IZAFOBE 21

₁Ingqondo kakumkani isesandleni sikaNdikhoyo;

uyilawula ngokuthanda kwakhe, ngathi kukuhamba komlambo.

₂Zonke iindlela zomntu zibonakala zilungile kwawakhe amehlo,

kanti ke nguNdikhoyo oyibeka esikalini intliziyo yomntu.

₃Ukwenza ubulungisa nokuthe ngqo

kwamkelekile kuNdikhoyo kunamadini.

₄Amehlo azigwagwisayo nentliziyo ezidlayo,

nditsho isibane sezikhohlakali, sisono.

₅Amacebo omntu okhutheleyo amnika indyebo,

kodwa ke yena umntu otyhuthuzayo uzibizela ubuhlwempu.

₆Ubutyebi obufumene ngobuqhetseba buphephetheka njengenkungu,

futhi bukubeka emngciphekweni wokufa.

₇Ubundlobongela bezikhohlakali buyaziqweqwedisa,

kuba azivumi ukwenza okufanelekileyo.

₈Iindlela zomntu onetyala zigoso-goso,

kodwa ke yena umntu omsulwa wenza imisebenzi efanelekileyo.

₉Akunani kwaukuhlala wedwa, noba kuphezu kwendlu,

ndaweni yokuhlala ndlwini-nye nomfazi ongunogqwashu.

₁₀Umntu okhohlakeleyo usoloko elambele ukwenza into embi;

ummelwane wakhe akafumani nceba kuye.

₁₁Akohlwaywa umgxeki, nabangaqondiyo batsho bafumane isifundo;

sakufundiswa isilumko, sizuza ukwazi.

₁₂UThixo olilungisa uyazazi izinto ezenzeka kwimizi yabantu abakhohlakeleyo,

yaye ke eya kuzibhangisa izikhohlakali ngenxa yobubi bazo.

₁₃Umntu ongaphulaphuliyo xa amahlwempu ezibika

naye akayi kuhoywa xa esengxakini.

₁₄Isipho umntu asinikwa ngasese sithomalalisa umsindo;

ewe, isicengo esigushiweyo sithothisa ingqumbo.

₁₅Umntu olungileyo uyavuya xa izinto ziqhutywa ngokusemthethweni,

kambe ke abenzi bobubi baya kunkwantya.

₁₆Umntu obhadulayo, emke kwiindlela zengqiqo,

uzifumanisa selekwisikhungu sabafileyo.

₁₇Umntu othanda iziyolo uya kuba lihlwempu;

kanti ke yena umntu othanda iwayini namafutha omnquma soze abe sisityebi.

₁₈Kulula ukuncama umntu okhohlakeleyo ngenxa yolungileyo,

othembekileyo athathe isikhundla songathembekanga.

₁₉Kubhetele ube lilolo entlango,

kunokuhlala nomfazi onochuku okhalazayo.

₂₀Endlwini yesilumko kusoloko kukho ubuncwane namafutha omnquma,

kodwa sona isiyatha sizavaza konke.

₂₁Umntu oxunela ubulungisa nenceba

ufumana ubomi nobulungisa nodumo.

₂₂Isilumko siqabela ngaphaya kweendonga zesixeko samagorha,

siyidilize inqaba athembele kuyo.

₂₃Lowo uwubambayo umlomo wakhe nolwimi lwakhe

ukhusela ubomi bakhe kwiinkxwaleko.

₂₄Umntu ozigwagwisayo enendelelo kuthiwa ngumgxeki –

usisityhuthu-tyhuthu esingakhathalele mntu.

₂₅Ivila elingafuni kusebenza lizibulala ngokwalo;

kaloku izandla zalo ziqhokriwe ekusebenzeni.

₂₆Umntu onjalo ulibala imini yonke kukucinga ngezinto azifunayo;

kanti ke yena umntu olungileyo unezinwe uyapha.

₂₇Idini elenziwa ngumntu okhohlakeleyo liyanyanyeka,

ngakumbi xa elenza eneenjongo ezigwenxa.

₂₈Ingqina elixokayo liyabhanga;

kanti ke lona ilizwi lomntu onyanisekileyo lihlala lihleli.

₂₉Umntu okhohlakeleyo unobuganga bokuzicingela ukuba uyayazi into ayenzayo,

onyanisekileyo uyayicingisisa ihambo yakhe.

₃₀Ubulumko nengqondo kunye namacebo omntu

akanakumelana nentando kaNdikhoyo.

₃₁Amahashe angayiqeqeshelwa imfazwe,

kodwa nguNdikhoyo onika uloyiso.