IzAga 5

₁Ndodana yami, lalela ukuhlakanipha kwami,

ubeke indlebe yakho ekuqondeni kwami

₂ukuba ugcine amasu,

nezindebe zakho zilonde ukwazi.

₃Ngokuba izindebe zowesifazane ondindayo ziconsa izinyosi;

umlomo wakhe ubushelezi kunamafutha.

₄Kepha ekugcineni umunyu njengomhlonyane,

ubukhali njengenkemba enezinhlangothi ezimbili.

₅Izinyawo zakhe ziyehlela ekufeni;

izinyathelo zakhe zibambelela endaweni yabafileyo.

₆Akanaki umkhondo wokuphila;

imikhondo yakhe iyaguquguquka,

engazi.

₇Ngalokho, madodana ami, ngizweni,

ningachezuki emazwini omlomo wami.

₈Dedisela kude naye indlela yakho,

ungasondeli emnyango wendlu yakhe,

₉funa unike abanye udumo lwakho,

naye ononya iminyaka yakho,

₁₀funa abezizwe basuthe ngamandla akho,

umshikashika wakho ube sendlini yomfokazi,

₁₁uze ububule ekugcineni,

lapho umzimba wakho nenyama yakho kuqediwe,

₁₂ngokuthi: “Yeka ukuzonda kwami ukulaywa

nokudelela kwenhliziyo yami ukusolwa!

₁₃Angilalelanga izwi labafundisi bami,

angibekanga indlebe yami kubo abangifundisayo.

₁₄Ngacishe ngaba sebubini bonke

phakathi kwebandla nasemhlanganweni.”

₁₅Phuza amanzi emgodini wakho,

amanzi agobhozayo emthonjeni wakho.

₁₆Imithombo iyaphalala ngaphandle yini,

nemifula yamanzi ezigcawini, na?

₁₇Mayibe ngeyakho wena wedwa,

ingabi ngeyabafokazi kanye nawe.

₁₈Mawubusiswe umthombo wakho,

uthokoze ngomfazi wobusha bakho.

₁₉Uyindluzelekazi ethandayo negogokazi elihle;

amabele akhe mawakudelise ngesikhathi sonke,

weqiwe njalo luthando lwakhe.

₂₀Ubuyakweqelwani ngowesifazane ondindayo, ndodana yami,

ugone isifuba somfokazi, na?

₂₁Ngokuba izindlela zomuntu

ziphambi kwamehlo kaNkulunkulu;

uyenza yonke imikhondo yakhe ukuba ilingane.

₂₂Omubi uyakubanjwa ngububi bakhe,

abhajwe ngezintambo zezono zakhe.

₂₃Uyakufa yena ngokuswela ukulaywa,

nangobuningi bobuwula bakhe uyakuduka.