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3 Sukurhalela izimuncu-muncu zakhe,
Kuba zikukutya okunenkqatho.
4 Sukubulalekela ukufumana ubutyebi.+
Khawuyiyeke loo nto, usebenzise ingqondo.*
5 Uza kuthi xa ukrwaqula, bube bungasekho,+
Kuba buza kumila amaphiko njengokhozi, bubhabhe buye esibhakabhakeni.+
6 Sukutya ukutya komntu oligqolo;*
Ungazirhaleli nezimuncu-muncu zakhe,
7 Kuba ehleli nje uyakubalela.
Uthi kuwe, “Yitya nje wena usele,” kodwa abe engathethi loo nto.*
8 Uza kugabha naloo nto incinci ubuyityile,
Ube udlale ngezincomo zakho.
12 Zimisele entliziyweni yakho ukwamkela ingqeqesho
Nendlebe yakho yinikele kumazwi olwazi.
13 Sukungayiqeqeshi inkwenkwe.*+
Ukuba uyibetha ngentonga, ayizukufa.
17 Ungayivumeli intliziyo yakho imonele aboni,+
Kodwa hlala usoyika uYehova ngalo lonke ixesha.+
18 Xa usenza loo nto, uza kuba nekamva elihle,+
Ibe ithemba lakho alizukunqunyulwa.
19 Mamela nyana wam, ube sisilumko,
Uze ukhokelele intliziyo yakho endleleni efanelekileyo.
20 Sukuba phakathi kwabantu abasela kakhulu,+
Phakathi kwabanyolukele inyama,+
21 Kuba inxila nedla-kudla baza kuba ngamahlwempu,+
Umntu othanda ubuthongo uza kunxiba amadlavu.
24 Utata welungisa uza kuvuya ngokuqinisekileyo;
Nabani na ozala isilumko uza konwaba.
25 Utata wakho nomama wakho baza konwaba,
Nalowo ukuzeleyo uza kuvuya.
27 Kuba umfazi othengisa ngomzimba ngumngxuma onzulu,
29 Ngubani osezintlungwini? Ngubani ongakhululekanga?
Ngubani onoqhushululu? Ngubani onezikhalazo?
Ngubani onamanxeba ngaphandle kwesizathu? Ingubani onamehlo anorhatyazo?
31 Sukube ubukana nobubomvu bayo,
Xa ibengezela endebeni, isehla kamnandi emqaleni,
32 Kuba ekugqibeleni iluma okwenyoka,
Ize ikhuphe ityhefu okwerhamba.
33 Amehlo akho aza kubona izinto ezingaqhelekanga,
Nentliziyo yakho iza kuthetha izinto ezijijekileyo.+
34 Ibe uza kuba njengomntu olele phakathi elwandle,
Njengolele kwindawo ebamba iseyile yenqanawa.
35 Uza kuthi: “Bandibethile, kodwa andivanga ntlungu.
Bandinkalile, kodwa andiyikhumbuli loo nto.
Ndiza kuvuka nini?+
Ndifuna ukuphinda ndisele.”*