Izaga
1 Izaga zakaSolomoni+ indodana kaDavida,+ ikosi yakwa-Israyeli:+
2 Bona sifunde* ukuhlakanipha+ neseluleko;
Bona sizwisise izitjho zokuhlakanipha;
3 Bona sifumane iseluleko+ esinikela ilemuko,
Ukulunga,+ ubulungiswa+ nokuthembeka;
4 Bona zinikele onganalwazi+ ukuhlakanipha;
Bona zinikele isokana ilwazi nekghono lokucabanga.+
5 Umuntu ohlakaniphileko uyalalela begodu ufunda okungeziweko;+
Umuntu ozwisisako ufumana isinqophiso esihlakaniphileko+
6 Bona sizwisise isaga nesitjho esibudisi,
Amezwi wabahlakaniphileko neenrarejo zabo.+
7 Ukusaba uJehova kukuthoma kwelwazi.+
Ziindlhadlha kwaphela ezinyaza ukuhlakanipha neseluleko.+
10 Ndodanami, nange izoni zilinga ukukuyenga, ungavumi.+
11 Nange zithi: “Khamba nathi.
Asifuneni ithuba lokobana sibulale abanye.
Sizokukhukhutha begodu sisahlele abantu abanganamlandu bona sizithabise.
12 Sizobaginya baphila njengeThuna,*
Bazokuginywa ngokupheleleko njengalabo abatjhinga emgodini.
13 Sizokuthatha zoke izinto zabo eziligugu;
Sizokuzalisa izindlu zethu ngezinto ezifunyenwe epini.
14 Kufuze ukhambe nathi,
Begodu sizokwabelana zoke izinto esizebileko ngokulingana.”
15 Ndodanami, ungabalandeli.
Susa iinyawo zakho endlelenabo,+
16 Ngombana iinyawo zabo zigijimela ekwenzeni okumbi;
Zigijimela ekuphalazeni iingazi.+
17 Ngokuqinisekileko kulilize ukwendlala inede lokha iinyoni nazaziko bona kunenede.
18 Kungebangelo bafuna ithuba lokubulala abanye;
Bayakhukhutha begodu basahlele abanye bona babulale.
19 Lezi ziindlela zalabo abafuna inzuzo yokungathembeki,
Begodu abakufumanako kuzokuthatha ukuphila kwabo.+
20 Ukuhlakanipha kweqiniso+ kurhuwelela endleleni.+
Kuphakamisa iphimbo lakho ematatawini.+
21 Kurhuwelela emakhoneni weendlela eziphithizelako.
Ebungenweni bamasango wedorobho, kuthi:+
22 “Kuzabe kube nini, nina abanganalemuko nithanda ukungabi nelemuko?
Kuzabe kube nini, nina abanyefulako nithatjiswa kunyefula?
Begodu kuzabe kube nini, nina ndlhayela nihloya ilwazi?+
23 Lalelani nanginikhalimako.*+
Ngemva kwalokho ngizokukghuthulela ummoyami kini;
Ngizonazisa amezwami.+
24 Ngombana nganibiza kodwana nasolo nala,
Ngalula isandla sami kodwana akakho owasinakako.+
25 Benisolo nala zoke iinluleko zami
Begodu akhenge nikhalimeke.
26 Nami ngizonihleka nanivelelwa yihlekelele;
Ngizonihleka ubudlhadlha nanifikelwa kukwesaba,+
27 Lokha enikusabako kufika njengesiwuruwuru,
Begodu ihlekelelenu ifika njengesiwuruwuru,
Lokha ukugandeleleka nokutshwenyeka kunifikela.
28 Mhlokho bazokusolo bangibiza kodwana angekhe ngiphendule;
Bazongifuna khulu kodwana angekhe bangifumane,+
29 Ngombana balihloyile ilwazi,+
Begodu akhenge bakhethe ukusaba uJehova.+
30 Bale iseluleko sami;
Akhenge bahloniphe koke ukusola kwami.
31 Njeke bazokuqalana nemiphumela yeendlela zabo,+
Begodu bazokuqalana nemiphumela yeseluleko sabo.
32 Ngombana ukuphambuka kwabanganalemuko kuzobabulala,
Begodu ubuvila beendlhadlha buzozitjhabalalisa.