IZAGA 6

₁Ndodana yami, uma uyisibambiso somakhelwane wakho,

uma uxhawulene nomfokazi,

₂ucushiwe ngamazwi omlomo wakho,

ubanjiwe ngamazwi omlomo wakho,

₃yenza lokhu phela, ndodana yami, uzophule,

lokhu ungené esandleni somakhelwane wakho:

khothama phambi kwakhe, umncengisise.

₄Unganiki amehlo akho ubuthongo,

nezinkophe zakho ukozela.

₅Zophule njengensephe kumzingeli

nanjengenyoni esandleni somthiyi wezinyoni.

₆Yana entuthwaneni, vilandini,

ubone izindlela zayo, uhlakaniphe,

₇yona ethi ingenamahluleli,

nambonisi, nambusi,

₈ilungisa nokho ehlobo isinkwa sayo,

ibuthe ngesikhathi sokuvuna ukudla kwayo.

₉Uyakulala kuze kube-nini, vilandini?

Uyakuvuka nini ebuthongweni bakho na?

₁₀Ubuthongo obuncane, ukozela okuncane,

ukusonga izandla kancane kuze kulalwe,

₁₁besekuthi ubumpofu bakho bufike njengomhambuma,

nokuswela kwakho njengomuntu wesihlangu.

₁₂Umuntu omubi, umuntu wokona,

nguye ohamba nomlomo ophambeneyo,

₁₃oqwayiza amehlo, eshudula ngezinyawo zakhe,

ekhomba ngeminwe.

₁₄Ubuphoxo busenhliziyweni yakhe;

uceba okubi ngesikhathi sonke;

ususa ukuxabana.

₁₅Ngalokho ingozi yakhe iyakufika ngokuzumayo;

ngokuphazima kweso uyakwaphulwa, kungabikho ukuphiliswa.

₁₆Kukhona izinto eziyisithupha azizondayo uJehova,

yebo, eziyisikhombisa eziyizinengiso emphefumulweni wakhe:

₁₇amehlo azidlayo, nolimi lwamanga,

nezandla ezichitha igazi elingenacala,

₁₈nenhliziyo eceba imicabango emibi,

nezinyawo ezishesha ukugijimela ebubini,

₁₉nofakazi wamanga ophafuza inkohliso,

obanga ukuxabana phakathi kwabazalwane.

₂₀Ndodana yami, gcina umyalo kayihlo,

ungawushiyi umthetho kanyoko.

₂₁Yibophe enhliziyweni yakho njalo,

uyithekeleze entanyeni yakho.

₂₂Mayikuhole ekuhambeni kwakho,

ikulondoloze ekulaleni kwakho,

ikhulume kuwe ekuvukeni kwakho.

₂₃Ngokuba imiyalo iyisibani, nomthetho ungukukhanya,

nokusola ngokulaya kuyindlela yokuphila,

₂₄ukuze ugcinwe kowesifazane omubi,

nasekuthopheni kolimi lowesifazane ondindayo.

₂₅Ungakhanuki ubuhle bakhe enhliziyweni yakho,

angakubambi ngezinkophe zakhe.

₂₆Ngokuba intengo yowesifazane oyisiphingi iyiqebelengwane lesinkwa,

kepha umfazi womuntu uzingela umphefumulo onqabileyo.

₂₇Umuntu angaphatha umlilo esifubeni sakhe,

izingubo zakhe zingashi, na?

₂₈Umuntu angahamba phezu kwamalahle avuthayo,

izinyawo zakhe zingahamuki, na?

₂₉Unjalo yena ongena kumkamakhelwane:

akayikuthiwa ongenacala noma yimuphi omthintileyo.

₃₀Abamdeleli yini oyisela ukuthi uyeba

ukuba azisuthise lapho elambile na?

₃₁Uma efunyanwa, uyakubuyisa kasikhombisa,

anikeze yonke impahla yendlu yakhe.

₃₂Ophinga nowesifazane akanakho ukuqonda;

wenza lokho okuchitha umphefumulo wakhe.

₃₃Uyakuthola imivimbo nehlazo,

nenhlamba yakhe ayiyikwesulwa.

₃₄Ngokuba isikhwele sendoda singukufutheka;

ayiyikuyeka ngosuku lokuphindisela.

₃₅Ayiyikunaka neze ihlawulo;

ayaneliswa, noma uphana ngezipho eziningi.