IZaga
25 Lezi ngezinye izaga zikaSolomoni+ ezabhalwa zinceku zikaHezekhiya+ inkosi yakoJuda:
3 Njengoba nje amazulu ephakeme lomhlaba ujulile,
Lezinhliziyo zamakhosi ngeke zizwisiseke.
4 Susa ingcekeza phakathi kwesiliva,
Ungenza njalo sizaphuma sicengekile.+
5 Msuse phambi kwenkosi umuntu owenza okubi,
Ungenza njalo isihlalo sayo sobukhosi sizamiswa siqine ngokulunga.+
6 Ungaziphakamisi phambi kwenkosi,+
Njalo ungahlali phakathi kwabadumileyo,+
7 Ngoba kungcono ithi kuwe, “Buya ngapha,”
Kulokuthi ikuyangise phambi komhlonitshwa.+
8 Ungagijimeli ukuhambisa indaba emthethwandaba,
Ngoba uzakwenzani nxa umakhelwane wakho esekuyangisa?+
9 Khulumisana laye umakhelwane wakho,+
Kodwa ungayivezi imfihlo oyitsheliweyo,*+
10 Ukuze lowo okulaleleyo angakuyangisi
Lokuthi ungacini usufafaza indaba embi engasoze icitsheke.*
12 Ukukhuza komuntu ohlakaniphileyo
Kunjengecici legolide, lomceciso wegolide elihlambulukileyo endlebeni yomuntu olalelayo.+
13 Isithunywa esithembekileyo kulowo osithumileyo
Sinjengokuqanda kongqwaqwane ngelanga lokuvuna,
Ngoba sivuselela inkosi yaso.+
16 Nxa ungathola uluju, dlana olulingeneyo,
Ngoba ungaludla kakhulu ungacina usuluhlanza.+
17 Ungabi ngunsuku zonke endlini kamakhelwane wakho,
Ukuze ungacini usumdaka abesekuzonda.
18 Umuntu ofakaza amanga ngomakhelwane wakhe+
Unjengesando sempi lenkemba lomtshoko obukhali.
19 Ukuthemba umuntu ongathembekanga* ngesikhathi sokuhlupheka
Kufanana lokuhlafuna ngezinyo eliqamukileyo loba ukunyathela ngonyawo oluqhuzukileyo.
20 Lowo ohlabelela umuntu ophakathi kosizi+
Unjengomuntu okhipha isigqoko esikhudumalayo mhla kuqanda,
Lanjengeviniga ethelwe phakathi kwesoda.
21 Nxa isitha* sakho silambile sinike isinkwa sidle;
Nxa somile sinike amanzi okunatha,+
22 Ngoba nxa ungenza njalo uyabe ubuthelela amalahle avuthayo ekhanda laso,*+
Njalo uJehova uzakunika umvuzo.
23 Umoya ovela enyakatho uletha izulu,
Ulimi olunyeyayo lona luvusa ulaka.+
26 Umuntu olungileyo ovuma ukuyengwa ngumuntu owenza okubi
Unjengendawo elamanzi agcwele udaka lanjengomgodi ongcolileyo.
28 Umuntu owehluleka ukuzibamba nxa esezondile+
Unjengedolobho elilemiduli esidiliziwe.