IZaga
5 Ndodana yami zwana ukuhlakanipha kwami.
Lalelisisa* uzwe ukuqedisisa kwami,+
2 Ukuze uhlale usebenzisa kuhle ingqondo yakho,
Ugcine ulwazi ezindebeni zakho.+
3 Ngoba izindebe zowesifazana oxhwalileyo* zimnandi njengoluju,+
Lomlomo wakhe ubutshelezi ukwedlula amafutha.+
4 Kodwa ekucineni owesifazana lo ubaba gamu njengomhlonyane,*+
Ubukhali njengenkemba esika inxa zombili.+
5 Inyawo zakhe zehlela ekufeni.
Izinyathelo zakhe ziqonda khona kanye engcwabeni.
6 Kacabangisisi ngendlela yokuphila.
Indlela yakhe iyale lale, kakwazi ukuthi iyangaphi.
7 Ngakho ngilalelani madodana ami,
Lingaphambuki kulokho engikutshoyo.
8 Dlalela khatshana laye,
Ungasondeli eduze komnyango wendlu yakhe,+
9 Ukuze ungazehlisi isithunzi,*+
Njalo ungavuni iminyaka egcwele ubuhlungu;+
10 Ukuze abantu abangaziwayo bangayiqedi impahla yakho,*+
Lokuthi owakusebenzela nzima kungayi endlini yomuntu wesinye isizwe.
11 Nxa ungananzelelanga uzabubula ekucineni,
Lapho inyama yakho lomzimba wakho sekucikizeka,+
12 Ubususithi: “Ngangikuzonda kakhulu ukulaywa;
Inhliziyo yami yayikudelela ukukhuzwa.
13 Angililalelanga ilizwi labantu ababengifundisa,
Lalabo ababengicebisa angibalalelanga.
14 Impilo yami isilenga ngomnxeba,
Phambi kwalo lonke ibandla.”+
15 Natha amanzi kowakho umgodi,
Amanzi agobhoza kowakho umthombo.+
16 Kambe imithombo yakho kumele ichithekele phandle yini?
Izifula zakho zamanzi kumele zisabalale emagcekeni edolobho+ yini?
17 Akube ngokwakho wedwa,
Ungakwabelani labanye abantu.+
Akuthi amabele akhe akuthokozise* zikhathi zonke.
Hlala ulukholisa uthando lwakhe.+
20 Ndodana yami, pho kungani kumele uhlanyiswe ngowesifazana oxhwalileyo,*
21 Phela uJehova uyazibona izindlela zomuntu;
Uyazihlolisisa zonke izindlela zakhe.+
22 Owenza okubi ubanjwa ngamacala akhe,
Njalo uzabanjwa zintambo zesono sakhe.+
23 Uzakufa ngenxa yokungavumi ukulaywa,
Njalo uzahlanhlatha ngenxa yobuthutha bakhe obuphindiweyo.