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24 Ungabi nemona ngebantfu lababi,
Futsi ungakuhawukeli kuba ngumngani wabo,+
2 Ngobe inhlitiyo yabo ihlala icabanga budlova,
Futsi bahlale bakhuluma ngekulimata labanye.
5 Umuntfu lohlakaniphile unemandla,+
Futsi lwati luyawandzisa emandla emuntfu.
6 Kuze ulwe imphi,+ udzinga sicondziso lesihlakaniphile,
Futsi uyancoba+ nangabe kunebeluleki labanyenti.
7 Silima ngeke size sikutfole kuhlakanipha lokungiko;+
Kute lesingakhona kukusho esangweni lelidolobha.
8 Umuntfu lowakha emachinga lamabi
Kutawutsiwa ngusomachinga.+
9 Emacebo esilima aholela esonweni,
Futsi bantfu bayamenyanya umuntfu lophukutanako.+
10 Nangabe ucindzetelekile ngetikhatsi letimatima,
Emandla akho atawuba mancane.
11 Bakhulule labo labayiswa ekufeni,
Futsi uvikele labo labadzayitelela ekuhlatjweni.+
12 Nangabe utsi: “Kodvwa tsine besingati ngaloku,”
Loyo lohlolisisa tinhlitiyo* akayiboni yini imicabango yakho?+
Loyo lokubukisisako utawuyati
Futsi nguloyo naloyo utamniketa umvuzo kuye ngemisebenti yakhe.+
13 Ndvodzana yami, dlani luju ngobe lutakusita;
Lumnandzi luju loluntfonsako.
14 Kunjalo-ke nekuhlakanipha, ubowati kutsi kutakusita.+
Nawukutfola, utawuba nelikusasa lelihle
Nelitsemba lakho angeke lishabalale.+
15 Ungabhaci ngasekhaya lemuntfu lolungile ube unetisusa letimbi;
Ungayibhidliti indzawo lahlala kuyo.
16 Ngobe ngisho nome lolungile angawa tikhatsi letingu-7, utawuphindze avuke,+
Kodvwa lomubi utakuwa bhu phansi ngenca yenhlekelele.+
17 Ungajabuli nangabe sitsa sakho siwa,
Futsi ungayivumeli inhlitiyo yakho ijabule+ nangabe sigileka;
18 Ngobe Jehova utakubona loko futsi angajabuli,
Futsi utawubese akasasitfukutseleli lesitsa sakho.+
19 Ungatfukutseli ngenca yebantfu lababi;
Ungabi nemona ngebantfu labakhohlakele,
20 Ngobe bantfu lababi bete likusasa;+
Nesibane sabo sitawucinywa.+
21 Ndvodzana yami, yesaba Jehova kanye nenkhosi.+
Futsi ungatihlanganisi nebantfu labavukelako,+
22 Ngobe bantfu labanjalo batawehlelwa yinhlekelele bangakayilindzeli.+
Ngubani nje lowati inhlekelele labatabaletsela* yona?+
23 Nankha lamanye emavi lashiwo bantfu labahlakaniphile:
Akusikahle kukhetsa nawehlulela.+
24 Nobe ngubani lotsi kulomubi: “Wena ulungile,”+
Utawucalekiswa bantfu futsi alahlwe tive.
26 Bantfu batamhlonipha* loyo loniketa imphendvulo leyetsembekile.*+
27 Hlela imisebenti yakho lotayenta ngaphandle futsi wente lokufanele kwentiwe emasimini;
Bese wakha indlu* yakho.
28 Ungafakazi ngalokumelene namakhelwane wakho ube ute emaciniso endzaba.+
Ungabayengi labanye.+
29 Ungakhulumi utsi: “Loko lakwente kimi nami ngitakwenta kuye;
Ngitatiphindziselela ngenca yaloko lakwentile.”+
30 Ngike ngendlula ngasensimini yelivila,+
Ngasensimini yemagilebisi yemuntfu longenangcondvo.
31 Ngayibona igcwele lukhula;
Igcwele nemanyeva,
Nelubondza lwayo lobelwakhiwe ngematje beludzilikile.+
32 Ngakubukisisa loku futsi ngacabangisisa ngako;
Ngatsi kube ngikubone ngase ngifundza nasi sifundvo:
33 Nawulala kancane futsi utsatsa sitfongwana,
Nawugoca tandla takho sikhashanyana kuze uphumule,
34 Buphuya butakufikela njengelisela,
Nekweswela kukuhlasele njengendvodza lehlomile.+