IMizekeliso

 2 Buma phezulu+ ngasendleleni,

Apho zidibana khona iindlela.

 3 Buma ecaleni kweegeyithi zesixeko,

Buma ngasemnyango,

Bukhwaza busithi:+

 4 “Ndithetha nani nonke;

Ndikhwaza ndibhekisa kumntu wonke.*

 5 Nina bangenamava, fundani ubulumko;+

Nina zidenge, funani intliziyo eqondayo.*

 6 Mamelani, kuba ibalulekile le nto ndiyithethayo,

Imilebe yam ithetha izinto ezilungileyo;

 7 Kuba umlomo wam utsholo phantsi uthetha inyaniso,

Nemilebe yam iyayicaphukela into embi.

 9 Onke acacile kumntu ocingayo,

Yaye alungile kwabo bafumene ulwazi.

10 Thathani ingqeqesho yam endaweni yesilivere,

Nolwazi endaweni yegolide yodidi,+

11 Kuba ubulumko bubhetele kuneekorale;*

Zonke ezinye izinto ezithandwayo azinakuthelekiswa nabo.

12 Mna, bulumko, ndihleli nokuqonda;

Ndifumene ulwazi namandla okucinga.+

14 Ndinamacebiso amahle nobulumko;+

Ukuqonda+ namandla+ zizinto zam.

15 Ookumkani balawula ngam,

Namagosa aphakamileyo, ebeka imithetho yobulungisa nje, ndim.+

16 Iinkosana zilawula ngam,

Nezikhulu, zigweba ngobulungisa nje, ndim lo.

17 Ndiyabathanda abo bandithandayo,

Nabo bandikhangelayo baza kundifumana.+

18 Ubutyebi nozuko zezam,

Ubutyebi obungapheliyo* nobulungisa.

19 Isiqhamo sam sibhetele kunegolide, nditsho negolide esulungekisiweyo,

Nemveliso yam ibhetele kuneyona silivere yodidi.+

20 Ndihamba endleleni yobulungisa,

Phakathi kwiindlela zokusesikweni;*

21 Ndibanika ilifa elikhulu abo bandithandayo,

Ndigcwalise noovimba babo.

22 UYehova wandivelisa ndasisiqalo sendlela yakhe,+

Owokuqala kwizinto awazenzayo kwakudala.+

23 Ndabekwa kwakudala,*+

Ukususela ekuqaleni, kumaxesha angaphambi kokubakho komhlaba.+

24 Ndazalwa* engekabikho amanzi anzulu,+

Ingekabikho imithombo empompoza amanzi.

25 Ndazalwa ngaphambi kokubekwa kweentaba,

Ngaphambi kokubakho kweenduli,

26 Engekawenzi umhlaba namathafa awo

Namagada okuqala omhlaba.

27 Xa wayelungisa amazulu,+ ndandikhona;

Xa wayebeka imida* yamanzi,+

28 Xa wayebeka* amafu phezulu,

Xa wayesenza imithombo yamanzi,

29 Xa wayebekela ulwandle imithetho

Yokuba amanzi alo angadluleli ngaphaya komda awubekileyo,+

Xa wayebeka iziseko* zomhlaba,

30 Ndandisecaleni kwakhe ndingumsebenzi onobuchule.+

Wayendithanda ngokukhethekileyo+ yonke imihla;

Lonke elo xesha ndonwabile phambi kwakhe;+

31 Ndavuya xa ndibona umhlaba wakhe ekunokuphilwa kuwo,

Ibe ndandibathanda ngokukhethekileyo oonyana babantu.*

32 Ngoku ke bonyana bam, ndimameleni;

Bonwabile abo bazigcinayo iindlela zam.

33 Yimameleni ingqeqesho+ nize nibe zizilumko,

Yaye ningaze niyishiye.

34 Wonwabile umntu ondimamelayo

Ngokufika kwangoko* kwiminyango yam yonke imihla,

Ngokulinda ngasemigubasini yeminyango yam;

35 Kuba lowo undifumanayo uza kufumana ubomi,+

Aze amkelwe nguYehova.

36 Kodwa lowo ungandihoyiyo uyazenzakalisa,

Yaye abo bandicaphukelayo bathanda ukufa.”+