IzAga 2

₁Ndodana yami, uma wamukela amazwi ami,

uzibekelele imiyalo yami,

₂ukuze ubeke indlebe yakho ekuhlakanipheni,

uthobisele ekuqondeni inhliziyo yakho,

₃yebo, uma ukhala ngengqondo,

uzwakalisa izwi lakho ngokuqonda,

₄uma ukufuna njengesiliva,

ukuphenya njengamagugu afihliweyo,

₅khona uyakuqonda ukumesaba uJehova,

ufumane ukumazi uNkulunkulu.

₆Ngokuba uJehova uyanika ukuhlakanipha;

emlonyeni wakhe kuphuma ukwazi nokuqonda.

₇Uyabekela abaqotho isibusiso,

uyihawu kwabahamba bengenacala,

₈egcina izindlela zokulunga,

elondoloza imikhondo yabathembekileyo bakhe.

₉Khona uyakuqonda ukulunga nokwahlulela,

neqiniso,

yebo, nezindlela zonke ezinhle.

₁₀Ngokuba ukuhlakanipha

kuyakungena enhliziyweni yakho,

ukwazi kube mnandi emphefumulweni wakho.

₁₁Amasu ayakukulinda,

ukuqonda kukugcine,

₁₂ukuze wophulwe endleleni yobubi

nakubantu abakhuluma okuphambeneyo,

₁₃abashiya imikhondo yobuqotho,

ukuze bahambe ngezindlela zobumnyama;

₁₄abathokoza ngokwenza okubi,

bajabulele ukuphambana kobubi;

₁₅abazindlela zabo ziyisigwegwe,

nemikhondo yabo iphambene,

₁₆ukuba wophulwe kowesifazane ondindayo

nakuye owezizwe onamazwi athophayo,

₁₇oshiya umngane wobusha bakhe,

akhohlwe isivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu wakhe,

₁₈ngokuba indlu yakhe ishonela ekufeni,

nasezithunzini izindlela zakhe.

₁₉Bonke abangena kuye ababuyi,

bangafinyeleli ezindleleni zokuphila.

₂₀Kanjalo uyakuhamba ezindleleni zabahle,

ugcine imikhondo yabalungileyo.

₂₁Ngokuba abaqotho bayakuhlala ezweni,

abapheleleyo basale kulo.

₂₂Kepha ababi bayakunqunywa ezweni,

nabambuluzayo bayakusishulwa kulo.