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22 Igama elihle kufuze likhethwe kunomnotho omkhulu;+
Kungcono ukuhlonitjhwa kunesiliva negolide.
2 Onjingileko notlhagako bafana ngalokhu:
Bobabili benziwe nguJehova.+
3 Ohlakaniphileko ubona ingozi, abhace,
Kodwana onganalemuko uya kiyo begodu aqalane nemiphumela.
4 Umphumela wokuthobeka nokusaba uJehova
Bunjinga, yiphazimulo nokuphila.+
5 Ameva neenthiyo zisendleleni yomuntu ongakathembeki,
Kodwana nanyana ngubani othanda ukuphila kwakhe ukhambela kude nomuntu onjalo.+
9 Umuntu ophanako uzokubusiswa,
Ngombana wabelana ukudla kwakhe notlhagako.+
10 Qotha umuntu odelelako,
Begodu umbango uzokunyamalala;
Ukungazwani nokuthukana kuzokuphela.
11 Omsulwa ehliziyweni begodu okhuluma ngomusa
Uzokuba mngani wekosi.+
12 Amehlo kaJehova avikela ilwazi,
Kodwana wonakalisa amezwi wokhohlisako.+
13 Ivila lithi: “Kunebhubezi ngaphandle!
Ngizokubulawelwa etatawini!”+
14 Umlomo womfazi ophambukako* umgodi otjhingako.+
Okhalinywa nguJehova uzokuwela kiwo.
16 Loyo odlelezela otlhagako bona andise umnothwakhe+
Naloyo opha onjingileko izipho
Uzokugcina atlhaga.
17 Lalelisisa amezwi wabahlakaniphileko,+
Bona wamukele ilwazi ngehliziywakho yoke,+
18 Ngombana kuyathabisa ukuwabulunga ehliziywenakho,+
Bona woke ahlale aseendebeni zakho.+
19 Bona ithemba lakho libe kuJehova,
Ngikunikela ilwazi namhlanjesi.
20 Kghani angikakutloleli na,
Ngikunikela iseluleko nelwazi,
21 Bona ngikufundise amezwi aliqiniso nathembekileko,
Bona ubuyele emuntwini okuthumileko nombiko onembileko?
22 Ungadlelezeli umuntu otlhagako ngombana uyatlhaga,+
Begodu ungagandeleli umuntu odududu esangweni ledorobho,+
23 UJehova ngokwakhe uzokuqinisekisa bona bafumana ubulungiswa+
Begodu uzokuthatha ukuphila kwalabo ababadlelezelako.
24 Ungabi mngani nomuntu onelaka
Namkha uzihlanganise nomuntu othanda ukulwa,
25 Bona ungafundi iindlela zakhe
Begodu uzibekele isithiyo.+
26 Ungabi hlangana nalabo abenza isivumelwano ngesibambiso,
Abenza isiqinisekiso sokubolekisa ngemali.+
27 Nange unganalitho bona ubhadele,
Umbhedakho uzokuthathwa!
28 Ungasusi umkhawulo wekadeni
Loyo owabekwa bokhokho bakho.+
29 Ukhe wambona umuntu onekghono emsebenzinakhe?
Uzokujama phambi kwamakhosi;+
Angeze ajame phambi kwabantu abajayelekileko.