IZaga
3 Ndodana yami, ungakukhohlwa engikufundisa khona,*
Gcina imithetho yami enhliziyweni yakho,
2 Ngoba izinto lezi zizakwengezelela insuku ezinengi kuwe
Leminyaka eminengi kanye lokuthula.+
3 Ungavumi ukuthi uthando oluqotho lokuthembeka* kukuphunyuke.+
Kubophele entanyeni yakho,
Ukubhale enhliziyweni yakho.+
4 Ungenza njalo uzathola umusa, kuthiwe ukhaliphile
Emehlweni kaNkulunkulu lasebantwini.+
7 Ungaziboni angani uhlakaniphile,+
Yesaba uJehova, utshiye okubi.
8 Ukwenza njalo kuzawelapha umzimba wakho,
Kuqinise* lamathambo akho.
9 Dumisa uJehova ngokuhle kakhulu+ olakho,
Ngezithelo zokuqala zesivuno sakho+ sonke.*
10 Ungenza njalo iziphala zakho zizagcwala phamu!+
Lezikhamelo zakho zewayini* zizaphuphuma iwayini elitsha.
11 Ndodana yami ungayali nxa uJehova ekulaya,+
12 Ngoba uJehova uyabakhuza+ labo abathandayo,
Njengobaba okhuza indodana yakhe ayithandayo.+
13 Uyathokoza umuntu othola ukuhlakanipha,+
Lomuntu ozuza ukuqedisisa;
14 Ukukuthola kungcono kulokuthola isiliva,
Lenzuzo yakhona ingcono kulokuba legolide.+
15 Kuligugu ukwedlula amakhorali;*
Akulalutho olufisayo olungalinganiswa lakho.
16 Ukuhlakanipha kuthwele impilo ende esandleni sokudla,
Kuthwele inotho lenkazimulo esandleni senxele.
18 Kuyisihlahla sokuphila kulabo ababambelela kukho,
Labaqhubeka bekugagadlele kuzathiwa bayathokoza.+
20 Ngolwazi lwakhe amanzi atshonayo ehlukaniswa,
Lesibhakabhaka esithwele amayezi sakhithiza amazolo.+
21 Ndodana yami, ungasusi amehlo akho ezintweni lezi.*
Gcina ukuhlakanipha okuncedayo, uhlale usebenzisa kuhle ingqondo;
22 Izinto lezi zizakunika ukuphila,
Zibe ngumceciso entanyeni yakho;
23 Lapho-ke uzahamba uvikelekile endleleni yakho,
Unyawo lwakho alusoze lukhubeke.+
28 Ungabokuthi kumakhelwane wakho, “Hamba ubuye ngesinye isikhathi. Ngizakupha kusasa,”
Wena ulakho ongamnika khona ngalesosikhathi.
29 Ungabumbeli umakhelwane wakho amacebo amabi,+
Yena ehlala lawe ekuthemba.
31 Ungamhawukeli umuntu othanda ukulwa,*+
Ungalandeli* loba yiphi indlela yakhe,
32 UJehova uyamzonda umuntu oliqili,+
Kodwa ungumngane omkhulu wabathembekileyo.+
33 Isiqalekiso esivela kuJehova sisendlini yomuntu owenza okubi,+
Kodwa umuzi womuntu olungileyo uyawubusisa.+
35 Abahlakaniphileyo bazathola udumo,
Kodwa izithutha ziqakathekisa izinto ezilihlazo.+