lonina,
Isibane sakhe sizacitshwa nxa kungafika ubumnyama.+
21 Ilifa elitholwe ngobuhwaba ekuqaliseni,
Alisoze libe yisibusiso ekucineni.+
22 Ungabokuthi: “Ngizaphindisela ngokubi!”+
Themba uJehova,+ yena uzakusindisa.+
23 UJehova uyazenyanya izilinganiso zobuqili,*
Lezikali zamanga kazilunganga.
24 Izinyathelo zomuntu ziqondiswa nguJehova,+
Pho umuntu angayizwisisa njani indlela okumele ahambe ngayo?
25 Yikuzithiya ngomjibila ukuthi umuntu aphange amemeze athi, “Kungcwele!”+
Ngemva kwesikhathi abesecabangisisa ngalokho akufungileyo.+
27 Amazwi omuntu anjengesibane* sikaJehova,
Esihlola ingaphakathi yomuntu.
28 Uthando oluqotho kanye lokuthembeka kuyayivikela inkosi,+
Iqinisa isihlalo sayo sobukhosi ngothando oluqotho.+
30 Imvimvinya lamanxeba kuyabususa ububi,+
Lokutshaywa kuyayihlambulula ingaphakathi yomuntu.