Izaga
3 Ndodanami, ungayikhohlwa ifundiswami,*
Begodu kwanga ihliziywakho ingaphetha imiyalwami,
2 Ngombana izokungezelela amalanga amanengi
Neminyaka yokuphila nokuthula kuwe.+
3 Ungavumeli ithando nokuthembeka kusuke kuwe.+
Kubophelele entanyenakho;
Kutlole ehliziywenakho;+
4 Nawenza njalo uzokufumana umusa nelemuko elikhulu
Emehlweni kaZimu nabantu.+
7 Ungabi ngohlakaniphe khulu emehlwenakho.+
Saba uJehova, usuke kokumbi.
8 Kuzokuba njengesihlahla esipholisa umzimbakho
Nokuqabuleka emathanjenakho.
9 Dumisa uJehova ngezinto zakho eziligugu,+
Nangeenthelo zokuthoma zomkhiqizwakho;+
10 Nje-ke iinlulu zakho zizokuzala izinto ezihle,+
Nemigodakho yokutlhodlhela iwayini izokuphuphuma iwayini elitjha.
11 Ndodanami, ungakwali ukukhalima kwakaJehova,+
Begodu ungakunyazi ukusola kwakhe,+
12 Ngombana labo uJehova abathandako uyabasola,+
Njengombana nobaba ayisola indodana ayithandako.+
13 Uyathaba umuntu ofumana ukuhlakanipha+
Nomuntu ofumana ilemuko;
14 Ukuhlakanipha kungcono kunesiliva,
Nenzuzo yakho ingcono kunokuba negolide.+
15 Kuligugu khulu ukudlula amakhorali;*
Akunalitho olifisako elingafana nakho.
16 Ukuhlakanipha kunokuphila okude esandleni sokudla;
Kunobunjinga nedumo esandleni sesincele.
17 Iindlela zokuhlakanipha ziyathabisa,
Begodu zoke zinokuthula.+
18 Kumumuthi wokuphila kilabo ababambelela kikho,
Begodu labo abanamathela kikho kuzokuthiwa bathabile.
19 UJehova wenza isisekelo sephasi ngokuhlakanipha.+
Ngelemuko wanzinzisa izulu.+
20 Ngelwazi lakhe amanzi azikileko ahlukaniswa phakathi
Nomkayi onamafu wathonta umbethe.+
21 Ndodanami, ungazikhohlwa izintwezi.*
Londa ukuhlakanipha nekghono lokucabanga;
22 Zizokunikela ukuphila
Zibe mkghabiso entanyenakho;
23 Uzokukhamba endlelenakho ngokuphepha,
Begodu inyawo lakho angekhe likhubeke.+
25 Angeze usabe nanyana ngiyiphi ihlekelele eza kungakalindeleki+
Namkha isiwuruwuru esiza kwabakhohlakeleko.+
27 Ungalisi ukwenza okuhle kilabo okufuze ubenzele+
Nange ukghona ukwenza njalo.+
28 Ungathi kumakhelwanakho, “Khamba; ubuye lokha! Ngizokunikela kusasa,”
Nangabe ungakghona ukumnikela nje.
29 Ungaluki amano wokulimaza umakhelwanakho+
Nange akuthemba.
31 Ungamkhanukeli umuntu onenturhu+
Namkha ukhethe enye yeendlela zakhe,
32 Ngombana uJehova uyamnyenya umuntu okhohlisako,+
Kodwana utjhidelene nabalungileko.+
35 Abahlakaniphileko bazokufumana ihlonipho,
Kodwana iindlhadlha zidumisa ihlazo.+