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17 Singcono isiqetjhana soburotho obomileko lapho kunokuthula khona+
2 Isisebenzi esinelemuko sizokubusa phezu kwendodana eziphatha ngokuhlazisako;
Sizokufumana ilifa njengamadodana womphathi.
4 Umuntu okhohlakeleko uthanda ukulalela ikulumo elimazako,
Nomuntu okhohlisako ulalela ilimu elimamala.+
5 Nanyana ngubani ohleka umuntu otlhagako uthuka uMenzakhe,+
Begodu nanyana ngubani othabako omunye nakavelelwe yihlekelele uzokujeziswa.+
7 Abantu abakalindeli bona isidlhayela sitjho into elungileko.+
Abakalindeli nombusi bona akhulume ikulumo emamala!+
8 Isipho sinjengelitje eliligugu kumnikazi;+
Nanyana kukuphi lapho aphendukela khona, limlethela ipumelelo.+
9 Nanyana ngubani olibalela umtjhapho unethando,+
Kodwana nanyana ngubani osolo akhuluma ngawo uhlukanisa abangani.+
10 Ukukhalima kusebenza khulu emuntwini ozwisisako,+
Kunokubetha umuntu osidlhadlha ngeswazi iinkhathi ezilikhulu.+
11 Umuntu omumbi ufuna ukuhlubuka kwaphela,
Kodwana isithunywa esinelunya sizokuthunyelwa bona siyomjezisa.+
12 Kungcono ukuhlangana nebhere elilahlekelwe bantwabalo
Kunokuhlangana nesidlhadlha ebudlhayeleni baso.+
13 Nange umuntu abuyisela okuhle ngokumbi,
Okumbi angekhe kusuke endlinakhe.+
14 Ukuthoma ipi kunjengokuvula amasango weenkhukhula;
Ngaphambi kobana kuthome ipikiswano, khamba.+
15 Nanyana ngubani othi okhohlakeleko akakakhohlakali nosola olungileko+
Bobabili bayanyenyisa kuJehova.
16 Yini elungileko ngokuthi osidlhayela angafumana ukuhlakanipha
Ihliziywakhe nayingafuni ukukufumana?+
18 Umuntu onganangqondo wenza isivumelwano
Bona uzokubhadela isikolodo sakamakhelwanakhe.+
19 Umuntu othanda ukulwa uthanda umtjhapho.+
Nanyana ngubani oziphakamisako uzibangela ihlekelele.+
20 Loyo ongakathembeki ehliziywenakhe angeze aphumelele,+
Begodu loyo okhuluma ikohliso uzokuwela ehlekeleleni.
21 Loyo obeletha umntwana osidlhadlha, uzokuqalana nesizi;
Begodu uyise lomntwana onganangqondo akathabi.+
22 Ihliziyo ethabileko injengesihlahla esipholisako,+
Kodwana ummoya odanileko wenza umzimba uphelelwe mamandla.*+
23 Umuntu okhohlakeleko uzokuthatha isifumbathiso ngemsitheleni
Bona onakalise ubulungiswa.+
24 Ukuhlakanipha kuphambi komuntu onelemuko,
Kodwana amehlo wesidlhayela akhambakhamba emaphethelweni wephasi.+
25 Indodana esidlhayela ilethela uyise ihlazo
Begodu yenza ihliziyo yoyibelethileko ibe buhlungu.+
26 Ukujezisa umuntu olungileko akukalungi,
Nokubetha abantu abahloniphekileko kuphambana nokulungileko.
28 Ngitjho nesidlhayela esithulileko kuzokuthiwa sihlakaniphile,
Naloyo ovala umlomakhe kuzokuthiwa unelemuko.