IzAga 25

₂Kuludumo lukaNkulunkulu ukusitha into,

kepha udumo lwamakhosi lungukuphenya indaba.

₃Njengezulu ngokuphakama nomhlaba ngokujula,

injalo inhliziyo yomuntu ngokuphenywa.

₄Susa amanyela esiliveni,

bese kuthi kuphumele umkhandi isitsha.

₅Susa omubi phambi kwenkosi,

bese kuthi isihlalo sayo sobukhosi siqiniswe ngokulunga.

₆Ungaziphakamisi phambi kwenkosi,

ungemi endaweni yabakhulu.

₇Ngokuba kungcono ukuba kuthiwe

kuwe: “Yenyuka lapha,”

kunokuba wehliswe phambi kwesikhulu asesibonile amehlo akho.

₈Ungasheshi ukuphuma ukuyophikisana

ukuba ungazi ukuthi uyakwenze njani ekugcineni,

lapho umakhelwane wakho ekuhlazisile.

₉Mela indaba yakho nomakhelwane wakho,

ungambuli imfihlakalo yomunye,

₁₀funa okuzwayo akuhlazise,

nodumo lwakho lungabuyi.

₁₁Izwi elikhulunywayo ngesikhathi esiyiso

linjengama-apula* asezitsheni zesiliva.

₁₂Njengecici legolide nesivunulo segolide elicwengekileyo,

unjalo umsoli ohlakaniphileyo endlebeni elalelayo.

₁₃Njengokubanda kweqhwa ngosuku lokuvuna,

sinjalo isithunywa esithembekileyo kosithumileyo,

ngokuba siyahlumelela inkosi yaso.

₁₄Njengamafu nomoya ngaphandle kwemvula kodwa,

unjalo umuntu ozidumisa ngesipho angasiphiyo.

₁₅Ngokubekezela kade isikhulu singavunyiswa,

nolimi oluthambileyo luyaphula amathambo.

₁₆Uma uthole izinyosi,

yidla okwanele wena,

funa udinwe, ubuye uhlanze.

₁₇Unyawo lwakho malungavami endlini yomakhelwane wakho,

funa adinwe nguwe, abuye akuzonde.

₁₈Umuntu ofakazela amanga ngomakhelwane wakhe

uyisando, nenkemba,

nomcibisholo obukhali.

₁₉Ukwethemba ombuluzayo ngosuku lokuhlupheka

kunjengezinyo elaphukileyo nonyawo olwenyeleyo.

₂₀Oyihlabelelela inhliziyo edabukileyo izihlabelelo

unjengokhumula ibhantshi ngosuku lwamakhaza, nanjengoviniga esilondeni.

₂₁Uma okuzondayo elambile,

mnike ukudla, adle;

uma omile, muphe amanzi, aphuze.

₂₂Ngokuba uyakubuthela amalahle omlilo ekhanda lakhe,

besekuthi uJehova akuvuze.

₂₃Umoya wasenyakatho uyaletha imvula,

nolimi olunyenyayo ubuso obuthukutheleyo.

₂₄Kungcono ukuhlala egumbini lophahla

kunokuhlala nowesifazane oxabanayo endlini ehlanganyelweyo.

₂₅Njengamanzi aqandayo emphefumulweni owomileyo,

unjalo umbiko omuhle ovela ezweni elikude.

₂₆Njengomthombo odungekileyo nesiphethu esonakaleyo,

unjalo olungileyo ozanyazanyiswa phambi komubi.

₂₇Ukudla izinyosi eziningi akukuhle,

nokuzifunela udumo kakusilo udumo.

₂₈Njengomuzi odiliziweyo ungenalugange,

unjalo umuntu omoya wakhe ungenakubanjwa.