IZaga
8 Ukuhlakanipha akumemezi yini?
Lokuqedisisa akuliphakamisi yini ilizwi lakho?+
2 Kuyama emahlanganweni ezindlela,
Ezindaweni eziqansileyo+ emgwaqweni.
3 Eceleni kwamagedi okungena edolobheni,
Laseminyango okungenwa ngayo,
Kuqhubeka kumemeza kakhulu+ kusithi:
4 “Ngiyalibiza lina bantu,
Ngimemeza abantu bonke.*
5 Lina elingelalwazi fundani ukukhalipha;+
Lina eliyizithutha zuzani inhliziyo ezwisisayo.
6 Lalelani ngoba engikukhulumayo kuqakathekile,
Umlomo wami ukhuluma okuqondileyo,
7 Umlomo wami ukhuluma iqiniso ngelizwi eliphansi,
Lezindebe zami ziyakwenyanya okubi.
8 Wonke amazwi aphuma emlonyeni wami alungile.
Kalikho lelilodwa elitshekileyo loba elingaqondanga.
9 Wonke amazwi ami aqondile kwabaqedisisayo,
Alungile lakulabo asebethole ulwazi.
10 Khethani ukuthi ngililaye kulokuthi likhethe isiliva,
Likhethe ulwazi kulokuthi likhethe igolide lohlobo oluphezulu,+
11 Ngoba ukuhlakanipha kungcono kulamakhorali;*
Konke okunye okuligugu ngeke kulinganiswe lakho.
12 Mina kuhlakanipha, ngihlala lokukhalipha;
Sengithole ulwazi kanye lengqondo ehlakaniphileyo.+
13 Ukwesaba uJehova kutsho ukuzonda okubi.+
Ngiyakuzonda ukuziphakamisa, lokuzikhukhumeza,+ lezenzo ezimbi kanye lenkulumo ebolileyo.+
15 Ngami, amakhosi aqhubeka ebusa,
Leziphathamandla zibeka imithetho elungileyo.+
16 Ngami iziphathamandla ziqhubeka zibusa,
Labahlonitshwa bahlulela ngokulunga.
17 Ngithanda labo abangithandayo,
Labangidingayo bazangithola.+
18 Kulenotho lenkazimulo kimi,
Inotho engapheliyo kanye lokulunga.
19 Izithelo zami zingcono kulegolide, lona kanye igolide elicengekileyo,
Lesivuno sami singcono kulesiliva sohlobo oluphezulu.+
20 Ngihamba endleleni yokulunga,
Phakathi kwezindlela zokwahlulela kuhle,
21 Nginika abangithandayo ilifa elingapheliyo,
Leziphala zabo ngizigcwalisa phamu.
22 UJehova wangenza ngaba yisiqalo sendlela yakhe,+
Ngaba ngowokuqala kukho konke akwenza kudaladala.+
25 Izintaba zingakabekwa endaweni yazo,
Lamaqaqa engakabi khona, mina ngasengizelwe,
26 Engakawenzi umhlaba lamagusu awo,
Loba amagade okuqala omhlabathi.
27 Ngangikhona ngesikhathi elungisa amazulu;+
Lapho efaka umngcele phakathi kwesibhakabhaka lolwandle,+
28 Lapho efaka* amayezi esibhakabhakeni,
Ngesikhathi esenza izindawo zamanzi ezitshonayo ezigcwele amanzi,
29 Lapho efakela ulwandle umthetho
Ukuze amanzi alo angeqi umngcele wakhe,+
Lalapho emisa izisekelo zomhlaba.
30 Ngangiseceleni kwakhe, ngiyisisebenzi esiyingcitshi.+
32 Ngakho ngilalelani madodana ami;
Bayathokoza sibili abalandela izindlela zami.
33 Lalelani nxa lilaywa+ ukuze lihlakaniphe,
Njalo lingaqali ukukulahla.
34 Uyathokoza umuntu ongilalelayo,
Obuya eminyango yami ekuseni nsuku zonke,
Ame eduze kwemigubazi yami;
35 Ngoba ongitholayo uzathola ukuphila,+
Njalo uJehova uyamamukela.
36 Kodwa ongelandaba lami uyazilimaza,
Labangizondayo bathanda ukufa.”+