Izaga
25 Nalezi zizaga zakaSolomoni,+ abantu bakaHezekiya+ ikosi yakwaJuda abazikopululako:
2 Kuyiphazimulo kaZimu ukubamba ifihlo,+
Begodu kuyiphazimulo yamakhosi ukuhlolisisa ngendaba.
3 Njengombana izulu liphakeme nephasi lizikile,
Injalo ihliziyo yamakhosi ayiphenyeki.
4 Umuntu nakasusa okungakahlwengeki phezu kwesiliva,
Isiliva lizokuhlwengeka khulu.+
5 Susa okhohlakeleko phambi kwekosi,
Begodu ubukhosi bayo buzokuqina, izokubusa ngobulungisa.+
6 Ungaziphakamisi phambi kwekosi,+
Begodu ungahlali hlangana nabantu abadumileko,+
7 Ngombana kungcono bona ithi kuwe, “Yewize uzokuhlala la,”
Kunokobana uzihlazise phambi kwesikhulu.+
8 Ungarhabeli ukusa indabakho ekhotho,
Ngombana uzokwenzani umakhelwanakho nakakuhlazisako ngokukhamba kwesikhathi?+
9 Lungisa indaba nomakhelwanakho,+
Kodwana ungavezi iimfihlo zabanye,+
10 Ngombana okulaleleko uzokuhlazisa
Nombiko omumbi owurhatjhako angekhe ubuyele emuva.
11 Njengama-abhula wegolide esikotlelweni sesiliva
Linjalo ilizwi elikhulunywa ngesikhathi esifaneleko.+
12 Njengecici legolide nomkghabiso wegolide elihlungiweko
Kunjalo ukusola kohlakaniphileko endlebeni ezwako.+
13 Njengamakhaza wegabhogo ngelanga lokuvuna
Sinjalo isithunywa esithembekileko kilabo abasithumileko,
Ngombana sivuselela ikosaso.+
14 Njengamafu nomoya onganisi izulu
Unjalo umuntu ozikhakhazisa ngokuthi uzokunikela isipho kodwana angasinikeli.+
15 Umrholi uhlulwa ngokubekezela,
Nelimu elithambileko lingaphula ithambo.+
16 Nange ufumana iliju, idla kwaphela olitlhogako,
Ngombana nawungathatha elinengi, ungalihlanza.+
17 Ungasolo uya endlini kamakhelwanakho,
Bona angadinwa nguwe bekakuhloye.
18 Njengenondo yepi, isabula nomcibitjholo obukhali
Unjalo umuntu ofakaza amala ngomakhelwanakhe.+
19 Njengezinyo eliphukileko namkha inyawo elihluzako
Kunjalo ukuthembela emuntwini ongakathembeki* ngelanga lokugandeleleka.
20 Njengomuntu ohlubula isambatho nakumakhaza
Nanjengeviniga ethelwa phezu kwesoda*
Unjalo umuntu obhinela ihliziyo edanileko iingoma.+
21 Nange inaba lakho lilambile, liphe uburotho lidle;
Nange lomile, liphe amanzi lisele,+
22 Ngombana uzabe upakelanisa amalahle atjhisako ehlokwalo,+
Begodu uJehova uzokubusisa.
23 Umoya ovela etlhagwini uletha izulu,
Nelimi elihlebako lenza abantu basilingeke.+
24 Kungcono ukuhlala ekhoneni lephahla
Kunokuhlala endlini yinye nomfazi othanda ukuphikisana.+
26 Njengomthombo onedaka nepetsi eyoniweko
Unjalo umuntu olungileko ohlengezela phambi kokhohlakeleko.
28 Umuntu ongakghoni ukulawula ilaka lakhe,
Ufana nedorobho amabodalo agiriziweko.+