IzAga
5 Ndodana yami, naka ukuhlakanipha kwami.
Ukhulume okuvumelana neqiniso njalo. +
3 Ngoba izindebe zowesifazane ondindayo* ziconsa njengekhekheba lezinyosi, +
Nomlomo wakhe ubushelelezi kunamafutha. +
5 Izinyawo zakhe zehlela ekufeni.
Izinyathelo zakhe zilibangise khona kanye eThuneni.*
6 Akanandaba nendlela yokuphila.
Indlela yakhe iyanhlanhlatha, kodwa akazi ukuthi inhlanhlathela kuphi.
7 Manje ngilaleleni madodana ami
Ningasuki kwengikushoyo.
8 Hambela kude naye;
Ungasondeli emnyango wendlu yakhe, +
9 Ukuze ungahlazeki kwabanye uphelelwe isithunzi +
Noma uvune okubi ukuphila kwakho konke; +
10 Ukuze abanye abantu bangamunci amandla akho *+
Nalokho okusebenzele kanzima kungayi endlini yomuntu wesinye isizwe.
11 Ngale kwalokho uyobubula ekugcineni
Lapho inyama yakho nomzimba wakho kuwohloka +
12 Bese uthi: “Yeka indlela engisizonde ngayo isiyalo!
Yeka indlela inhliziyo yami ekwedelele ngayo ukusolwa!
13 Angililalelanga izwi labangiyalayo
Futhi angibanakanga abafundisi bami.
18 Kwangathi ungabusiswa umthombo wakho,
Ujabule ngomfazi wobusha bakho, +
19 Uyinyamazane yensikazi ethandekayo, nembuzi yentaba enhle. +
Amabele akhe mawakujabulise ngaso sonke isikhathi.
Kwangathi njalo ungabanjwa uthando lwakhe. +
23 Uyofa ngenxa yokuntula isiyalo
Aphambuke ngenxa yobuwula bakhe obukhulu.