Izaga
Nange ukhanukela ukudla khulu.
3 Ungakhanukeli ukudla kwayo okumnandi,
Ngombana kukudla okukhohlisako.
4 Ungaziqedi amandla ngokugijimisana nomnotho.+
Lisa ukwenza lokhu begodu tjengisa ukuzwisisa.*
5 Nawuphosa amehlwakho kiwo, awukho,+
Ngombana kwamambala uzokumila iimpiko njengekhozi begodu uphaphele emkayini.+
6 Ungadli ukudla komuntu odimanako;
Ungakhanukeli ukudla kwakhe okumnandi,
7 Ngombana unjengomuntu obalelanako.
Uthi kuwe, “Idla begodu usele,” kodwana akakutjho ngokusuka ehliziyweni.
8 Uzokuhlanza ukudla okudlileko
Begodu uzabe udlale ngamezwakho wokuthokoza.
10 Ungasusi umkhawulo wekadeni+
Namkha udlelezele isimu yabantwana abanganaboyise.
11 Ngombana uMvikelabo unamandla;
Uzobavikela, alwe nawe.+
12 Yenza ihliziywakho ilalele isiyalo
Nendlebakho ilalele amezwi welwazi.
13 Ungalisi ukumyala umntwana.+
Nange umbetha ngeswazi angekhe afe.
14 Kufuze umbethe ngeswazi,
Bona umsindise eThuneni.*
16 Ingaphakathi lami lizokuthaba
Iindebe zakho nazikhuluma okulungileko.
17 Ihliziywakho ayingabi nomona ngezoni,+
Kodwana ayisabe uJehova ngaso soke isikhathi,+
18 Ngombana nawenza njalo, uzokuba nengomuso elihle+
Nethemba lakho angekhe liqedwe.
19 Lalela ndodanami, uhlakaniphe,
Begodu unqophisele ihliziywakho endleleni elungileko.
20 Ungabi hlangana nalabo abasela khulu iwayini,+
Hlangana nalabo abarhiribidela inyama,+
21 Ngombana isidakwa nomuntu odla khulu bazokutlhaga,+
Nokuyenda kuzobambathisa amaratha.
22 Lalela uyihlo owafumana kuye ukuphila,
Begodu ungadeleli unyoko ngombana sele aluphele.+
24 Uyise wolungileko uzokuthaba kwamambala;
Nanyana ngubani oba ngubaba wendodana ehlakaniphileko uzokuthaba nayo.
25 Uyihlo nonyoko bazokuthaba,
Begodu loyo owakubelethako uzokuthaba.
26 Ndodanami, ngilalelisisa,
Begodu kwanga amehlwakho angathatjiswa ziindlela zami.+
28 Uhlala alinde njengomdlelezeli;+
Nguye okhuphula isibalo samadoda angakathembeki.
29 Ngubani othi maye! Ngubani otshwenyekileko?
Ngubani ophikisanako? Ngubani onghonghoyilako?
Ngubani oneenlonda ngaphandle kwesizathu? Ngubani onamehlo abomvu?
30 Ngilabo abasela iwayini isikhathi eside;+
Ngilabo abafuna iwayini elivangiweko.
31 Ungadoswa mbala obomvu wewayini
Njengombana liphazima erhalasini begodu lehla kamnandi,
32 Ngombana ekugcineni liluma njengenyoka,
Begodu lifaka itjhefu njengenyoka.
33 Amehlwakho azokubona izinto ezinganangqondo,
Nehliziywakho izokukhuluma izinto ezonakeleko.+
34 Uzokuba njengomuntu olele ekuzikeni kwelwandle,
Njengomuntu olele esiqongolweni somkhumbi.
35 Uzokuthi: “Bangilimazile kodwana akhenge ngizwe.
Bangibethile kodwana akhenge ngazi.
Ngizokuvuka nini?+
Ngifuna elinye iwayini godu.”