Izaga
10 Izaga zakaSolomoni.+
Indodana ehlakaniphileko ithabisa uyise,+
Kodwana indodana esidlhayela ilisizi kunina.
2 Amagugu afunyanwa ngobukhohlakali angekhe azuzise ngalitho,
Kodwana ukulunga ngikho okutjhaphulula ekufeni.+
3 UJehova angeze abangele olungileko bona alambe,+
Kodwana uzokudima abakhohlakeleko lokho abakukhanukako.
4 Izandla ezivilaphako zizokubangela umtlhago,+
Kodwana izandla ezikhutheleko zizokuletha ubunjinga.+
5 Indodana evuna ehlobo yenza ngokuhlakanipha,
Kodwana indodana elele ubuthongo ngesikhathi sokuvuna izilethela ihlazo.+
6 Iimbusiso zisehloko yolungileko,+
Kodwana umlomo wabakhohlakeleko ufihla inturhu.
8 Umuntu onehliziyo ehlakaniphileko uzokwamukela iinqophiso,+
Kodwana okhuluma ubudlhadlha uzokugadangelwa phasi.+
9 Loyo okhamba ngokuthembeka uzokukhamba ngokuphepha,+
Kodwana loyo owenza iindlela zokungathembeki uzokufunyanwa.+
12 Ihloyo ibanga ukungazwani,
Kodwana ithando ligubuzesa yoke imitjhapho.+
13 Ukuhlakanipha kufunyanwa emlonyeni womuntu onelemuko,+
Kodwana iswazi libekelwe umhlana wonganangqondo.+
15 Umnotho womuntu onjingileko lidorobho lakhe elivikelekileko.
Ihlekelele yomuntu onganalitho kutlhaga kwakhe.+
16 Umsebenzi wolungileko usa ekuphileni;
Kodwana isithelo sokhohlakeleko sisa esonweni.+
17 Olalela isiyalo uyindlela eya ekuphileni,*
Kodwana onganaki ukusolwa uphambukisa abanye.
18 Loyo ofihla ihloywakhe ukhuluma amala,+
Naloyo orhatjha imibiko elimazako usidlhayela.
19 Umuntu okhuluma khulu uzokwenza umtjhapho.+
Kodwana nanyana ngubani olawula iindebe zakhe, wenza ngokuhlakanipha.+
20 Ilimu lolungileko linjengesiliva lezinga eliphezulu,+
Kodwana ihliziyo yokhohlakeleko izuzisa kancani.
23 Ukuziphatha okuhlazisako kunjengomdlalo kosidlhadlha,
Kodwana ukuhlakanipha kungekomuntu onelemuko.+
24 Lokho okusatjwa mumuntu okhohlakeleko kuzomfikela;
Kodwana abalungileko bazokunikelwa isifiso sabo.+
25 Nakudlula isiwuruwuru, okhohlakeleko angeze asaba khona,+
Kodwana olungileko usisekelo ngokungapheliko.+
26 Njengeviniga emazinyweni nentuthu emehlweni,
Unjalo umuntu ovilaphako kiloyo omthumileko.
31 Umlomo wolungileko uveza ukuhlakanipha,
Kodwana ilimu elonakeleko lizokuquntwa.
32 Iindebe zolungileko ziyazi bona yini ethabisako,
Kodwana umlomo wabakhohlakeleko wonakele.