IMizekeliso
1 Imizekeliso kaSolomon,+ unyana kaDavide,+ ukumkani wakwaSirayeli:+
2 Ukuze umntu afunde* ubulumko+ nengqeqesho;
Aqonde amazwi obulumko;
3 Afumane ingqeqesho+ emenza akwazi ukucinga,
Abe lilungisa,+ agwebe kakuhle*+ aze ayimele into elungileyo;*
4 Ukuze kunikwe abangenamava ubulumko;+
Kunikwe umfana ulwazi aze akwazi ukucingisisa.+
5 Umntu osisilumko uyamamela aze afunde nakakhulu;+
Umntu oqiqayo ufumana amacebiso obulumko+
6 Ukuze aqonde umzekeliso neqhalo elibhidayo,
Amazwi ezilumko nezaci zazo ezinzima.+
7 Ukoyika* uYehova kukuqalisa kolwazi.+
Zizidenge kuphela ezidelela ubulumko nengqeqesho.+
10 Nyana wam, ukuba aboni bazama ukukuhenda, ungavumi.+
11 Ukuba bathi: “Hamba nathi.
Masilalele abantu size sichithe igazi.
Siza kuzimela, silalele abantu abangenzanga nto.
13 Masithimbe zonke izinto zabo zexabiso;
Siza kugcwalisa izindlu zethu ngazo.
15 Nyana wam, uze ungabalandeli.
Iinyawo zakho mazingabi sendleleni yabo,+
16 Kuba iinyawo zabo zibalekela ekwenzeni ububi;
Zingxamela ukuchitha igazi.+
17 Ngokuqinisekileyo akuncedi nto ukwaneka umnatha intaka ijongile.
18 Yiloo nto belalela ukuze bachithe igazi;
Bayazimela ukuze babulale abantu.
19 Zinjalo iindlela zabo bafuna ukwenza ingeniso ngamaqhinga,
20 Ubulumko bokwenene+ butsho ngesikhalo esikhulu esitratweni.+
Busoloko bungxola kwiindawo zikawonke-wonke.+
21 Bukhwaza ekoneni* yezitrato eziphithizelayo.
Buthetha ezigeyithini zesixeko busithi:+
22 “Kuza kude kube nini na nina bangenamava nikuthanda ukungabi namava?
Kuza kude kube nini na nina bagculeli nikuthanda ukugculela?
Ibe kuza kude kube nini na nina zidenge nilucaphukela ulwazi?+
23 Samkeleni isohlwayo endininika sona.*+
Mna ndiza kuninika umoya wam;
Ndiza kunazisa amazwi am.+
25 Naqhubeka ningawahoyanga onke amacebiso am
Nisikhabela kude nesohlwayo sam.
26 Nam ke ndiza kuhleka xa nifikelwa yintlekele;
Ndiza kuhlekisa ngani xa kufika izinto enizoyikayo,+
27 Xa izinto enizoyikayo zifika kanye njengesaqhwithi,
Nentlekele yenu ifika kanye njengesitshingitshane,
Xa nifikelwa yintlungu naziingxaki.
28 Ngelo xesha baza kundibiza, kodwa andizukuphendula;
Baza kundikhangela phantsi phezulu, kodwa abazukundifumana,+
29 Kuba balucaphukela ulwazi,+
Bakhetha ukungamoyiki uYehova.+
30 Zange bafune ukwamkela icebiso lam;
Bazidelela zonke izohlwayo zam.
32 Kuba ukungathobeli kwabangenamava kuza kubabulala,
Nokungakhathali kwezidenge kuza kuzitshabalalisa.