IZaga
1 Lezi yizaga zikaSolomoni+ indodana kaDavida,+ inkosi yako-Israyeli:+
2 Zinceda umuntu afunde* ukuhlakanipha,+ avume ukulaywa,
Ukuze azwisise amazwi ahlakaniphileyo;
3 Athole ukulaywa+ okwenza umuntu akhaliphe,
Enze okulungileyo,+ ahlulele kuhle+ futhi enze okuqondileyo.
5 Umuntu ohlakaniphileyo uyalalela afunde okunengi;+
Umuntu ozwisisayo uyawamukela amacebo alobungcitshi,*+
6 Ukuze azwisise izaga lezitsho eziphicayo,
Lamazwi abahlakaniphileyo lamalibho abo.+
7 Ukwesaba* uJehova yikuqala kolwazi.+
Iziphukuphuku yizo kuphela ezeyisa ukuhlakanipha lokulaywa.+
10 Ndodana yami ungavumi+ nxa izoni zizama ukukuyenga.*
11 Nxa zisithi kuwe: “Buya sihambe,
Siyecathamela abantu sibabulale.
Sizacatsha sicathamele abantu abangelacala.
12 Sizabaginya bephila njengokwenziwa lingcwaba,
Bazaginywa ngokupheleleyo njengalabo abangena egodini.
13 Asibathatheleni zonke izinto zabo eziligugu;
Sigcwalise izindlu zethu ngezinto esizithetheyo.
14 Woza sisebenze sonke,
Sizakwabelana okulinganayo kukho konke esikutshontshileyo.”
15 Ndodana yami ungabalandeli.
Ungalugxobi endleleni yabo.+
16 Ngoba inyawo zabo zigijimela ukuyakwenza okubi,
Zigijimela ukuyachitha igazi.+
17 Akuncedi ukuthiya umjibila* inyoni ikhangele.
18 Yikho becathamela abantu ukuze bachithe igazi,
Bayacathama bacatshe ukuze babulale abanye.
19 Lezi yizo izenzo zalabo abathanda inzuzo yobuqili,
Yona+ ezakwenza balahlekelwe zimpilo zabo.
20 Ukuhlakanipha+ kweqiniso kuyamemeza emgwaqweni.+
Kuqhubeka kukhweza ilizwi emagcekeni edolobho.+
21 Kuyamemeza emahlanganweni emigwaqo ephithizelayo.
Kuyakhuluma emagedini edolobho kuthi:+
22 “Kuzaze kube nini lina elingelalwazi likholisa ukuhlala lingelalwazi?
Kuzaze kube nini lina eleyisayo lithanda ukweyisa?
Kuzaze kube nini lina eliyiziphukuphuku lizonda ulwazi?+
Ukuze ngilithululele umoya wami;
Ngizalifundisa+ amazwi ami.
24 Ngamemeza kodwa lalilokhu lisala ukulalela,
Ngelula isandla sami kodwa kakho owaba lendaba,+
25 Lalilokhu lingelandaba lawo wonke amacebo ami,
Njalo alizange lingilalele lapho ngilikhuza,
26 Lami ngizalihleka nxa selisehlelwa ngumonakalo;
Ngizalihoza nxa elikwesabayo sekufikile,+
27 Nxa lokho elikwesabayo kufika njengesiphepho,
Lomonakalo ufika kini njengesivunguzane,
Lapho selisehlelwa lusizi lobunzima.
28 Ngalesosikhathi bazaqhubeka bengibiza kodwa kangisoze ngisabele;
Bazangidinga ngamehlo abomvu kodwa abasoze bangithole,+
29 Ngenxa yokuthi baluzondile ulwazi,+
Bakhetha ukungamesabi uJehova.+
30 Bayalile ngibacebisa;
Bakudelela konke ukukhuza kwami.
32 Ukuxhwala kwabangelalwazi kuzababulalisa,
Lokunganaki kweziphukuphuku kuzakwenza zitshabalale.