IZaga
23 Nxa uhlala phansi ukuze udle lenkosi,
Nanzelela ukuthi kuyini okuphambi kwakho,
2 Faka ingqamu emphinjeni wakho*
Nxa ubukhali.*
3 Ungazihawukeli izibiliboco zayo,
Ngoba ziyikudla kobuqili.
4 Ungazibulali usebenza nzima udinga inotho.+
Yekela ukwenza njalo utshengise ukuthi uyazwisisa.*
5 Uzakuthi uphosa amehlo kuyo uyibone ingasekho,+
Ngoba izamila impiko njengokhozi, iphaphe iye emoyeni.+
6 Ungakudli ukudla komuntu oncitshanayo,
Ungahawukeli izibiliboco zakhe,
7 Ngoba unjengalowo ohlala ebalisa ukuthi umuntu udle okunganani.
Uyathi kuwe, “Zidlele unathe,” kodwa kungaveli enhliziyweni.*
8 Uzakuhlanza konke okudlileyo,
Njalo uzabe udlalise amazwi akho umbonga.*
10 Ungakhiphi isikhonkwane somngcele esabekwa kudala,+
Njalo ungachapheli emasimini ezintandane.
12 Lalela ngenhliziyo yonke nxa ulaywa,
Uvule lendlebe yakho izwe amazwi olwazi.
13 Ungayekeli ukulaya umntwana.*+
Nxa ungamtshaya ngoswazi kasoze afe.
14 Kumele umtshaye ngoswazi
Ukuze umsindise angayi engcwabeni.
18 Ungenza njalo uzakuba lekusasa elihle,+
Ithemba lakho alisoze litshabalaliswe.
19 Ndodana yami, lalela uhlakaniphe,
Uqondise inhliziyo yakho endleleni eyiyo.
20 Ungabi phakathi kwabantu abanatha kakhulu iwayini,+
Phakathi kwabazitika ngenyama,+
21 Ngoba izidakwa lezihwaba zizakuba ngabayanga,+
Lokuwozela kuzagqokisa umuntu amadabudabu.
22 Lalela uyihlo owakuzalayo,
Ungameyisi unyoko ngoba eseluphele.+
23 Thenga* iqiniso, ungalithengisi+ loba sekutheni,
Thenga lokuhlakanipha lokulaywa lokuzwisisa,+ ungakuthengisi.
24 Uyise womuntu olungileyo uzajabula sibili,
Lobaba wendodana ehlakaniphileyo uzathokoza ngayo.
25 Uyihlo lonyoko bazajabula,
Unyoko owakuzalayo uzathokoza.
26 Ndodana yami ngipha inhliziyo yakho,
Amehlo akho kawathokoziswe yizindlela zami.+
28 Uyacathamela njengesigebenga,+
Njalo ungezelela inani lamadoda angathembekanga.
29 Ngubani othwele amagabha avuzayo? Ngubani olosizi?
Ngubani oxabana labanye? Ngubani okhalakhalayo?
Ngubani omanxebanxeba kungelasizatho? Ngubani olamehlo abomvu?
31 Ungakhangeli ububomvu bewayini,
Nxa licwebezela enkomitshini, lisehla kamnandi,
32 Ngoba ekucineni liluma njengenyoka,
Njalo likhipha ubuhlungu obuyingozi njengebululu.
33 Amehlo akho azabona izinto ezingaqedakaliyo,
Lenhliziyo yakho ikhulume izinto ezibolileyo.+
34 Uzakuba njengalowo olele phakathi laphakathi kolwandle,
Njengomuntu olele esiqongweni sensika yomkhumbi.
35 Uzakuthi: “Bangitshayile kodwa angizwanga lutho,*
Bangibethile kodwa angikhumbuli.
Ngizavuka nini?+
Sengifuna elinye iwayini.”*