IzAga 4

₁Zwanini, madodana ami, ukulaya kukayise,

nilalele, ukuze nazi ukuqonda.

₂Ngokuba ngiyaninika izifundiso ezinhle;

ningawushiyi umthetho wami.

₃Ngokuba ngangiyindodana kubaba,

ethambileyo neyodwa emehlweni kamame.

₄Wangifundisa, wathi kimi:

“Inhliziyo yakho mayibambe amazwi ami;

gcina imiyalo yami, uphile.

₅Zuza ukuhlakanipha, zuza ukuqonda;

ungakhohlwa, ungachezuki emazwini omlomo wami;

₆ungakushiyi, kuyakukugcina;

kuthande, kuyakukulondoloza.

₇Ukuqala kokuhlakanipha yilokhu:

Zuza ukuhlakanipha;

yebo, ngakho konke okutholileyo zuza ukuhlakanipha.

₈Kukhulise, kuyakukuphakamisa;

kuyakukudumisa, lapho ukugona.

₉Kuyakunika ikhanda lakho umgexo womusa,

kunikeze kuwe umqhele wodumo.”

₁₀Yizwa, ndodana yami,

wamukele izwi lami;

kuyakuthi iminyaka yokuphila kwakho ibe miningi.

₁₁Ngikufundisa ngendlela yokuhlakanipha;

ngikuhola emikhondweni yobuqotho.

₁₂Ekuhambeni kwakho isinyathelo asiyikuvinjelwa,

nasekugijimeni kwakho awuyikukhubeka.

₁₃Bambelela ekulayweni, ungakuyeki;

kulonde,

ngokuba kungukuphila kwakho.

₁₄Ungangeni emkhondweni wababi,

ungahambi endleleni yabonakeleyo.

₁₅Yixwaye, ungadluli ngayo;

chezuka kuyo, udlule.

₁₆Ngokuba abalali,

uma bengenzanga okubi;

ubuthongo buyasuswa,

uma bengakhubekisanga muntu.

₁₇Ngokuba badla isinkwa sobubi,

baphuza iwayini lobudlwangudlwangu.

₁₈Umkhondo wabalungileyo unjengokukhanya kokusa

okuqhubeka ngokukhanya njalo kuze kube semini.

₁₉Indlela yababi injengobumnyama;

abazi ukuthi bakhubeka ngani.

₂₀Ndodana yami, lalela amazwi ami,

ubeke indlebe yakho kukho ukukhuluma kwami.

₂₁Makungachezuki emehlweni akho,

ukugcine phakathi kwenhliziyo yakho,

₂₂ngokuba kungukuphila kwabakufumanayo

nempilo yomzimba wonke wabo.

₂₃Phezu kwakho konke okugcinayo,

gcina inhliziyo yakho,

ngokuba kuyilapho kuvela khona ukuphila.

₂₄Susa kuwe ukuphambana komlomo,

nezindebe eziyisigwegwe uzidedisele kude nawe.

₂₅Amehlo akho mawabheke phambili,

nezinkophe zakho maziqonde phambi kwakho.

₂₆Yenza umkhondo wonyawo lwakho ukuba ulingane,

ziqine zonke izindlela zakho.

₂₇Ungaphambuki ngakwesokunene nangakwesokhohlo;

chezukisa unyawo lwakho ebubini.