IMizekeliso
2 Nyana wam, ukuba wamkela amazwi am
Ize ibaluleke kuwe imiyalelo yam,+
2 Ngokubuvulela indlebe ubulumko,+
Uvule nentliziyo yakho ukuze uzibone kakuhle izinto;+
3 Ngaphezu koko, ukuba ubize ukuqonda,+
Wakukhwaza nokuqiqa,+
4 Ukuba uhlala ubukhangela njengesilivere,+
Ubuphanda njengobutyebi obufihliweyo;+
5 Uza kutsho wazi ukuba kuthetha ukuthini ukoyika uYehova,+
Utsho umazi uThixo.+
9 Uza kutsho ubuqonde ubulungisa, okusesikweni* nokungakhethi buso,
Uyiqonde ngokupheleleyo into elungileyo.+
10 Xa ubulumko bungena entliziyweni yakho+
Nomphefumlo* wakho uluthanda ulwazi,+
11 Ukucingisisa kuya kukwalusa,+
Ukuqonda kuya kukukhusela,
12 Ukuze usinde endleleni embi,
Nasemntwini othetha izinto ezijijekileyo,+
13 Kwabo bashiya iindlela ezilungileyo
Ukuze bahambe ngeendlela zobumnyama,+
14 Kwabo bavuyela ukwenza izinto ezimbi,
Abonwabela imikhwa ejijekileyo,
15 Abo baneendlela ezigqwethekileyo
Nabangamaqhophololo kwiindlela zabo zonke.
16 Buza kukusindisa kumfazi ongakwazi kuziphatha,*
Kumazwi esincwaso* omfazi oziphethe kakubi,*+
17 Olahla umhlobo osenyongweni* wobutsha bakhe,+
Aze asilibale isivumelwano awasenza noThixo wakhe;
18 Kuba indlu yakhe yehlela ekufeni,
Neendlela zakhe zikhokelela kwabafileyo.+