Izaga
7 Ndodanami, lalela amezwami
Ubulunge imiyalwami.+
2 Phetha imiyalwami, uphile;+
Tjheja isinqophiso sami njengehlamvu yelihlo lakho.
3 Ibophe eminwenakho;
Uyitlole ehliziywenakho.+
4 Yithi ekuhlakanipheni, “Wena ungudadwethu,”
Ubize ukuzwisisa ngokuthi “usihlobo sami,”
6 Ngahlola ngefesidere lendlwami,
Ngaqala phasi ngeentunja zefesidere lami,
7 Njengombana ngiqale abanganalemuko,
Ngabona hlangana nabantu abatjha isokana elinganangqondo.+
8 Ladlula endleleni eseduze nekhona lomfazi,
Likhamba litjhinga nca ngendlinakhe
9 Ngamarhwaqela, ntambama,+
Nakuba sebusuku kuthoma ukuba mnyama.
10 Ngemva kwalokho, ngabona umfazi ayokuhlangana nalo,
Ambethe njengengwadla,+ anehliziyo enobuqili.
11 Unetjhada begodu unekani.+
Akahlali ekhaya.
12 Nje ungaphandle, nje usematatawini,
Ulinda kwelinye nelinye ikhona.+
13 Walibamba begodu walimanga;
Angananhloni wathi kilo:
14 “Bekufuze ngenze imihlatjelo yetjhebiswano.+
Namhlanjesi ngiziphethile iimfungo zami.
15 Kungebangeli ngiphumile bona ngizokuhlangana nawe,
Bona ngikufune begodu ngikufumene!
16 Ngendlale umbhedami ngamatjhila amahle,
Ilineni lemibala emihle elivela eGibhide.+
17 Ngifafaze umbhedami ngemire, ngeenkghopha nangesinamoni.+
18 Yewize sizanelise ngethando bekube sekuseni;
Asizitike ngethando,
19 Ngombana indodami ayikho ekhaya;
Ithethe ikhambo elide.
20 Ithethe imali,
Begodu izokubuya mhlana inyanga igcwele.”
21 Udurhise isokaneli ngamezwi akhohlisako.+
Waliyenga ngekulumo etjhelelako.
22 Khonokho lamlandela njengekunzi eyokuhlatjwa,
Njengesidlhadlha esijeziswa ngokufaka amakhamandela,+
23 Bekube kulapho umcibitjholo uhlaba isibindi salo;
Njengenyoni egijimela esithiyweni, alazi ukuthi lokho kufaka ukuphila kwalo engozini.+
24 Nje-ke ngilalelani madodanami;
Tjhejani amezwi engiwakhuluma kini.
25 Ungavumeli ihliziywakho ikudosele eendleleni zakhe.
Ungaphambukeli eendleleni zakhe,+
26 Ngombana ubangele bona abanengi babulawe,+
Begodu labo ababuleleko banengi.+
27 Ukuya endlinakhe kufana nokuya eThuneni;*
Ukuya lapho kufana nokuya ekufeni.