IZaga
31 La ngamazwi eNkosi uLemuweli, amazwi aqakathekileyo eyawatshelwa ngunina eyilaya:+
2 Awu ndodana yami, ngithini kuwe,
Ngithini sibili kuwe ndodana eyalala esiswini sami,
Awu ndodana yezifungo zami,+ ngithini?
4 Lemuweli bakithi, ayisikho kwamakhosi,
Akuwafanelanga amakhosi ukunatha iwayini,
Ayisikho kwababusi ukuthi bathi, “Bungaphi utshwala bami?”+
5 Ukuze benganathi besebekhohlwa umthetho obekiweyo,
Bacine bengaselandaba lamalungelo abantukazana.
7 Bayekele bazinathele bakhohlwe ubuyanga babo,
Bakhohlwe lendubo zabo.
8 Bakhulumele abangenelisiyo ukuzikhulumela,
Ulwele amalungelo abo bonke asebezakufa.+
9 Khuluma njalo wahlulele ngokulunga,
Lwela amalungelo abantukazana labayanga.+
א [Aleph]
10 Ngubani ongathola umfazi owenza okuhle?+
Umfazi lo uligugu ukwedlula amakhorali.*
ב [Beth]
11 Indoda yakhe iyamthemba ngenhliziyo yonke,
Njalo ayisweli lutho oluqakathekileyo.
ג [Gimel]
12 Uyenzela okuhle, hatshi okubi,
Kuzo zonke izinsuku zokuphila kwakhe.
ד [Daleth]
13 Uyadinga iwulu lelineni,
Njalo uyakuthanda ukusebenza ngezandla zakhe.+
ה [He]
14 Unjengemikhumbi yomuntu othengisayo,+
Ubuya lokudla kwakhe kuvela khatshana.
ו [Waw]
15 Uvuka kusesemnyama,
Alungisele abendlu yakhe ukudla,
ז [Zayin]
16 Uyayihlolisisa insimu abeseyithenga,
Uhlanyela insimu yamagilebisi ngalokho akusebenzele ngezandla zakhe.*
ח [Heth]
17 Uyalungiselela ukwenza umsebenzi onzima,+
Aqinise izandla zakhe.
ט [Teth]
18 Uba leqiniso lokuthi akuthengisayo kuyamnika inzuzo,
Njalo isibane sakhe asicitshi ebusuku.
י [Yod]
19 Isandla sakhe sibamba ugodo lokuthandela uhali,
כ [Kaph]
20 Welulela isandla sakhe kubantukazana ukuze abasize,
Uvula izandla zakhe ukuze ancede abayanga.+
ל [Lamed]
21 Kakhathazeki ngemuli yakhe ngesikhathi somqando,*
Ngoba bonke abendlu yakhe bagqoke okukhudumalayo.*
מ [Mem]
22 Uyazenzela amalembu okwendlala embhedeni.
Izigqoko zakhe ngezelineni lewulu eyibubende.*
נ [Nun]
23 Indoda yakhe iyaziwa kakhulu emagedini edolobho,+
Lapho efika ihlale khona phakathi kwabadala bendawo leyo.
ס [Samekh]
24 Uyazenzela izigqoko zelineni abesezithengisa,
Njalo uwodisa amabhanti kwabathengisayo.
ע [Ayin]
25 Ulesibindi futhi uyahlonitshwa,
Kakhathazeki ngekusasa.
פ [Pe]
צ [Tsade]
27 Ukhangela yonke imisebenzi yomuzi wakhe,
Njalo kasidli isinkwa sobuvila.+
ק [Qoph]
28 Abantwabakhe bayasukuma bamdumise,
Lendoda yakhe isukume imncome.
ר [Resh]
29 Banengi abafazi abenza okuhle,
Kodwa wena ubadlula bonke.
ש [Shin]
ת [Taw]