IzAga 22

₁Igama elihle likhethekile kunengcebo enkulu,

nomusa kunesiliva negolide.

₂Abacebileyo nabampofu bahlangene;

uJehova ungumenzi wabo bonke.

₃Qqondileyo uyabona ububi, acashe,

kepha abangenalwazi badlula nje, bahlupheke ngakho.

₄Umvuzo wokuthobeka kokumesaba uJehova

uyingcebo, nodumo, nokuphila.

₅Ameva nezingibe kusendleleni yabaphambeneyo,

kepha ogcina umphefumulo wakhe uyakudedela kude nakho.

₆Khulisa umntwana ngendlela eyakuba ngeyakhe;

kuyakuthi lapho esekhulile,

angasuki kuyo.

₇Isicebi sibusa phezu kwabampofu,

nobolekayo uyisigqila somtshelekileyo.

₈Ohlwanyela ububi uyakuvuna usizi,

nenduku yolaka lwakhe iyakuphela.

₉Oneso elimnene uyakubusiswa,

ngokuba uyapha ompofu okwesinkwa sakhe.

₁₀Xosha isideleli,

besekuphuma ukuxabana,

kuphele ukuphikisana nehlazo.

₁₁Othanda inhlanzeko ngenhliziyo

nonomusa emlonyeni wakhe ungumngane wenkosi.

₁₂Amehlo kaJehova anaka onokwazi,

kepha uyachitha amazwi ombuluzayo.

₁₃Ivila lithi: “Kukhona ingonyama ngaphandle;

ngiyakubulawa phandle esigcawini.”

₁₄Umlomo wowesifazane ondindayo ungumgodi ojulileyo;

othukuthelelwayo nguJehova uyakuwela kuwo.

₁₅Ubuwula buboshelwe enhliziyweni yomntwana,

kepha induku yokulaya iyabudedisela kude naye.

₁₆Ocindezela ompofu ukuba azandisele

nophayo isicebi bayakuba ngabokuswela kuphela.

₁₇Beka indlebe yakho,

uzwe amazwi ezihlakaniphi,

ubeke ukufundisa kwami enhliziyweni yakho.

₁₈Ngokuba kumnandi, uma ukugcina phakathi kwakho,

kubekwe kanyekanye ezindebeni zakho.

₁₉Ukuba ithemba lakho libe kuJehova,

ngikwazisile khona namuhla,

yebo, wena.

₂₀Angithi ngilobile kuwe nangaphambili

ngeziluleko nangokwazi,

₂₁ukuze ngikwazise ukuthembeka kwamazwi eqiniso

ukuba ubuyisele kwabakuthumileyo amazwi eqiniso, na?

₂₂Ungamphangi ompofu ngokuba empofu,

ungamchobozi oswelayo esangweni,

₂₃ngokuba uJehova uyakumela indaba yabo,

aphuce ababaphucayo umphefumulo wabo.

₂₄Ungabi ngumngane womuntu onolaka,

ungahambi nomuntu onokufutheka,

₂₅funa ufunde izindlela zakhe,

uthole ugibe lomphefumulo wakho.

₂₆Ungabi ngowabaxhawulanayo,

nowabayizibambiso zezikwenetu;

₂₇uma kungekho ongakhokha ngakho,

ubuyakususelwani umbhede wakho phansi kwakho na?

₂₈Ungasusi isikhonkwane esidala

oyihlo abasimisileyo.

₂₉Uyambona umuntu ehlakaniphile emsebenzini wakhe na?

Uyakuma phambi kwamakhosi,

akayikuma phambi kwabantukazana nje.