Taga
22 Kuncono kuba neligama lelihle* kunekutsi unjinge kakhulu;+
Kuhlonishwa* kuncono kunekuba nelisiliva neligolide.
2 Bantfu labanjingile nalabaphuyile bafana ngentfo yinye:
Bonkhe badalwa nguJehova.+
3 Umuntfu lohlakaniphile utsi nakabona ingoti abaleke,
Kodvwa lote lwati ucondza ngco kuyo, bese ubhekana nemiphumela lebuhlungu.
4 Kutfobeka nekwesaba Jehova kuletsa
Umcebo, ludvumo kanye nekuphila.+
5 Indlela yemuntfu longaketsembeki inemanyeva netingibe,
Kodvwa loyo lotsandza kuphila kwakhe uyatibalekela letintfo.+
8 Umuntfu lohlanyela lokungakalungi utawuvuna inhlekelele,+
10 Cosha umuntfu lowedzelelako,
Khona kuphikisana kutawuphela;
Nekucabana kanye netinhlamba nako kutawuphela.
11 Umuntfu lonenhlitiyo lemsulwa futsi lokhuluma ngemusa
Utawuba ngumngani wenkhosi.+
12 Jehova uyalulondvolota lwati,
Kodvwa uwenta abe lite emavi alabangaketsembeki.+
13 Livila litsi: “Kunelibhubesi langephandle!
Ngitawutsi nangivela nje emgwacweni lingibulale!”+
14 Umlomo wemfati lokhohlakele* unjengemgodzi loshonako.+
Loyo losalahlwe nguJehova utawugcumkela kuwo.
17 Kulalelisise loko lokushiwo bantfu labahlakaniphile,+
Kuze inhlitiyo yakho yonkhe yemukele lwati lwami,+
18 Ngobe utawujabula nangabe letintfo utigcina enhlitiyweni yakho,+
Futsi nawenta njalo, utawuhlale ukhuluma ngato.+
19 Kuze wetsembele kuJehova,
Ngikuchazele tonkhe tintfo lamuhla.
20 Sengivele ngikubhalele,
Ngakunika teluleko letinyenti nelwati,
21 Ngakufundzisa emavi laliciniso nalongawetsemba,
Kuze ubuyisele umbiko loliciniso kuloyo lokutfumile.
22 Ungamgebengi lophuyile ngobe nje aphuyile,+
Futsi umuntfu loweswele ungamcindzeteli esangweni lelidolobha,+
23 Ngobe Jehova utabavikela ecaleni lababekwe lona,+
Futsi utababhubhisa* labo lababagebengako.
24 Ungabi ngumngani wemuntfu losheshe acansuke
Nobe utihlanganise nemuntfu losheshe atfukutsele,
25 Kuze ungayifundzi imikhuba yakhe
Futsi utikhandze sewutifake elugibeni.+
26 Ungabi ngulomunye walabo labajaka kwenta sivumelwane*
Sekutsi batawubhadalela labanye tikweleti tabo.+
27 Nangabe ute imali longabhadala ngayo,
Kutawutsatfwa umbhedze wakho.
28 Ungayisusi imincele leyabekwa kadzeni,
Imincele leyabekwa bokhokho bakho.+
29 Uke wambona yini umuntfu lowenta ngelikhono umsebenti wakhe?
Utawusebentela emakhosi;+
Angeke asebentele bantfukatana nje.