IMizekeliso
2 Umntu osisityebi nosweleyo bafana ngale nto:*
Bobabini badalwe nguYehova.+
5 Indlela yomntu onamaqhinga inameva nemigibe,
Kodwa umntu obuxabisileyo ubomi bakhe uhambela kude kuyo.+
13 Ivila lithi: “Kukho ingonyama phandle!
Ndiza kufela kwindawo kawonke-wonke!”+
14 Umlomo womfazi oziphethe kakubi* ungumngxuma onzulu.+
Umntu oqalekiswe nguYehova uza kuwela kuwo.
16 Umntu oqhatha ihlwempu ukuze andise ubutyebi bakhe+
Nomntu onika isityebi izipho
Uza kuphela elihlwempu.
17 Wavulele indlebe uze uwamamele amazwi ezilumko,+
Ukuze ufake iimfundiso zam entliziyweni yakho,+
18 Kuba uza kuncedakala ngokuwagcina entliziyweni yakho,+
Ahlale esemilebeni yakho.+
19 Ndikunika ulwazi namhlanje,
Ukuze uthembele ngoYehova.
20 Andikubhalelanga na,
Ndakunika amacebiso nolwazi,
21 Ukuze ndikufundise amazwi athembekileyo nayinyaniso,
Utsho ukwazi ukubuyisela ingxelo echanileyo kulowo ukuthumileyo?
22 Sukulixhaphaza ihlwempu kuba lingenanto,+
Ungamcinezeli nomntu ohluphekayo egeyithini yesixeko,+
23 Kuba baza kuthethelelwa nguYehova ngokwakhe+
Aze abatshabalalise abo babaxhaphazayo.
24 Sukuhlobana nomntu okhawuleza abe nomsindo
Okanye uhlobane nomntu okhawulezayo ukucaphuka,
25 Ukuze ungafundi iindlela zakhe
Kuze oko kube ngumgibe kuwe.+
26 Uze ungabi phakathi kwabo benza isivumelwano ngokuxhawulana ngezandla,
Bakhuphe isibambiso ngezinto ezibolekwe abanye.+
27 Xa ungakwazi ukubhatala,
Ibhedi yakho iza koxuthwa usalele kuyo!
29 Ukhe wambona na umntu olichule emsebenzini wakhe?
Uza kuma phambi kookumkani;+
Akazukuma phambi kwabantu abaqhelekileyo.