IzAga 23

₁Lapho uhlezi ekudleni nombusi,

qonda nokuqonda ophambi kwakho,

₂ubeke umese emphinjeni wakho,

uma ungumuntu wephango.

₃Unganxaneli izilovela zakhe,

lokhu zingukudla okukhohlisayo.

₄Ungakhandlekeli ukuceba;

kuyeke ngokuqonda kwakho.

₅Amehlo akho ayandizela kulokho,

kepha akusekho,

ngokuba kuyazenzela impela amaphiko

njengokhozi olundizela ezulwini.

₆Ungadli ukudla koneso elibi,

ungafisi izilovela zakhe,

₇ngokuba unjengozicabangelayo;

uthi kuwe: “Yidla uphuze,”

kepha inhliziyo yakhe ayikho kuwe.

₈Umthamo owudlileyo uyakuwuhlanza,

uchithe amazwi akho amnandi.

₉Ungakhulumi ezindlebeni zesiwula,

ngokuba siyakudelela ukuhlakanipha

kwamazwi akho.

₁₀Ungasusi isikhonkwane esidala,

ungangeni emasimini ezintandane,

₁₁ngokuba umhlengi wazo unamandla;

uyakumela indaba yazo kuwe.

₁₂Beka inhliziyo yakho ekulayweni,

nezindlebe zakho emazwini okwazi.

₁₃Ungayeki ukumlaya umntwana,

ngokuba uma umshaya ngoswazi akayikufa.

₁₄Uyakumshaya ngoswazi,

wophule umphefumulo wakhe endaweni yabafileyo.

₁₅Ndodana yami,

uma inhliziyo yakho ihlakanipha,

inhliziyo yami iyakuthokoza,

yebo, eyami.

₁₆Izinso zami ziyakujabula,

lapho izindebe zakho zikhuluma okulungileyo.

₁₇Inhliziyo yakho mayingabi namhawu ngezoni,

kepha mawube sekumesabeni uJehova usuku lonke.

₁₈Ngokuba impela umvuzo ukhona,

nethemba lakho aliyikunqunywa.

₁₉Yizwa wena ndodana yami, uhlakaniphe,

uhole inhliziyo yakho ngendlela.

₂₀Ungabi phakathi kwezinseli zewayini

nabayiziminzi zenyama.

₂₁Ngokuba inseli noyisiminzi bayakuba mpofu;

ukozela kuyakwembathisa umuntu amanikiniki.

₂₂Lalela uyihlo owakuzalayo,

ungamdeleli unyoko lapho esemdala.

₂₃Thenga iqiniso, ungathengisi ngalo,

nokuhlakanipha, nokulaywa, nokuqonda.

₂₄Uyise wolungileyo uyakwethaba nokwethaba,

nozala ohlakaniphileyo uyathokoza ngaye.

₂₅Mabathokoze uyihlo nonyoko,

ethabe owakubelethayo.

₂₆Ndodana yami,

ngiphe inhliziyo yakho,

amehlo akho enamele izindlela zami.

₂₇Ngokuba isifebe singumgodi ojulileyo,

nowesifazane ondindayo ungumhholo onyinyeneyo.

₂₈Uqamekela njengomphangi;

uyandisa abambuluzayo phakathi kwabantu.

₂₉Ngubani othi: “Maye!”

Ngubani othi: “Wo!”

Ngubani oxabanayo?

Ngubani okhalayo,

ngubani onezilonda ngeze, na?

Ngubani onamehlo aklwelayo na?

₃₀Yibo abalibala ngasewayinini,

abaya ukunambitha iwayini elixutshanisiweyo.

₃₁Ungalibuki iwayini ukuthi libomvu,

nokuthi liyacwebezela endebeni,

ukuba lehle kalula.

₃₂Ngasekugcineni liyaluma njengenyoka,

lihlabe njengebululu.

₃₃Amehlo akho ayakubona imihlola,

inhliziyo yakho ikhulume okuphambeneyo.

₃₄Uyakuba njengolele ekujuleni kolwandle

nohlezi esihlokweni sensika yomkhumbi.

₃₅Uyakuthi: “Bangishayile, angilimalanga;

bangigalele, angikwazanga.

Lapho ngivuka, ngiyakubuye ngilifune.”