IzAga 3

₁Ndodana yami, ungakhohlwa umthetho wami,

kepha inhliziyo yakho mayigcine imiyalo yami,

₂ngokuba iyakwenezela kuwe

ubude bezinsuku,

neminyaka yokuphila, nokuthula.

₃Isihhe neqiniso makungakushiyi;

kubophe entanyeni yakho,

ukulobe esibhebheni senhliziyo yakho,

₄ukuze uthole umusa nodumo oluhle emehlweni kaNkulunkulu nabantu.

₅Themba kuJehova ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho,

ungenciki kokwakho ukuqonda.

₆Mazise yena ezindleleni zakho zonke,

uyakuqondisa imikhondo yakho.

₇Ungabi ngohlakaniphileyo emehlweni akho;

mesabe uJehova, udede ebubini.

₈Lokho kuyakuba yimpilo emzimbeni wakho

nokuhlunyelelwa kwamathambo akho.

₉Dumisa uJehova ngempahla yakho,

nangolibo lwazo zonke izithelo zakho,

₁₀izinqolobane zakho zigcwale ngobuningi,

nezikhamo zakho zichichime ngewayini elisha.

₁₁Ndodana yami,

ungadeleli ukulaya kukaJehova,

ungakhathazeki ngokusola kwakhe.

₁₂Ngokuba uJehova uyamlaya amthandayo,

njengoyise indodana ayithandayo.

₁₃Ubusisiwe umuntu othola ukuhlakanipha

nomuntu ozuza ingqondo,

₁₄ngokuba inzuzo yakho inhle kunenzuzo yesiliva,

nokutholakalayo kukho kunegolide.

₁₅Kuyigugu kunamarubi,*

nakho konke ongakufisa akunakulinganiswa nakho.

₁₆Ubude bezinsuku busesandleni sakho sokunene,

nakwesokhohlo kukhona ingcebo nodumo.

₁₇Izindlela zakho ziyizindlela zokumnandi;

yonke imikhondo yakho ingukuthula.

₁₈Kungumuthi wokuphila kwabakubambayo,

nababambelela kukho babusisiwe.

₁₉UJehova wasekela umhlaba ngokuhlakanipha;

wamisa amazulu ngokuqonda.

₂₀Ngokwazi kwakhe izintwa zaqhekezwa,

namafu aconsa amazolo.

₂₁Ndodana yami,

lokho makungasuki emehlweni akho,

ugcine ukuhlakanipha namasu,

₂₂kube ngukuphila emphefumulweni wakho

nomusa entanyeni yakho.

₂₃Khona uyakuhamba indlela yakho ngokulondeka,

ungaqhuzuli unyawo lwakho.

₂₄Lapho ulala phansi,

awuyikwesaba lutho;

nanxa usulale phansi,

ubuthongo bakho buyakuba mnandi.

₂₅Ungethuswa luvalo oluzumayo

nokuchithwa kwababi, lapho kufika,

₂₆ngokuba uJehova uyakuba yithemba lakho,

agcine unyawo lwakho ukuba lungabhajwa.

₂₇Ungagodleli abaninikho okuhle,

lapho kusemandleni esandla sakho ukukwenza.

₂₈Ungasho kumakhelwane wakho ukuthi:

“Hamba, ubuye,

ngiyakukunika kusasa,”

lapho kukhona kuwe.

₂₉Ungacebi okubi ngomakhelwane wakho,

lapho ehlezi nawe elondekile.

₃₀Ungaphikisani namuntu ngeze,

uma engakonanga ngalutho.

₃₁Ungabi namhawu ngomuntu oyisidlwangudlwangu,

ungakhethi neyodwa yezindlela zakhe,

₃₂ngokuba ophambeneyo uyisinengiso kuJehova.

kepha abaqotho bayisifuba sakhe.

₃₃Isiqalekiso sikaJehova sisendlini yababi,

kepha uyabusisa ikhaya labalungileyo.

₃₄Izideleli uyazidelela,

kepha abathobekileyo ubapha umusa.

₃₅Abahlakaniphileyo bayakudla ifa lodumo,

kepha iziwula ziyakuphiwa ihlazo.