IZaga
6 Ndodana yami, nxa unike umakhelwane wakho isibambiso+ azathatha ngaso isikwelede,
Nxa uxhawule umuntu ongamaziyo+ wavumelana laye,
2 Nxa usuzithiye ngesithembiso sakho,
Wabanjwa ngamazwi omlomo wakho,+
3 Ndodana yami, nxa usuwele esandleni sikamakhelwane wakho,
Nanku okumele ukwenze ukuze uzikhulule:
Hamba uyezithoba kuye, umncenge masinyane umakhelwane wakho.+
4 Ungavumeli ukuthi amehlo akho alale,
Njalo ungavumeli ukuthi amehlo akho awozele.
5 Zikhulule njengempala esandleni somzingeli,
Lanjengenyoni esandleni somthiyi.
6 Vilandini,+ hamba uyekhangela ubunyonyo,
Nanzelela izindlela zabo uhlakaniphe.
7 Lanxa bungelamkhokheli loba ufolomane loba umbusi,
8 Bulungisa ukudla kwabo ngesikhathi sehlobo,+
Bubuthelele ukudla ngesikhathi sokuvuna.
9 We vilavoxo, kuzaze kube nini ulokhu uqethukile khonapho?
Uzavuka nini ebuthongweni bakho?
10 Nxa ungalala kancane, uwozele kancane nje,
Ugoqe izandla okwesikhatshana nje ukuze uphumule,+
11 Ubuyanga buzakufikela njengesela,
Lokudubeka kufike kuwe njengendoda ehlomileyo.+
12 Umuntu owenza okubi futhi ongancedi ngalutho uhamba ekhuluma amanga;+
13 Ufica ilihlo lakhe,+ adlalidlalise unyawo lwakhe njalo akhombele ngeminwe yakhe.
15 Ingozi izamjuma,
Ngesikhatshana nje uzakwephulwa, angaphindi asile.+
16 Kulezinto eziyisithupha uJehova azizondayo;
Ziyisikhombisa izinto azenyanyayo:
17 Amehlo atshengisa ukuziphakamisa,+ lolimi oluqamba amanga,+ lezandla ezichitha igazi labantu abangelacala,+
18 Inhliziyo ebumba amacebo amabi,+ lenyawo ezigijimela kokubi,
19 Ufakazi wamanga ohlala ehutshuza amanga,+
Lomuntu obangela ukuthi abazalwane baxabane.+
21 Bophela izinto lezi enhliziyweni yakho kokuphela,
Uzibophele lasentanyeni yakho.
22 Nxa uhamba zizakukhokhela,
Nxa ulala zizakulinda
Nxa usuvuka zizakhuluma lawe.*
23 Ngoba umlayo uyisibane,+
Lomthetho uyikukhanya,+
Njalo ukukhuzwa lokulaywa kuyindlela eya ekuphileni.+
25 Ungahawukeli ubuhle bakhe enhliziyweni yakho,+
Ungavumi ukuthi akuthumbe ngamehlo akhe ahugayo,
26 Phela iwule lenza indoda isale isingumyanga,*+
Kodwa umfazi wenye indoda yena uzingela impilo yomuntu uqobo.
27 Kambe umuntu angafaka* amalahle esifubeni sakhe izigqoko zakhe zisale zingatshanga+ yini?
28 Umuntu angahamba phezu kwamalahle atshisayo inyawo zakhe zingatshi yini?
29 Kunjalo langomuntu olala lomfazi kamakhelwane wakhe;
Kakho othinta lowomfazi ongasoze ajeziswe.+
30 Abantu kabaleyisi isela
Nxa litshontsha ngenxa yokuthi lilambile.
31 Kodwa nxa lingabanjwa lizabhadala okuphindwe kasikhombisa;
Likhiphe konke elilakho endlini yalo.+
32 Loba ngubani olala lomfazi womuntu kalangqondo,
Umuntu okwenzayo lokhu uzithezela olulenkume.+
34 Ubukhwele benza indoda izonde idle amalahle;
Ayisoze ibe lozwelo nxa isiphindisela.+
35 Ayisoze ivume ukuhlawulwa
Ayisoze ixole lanxa isipho singaze sibe sikhulu kangakanani.