Izaga
31 Amezwi wekosi uLemuweli, umlayezo oqakathekileko awunikelwa ngunina bona amfundise:+
2 Kufuze ngithini kuwe, ndodanami,
Kufuze ngithini, ndodana yesibeletho sami,
Begodu kufuze ngithini, ndodana yeemfungo zami?+
4 Akusingekwamakhosi Lemuweli,
Akusingekwamakhosi ukusela iwayini
Namkha ababusi ukuthi, “Siphi isiselo sami?”+
5 Bona bangaseli bebakhohlwe umthetho
Begodu batjhugulule amalungelo wabantu abadududu.
7 Abasele, bakhohlwe ngomtlhagwabo;
Bangasayikhumbula imirarwabo.
8 Khulumela labo abangakghoni ukuzikhulumela;
Vikela amalungelo wabo boke abatjhabalalako.+
9 Khuluma begodu wahlulele ngokulunga;
Vikela amalungelo wabadududu newabatlhagako.+
א [Aleph]
10 Ngubani ongafumana umfazi onekghono?+
Uligugu ukudlula amakhorali.*
ב [Beth]
11 Indodakhe imthemba khulu,
Begodu ayitlhogi litho.
ג [Gimel]
12 Uyinikela umvuzo omuhle, ingasi okumbi,
Ukuphila kwakhe koke.
ד [Daleth]
13 Ufumana iwulu nelineni;
Uyakuthabela ukusebenza ngezandla zakhe.+
ה [He]
14 Unjengemikhumbi yomrhwebi,+
Uletha ukudla kwakhe akuthethe kude.
ו [Waw]
ז [Zayin]
16 Ucabanga ngesimu begodu ayithenge;
Utjala isimu yamadiribe ngalokho izandla zakhe ezikuzuzileko.
ח [Heth]
17 Uzilungiselela ukusebenza budisi,+
Usebenzisa imikhonwakhe ngamandla emsebenzinakhe.
ט [Teth]
18 Uyabona ukuthi ukurhweba kwakhe kunenzuzo;
Isibani sakhe asicimi ebusuku.
י [Yod]
19 Uthatha isigodo,
Enze iwulu azoyisebenzisa.+
כ [Kaph]
20 Ululela itende yesandla sakhe kwabadududu,
Begodu uvula izandla zakhe kwabatlhagako.+
ל [Lamed]
21 Akatshwenyeki ngomndenakhe nalikhithikako,
Ngombana umndenakhe woke wembethe izambatho ezifuthumeleko.
מ [Mem]
22 Uzenzela amatjhila wokuleka umbhede.
Izambatho zakhe ngezelineni newulu esipiridzana.
נ [Nun]
ס [Samekh]
24 Wenza izambatho zelineni, azithengise
Begodu athengisele abarhwebi amabhande.
ע [Ayin]
25 Wembathiswe amandla nephazimulo,
Begodu uqale ingomuso ngesibindi.
פ [Pe]
26 Uvula umlomakhe ngokuhlakanipha;+
Umthetho womusa uselimini lakhe.
צ [Tsade]
27 Utjheja koke okwenzekako emndeninakhe,
Begodu akabudli uburotho bobuvila.+
ק [Qoph]
28 Abantwabakhe bayasikima bathi uthabile;
Indodakhe iyasikima, imdumise.
ר [Resh]
29 Banengi abafazi abanekghono,
Kodwana wena ubadlula boke.
ש [Shin]
ת [Taw]