Izaga
8 Kghani akusikuhlakanipha na okurhuwelelako?
Akusililemuko na eliphakamisa ilizwi lalo?+
2 Kujame emibundwini+ eqadi kwendlela,
Lapho kuphambana khona iindlela.
4 “Maye! Nina bantu, ngiyanibiza;
Ngiphakamisela ilizwi lami kiwo woke umuntu.
5 Nina eninganalemuko, fundani ukuhlakanipha;+
Nina ndlhayela fumanani ihliziyo ezwisisako.
6 Lalelani ngombana engikutjhoko kuqakathekile,
Umlomami* ukhuluma okulungileko;
7 Ngombana umlomami ukhuluma iqiniso,
Begodu iindebe zami zinyenya ukukhohlakala.
8 Koke engikutjhoko kulungile.
Akukho nakunye okukhohlisako namkha okungakathembeki.
9 Koke kunqophile konelemuko
Begodu kulungile kilabo abafumana ilwazi.
10 Thatha isiyalo sami ingasi isiliva,
Nelwazi kunegolide lezinga eliphezulu,+
11 Ngombana ukuhlakanipha kungcono kunamakhorali;*
Zoke ezinye izinto ezifiselekako angeze zamadaniswa nakho.
12 Mina, kuhlakanipha, ngihlala nelemuko;
Ngifumene ilwazi nekghono lokucabanga.+
13 Ukusaba uJehova kutjho ukuhloya okumbi.+
Ngiyakuhloya ukuziphakamisa, ukuzikhakhazisa,+ indlela embi nekulumo ekhohlakeleko.+
15 Ngami amakhosi aragela phambili nokubusa,
Neenkhulu zenza umthetho olungileko.+
16 Ngami amakhosana aragela phambili nokubusa,
Neenkhulu zahlulela ngokulunga.
17 Ngiyabathanda labo abangithandako.
Nalabo abangifunako bazongifumana.+
18 Nginobunjinga nephazimulo,
Umnotho onjengelifa nokulunga.
19 Isithelo sami singcono kunegolide, ngitjho igolide elihlungiweko,
Begodu engikukhiqizako kungcono kunesiliva lezinga eliphezulu.+
20 Ngizokukhamba endleleni yokulunga,
Phakathi eendleleni zobulungiswa;
21 Nginikela engibathandako ubunjinga bona bube lilifa labo,
Begodu ngizalisa iinlulu zabo.
23 Wanginikela isikhundla kusukela eenkhathini zekadeni,+
Kusukela ekuthomeni ngaphambi kobana kube nephasi.+
24 Ngaba khona kungakabi namanzi azikileko,+
Kungakabi nemithombo ephuphuma amanzi.
25 Ngaphambi kobana kube neentaba,
Ngaphambi kobana kube nemibundu, bengikhona,
26 Angakabumbi iphasi neendawo zalo ezivulekileko
Namkha ithuli lokuthoma lehlabathi yephasi.
27 Lokha nakalungiselela izulu,+ bengikhona;
Lokha nakabeka umuda bona ube mkhawulo hlangana komkayi nelwandle,+
28 Nakenza amafu emkayini,
Nakazalisa imithombo yamanzi,
29 Nakabekela ilwandle umyalo
Bona amanzalo kufuze angadluleli ngale komyalwakhe,+
Nakenza iinsekelo zephasi,
30 Nje-ke bengiseqadi kwakhe ngisisebenzi esinekghono.+
Bekangithanda khulu+ ilanga nelanga;
Bengihlala ngithabile ngaso soke isikhathi phambi kwakhe;+
31 Ngathaba ephasini alenze bona kuhlalwe kilo,
Begodu bengiwathanda khulu amadodana wabantu.
32 Nje-ke madodanami ngilalelani;
Bayathaba labo abalandela iindlela zami.
33 Lalelani isiyalo+ begodu nihlakaniphe,
Ningasilahli.
34 Uyathaba umuntu ongilalelako
Ngokufika ekuseni emnyangwami ilanga nelanga,
Ngokulinda hlanu kobungeno bendlwami;
35 Ngombana ongifumanako uzokufumana ukuphila,+
Begodu wamukelwa nguJehova.
36 Kodwana ongangilaleliko uzilimaza yena,
Begodu labo abangihloyako bathanda ukufa.”+