IZaga
2 Ndodana yami, nxa ungamukela amazwi ami,
Wenze imithetho yami+ ibe ligugu kuwe,
2 Uthiye indlebe yakho ukuze izwe ukuhlakanipha,+
Uvule inhliziyo yakho ukuze ithole ukuqedisisa,+
3 Njalo nxa ungamemeza ukuze uthole ukuzwisisa,+
Ukhweze ilizwi lakho ukuze uthole ukuqedisisa,+
4 Nxa ungaqhubeka ukudinga angathi udinga isiliva,+
Uqhubeke ukugebha angathi ugebha amagugu afihliweyo,+
5 Lapho-ke uzakuzwisisa ukumesaba uJehova,+
Njalo uzaluthola ulwazi olumayelana loNkulunkulu.+
7 Ugcinela abathembekileyo ukuhlakanipha okuncedayo;
Ulihawu lalabo abahamba ngobuqotho.+
8 Amehlo akhe akhangele izindlela zabalungileyo,
Njalo uzayilinda indlela yabaqotho bakhe.+
9 Lapho-ke uzakuzwisisa ukulunga lokwenza okuqondileyo lokwahlulela kuhle,
Layo yonke nje indlela enhle.+
10 Nxa ukuhlakanipha kungangena enhliziyweni yakho,+
Lolwazi lube mnandi emphefumulweni* wakho,+
11 Ingqondo ehlakaniphileyo izaqhubeka ikulindile,+
Lokuqedisisa kuzakugcina,
12 Ukuze kukuvikele endleleni embi,
Lasemuntwini okhuluma amazwi abolileyo,+
13 Lakulabo abatshiya izindlela eziqondileyo,
Bahambe ezindleleni zobumnyama,+
14 Lakulabo abakholisa ukwenza okungalunganga,
Abathokoziswa yikwenza izinto ezimbi kakhulu,
15 Abalezindlela ezingaqondanga,
Abalobuqili kuzo zonke izindlela zabo.
16 Ukuhlakanipha kuzakuvikela kowesifazana oxhwalileyo,*
Lasemazwini ahugayo* akhulunywa ngowesifazana ongaziphathanga,*+
17 Otshiya indoda yobutsha* bakhe,+
Akhohlwe lesivumelwano asenza loNkulunkulu wakhe;
18 Indlu yakhe ikhokhelela ekufeni,
Lezindlela zakhe ziya kwabafileyo.+
19 Bonke abalala laye* abasoze baphenduke,
Njalo abasoze baphinde bazithole izindlela eziya ekuphileni.+
20 Wena landela indlela yabantu abenza okuhle,
Uhlale ezindleleni zabalungileyo,+
21 Ngoba abathembekileyo yibo kuphela abazahlala emhlabeni,