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3 Ndvodzana yami, ungacali ukukhohlwe lengikufundzise kona,*
Ubogcina imitsetfo yami ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yakho,
2 Kuze uphile sikhatsi lesidze
Futsi kuphila kwakho kube nekuthula.+
3 Shengatsi ungahlale unelutsandvo lolucotfo futsi wetsembekile.+
Loku ubokubopha entsanyeni yakho;
Futsi ukubhale enhlitiyweni yakho;+
4 Nawenta njalo, utawuba ngumuntfu lotsandvwako nalohlakaniphile
EmbikwaNkulunkulu nasembikwebantfu.+
7 Ungetsembeli ekuhlakanipheni kwakho.+
Kodvwa yesaba Jehova futsi ubalekele lokubi.
8 Kwenta njalo kutawuphilisa umtimba wakho,
Kuvusetele nematsambo akho.
9 Dvumisa Jehova ngekumnika lokuncono kakhulu kulonako,+
Umnike titselo tekucala* kuko konkhe lokulimile;+
10 Nawenta njalo, tincolobane takho titawugcwala tiphuphume,+
Nemigcoma yakho igcwale liwayini lelisha lize liphuphume.
11 Ndvodzana yami, ungakwali kujeziswa nguJehova,+
Futsi ungakwenyanyi kwekhutwa nguye,+
12 Ngobe Jehova uyabekhuta bantfu labatsandzako,+
Njengobe nje nababe ayekhuta indvodzana yakhe layitsandzako.+
13 Uyajabula umuntfu lotfola kuhlakanipha,+
Uyajabula nemuntfu lotfola kucondza;
14 Ngobe kuba nako kuncono kunekuba nelisiliva,
15 Kuligugu kakhulu kwendlula ematje laligugu aselwandle;*
Kute ngisho nayinye intfo loyifisako lengacatsaniswa nako.
16 Nawutfola kuhlakanipha utawuphila sikhatsi lesidze;
Unjinge futsi udvunyiswe.
17 Tindlela tako tiyajabulisa,
Futsi tonkhe tindlela tako tinekuthula.+
18 Nangabe umuntfu akubambisisa, kutawuba njengesihlahla sekuphila kuye,
Futsi uyajabula loyo lokubambisisako.+
19 Jehova wasekela umhlaba ngekuhlakanipha.+
Emazulu wawamisa acina asebentisa kucondza.+
20 Ngelwati lwakhe wehlukanisa emanti lashonako,
Nemafu lasesibhakabhakeni ehlisa umkhemetelo.+
21 Ndvodzana yami, ungacali utikhohlwe letintfo.*
Bambisisa kuhlakanipha futsi uchubeke usebentisa kahle ingcondvo;
22 Loko kutakuniketa kuphila
Futsi kutawuba njengemhlobiso entsanyeni yakho;
23 Nawenta njalo, utawuvikeleka endleleni yakho,
Futsi ngeke uze ugileke.+
26 Ngobe ungametsemba ngalokuphelele Jehova;+
Yena utawuvikela lunyawo lwakho kute lungabanjwa lugibe.+
28 Ungabokusho kumakhelwane wakho utsi: “Hamba; ubophindze ubuye kusasa! Ngitawubese ngiyakunika,”
Kepha ube ungakhona kumnika nyalo.
29 Ungawenti emacebo ekulimata makhelwane wakho+
Abe yena akwetsemba njengobe ahlala nawe.
31 Ungahawukeli kufana nemuntfu losidlova+
Nobe ukhetse lenye yetindlela takhe,
32 Ngobe Jehova uyamenyanya umuntfu lolicili,+
Kodvwa ungumngani lomkhulu webantfu labalungile.+
35 Labahlakaniphile batawudvunyiswa,
Kodvwa tilima tijatjuliswa kuhlazeka.+