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10 Taga TaSolomoni.+
Indvodzana lehlakaniphile yenta babe wayo ajabule,+
Kodvwa indvodzana lelibele ibangela make wayo lusizi.
2 Umcebo lotfolakele ngetindlela letimbi awusiti ngalutfo,
Kodvwa kwenta lokulungile kukhulula umuntfu ekufeni.+
3 Jehova ngeke abangele lolungile kutsi alambe,+
Futsi angeke abanike bantfu lababi loko labakufisako.
5 Indvodzana lehlakaniphile ivuna ehlobo,
Kodvwa indvodzana lelalako nakusikhatsi sekuvuna itihlaza yona.+
6 Umuntfu lolungile utfola tibusiso,+
Kodvwa emavi emuntfu lomubi afihla budlova lobungekhatsi kuye.
7 Ligama lelihle umuntfu lolungile latakhele lona litamenta abusiswe,+
Kepha ligama lemuntfu lomubi litawushabalala.+
8 Umuntfu lohlakaniphile utasemukela seluleko,*+
Kodvwa tintfo titamhambela kabi loyo lokhuluma lokubulima.+
9 Umuntfu lohamba ngebucotfo utawuhlala aphephile,+
Kodvwa umuntfu lohamba ngetindlela letigwegwile utawubanjwa.+
10 Loyo lofica liso kuze akhohlise lomunye ubanga lusizi,+
Futsi tintfo titamhambela kabi loyo lokhuluma lokubulima.+
11 Umlomo walolungile ungumtfombo wekuphila,+
Kodvwa emavi emuntfu lomubi afihla budlova lobungekhatsi kuye.+
12 Inzondo ibangela kucabana,
Kodvwa lutsandvo lumbonya onkhe emaphutsa.+
13 Emlonyeni wemuntfu lonekucondza kuphuma kuhlakanipha,+
Kodvwa indvuku yentelwe kushaya umuntfu lote kucondza.+
15 Umcebo* wemuntfu lonjingile ulidolobha lakhe lelivikelekile.
Kweswela kwenta umuntfu lophuyile abe netinkinga letinyenti.+
16 Loko lokwentiwa ngulolungile kuholela ekuphileni;
Kodvwa loko lokwentiwa ngulomubi kuholela esonweni.+
17 Loyo lolalela siyalo uholela labanye ekuphileni,*
Kodvwa loyo longalaleli nakekhutwa udukisa labanye.
18 Loyo lofihla kutsi uyamenyanya lomunye unemanga,+
Futsi loyo losakata tindzaba letilimatako* usilima.
19 Umuntfu lokhuluma kakhulu ngeke ahlale angalenti liphutsa,+
Kodvwa nobe ngubani lobamba umlomo wakhe uhlakaniphile.+
20 Lulwimi lwalolungile lunjengelisiliva lelicwengisisiwe,+
Kodvwa inhlitiyo yalomubi ayinamsebenti.
21 Emavi alolungile acondzisa labanyenti,+
Kodvwa umuntfu losilima uyafa ngenca yekuba bete ingcondvo.+
23 Umuntfu lolibele ukutsatsa njengemdlalo kutiphatsa lokulihlazo,
Kodvwa uhlakaniphile umuntfu lonekucondza.+
24 Lomubi utawehlelwa tintfo latesabako;
Kodvwa umuntfu lolungile utawuniketwa loko lakufisako.+
25 Njengobe siphepho siphephula tintfo, batocedvwa kanjalo-ke lababi,+
Kodvwa lolungile ufana nesisekelo lesihlala kuze kube phakadze.+
26 Njengaviniga nawungena ematinyweni, nanjengentfutfu nayingena emehlweni,
Linjalo-ke nelivila kumcashi walo.
27 Kwesaba Jehova kwenta umuntfu aphile sikhatsi lesidze,+
Kodvwa lababi batawuphila sikhatsi lesifishane.+
29 Kumuntfu lomsulwa indlela yaJehova injengendzawo levikelekile,+
Kodvwa ibaletsela inhlekelele labenta lokubi.+
31 Emlonyeni wemuntfu lolungile kuphuma kuhlakanipha,
Kodvwa lulwimi lolukhuluma tintfo letimbi lutawujutjwa.
32 Umlomo wemuntfu lolungile uyakwati lokuhle,
Kodvwa umlomo walomubi ukhohlakele.