Izaga
30 Umlayezo oqakathekileko wamezwi ka-Aguri indodana kaJakhe, awakhuluma ku-Itiyeli, ku-Itiyeli noYukhali.
2 Ngimumuntu ongatjhejiko ukudlula abanye abantu,+
Begodu anginakho ukuzwisisa umuntu ekufuze abe nakho.
3 Angikafundi ukuhlakanipha,
Begodu anginalo ilwazi laloyo oCwengeke Khulu.
4 Ngubani owakhuphukela ezulwini ngemva kwalokho wehla?+
Ngubani owabuthelela umoya etendeni yezandla zakhe zombili?
Ngubani ophuthele amanzi ngesambatho sakhe?+
Ngubani odzimelelise woke amaphethelo wephasi?+
Ngubani igama lakhe begodu ngubani igama lendodanakhe, nange wazi?
5 Woke amezwi kaZimu amsulwa.+
Usiviko kilabo abaphephela kuye.+
7 Zimbili izinto engizibawa kuwe,
Ungangidimi zona ngaphambi kobana ngihlongakale.
8 Susa okungasiliqiniso nokumamala kube kude nami.+
Ngibawa ungangenzi ngitlhage namkha nginjinge.
Ungangenzi ngitlhage, ngebe bengihlazise
igama lakaZimami.
10 Ungasihlebi isisebenzi ekosinaso,
Bona singakuqalekisi ube mlandu.+
11 Kunesizukulwana esiqalekisa uyise
Begodu esingabusisi unina.+
12 Kunesizukulwana esimsulwa emehlwenaso+
Kodwana asikahlwengiswa ekusilaphaleni kwaso.
13 Kunesizukulwana esinamehlo azikhakhazisako
Begodu siqalela abanye phasi!+
14 Kunesizukulwana esinamazinyo aziinsabula
Nesinemihlathi emimikhwa ebulalako;
Sirhiribidela abadududu bephasini
Nabatlhagako hlangana nabantu.+
15 Iimbungu* zinamadodakazi amabili arhuwelela athi: “Ngipha! Ngipha!”
Kunezinto ezintathu ezinganelisekiko,
Ezine ezingakhenge zithi, “Kwanele!”
17 Ilihlo elihleka uyise nelidelela ukulalela umma+
Amagubulu womrhoba azolikhupha,
Begodu amakhozi amancani azolidla.+
18 Kunezinto ezintathu ezingirarako,
Begodu kunezine engingazizwisisiko:
19 Indlela yekhozi ezulwini,
Indlela yenyoka elitjeni,
Indlela yomkhumbi elwandle elivulekileko,
Nendlela yendoda nayinentombi.
20 Le yindlela yomfazi ofebako:*
Uyadla asule umlomakhe;
Ngemva kwalokho athi, “Angikenzi litho elimbi.”+
21 Kunezinto ezintathu ezenza iphasi lihlengezele
Nezinto ezine elingakghoni ukuzikghodlhelela:
22 Lokha isigqila nasiyikosi,+
Lokha isidlhadlha nasidla khulu,
23 Lokha umfazi ongathandwako nakatjhadwako,
Nesisebenzi esisikazi sithatha indawo yomphathaso.+
24 Kunezinto ezine ezincani ephasini,
Kodwana zihlakaniphe khulu:+
25 Abotjhontjhwani ziimbunjwa ezinganamandla,
Nanyana kunjalo balungiselela ukudla kwabo ehlobo.+
28 Unokghadanyana+ unamathela ngeenyawo zakhe
Begodu utjhinga esigodlweni sekosi.
29 Kunezinto ezintathu ezikarisako ukuzibukela,
Ezine ezikarisako nazikhambako:
30 Ibhubezi linamandla khulu hlangana neembandana,
Aliyi emva nalibona umuntu;+
31 Iketsi; ipongo;
Nekosi ekhamba nebutho layo.
32 Nangabe ngobudlhadlha khewaziphakamisa+
Namkha wahlela ukwenza njalo,
Beka isandla sakho emlonyenakho.+
33 Njengombana ukurura ibisi kuveza ibhodoro
Nokugandelela ipumulo kuveza iingazi,
Yeke ukusilingeka kubanga ukulwa.+