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2 Umuntfu lohamba ngendlela lelungile wesaba Jehova,
Kodvwa umuntfu lohamba ngetindlela letikhohlakele* wedzelela Nkulunkulu.
3 Kutigcabha lokubonakala emavini esilima kunjengemzaca,
Kodvwa umuntfu lohlakaniphile uvikelwa ngumlomo wakhe.
4 Nakute tinkhomo, indzawo letidlela kuyo iyahloba,
Kodvwa emandla enkunzi enta kutsi kube nesivuno lesikhulu.
5 Fakazi lowetsembekile akawacali emanga,
Kodvwa fakazi longaketsembeki uhlale akhuluma emanga.+
6 Umuntfu lowedzelelako ufuna kuhlakanipha kodvwa angakutfoli,
Kepha umuntfu lonekucondza ulutfola kamelula lwati.+
7 Ungatihlanganisi nesilima,
Ngobe kute ngisho naloluncane lwati lotalutfola kuso.+
8 Kuhlakanipha kwenta umuntfu lohlakaniphile ayicondze indlela lahamba ngayo,
9 Tilima tiyahleka ngisho tonile,+
Kodvwa labacotfo bahlale bakulungele kucolelana nalabanye.
10 Inhlitiyo ngiyo leyati buhlungu lebuvako,
Futsi kute umuntfu longacondza injabulo lenayo.
11 Indlu yalomubi itawubhidlitwa,+
Kodvwa lithende lalolungile litawuba likhulu.
13 Umuntfu angahleka ngisho inhlitiyo yakhe ibuhlungu,
Futsi kujabula kungashintja kube lusizi.
14 Umuntfu lonenhlitiyo lekhohlakele utawutfola umphumela wendlela laphila ngayo,+
Kodvwa lonesimilo lesihle utawutfola umvuzo wetento takhe.+
15 Umuntfu lote lwati wetsemba konkhe lakuvako,
Kodvwa lohlakaniphile uyacabangisisa ngako konkhe lakwentako.+
16 Umuntfu lohlakaniphile uhlala acaphile futsi uyakubalekela lokubi,
Kodvwa silima asinendzaba* futsi sitetsemba kakhulu.
17 Umuntfu losheshe atfukutsele wenta tintfo letibulima,+
Kodvwa umuntfu locabangisisako* ngetento takhe uyenyanywa.
18 Bantfu labete lwati batawuba tilima,
Kodvwa labahlakaniphile batawuniketwa lwati, lube ngumchele wabo.+
19 Bantfu labenta lokubi batawukhotsamela bantfu labenta lokuhle,
Futsi lababi batawukhotsama emagedeni alabalungile.
20 Umuntfu loweswele wenyanywa ngisho nabantfu labasondzelene naye,+
Kodvwa umuntfu lonjingile unebangani labanyenti.+
21 Umuntfu lowedzelela lomunye uyona,
Kodvwa uyajabula loyo lovela loweswele.+
22 Bantfu labahlose lokubi batawuduka,
Kodvwa labetama kwenta lokuhle batawentelwa umusa* futsi baphatfwe ngekwetsembeka.+
23 Konkhe kusebenta kamatima kunemvuzo,
Kodvwa kutsandza kukhuluma lite kwenta umuntfu eswele.+
24 Umcebo ungumchele walabahlakaniphile;
Kodvwa tintfo letentiwa tilima tichubeka tibe bulima kakhulu.+
25 Fakazi lowetsembekile uyakusindzisa kuphila,
Kodvwa fakazi lokhohlisako uhlale akhuluma emanga.
26 Umuntfu lowesaba Jehova umetsemba kuko konkhe,+
Futsi emadvodzana emuntfu lonjalo atawutfola indzawo yekukhosela.+
27 Kwesaba Jehova kungumtfombo wekuphila,
Ngobe kusita umuntfu kutsi abalekele tingibe tekufa.
28 Inkhosi iyahlonipheka nayibusa bantfu labanyenti,+
Kodvwa umbusi lote bantfu lababusako akasilutfo.
29 Umuntfu lowephutako kutfukutsela uhlakaniphe mbamba,+
Kodvwa lote sineke ububeka ebaleni bulima bakhe.+
30 Inhlitiyo lenekuthula iyawuphilisa umtimba,
Kodvwa umona unjengesifo lesibolisa ematsambo.+
31 Loyo locindzetela umuntfu lophuyile wetfuka uMdali wakhe,+
Kodvwa lophatsa kahle lophuyile udvumisa Nkulunkulu.+
32 Umuntfu lomubi utawuwiswa bubi bakhe,
Kodvwa lolungile utawuvikeleka ngenca yebucotfo bakhe.+
33 Kuhlakanipha kuhlala enhlitiyweni yemuntfu lonekucondza,+
Kodvwa silima sihamba sikhuluma nje sicabanga kutsi sihlakaniphile.
34 Kulunga kuyasiphakamisa sive,+
Kodvwa sono silihlazo kubantfu.