Izaga
2 Ilimu labahlakaniphileko lisebenzisa kuhle ilwazi,+
Kodwana umlomo weendlhayela upepeza ubudlhayela.
6 Endlini yolungileko kunamagugu amanengi,
Kodwana umkhiqizo wokhohlakeleko umlethela ihlekelele.+
10 Isiyalo sibonakala sisimbi kotjhiya indlela,+
Kodwana nanyana ngubani ohloya ukukhalinywa uzokufa.+
11 IThuna* nendawo yokutjhatjalaliswa* zibonakala kuhle phambi kwakaJehova.+
Kangangani-ke ngeenhliziyo zabantu!+
12 Ohleka ubudlhadlha akamthandi umuntu omlungisako.+
Angekhe ayokubuza kwabahlakaniphileko.+
13 Ihliziyo ethabileko yenza ubuso buthabe,
Kodwana ihliziyo ebuhlungu idanisa ummoya.+
16 Kungcono ukuba nokuncani begodu usabe uJehova+
Kunokuba nomnotho omkhulu ukhambisane nokutshwenyeka.+
17 Kungcono ukudla imirorho lapho kunethando khona+
Kunokudla ikunzi enonisiweko lapho kunehloyo khona.+
21 Ubudlhadlha buyamthabisa umuntu onganangqondo,+
Kodwana umuntu onelemuko ukhamba endleleni elungileko.+
23 Umuntu uyathaba nakanikela ipendulo efaneleko,+
Qala bona lihle kangangani ilizwi elikhulunywe ngesikhathi esifaneleko!+
25 UJehova uzokugiriza indlu yozikhakhazisako,+
Kodwana uzokuvikela imikhawulo yenarha yomhlolokazi.+
27 Loyo owenza inzuzo ngokungakathembeki ulethela indlwakhe ihlekelele,*+
Kodwana ohloya iimfumbathiso uzokuragela phambili aphila.+
28 Ihliziyo yolungileko iyazindla ngaphambi kobana iphendule,+
Kodwana umlomo wabakhohlakeleko upepeza izinto ezimbi.
29 UJehova ukude khulu nabakhohlakeleko,
Kodwana uyawuzwa umthandazo wabalungileko.+
30 Amehlo amahle enza ihliziyo ithabe;
Umbiko omuhle uvuselela amathambo.+
31 Loyo olalela ukusola okunikela ukuphila
Uhlala hlangana nabahlakaniphileko.+