Izaga
5 Ndodanami, tjheja ukuhlakanipha kwami.
Lalelisisa ilemuko lami,+
2 Bona utjheje amakghonwakho wokucabanga
Begodu kwanga ungahlala ukhuluma ngokuvumelana neqiniso.+
3 Ngombana iindebe zomfazi ophambukako* zithonta njengeliju,+
Nomlomakhe utjhelela ukudlula amafutha.+
4 Kodwana emaswapheleni ubaba njengenghana+
Begodu ubukhali njengesabula esika mahlangothi womabili.+
5 Iinyawo zakhe zehlela ekufeni.
Amagadangwakhe atjhinga eThuneni.*
6 Akacabangi ngendlela yokuphila.
Uyakhambakhamba kodwana akazi ukuthi uyaphi.
7 Nje-ke madodanami, ngilalelani
Begodu ningasuki kilokho engikutjhoko.
8 Khambela kude naye;
Begodu ungatjhideli ebungenweni bendlwakhe,+
9 Bona unganikeli abanye isithunzi sakho+
Namkha uqede iminyaka utlhaga;+
10 Bona abanye abantu bangadli umnothwakho+
Nokusebenzele budisi kungadluliselwa kwabanye abantu.
11 Ngalokho angekhe unghonghoyile emaswapheleni
Lokha nakuphela amandla enyameni nemzimbenakho+
12 Begodu uthi: “Bengihloya iseluleko!
Ihliziywami beyihloya ukukhalinywa!
13 Akhenge ngilalele ilizwi labanqophisi bami
Namkha ngitjheje abafundisi bami.
15 Sela amanzi avela epetsinakho
Namanzi agelezako avela emthonjenakho.+
16 Inga-kghani imithombakho kufuze iphuphumele ngaphandle,
Imilanjanakho ematatawini?+
17 Ayibe ngeyakho wedwa,
Ingasi nabanye abantu.+
18 Kwanga umthombakho ungabusiswa,
Begodu kwanga ungathaba ngomfazi wobutjha bakho,+
19 Iqina elisikazi elithandekako, imbuzi ehle yentabeni.+
Amabelakhe awakwanelise ngazo zoke iinkhathi.
Kwanga ungahlala ubanjwe lithando lakhe.+
20 Nje-ke kubayini ndodanami, kufuze ubanjwe mfazi ophambukako*
Namkha ugone isifuba somfazi oziphethe kumbi?*+
21 Ngombana iindlela zomuntu ziphambi kwakaJehova;
Uhlolisisa zoke iindlela zakhe.+
22 Okhohlakeleko ubanjwa mtjhaphwakhe,
Begodu uzokubanjwa ziintambo zesono sakhe.+
23 Uzokuhlongakala ngebanga lokutlhoga iseluleko
Begodu aphambuke ngebanga lobudlhayela bakhe obukhulu.