Yobhi

 2 “Umntu olumkileyo angayithetha na into engekhoyo,

Okanye agcwalise isisu sakhe ngomoya wasempuma?

 3 Ukukhalinyelwa nje ngomlomo akuncedi nganto,

Nokuthetha nje kuphela kulilize.

 4 Kuba wena wenza abantu bangamoyiki uThixo,

Ubenza bangamkhathaleli.

 5 Kuba uthethiswa sisono sakho,

Kunjalo nje ucikoza ngobuqhinga.

 6 Awutyholwa ndim, utyholwa ngumlomo lo wakho;

Yimilebe yakho ekumangalelayo.+

 7 Nguwe na umntu owaqala wazalwa,

Okanye wazalwa ngaphambi kokuba kwenziwe iinduli?

 8 Uyamva na uThixo xa ethetha emfihlekweni,

Okanye nguwe wedwa onobulumko?

 9 Yintoni le uyaziyo singayaziyo thina?+

Yintoni yona le uyiqondayo wena, singayiqondiyo thina?

10 Apha kukho amadoda amadala naziingwevu,+

Amadoda amadala lee nakuyihlo.

11 Akwanelanga na kuwe ukuthuthuzelwa nguThixo,

Okanye ngala mazwi sikubongoza ngawo?

12 Kutheni ulawulwa ziimvakalelo* nje,

Khona, kutheni amehlo akho egcwele umsindo?

13 Kuba ujikela uThixo ngokwakhe,

Ude uthethe amazwi anje.

14 Ukhona na umntu onokude acoceke,

Okanye umntu ozelwe ngumfazi onokude abe lilungisa?+

15 Jonga! Akathembanga kwaneengelosi zakhe,*

Namazulu lawo awacocekanga emehlweni akhe.+

16 Ubeka phi ke yena umntu owenyanyekayo nowonakeleyo,+

Osela ububi oku kwamanzi!

Ndikubalisele izinto endizibonileyo,

18 Izinto ezithethwe ngamadoda azizilumko, ezive kootata bawo,+

Aza azixela ekuhleni.

19 Umhlaba wanikwa bona bodwa,

Ibe akukho mntu wasemzini wadlula phakathi kwabo.

20 Umenzi-bubi uyabungcungcuthekisa bonke ubomi bakhe;

Injalo yonke iminyaka yokuphila komntu ongqwabalala.

21 Wothuswa yingxolo esezindlebeni zakhe;+

Uhlaselwa ngabaphangi ngexesha loxolo.

22 Akanathemba lakuphuncula ebumnyameni,+

Kuba uhleli elindelwe likrele.

24 Woyikiswa yintlungu nayinkxwaleko;

Zimcinezela oku kokumkani elungele ukuhlasela.

25 Kuba uphakamisa isandla sakhe enxwala uThixo,

Futhi udelela* uSomandla;

26 Umhlasela enenkani uThixo,

Uphethe ikhaka lakhe elomeleleyo;

27 Ubuso bakhe bugqunywe ngamanqatha,

Nesinqe sakhe sivuthelene kukutyeba;

28 Izixeko ahlala kuzo ziza kutshatyalaliswa,

Nezindlu zakhe ziza kukhal’ ibhungane,

Ibe ziza kuba yimfumba yamatye.

29 Soze abe sisityebi, zingasoze zande nezinto zakhe,

Okanye zigcwale elizweni.

30 Uza kuhlala esebumnyameni;

Isetyana lakhe lomiswe ngumlilo,*

Ibe uThixo uza kumvuthela anyamalale.+

31 Makangalahleki athembe ilize,

Kuba eyona nto aza kuyifumana lilize;

32 Le nto iza kwenzeka ngaphambi kokuba lufike usuku lwakhe,

Ibe amasebe akhe soze achume.+

33 Uza kufana nemithi yeediliya evuthulula iidiliya zisekrwada,

Nanjengomthi womnquma ovuthuluke iintyatyambo.

34 Kuba abantu abaziphethe kakubi* abazukwanda,+

Ibe iintente ekunyotywa kuzo ziza kudliwa ngumlilo.

35 Bakhawula inkathazo baze bazale ububi,

Isibeleko sabo sizala amaqhinga.”