IzAga 7

₁Ndodana yami, gcina amazwi ami,

uzibekelele imiyalo yami.

₂Gcina imiyalo yami, uphile,

nomthetho wami njengenhlamvu yeso lakho.

₃Yibophe eminweni yakho,

uyilobe esibhebheni senhliziyo yakho.

₄Yisho kukho ukuhlakanipha:

“Ungudadewethu,”

ubize ukuqonda ngokuthi owazana nawe,

₅ukuze bakugcine kowesifazane ondindayo,

kumfokazi owenza bushelezi amazwi akhe.

₆Ngokuba efasiteleni lendlu yami ngalunguza eheleni lami,

₇ngabheka phakathi kwabangenalwazi,

ngabona phakathi kwabasha insizwa engenakuqonda,

₈edlula esitaladini eduze negumbi lakhe.

iya endleleni yendlu yakhe,

₉sekuhwelela kusihlwa,

esigayegayeni sobusuku nobumnyama.

₁₀Bheka,

isihlangabezwa ngowesifazane;

izingubo zakhe zingezesifebe,

enobuqili enhliziyweni.

₁₁Uyanyakaza engenakuthula;

izinyawo zakhe azihlali endlini yakhe;

₁₂manje usemigwaqweni,

nangu usezigcawini,

uqamekela emagumbini onke.

₁₃Useyayibamba, uyayanga;

uthwala amehlo, uthi kuyo:

₁₄“Imihlatshelo yeminikelo yokuthula yayingifanele;

namuhla sengigcwalisile izithembiso zami.

₁₅Ngalokho ngiphumile ukukuhlangabeza

ukuba ngifunisise ubuso bakho;

sengikutholile.

₁₆Ngendlele umbhede wami ngezindwangu zokumboza,

nelineni elinemishwe laseGibithe.

₁₇Ngifafazile umbhede wami ngemure,* nangomhlaba,

nangokinamona.*

₁₈Woza sizanelise ngothando kuze kuse,

sijabule ngokuthandana.

₁₉Ngokuba indoda yami ayikho ekhaya;

ihambile uhambo olude;

₂₀yaphatha isikhwama semali ngesandla sayo;

iyakubuyela ekhaya ngosuku lokuhlangana kwenyanga.”

₂₁Uyamphambukisa ngamazwi akhe amaningi amahle;

ngokuthopha kwezindebe zakhe uyamyenga.

₂₂Uyamlandela masinyane njengenkabi iya ekuhlatshweni

nanjengamaketanga ehlela isiboshwa esiyisiwula,

₂₃umcibisholo uze uhlabe isibindi sakhe

njengenyoni isheshela ogibeni,

ingazi ukuthi lubekelwe ukuphila kwayo.

₂₄Ngalokho, bantwana, ngizweni,

nilalele amazwi omlomo wami.

₂₅Inhliziyo yakho mayingaphambukeli ezindleleni zakhe,

ungahambi emikhondweni yakhe.

₂₆Ngokuba uwisile phansi abaningi abalimeleyo;

ababuleweyo bakhe bayisixuku esikhulu.

₂₇Indlu yakhe iyindlela eya endawemi yabafileyo,

yehlela emakamelweni okufa.