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14 Umfazi ohlakaniphileko uyayakha indlwakhe,+
Kodwana osidlhayela uyayigiriza ngezandla zakhe.
2 Owenza okulungileko usaba uJehova,
Kodwana loyo oneendlela ezikhohlisako unyaza uZimu.
3 Iswazi lokuzikhakhazisa lisemlonyeni wesidlhadlha,
Kodwana iindebe zabahlakaniphileko ziyabavikela.
4 Lapho kunganakomo kuyahlwengeka ngesibayeni,
Kodwana isivuno siba sinengi nangabe kunekunzi enamandla.
5 Ufakazi othembekileko angekhe akhulume amala,
Kodwana ufakazi wamala ukhuluma amala ngakho koke akutjhoko.+
6 Umuntu ohleka ubudlhayela ufuna ukuhlakanipha kodwana angakufumani,
Kodwana ilwazi lifumaneka lula emuntwini ozwisisako.+
7 Khambela kude nomuntu osidlhayela,
Ngombana angekhe ufumane ilwazi eendebeni zakhe.+
8 Ngokuhlakanipha umuntu ohlakaniphileko uzwisisa indlela akhamba ngayo,
10 Ihliziyo yazi ukudana kwayo,
Akunamuntu ovela ngaphandle ongahlanganyela nayo ithabo layo.
11 Indlu yabakhohlakeleko izokutjhatjalaliswa,+
Kodwana itende labalungileko lizokuphumelela.
13 Ngitjho nanyana kuhlekwa, ihliziyo ingezwa ubuhlungu,
Nokuthaba kungaphela ngesizi.
14 Loyo onehliziyo ephambukako uzokuvuna umphumela weendlela zakhe.+
Kodwana umuntu olungileko uvuna umvuzo weendlela zakhe.+
15 Umuntu onganalemuko ukholwa woke amezwi,
Kodwana ohlakaniphileko ucabangisisa ngalokho azokwenza.+
16 Umuntu ohlakaniphileko uyatjheja, asuke kokumbi,
Kodwana umuntu osidlhayela akatjheji, uzithemba khulu.
17 Umuntu osilingeka msinya wenza ngobudlhadlha,+
Kodwana umuntu ocabangisisa izinto uyahloywa.
18 Abanganalemuko bazokufumana ubudlhadlha,
Kodwana abahlakaniphileko bazokuthweswa isihlohlo selwazi.+
19 Abantu abambi bazokukhothama phambi kwabantu abalungileko,
Begodu abakhohlakeleko bazokukhothama emasangweni wabalungileko.
21 Onyenya umakhelwanakhe uyona,
Kodwana nanyana ngubani onesirhawu kosweleko uyathaba.+
22 Labo abahlose ukona angekhe baphambuke na?
Kodwana labo abahlose ukwenza okuhle bazokufumana ithando* nokuthembeka.+
23 Kunenzuzo kiwo woke umsebenzi obudisi,
Kodwana ikulumo engatjho litho irholela ekutlhageni.+
24 Isihlohlo sabahlakaniphileko simnothwabo;
Kodwana ubudlhadlha beendlhadlha, budlhadlha kwaphela.+
25 Ufakazi othembekileko usindisa ukuphila,
Kodwana okhohlisako ukhuluma amala kikho koke akutjhoko.
26 Umuntu osaba uJehova, umthemba kikho koke,+
Begodu amadodana womuntu onjalo azokufumana isiphephelo.+
27 Ukusaba uJehova kumthombo wokuphila,
Kwenza umuntu abalekele ukubanjwa kukufa.
28 Abantu abanengi basithunzi sekosi,+
Kodwana umbusi onganabantu ngaphasi kwakhe akasililitho.
30 Ihliziyo enokuthula inikela umzimba ukuphila,
Kodwana umona ukubola emathanjeni.+
31 Loyo odlelezela onganalitho uthuka uMenzakhe,+
Kodwana nanyana ngubani onesirhawu kotlhagako uphazimulisa uMenzakhe.+
32 Okhohlakeleko uzokuwiswa bubumbi bakhe,
Kodwana olungileko uzokufumana isiphephelo ngokuthembeka kwakhe.+
33 Umuntu ozwisisako uyathula ngokuhlakanipha kwakhe,*+
Kodwana osidlhayela uhlala akhuluma ngalokho akwaziko.
34 Ukulunga kuphakamisa isitjhaba,+
Kodwana isono silihlazo kiso.