IZAGA

Izaga zilosizo

1Izaga zikaSolomoni, indodana kaDavida, inkosi yakoIsrayelia;

2 ukwazi inhlakanipho lokulaywab, ukuqedisisa amazwic okuqedisisad,

3 ukwemukela ukulaya kwenhlakaniphoe, ukulunga, lesahlulelo, lokuqondaf;

4 ukunika abangelalwazig inhlakaniphoh, ijaha ulwazi lengqondo.

5 Ohlakaniphileyo uzakuzwa, andisei ukufundaj, loqedisisayo uzazuzak izelulekol,

6 ukuqedisisam isaga lomzekelison, amazwi abahlakaniphileyo, lamalibho aboo.

Izeluleko kumajaha

7 Ukwesaba iNkosi kuyikuqala kolwazip; izithutha ziyadelela inhlakanipho lokulaywaq.

8 Ndodana yamir, zwana ukulaya kukayihlos, ungawudeli umlayo kanyokot;

9 ngoba kuzakuba ngumqhele womusa ekhanda lakho, lemigaxou entanyeni yakhov.

10 Ndodana yami, uba izoni zikuhuga, ungavumiw.

11 Uba zisithi: Hamba lathi, siyecathamela igazix, sicatshele ongelacala kungelasizathoy;

12 sibaginye bephilaz njengengcwabaa, yebo, ngokupheleleyo, njengabehlela egodinib.

13 Sizathola yonke impahla eligugu, sigcwalise izindlu zethu ngempango.

14 Phosela inkatho yakho phakathi kwethu; sonke sibe lesikhwama semali sinye.

15 Ndodana yami, ungahambi lazo endleleni; unqande unyawo lwakho emkhondweni wazoc.

16 Ngoba inyawo zazo zigijimela ebubini, ziphangisa ukuchitha igazid.

17 Isibili, imbule lendlalelwa ize phambi kwamehlo aloba yiyiphi inyonie.

18 Lalaba bacathamela igazi labof, bacatshele imiphefumulo yabog.

19 Zinjalo indlela zakhe wonke ozuza inzuzo ngokuphangah; ithatha impilo yabaniniyoi.

Inhlakanipho iyamemeza

20 UkuHlakanipha kuyamemeza ngaphandle, kukhupha ilizwi lakho emidangenij.

21 Kuyamemeza endaweni eqakathekileyo yokuxokozela, ekungeneni kwamasango; emzini kutsho amazwi akhok

22 kusithi: Koze kube nini, lina elingelalwazi, lithanda ukungabi lalwazil, labaklolodayo bezifisela ukuklolodam, leziphukuphuku zizonda ulwazin?

23 Phendukelani ekukhuzeni kwami; khangelani, ngizathululelao umoya wami kini, ngilazise amazwi amip.

24 Ngoba ngibizileq, kodwa lalar; ngelulile isandla sami, kodwa kakho onanzayo;

25 ladelela sonke iseluleko samis, kalivumanga ukukhuza kwamit;

26 mina-ke ngizahleka ukuchitheka kwenuu, ngiklolode ekufikeni kokwesaba kwenuv,

27 ekufikeni kokwesaba kwenu njengesiphepho, lokuchitheka kwenu kufika njengesivunguzane, lapho ubuhlungu losizi kulehlelaw.

28 Khona bazangibiza, kodwa kangiyikusabelax; bazangidingisisa, kodwa kabayikungitholay.

29 Ngenxa yokuthi babezonda ulwaziz, bengakhethanga ukwesaba iNkosia.

30 Kabavumanga iseluleko samib, bedelela konke ukukhuza kwamic.

31 Ngakho bazakudla okwesithelo sendlela yabod, basuthiswe ngamacebo aboe.

32 Ngoba ukuhlehla kwabangelalwazi kuzababulala, lokonwaba kweziphukuphuku kuzababhubhisaf.

33 Kodwa ongilalelayo uzahlala evikelekileg, onwabe ekwesabeni okubih.

Umvuzo wenhlakanipho

2Ndodana yami, uba usemukela amazwi amia, ugcine kuwe imilayo yamibc,

2 ukuthi wenze indlebe yakho ilalele inhlakanipho, uthobise inhliziyo yakho ekuqedisisenid,

3 yebo, uba ukhalela ukuqedisisa, ukhuphele ilizwi lakho ekuzwisisenie,

4 uba ukudinga njengesilivaf, ukuphenye njengezimpahla eziligugu ezifihliweyog,

5 khona uzaqedisisa ukuyesaba iNkosi, uthole ulwazi lukaNkulunkuluh.

6 Ngoba iNkosi inika inhlakanipho; ulwazi lokuqedisisa kuvela emlonyeni wayoi.

7 Iyababekelaj abaqotho inhlakanipho eqothok; iyisihlangu kubol abahamba ngokuqondam,

8 ukugcina indlela zesahlulelon; izalondoloza indlela zabangcwele bayoo.

9 Khona uzaqedisisap ukulunga, lesahlulelo, lokuqondaq; yonke indlela elungileyor.

10 Lapho inhlakanipho izangena enhliziyweni yakho, lolwazi lube mnandi emphefumulweni wakho;

11 ingqondos izakugcina, ukuqedisisa kukulondolozet;

12 ukukophula endleleni embi, emuntwini okhuluma izinto eziphambeneyou;

13 abatshiya indlela zobuqotho, ukuze bahambe ngendlela zobumnyamav;

14 abathokoza ngokwenza okubiw, bejabula ekuphambukeni komubix;

15 abandlela zabo ziphambeney, begobile emikhondweni yaboz;

16 ukukophulaa kowesifazana wemzinib, kowezizwecd okhohlisa ngamazwi akhee;

17 otshiya umngane wobutsha bakhe, ekhohlwa isivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu wakhef;

18 ngoba indlu yakhe itshonela ekufenig, lemikhondo yakheh emimoyeni efileyoi.

19 Bonke abangena kuye kabayikubuya, njalo kabayikufinyelela endleleni zempilo.

20 Ukuze uhambe endleleni yabalungileyo, ugcine imikhondo yamalungisa.

21 Ngoba abaqotho bazahlala elizweni, labapheleleyo basale kuloj;

22 kodwa abakhohlakeleyo bazaqunywa basuswe elizwenik, labaphambekayo badatshulwe basuswe kulol.

Ezinye izeluleko emajaheni

3Ndodana yami, ungakhohlwa umlayo wami, kodwa inhliziyo yakho kayigcine imilayo yamia.

2 Ngoba yengezelela kuwe ubude bezinsukub leminyaka yempilo lokuthulac.

3 Umusa lothembeko kakungakutshiyid, kubophelee entanyeni yakhof, ukubhale esibhebheni senhliziyo yakhog.

4 Ngalokho uzathola umusa lokuqedisisa okuhlehi emehlweni kaNkulunkulu labantuj.

5 Themba eNkosini ngenhliziyo yakho yonkek, ungeyami ekuqedisiseni kwakhol.

6 Ivume endleleni zakho zonkem, yona-ke izaqondisa imikhondo yakhon.

7 Ungabi ngohlakaniphileyo emehlweni akhoo; yesabe iNkosip, usuke ebubiniqr.

8 Kuzakuba yikwelatshwa kwenkaba yakho, lokunathwayo kwamathambo akhos.

9 Hlonipha iNkosi ngemfuyo yakho, langezithelo zakho zokuqala zesivuno sakho sonket.

10 Khona iziphala zakho zizagcwaliswa ngenala, lezikhamelo zakho zewayini ziphuphume iwayini elitshau.

11 Ndodana yami, ungadeleli ukulaya kweNkosi, unganengwa yikukhuza kwayov.

12 Ngoba iNkosi iyamlaya emthandayo, yebo, njengoyise indodana athokoza ngayow.

13 Ubusisiwe umuntu othola inhlakanipho, lomuntu ozuza ukuqedisisax.

14 Ngoba inzuzo yakho ingcono kulenzuzo yesilivay, lokutholakalayo kwakho kulegolidez.

15 Kuligugu elidlula amatshe aligugua, lakho konke ongakufisa kakulinganiswa lakhob.

16 Ubude bezinsuku busesandleni sakho sokunenec, kwesokhohlo sakho inotho lodumod.

17 Izindlela zakho zizindlela zentokozo, lemikhondo yakho yonke iyikuthulae.

18 Kuyisihlahla sempilof kwabakubambayo, lobambelela kukho ubusisiweg.

19 Ngenhlakanipho iNkosi yasekela umhlabahi; yamisa amazulu ngokuqedisisaj.

20 Ngolwazi lwayo izinziki zaqhekezwak, lamayezi athontal amazolom.

21 Ndodana yami, kakungasuki emehlweni akhon; gcina inhlakanipho eqothoo lengqondop.

22 Njalo kuzakuba yimpilo yomphefumulo wakhoq, lesisa entanyeni yakhor.

23 Khona uzahamba indlela yakho uvikelekiles, lonyawo lwakho kaluyikukhubekat.

24 Nxa ulala phansi, kawuyikwesaba, yebo, uzalala, lobuthongo bakho buzakuba mnandiu.

25 Ungesabi uvalo olujumayov, kumbe ukuchitheka kwababi nxa kufikaw.

26 Ngoba iNkosi izakuba sethembeni lakho, igcine unyawo lwakho ukuze lungabanjwax.

27 Ungagodleli umninikho okuhley nxa kusemandleni esandla sakho ukukwenzaz.

28 Ungathi kumakhelwane wakho: Hamba, ubuye, kusasa ngizakunika; nxa ulakhoa.

29 Ungacebi okubi ngomakhelwane wakho, ngoba yena uhlala lawe evikelekile.

30 Ungaphikisani lomuntu kungelasizatho, nxa engakonangab.

31 Ungahawukeli umuntu olobudlwangudlwangu; ungakhethi leyodwa yezindlela zakhec.

32 Ngoba ophambeneyo uyisinengiso eNkosinid, kodwa imfihlo yayo ikwabaqothoe.

33 Isiqalekiso seNkosi sisendlini yomubif, kodwa iyawubusisa umuzi wabalungileyog.

34 Isibili, yona iyabeyisah abeyisayoi, kodwa inika umusa kwabathobekileyo.

35 Abahlakaniphileyo bazakudla ilifa lodumo, kodwa abayizithutha, isabelo sabo silihlazo.

Inhlakanipho iletha inzuzo ethile

4Zwanini, bantwana bami, umlayo kayihloa, linanzelele ukuze lazi ukuqedisisab.

2 Ngoba ngilinika imfundiso enhle, lingawutshiyi umlayo wamic.

3 Ngoba bengiyindodana kababa, ngithambiled, ngingedwa phambi kukamamae.

4 Wasengifundisa wathi kimi: Inhliziyo yakho kayibambelele emazwini amif; gcina imilayo yami, uphileg.

5 Zuza inhlakaniphohi, uzuzej ukuqedisisak, ungakhohlwa; ungaphambuki emazwini omlomo wami.

6 Ungakutshiyi, njalo kuzakulondoloza; ukuthande, njalo kuzakulindal.

7 Okokuqala yinhlakaniphom; zuza inhlakaniphon; langenzuzo yakho yonke uzuzeo ukuqedisisap.

8 Kukhulise, njalo kuzakuphakamisa; kuzakunika udumoq nxa ukugonar.

9 Kuzanika ikhanda lakho umqhele womusas; kuzakulethela umqhele wodumo.

10 Zwana, ndodana yami, wemukele amazwi ami, leminyaka yempilo izakuba minengi kuwet.

11 Ngikufundisile endleleni yenhlakanipho; ngikwenze wanyathela emikhondweni yobuqothou.

12 Ekuhambeni kwakho inyathelo lakho kaliyikufinyezwav, njalo nxa ugijima kawuyikukhubekaw.

13 Bambelela ekulaywenix, ungakuyekeli; kugcine, ngoba kuyimpilo yakhoy.

14 Ungangeni emkhondweni wabakhohlakeleyoz, ungahambi endleleni yababia.

15 Iyekele, ungedluli ngayob, phambuka kuyo, wedlulec.

16 Ngoba kabalali uba bengenzanga okubi; lobuthongo babo buyasuswa uba bengakhubekisanga muntud.

17 Ngoba badla isinkwa senkohlakalo, banathe iwayini lobudlwangudlwangu.

18 Kodwa indlela yabalungileyoe injengokukhanya okukhanyayof, kuqhubeka kukhanya kuze kube semini enkulug.

19 Indlela yababi injengomnyamah; kabazi ukuthi bazakhutshwa yinii.

20 Ndodana yami, lalela amazwi ami, ubeke indlebe yakho ekukhulumeni kwamij.

21 Kakungaphunyuki emehlweni akhok; ukugcine phakathi kwenhliziyo yakhol.

22 Ngoba kuyimpilo kwabakutholayo, lempilo enhle yenyama yabo yonkem.

23 Gcina inhliziyo yakho phezu kwakho konke okungagcinwa, ngoba kuvela kikhon ukuphuma kwempiloo.

24 Susa kuwe ukuphambana komlomop, lokuphambeka kwendebe kususele khatshana laweq.

25 Amehlo akho kawakhangele phambili, lenkophe zakho ziqonde phambi kwakho.

26 Linganisa umkhondo wonyawo lwakho, ukuze zonke indlela zakho ziqiner.

27 Ungaphambukeli ngakwesokunene kumbe ngakwesokhohlos; uphambule unyawo lwakho ebubinit.

Isixwayiso esimayelana lobufebe

5Ndodana yami, lalela inhlakanipho yamia, beka indlebe yakho ekuqedisiseni kwamib,

2 ukuze uqaphele ingqondoc, lendebe zakho zigcine ulwazid.

3 Ngoba indebe zowesifazana wemzinie zithonta uluju, lomlomo wakhe ubutshelezi kulamafuthaf.

4 Kodwa ukucina kwakhe kuyababag njengomhlonyaneh, kubukhaliij njengenkemba esika nhlangothi mbilik.

5 Inyawo zakhe zehlela ekufeni; izinyathelo zakhe zibambelela esihogwenil.

6 Hlezi ulinganise indlela yempilom, imikhondo yakhen iyazulazulao, kananzelelip.

7 Ngakho-ke, bantwana, ngilalelani, lingaphambuki emazwini omlomo wamiq.

8 Dedisela indlela yakho khatshana laye, ungasondeli emnyango wendlu yakhe;

9 hlezi unikele udumo lwakho kwabanye, leminyaka yakho kolesihlukur;

10 hlezi abezizwe bazisuthise ngamandla akho, lemitshikatshika yakho ibe sendlini yowezizwenis;

11 njalo ububule ekupheleni kwakho, lapho inyama yakho lomzimba wakho sekudliwet;

12 njalo uthi: Ngikuzonde njani ukulaywau, lenhliziyo yami yadelela ukukhuzwav!

13 Kangizwanga-ke ilizwi labafundisi bami; kangibekanga indlebe zami kwabangifundisayo!

14 Ngaphosa ngaba ebubini bonke phakathi kwebandla lenhlanganow.

15 Natha amanzi emgodini wakho, lemifula ephuma phakathi komthombo wakhox.

16 Imithombo yakho ichitheke phandley, izifula zamanzi emidangeniz.

17 Kakube ngokwakho wedwa, kungabi ngokwabezizweni kanye lawe.

18 Umthombo wakho kawubusiswea; uthokozeb ngomfazi wobutsha bakhoc;

19 impala ethandekayo kakhulu, legogo elibukekayod; amabele akhee kawakusuthise sonke isikhathif, uzule othandweni lwakhe kokuphela.

20 Kungani-ke, ndodana yami, uzule kowesifazana wemzinig, ugone isifuba sowemzinih?

21 Ngoba indlela zomuntui ziphambi kwamehlo eNkosij; njalo iyalinganisak yonke imikhondo yakhel.

22 Ezakhe iziphambekom zizabamba omubi, abanjwe zintambo zesono sakhen.

23 Yena uzakufa ngokungalaywao, lebukhulwini bobuthutha bakhe uzaduhap.

Izixwayiso ezimayelana lezibambiso lobuvila lokwenza okubi

6Ndodana yami, uba uyisibambiso somakhelwane wakhoa, watshayela owezizwe isandla sakhob,

2 uthiywe ngamazwi omlomo wakho, ubanjwe ngamazwi omlomo wakhoc.

3 Yenza lokhu khathesi, ndodana yami, uzophule, lokhu usesandleni sikamakhelwane wakho; hamba, uzithobe, umncengisise umakhelwane wakhod.

4 Unganiki amehlo akho ubuthongoe, lokuwozela enkopheni zakhof.

5 Uzophule njengomziki esandleni somzingeli, lanjengenyoni esandleni somthiyi wenyonig.

6 Yanah ebunyonywenii, vilaj, ubone indlela zabo, uhlakaniphek.

7 Obuthil, bungelamkhokhelim, induna, lombusin,

8 bulungisa isinkwa sabo ehloboo, bubuthe ukudla kwabo esivunwenip.

9 Koze kube nini, vila, ulele? Uzavuka nini ebuthongweni bakhoq?

10 Ubuthongo obuncinyaners, ukuwozela okuncinyane, ukusonga izandla okuncinyane ukuthi ulalet,

11 besebusiza ubuyanga bakho njengesihambi, lenswelo yakho njengomuntu olesihlanguuv.

12 Umuntu kaBheliyali, umuntu okhohlakeleyow, ohamba lomlomo ophambeneyox,

13 afice amehlo akhe, akhulume ngenyawo zakhe, afundise ngeminwe yakhey,

14 ukuphambuka kusenhliziyweni yakhez, uceba okubi ngesikhathi sonke, ephosela ingxabanoa.

15 Ngenxa yalokhu ingozi yakhe izafika masinyane, ahle ephukeb, kuze kungabi leselaphoc.

16 Lezizinto eziyisithupha iNkosi iyazizondad; yebo, eziyisikhombisa ziyizinengiso emphefumulweni wakhee:

17 Amehlo aphakemeyo, ulimi oluqamba amangaf, lezandla ezichitha igazi elingelacalagh,

18 inhliziyo ecebai amacebo amabij, inyawo eziphangisa ukugijimela ububikl,

19 umfakazi wamanga ophafuza izinkohlisom, lophosela ingxabano phakathi kwabazalwanen.

Isixwayiso mayelana lobufebe

20 Ndodana yami, gcina umlayo kayihloo, ungakudeli ukufundisa kukanyokop.

21 Kubophele enhliziyweni yakho njaloq, kubopheler entanyeni yakhos.

22 Ekuhambeni kwakho kuzakukhokhelat, ekulaleni kwakhou kukulondoloze, lekuvukeni kwakho khona kukhulume lawev.

23 Ngoba umlayo uyisibanew, lokufundisa kuyikukhanyax, lokukhuza kokulaya kuyindlela yempiloy,

24 ukuze kukugcine emfazini omubi, emazwini ayengayoz olimi lowesifazana wemzinia.

25 Ungaloyisi ubuhle bakhe enhliziyweni yakhob; angakuthathi ngenkophe zakhec.

26 Ngoba ngenxa yomfazi oyisiphingid ungafika ecezwini lwesinkwae, lomfazi womuntu uzingelaf umphefumulo oligugug.

27 Kambe, umuntu angaphathah umliloi esifubeni sakhej, lezigqoko zakhe zingatshi?

28 Umuntu angahamba phezu kwamalahle avuthayok, lenyawo zakhe zingatshi yinil?

29 Unjalo ongena kumkamakhelwane wakhe; wonke omthintayo kayikuba msulwam.

30 Kabalideleli isela, nxa liseba ukuthi ligcwalisen umphefumulo walo, ngoba lilambileo.

31 Uba litholwap, lihlawulaq kuphindwe kasikhombisar, linika yonke impahla yendlu yalo.

32 Ofeba lowesifazana uswela ingqondo; owenza lokhu nguye ochitha umphefumulo wakhes.

33 Uzathola ukutshaywa lesigcono, lehlazo lakhe kaliyikwesulwa.

34 Ngoba ubukhwele bululaka lomuntut; ngakho kayikuba lasihawu ngosuku lwempindiselou.

35 Kayikunanza loba yiyiphi inhlawulo, kayikuvuma lanxa usandisa isipho.

Ubuqili bowesifazana omubi

7Ndodana yami, gcina amazwi amia, uzibekele imilayo yamib.

2 Gcina imilayo yamic, uphiled, lomthetho wami njengenhlamvu yamehlo akhoe.

3 Ukubophele eminweni yakhof, kubhale esibhebheni senhliziyo yakhog.

4 Uthi kunhlakanipho: Ungudadewethu; ubize ukuqedisisa ngokuthi yisihlobo sakhoh;

5 ukuze kukugcine kumfazi wemzinii, kowesifazana wemzini oyengayo ngamazwi akhej.

6 Ngoba ewindini lendlu yamik, ngeminxibo yewindi ngalunguza phandlel,

7 ngasengibona phakathi kwabangelalwazim, ngananzelela phakathi kwabatsha ijaha eliswele ingqondon,

8 lisedlula esitaladenio eceleni kwengonsi yakhep, linyathela endleleni yendlu yakhe,

9 kusihlwa, ngentambama yosukuq, ebusuku obumnyama, lomnyamar.

10 Khangela-ke, owesifazana walihlangabeza, lesembatho sewule, elobuqili ngenhliziyos.

11 Lo wayelomsindot, eyisiqholou; inyawo zakhe kazihlali endlini yakhev.

12 Khathesi uphandle, abesesiba ezitaladeni, ecathama kuyow yonke ingonsix.

13 Ngokunjalo walibamba, walanga, waqinisa ubuso bakhe, wathi kulo:

14 Imihlatshelo yeminikelo yokuthula ikimiy; lamuhla sengibhadele izifungo zamiz.

15 Ngakho-ke ngiphumile ukukuhlangabeza, ngidingisise ubuso bakho; ngikutholilea.

16 Ngendlele umbheda wami ngezendlalob, ngamalembu acolekileyo kakhulu alemibalabala avela eGibhithec.

17 Ngifafazile umbheda wamid ngemure*e, izinhlabaf, lekinamoni*g.

18 Woza, sizidakise ngothando kuze kuse, sizithokozise ngothando olukhulu.

19 Ngoba indoda kayikho endlini yayo, ihambile uhambo khatshanah.

20 Ithethe isaka lemali esandleni sayo; ngosuku lwenyanga egcweleyo izakuza endlini yayoi.

21 Walihuga ngobunengi bemfundiso yakhej, walivumisa ngenkulumo zakhe ezincengayok.

22 Lahle lamlandela njengenkabi isiya ekuhlatshweni, lanjengesiphukuphuku sisiya ekujezisweni esongweni lenqagala;

23 uze umtshoko uhlabe isibindi salo, njengenyoni iphangisela esifwini, ingazi ukuthi simelene lempilo yayol.

24 Khathesi-ke, bantwana, ngizwenimn, lilalele amazwi omlomo wamio.

25 Inhliziyo yakho kayingaphambukeli endleleni zakhe; ungaduhi emikhondweni yakhep.

26 Ngoba ubawisele phansi abanengi abalimeleyo, labo bonke ababuleweyo bakhe banengiq.

27 Indlu yakhe izindlela zesihogor, ezehlela emakamelweni okufas.

Ukudunyiswa kwenhlakanipho

8Inhlakanipho kayimemezi yiniab, lokuqedisisac kukhuphe ilizwi lakhod?

2 Engqongeni yezindawo eziphakemeyo, ngasendleleni, phakathi kwezindlela kumie.

3 Eceleni kwamasangofg, entubeni yomuzi, ekungeneni kweminyango kuyamemeza kakhulu kuthihi:

4 Kini, madoda, ngiyamemeza, lelizwi lami lisebantwaneni babantu.

5 Lina elingelalwazij, qedisisani inhlakaniphok; lani zithutha, qedisisani ngenhliziyo.

6 Zwanini, ngoba ngizakhuluma izinto zobukhosil, lokuvula kwendebe zami kuzakuba yikuqondam.

7 Ngoba umlomo wamin ukhuluma iqinisoo, lenkohlakalo iyisinengiso endebeni zami.

8 Wonke amazwi omlomo wami asekulungeni; kakukho okutshilekileyop lokugobileyo kuwoq.

9 Wonke aqondile kulowo oqedisisayo, alungile kulabo abathola ulwazir.

10 Yemukelani ukufundisa kwami, hatshi isiliva, lolwazi kulegolide elikhethekileyos.

11 Ngoba inhlakanipho ingconot kulamatshe amahleu, lakho konke okufisekayo kakulakulinganiswa layov.

12 Mina nhlakanipho ngihlala lokuqedisisaw, ngithola ulwazi lamacebox.

13 Ukwesaba iNkosiy kuyikuzonda ububiz; ukuzigqaja, lokuziqhenya, lendlela embia, lomlomo wokuphambeka ngiyakuzondab.

14 Iseluleko ngesamic, lenhlakanipho eqothod; ngiyikuqedisisa; amandla ngawamie.

15 Ngami amakhosi ayabusaf, lababusi bamisa ukulungag.

16 Ngami iziphathamandla ziyabusa, lezikhulu, bonke abehluleli bomhlaba.

17 Mina ngiyathanda abangithandayoh, lalabo abangidingisisayo bazangitholaij.

18 Inotho lodumo kukimikl, inotho eqhubekayom lokulungan.

19 Isithelo sami singconoo kulegolidep, legolide elicwengekileyoq, lokutholakalayo kwamir kulesiliva esikhethekileyos.

20 Ngihamba endleleni yokulunga, phakathi kwemikhondo yesahlulelo;

21 ukuthi ngenze abangithandayo badle ilifa lemfuyo; ngigcwalise iziphala zabo.

22 INkosit, ngaba ngeyayou, ngaba yikuqala kwendlela yayovw, ngaphambi kwemisebenzi yayo yendulox.

23 Ngamiswa kwasephakadeniy, kusukela ekuqaleni, kusukela emandulo omhlabaz.

24 Kungakabi khona izinzikia ngasengizelweb, ingakabi khona imithombo enzima ngamanzi.

25 Intaba zingakamiswac, kungakabi khona amaqaqad, ngasengizelwee.

26 Ingakawenzi umhlaba lemimango, lokuqala kwentuli zomhlabaf.

27 Lapho ilungisa amazulu ngangikhonaphog; lapho imisa umkhathih ngaphezu kwenzikii;

28 lapho imisa amayezi ngaphezulu; lapho iqinisa imithombo yenzikij;

29 lapho imisela ulwandlek umngcele walol ukuze amanzi angeqi umlayo wayo; lapho imisam izisekelo zomhlaban;

30 khona ngangiseduze layoo njengowakhuliswa yiyop, ngizintokozo zayo usuku ngosukuq, ngithokoza phambi kwayo ngaso sonke isikhathir,

31 ngidlalas elizweni lomhlaba wayot, lentokozo zamiu zisebantwaneni babantuv.

32 Ngakho-ke, bantwana bami, ngizweniw; ngoba babusisiwe abagcina indlela zamix.

33 Zwanini ukulaya, lihlakaniphey, lingakudeliz.

34 Ubusisiwe umuntua ongizwayob, alinde insuku ngensuku emasangweni ami, alinde emigubazini yeminyango yami.

35 Ngoba ongitholayoc uthola impilod, azuze umusa eNkosini.

36 Kodwa owona kimie wona umphefumulo wakhef; bonke abangizondayog bathanda ukufah.

Inhlakanipho lobuthutha

9Inhlakanipho enkulu yakhe indlu yayoa, ibaze insika zayob eziyisikhombisac.

2 Ihlabe okuhlatshwayo kwayod, ixubanise iwayini layoe, futhi yalungisa itafula layof.

3 Ithume incekukazi zayog, iyamemezah engqongeni zendawo eziphakemeyo zomuzi zisithii:

4 Loba ngubani ongelalwazi? Kaphendukele laphaj; oswele ingqondo, ithi kuyekl:

5 Wozani, lidle okwesinkwa samim, linathe okwewayini engilixubanisileyon.

6 Yekelani abangelalwazio liphilep, lihambe ngokuqonda ngendlela yokuqedisisaq.

7 Osola isiklolodi uzizuzela ihlazo, lokhuza okhohlakeleyo uzizuzela isici.

8 Ungasoli isiklolodi, hlezi sikuzonder; sola ohlakaniphileyo, njalo uzakuthandas.

9 Nika ohlakaniphileyo, njalo uzakuba lokhu ehlakanipha; fundisa olungileyo, njalo uzakwandisa ukufundat.

10 Ukuyesaba iNkosi kuyikuqala kwenhlakaniphou, lolwazi lwabangcwele luyikuqedisisav.

11 Ngoba ngami insuku zakho zizakwandiswaw, leminyaka yempilo yengezelelwe kuwex.

12 Uba uhlakaniphiley, uzakuba uzihlakaniphelez; uba ukloloda, uzakuthwala wedwaa.

13 Owesifazana oyisithuthab ulomsindoc, kalangqondo, kazi luthod.

14 Ngoba uhlala emnyango wendlu yakhe, esihlalweni, endaweni eziphakemeyo zomuzie,

15 ukubiza abadlulayo ngendlela, abahamba beqondile emikhondweni yabo, esithif:

16 Loba ngubani ongelalwazi? Kaphendukele laphag; loswele ingqondo, uthi kuyeh:

17 Amanzi ebiweyo amnandi, lesinkwa sensitha siyahlabusai.

18 Kodwa kazi ukuthi abafileyo balapho; abanxusiweyo bakhe basenzikini yesihogojk.

Izaga zikaSolomoni

10Izaga zikaSolomonia.

Indodana ehlakaniphileyo ithokozisa uyiseb, kodwa indodana eyisithuthac ilusizi kuninad.

2 Inotho yenkohlakalo kayisizi luthoe, kodwa ukulunga kophula ekufenifg.

3 INkosi kayiyekelih umphefumulo wolungileyo ulambei, kodwa isunduza isifiso sababij.

4 Osebenza ngesandla esixegayo uba ngumyangakl, kodwa isandla sabakhutheleyo siyanothisam.

5 Ovuna ehlobo uyindodana ehlakaniphileyon; olala ubuthongo obukhulu ngesikhathi sokuvunao uyindodana ethelela ihlazop.

6 Izibusiso zisekhanda lolungileyo, kodwa ubudlwangudlwanguq busibekela umlomo wabakhohlakeleyor.

7 Ukukhunjulwa kolungileyo kungokwesibusisos, kodwa ibizo labakhohlakeleyo lizabolat.

8 Ohlakaniphileyo ngenhliziyo uyemukela imilayo, kodwa isithutha ngendebe sizawiselwa phansiu.

9 Ohamba ngobuqothov uhamba evikelekilew, kodwa ophambula indlela zakhe uzakwaziwax.

10 Ociyoza ilihlo ubanga inkathazoy, njalo isithutha ngendebe sizawiselwa phansiz.

11 Umlomo wolungileyoa ungumthombo wempilob, kodwa ubudlwangudlwangu busibekela umlomo wabakhohlakeleyoc.

12 Inzondo ibanga ingxabano, kodwa uthando lusibekela iziphambeko zonked.

13 Endebeni zoqedisisayo kutholakala inhlakanipho, kodwa intonga ingeyomhlana woswela ingqondoe.

14 Abahlakaniphileyo babekelela ulwazif, kodwa umlomo wesithutha useduze lencithakalog.

15 Inotho yonothileyo ingumuzi wamandla akheh; ubuyanga babayanga buyincithakalo yaboi.

16 Umsebenzi wolungileyo ngowempilo; inzuzo yokhohlakeleyo ngeyesonoj.

17 Ogcina ukulaywa usendleleni yempilo, kodwa odelela ukukhuzwa ubanga ukuduhak.

18 Osibekela inzondo ungowendebe zamanga, lohlebayo uyisithuthal.

19 Ebunengini bamazwi ukuphambeka kakusilelim, kodwa othiba indebe zakhe uhlakaniphilen.

20 Ulimi lolungileyo luyisiliva esikhethekileyo; inhliziyo yokhohlakeleyo injengento encinyaneo.

21 Indebe zolungileyo zondla abanengi, kodwa izithutha ziyafa ngokuswela ingqondop.

22 Isibusiso seNkosi sona siyanothisaq; njalo kayengezi usizi kusor.

23 Kunjengenhlekisa koyisithuthas ukwenza okubit; kunjalo inhlakanipho kumuntu wokuqedisisa.

24 Lokho okhohlakeleyo akwesabayo kuzamfikelau, kodwa isiloyiso solungileyo sizanikwav.

25 Njengokwedlula kwesivunguzanew, unjalo okhohlakeleyo kasekhox; kodwa olungileyo uyisisekelo saphakadey.

26 Njengeviniga emazinyweni, lanjengentuthu emehlweni, unjalo olivila kwabamthumileyo.

27 Ukuyesaba iNkosi kwandisa insukuz, kodwa iminyaka yabakhohlakeleyo izafinyezwaa.

28 Ithemba labalungileyo liyintokozo, kodwa okulindelwayo kwabakhohlakeleyo kuzabhubhab.

29 Indlela yeNkosi iyinqaba koqothoc, kodwad iyincithakaloef kubenzi bobubig.

30 Olungileyo kayikunyikinywa laphakadeh, kodwa abakhohlakeleyo kabayikuhlala elizwenii.

31 Umlomo wolungileyoj ukhupha inhlakanipho, kodwa ulimi oluphambeneyo luzaqunywak.

32 Indebe zolungileyo ziyazi okuthokozisayol, kodwa umlomo wabakhohlakeleyo iziphambeko.

11Isikali esikhohlisayo siyisinengiso eNkosini, kodwa ilitshe lokulinganisa elipheleleyo liyintokozo yayoa.

2 Nxa kufika ukuzigqaja, kufika lehlazob; kodwa kwabathobekileyo kukhona inhlakaniphoc.

3 Ubuqotho babaqotho buzabaqondisad, kodwa ukuphambeka kwabaphambekayo kuzababhubhisae.

4 Inotho kayisizif ngosuku lolakag, kodwa ukulunga kophula ekufenih.

5 Ukulunga kwabaqotho kuzaqondisa indlela yakhe, kodwa okhohlakeleyo uzakuwa ngenkohlakalo yakhe.

6 Ukulunga kwabaqotho kuzabophulai, kodwa abaphambukayo bazathunjwa zinkanuko zaboj.

7 Nxa umuntu okhohlakeleyo esifa, ithemba lakhe lizabhubhak, lethemba lolamandla liyabhubhal.

8 Olungileyo ukhululwa ekuhluphekeni, kodwa omubi ungena endaweni yakhem.

9 Ngomlomo umzenzisi uchitha umakhelwane wakhen, kodwa ngolwazi abalungileyo bayakhululwao.

10 Ngempumelelo yabalungileyo umuzi uyathokoza; lekubhubheni kwabakhohlakeleyo kulenjabulop.

11 Ngesibusiso sabaqothoq umuzi uyaphakanyiswar, kodwa ngomlomo wabakhohlakeleyo uyachithekas.

12 Oswela ingqondo udelela umakhelwanet, kodwa umuntu oqedisisayo uyazithulela.

13 Ohamba enyeya wembula imfihlakalo, kodwa othembekileyo ngomoya ufihla udaba.

14 Lapho kungekhou izeluleko abantu bayawav; kodwa ukukhululwa kusebunengini babelulekiw.

15 Oba yisibambiso sowezizwe uzahlupheka ngokubi; kodwa ozonda ukutshaya izandla uvikelekilex.

16 Owesifazana olomusa ubamba udumoy, labalamandla babamba inothoz.

17 Umuntu olomusa wenzela umphefumulo wakhe okuhlea, kodwa olesihluku ukhathaza inyama yakheb.

18 Okhohlakeleyo wenza umsebenzi wenkohliso, kodwa ohlanyela ukulunga ulomvuzo weqinisoc.

19 Njengoba ukulunga kungokwempilod, kunjalo ozingela okubi kungokokufa kwakhee.

20 Abaphambeneyo ngenhliziyo bayisinengiso eNkosinif, kodwa abaqotho ngendlelag bayintokozo yayoh.

21 Isandla esandleni omubi kayikuyekelwa ukujeziswai, kodwa inzalo yabalungileyo izaphephaj.

22 Ulisongo legolide empumulweni yengulubek owesifazana obukekayo ophambuka engqondwenil.

23 Isifiso sabalungileyo singokuhle kuphela; ithemba labakhohlakeleyo lulakam.

24 Kukhonan ohlakazayo, kube kanti okunengi kuyengezwao; logodla okwedlula okufaneleyo, kodwa kungokokuswelap.

25 Umphefumulo obusisayoq uzakhuluphaliswar, lothelelayo uzathelelwa layes.

26 Ogodla amabele, abantu bazamqalekisat; kodwa isibusiso sizakuba phezu kwekhanda lothengisayo.

27 Odingisisa okuhle, udinga umusau; kodwa odinga okubi, kuzakuza kuyev.

28 Othemba inotho yakhe yena uzakuwaw, kodwa abalungileyo bazahlumax njengamahlamvuy.

29 Oletha inkathazo emzini wakhe uzakudla ilifa lomoya, lesithutha sizakuba yinceku yohlakaniphileyo ngenhliziyoz.

30 Isithelo solungileyoa siyisihlahla sempilob, lozuza imiphefumulo uhlakaniphilec.

31 Khangela, olungileyo uzavuzwa emhlabeni; kakhulu kangakanani omubi lesonid!

12Othanda ukulaywa uthanda ulwazi; kodwa ozonda ukukhuzwaa uyisithuthab.

2 Olungileyo uzuza umusa eNkosini, kodwa umuntu wamacebo amabi iyamlahlac.

3 Umuntu kayikumiswa yibubi, kodwa impande yabalungileyod kayiyikunyikinywae.

4 Umfazi okhuthalela okulungileyo ungumqhele wendoda yakhef, kodwa oyangisayog unjengokubola emathanjeni ayoh.

5 Imicabango yabalungileyo ilungile; izeluleko zababi ziyinkohlisoi.

6 Amazwi abakhohlakeleyo ngawokucathamela igazij, kodwa umlomo wabaqotho uzabophulak.

7 Abakhohlakeleyol bayachithwa, bangabe besaba khonam; kodwa indlu yabalungileyo izakuman.

8 Umuntu uzadunyiswa ngokwenhlakanipho yakheo, kodwa ophambeke ngenhliziyo uzakuba ngowokudelelwa.

9 Odelelekayo elesisebenzi ungcono kulozihloniphayo aswele ukudlap.

10 Olungileyo unanzelela impilo yesifuyo sakheq, kodwa izihawu zabakhohlakeleyo ziyilunyar.

11 Olima insimu yakhes uzasutha ngokudlat, kodwa ozingelau izinto eziyizev uswela ingqondow.

12 Okhohlakeleyo ufisa impango yababix, kodwa impande yabalungileyo iyahlumay.

13 Ekuphambekeni kwendebe kulomjibila womubiz, kodwa olungileyo uzaphuma enkathazwenia.

14 Umuntub uzasutha ngokulungileyoc ngesithelo somlomod, lomvuzo wezandla zomuntu uzabuyiselwa kuyee.

15 Indlela yesithutha ilungile emehlweni aso, kodwa olalela iseluleko uhlakaniphilef.

16 Isithutha, intukuthelo yaso yaziwa ngosuku; kodwa ohlakaniphileyo ufihla ihlazog.

17 Ophefumula iqiniso wazisa ukulungah, kodwa umfakazi wamanga inkohlisoi.

18 Kukhonaj ophahlukak njengokuhlaba kwenkembal, kodwa ulimi lwezihlakaniphi luyikusilisam.

19 Indebe yeqiniso izamiswa phakade, kodwa ulimi lwamanga lungolomzuzu njen.

20 Inkohliso isenhliziyweni yabaceba okubi, kodwa abeluleki bokuthula balentokozoo.

21 Lokukodwa okubi kakuyikubehlela abalungileyo, kodwa abakhohlakeleyo bagcwele ububip.

22 Indebe zamangaq ziyisinengiso eNkosinirs, kodwa abenza iqiniso bayintokozo yayo.

23 Umuntu ohlakaniphileyo ufihla ulwazit, kodwa inhliziyo yezithutha imemezela ubuthuthau.

24 Isandla sabakhutheleyo sizabusavw, kodwa amavilax azakuba yizibhalway.

25 Ukukhathazeka enhliziyweni yomuntu kuyayithobisaz, kodwa ilizwi elihle liyayithokozisaab.

26 Olungileyo ungumholi kamakhelwane wakhe, kodwa indlela yabakhohlakeleyo iyabaduhisa.

27 Olivila kayikosa inyamazana yakhe ayizingeleyoc, kodwa impahla yomuntu okhutheleyo iligugud.

28 Endleleni yokulunga kulempilo, lendleleni yomkhondo kakulakufa.

13Indodana ehlakaniphileyo ilalela ukulaya kukayise, kodwa isideleli kasilaleli ukukhuzwaa.

2 Umuntu uzakudla okuhle okuvela esithelweni somlomob, kodwa umphefumulo weziphambuki ubudlwangudlwanguc.

3 Olondoloza umlomo wakhe ugcina umphefumulo wakhed, kodwa ovula indebe zakhe zibe banzi uzakuba lencithakaloe.

4 Umphefumulo wevila uyafisa, kodwa kakulaluthof; kodwa umphefumulo wokhutheleyog uyakhuluphaliswah.

5 Olungileyo uyalizonda ilizwi lamanga; kodwa omubi uzenza abe levumba, uthelela ihlazo.

6 Ukulunga kulindai oqotho endlelenij, kodwa inkohlakalo ichitha isonik.

7 Kukhona ozitshaya onothileyo, kanti kalaluthol; ozitshaya ongumyanga, kanti unothile kakhulum.

8 Inhlawulo yempilo yomuntu yinotho yakhen, kodwa umyanga kezwa ukukhuzwao.

9 Ukukhanya kwabalungileyo kuyathokozap, kodwa isibane sabakhohlakeleyo sizacitshwaq.

10 Ukuzigqaja kuveza ingxabano kuphela, kodwa inhlakanipho ikwabalulekiweyor.

11 Inotho etholakala ngokuyize izaphunguka, kodwa obuthelela ngesandla uyayandisas.

12 Ithemba eliphuzayo ligulisa inhliziyo, kodwa isifiso esizayot siyisihlahla sempilou.

13 Odelelav ilizwi yena uzachithwaw, kodwa owesaba umlayo yena uzavuzwax.

14 Imfundiso yohlakaniphileyo ingumthombo wempiloy, ukuthi asukez emijibileni yokufaab.

15 Ukuqedisisa okuhlecd kunika umusae, kodwa indlela yabaphambukayo ilukhuni.

16 Wonke ohlakaniphileyo wenza ngolwazi, kodwa isithutha sichaya ubuthuthaf.

17 Isithunywa esikhohlakeleyo siwela ebubini, kodwa isithunywa esithembekileyog siyikusilisah.

18 Ubuyanga lehlazo ngokwalowoi oyekela ukufundiswaj, kodwa onanzelela ukukhuzwa uzadunyiswak.

19 Isifiso esenziweyo simnandi emphefumulweni, kodwa kuyisinengiso ezithutheni ukuphenduka ebubinil.

20 Ohamba labahlakaniphileyo uzahlakanipha, kodwa umngane wezithutha uzakuba mubi1.

21 Ububi buzazingela izonim, kodwa abalungileyo bazavuzwa ngokuhlen.

22 Olungileyo uzabenza abantwana babantwana badle ilifao, kodwa inotho yesoni ibekelwa olungileyop.

23 Ukudla okunengiq kusengqathweni yabayangar, kodwa kukhona okukhukhulwas ngokungabi lokwahlulelat.

24 Ogodla uswazi lwakhe uzonda indodana yakheu, kodwa oyithandayo uyayidinga masinyane ngesijezisov.

25 Olungileyo uyadla kuze kusuthe umphefumulo wakhe, kodwa isisu sabakhohlakeleyo sizaswelaw.

14Wonke owesifazana ohlakaniphileyoa uyayakha indlu yakhebc, kodwa oyisithutha uyayidiliza ngezandla zakhed.

2 Ohambae ngobuqotho bakhe wesaba iNkosif, kodwa ophambene ngendlela zakhe uyayidelelagh.

3 Emlonyeni wesithutha kulentonga yokuzigqajai, kodwa indebe zabahlakaniphileyo ziyabagcinaj.

4 Lapho okungekho izinkabi khona umkolo uhlanzekilek, kodwa kulesivuno esinengi ngamandla enkabi.

5 Umfakazi othembekileyo kaqambi amangal, kodwa umfakazi wamanga uphafuza amangamn.

6 Odelelayo udinga inhlakanipho, kodwa kayikhoo; kodwa ulwazi lulula koqedisisayop.

7 Suka phambi komuntu oyisithutha, nxa ungayikunanzelela kuye indebe zolwaziq.

8 Inhlakanipho yokhaliphileyo yikuqedisisa indlela yakhe, kodwa ubuthutha bezithutha buyinkohliso.

9 Izithuthar ziyakloloda ngesonos, kodwa phakathi kwabaqotho kulomusat.

10 Inhliziyo iyazi ukubaba kwayo ngokwayo, lowemzini kahlanganyeli lentokozo yayo.

11 Indlu yabakhohlakeleyo izachithwau, kodwa ithente labaqotho lizahlumav.

12 Kukhona indlela ebonakala ilungile emuntwiniw, kodwa ukuphela kwayo zindlela zokufaxy.

13 Lekuhlekeni inhliziyo isebuhlungwini, lokuphela kwaleyontokozoza lusizib.

14 Ohlehlela nyovane ngenhliziyo uzasutha ngezindlela zakhe, kodwa umuntu olungileyo uzasutha ngaye ngokwakhec.

15 Ongelalwazi ukholwa lonke ilizwi, kodwa olengqondo unanzelela ukuhamba kwakhe.

16 Ohlakaniphileyo uyesabad, asuke ebubinie, kodwa isithutha siyathukuthela, silitshaphaf.

17 Ophangisa ukuthukuthela wenza ubuthutha, lomuntu wamacebo amabi uzazondwag.

18 Abangelalwazi badla ilifa lobuthutha, kodwa abakhaliphileyo bazathwala umqhele wolwazih.

19 Ababi bakhothama phambi kwabalungileyo, labakhohlakeleyo emasangweni abalungileyo.

20 Umyanga uzondwa langumakhelwane wakhe, kodwa abathanda onothileyo banengii.

21 Odelela umakhelwane wakhe uyonaj, kodwa olomusa kubayanga ubusisiwek.

22 Kabaduhi yini abaceba okubil? Kodwa umusa leqiniso ngokwalabo abaceba okuhlem.

23 Kumtshikatshika wonke kulenzuzo, kodwa inkulumo yendebe ibanga inswelo kuphelan.

24 Umqhele wabahlakaniphileyo uyinotho yabo; ubuthutha bezithutha buyibuthuthao.

25 Umfakazi oqinisileyo uyophula imiphefumulo, kodwa ophafuza amanga ungumkhohlisip.

26 Ekuyesabeni iNkosi kulethemba eliqinileyo, labantwana bakhe bazakuba lesiphepheloq.

27 Ukuyesaba iNkosi kungumthombo wempilor, ukusuka emijibileni yokufas.

28 Lusebunengini babantu udumo lwenkosi, kodwa kusekuswelekeni kwabantu ukuchitheka kombusit.

29 Ophuza ukuthukuthela ulokuqedisisa okukhulu, kodwa ophangisa ukuzonda ukhulisa ubuthuthau.

30 Inhliziyo ephilileyov iyimpilo yenyamaw, kodwa umhawux uyikubola kwamathamboy.

31 Ocindezela umyanga uthukaz uMenzi wakhe, kodwa olomusa koswelayo uyamdumisaab.

32 Okhohlakeleyo uwiswa ebubini bakhec, kodwa olungileyo ulethemba ekufeni kwakhed.

33 Inhlakanipho ihlala enhliziyweni yoqedisisayoe, kodwa okuphakathi kwezithutha kuyaziwafg.

34 Ukulunga kuphakamisa isizwe, kodwa isono silihlazo ebantwinih.

35 Umusa wenkosi usencekwini ehlakaniphileyoi, kodwa intukuthelo yayo izakuba kwethela ihlazoj.

15Impendulo ethambileyo ibuyisela emuva ulakaa, kodwa ilizwi elilukhuni livusa intukuthelob.

2 Ulimi lwabahlakaniphileyo lwenza ulwazi lube luhlec, kodwa umlomo wezithutha uthulula ubuthuthad.

3 Amehlo eNkosi akuyo yonke indawo, eqaphela ababi labalungileyoe.

4 Ukusilisa kolimi kuyisihlahla sempilof, kodwa ukuphambeka kulo kuyikwephuka emoyenig.

5 Isithuthah sidelela ukulaya kukayisei, kodwa onanza ukukhuzwaj uhlakaniphilek.

6 Endlini yolungileyo kulenotho enengi, kodwa enzuzweni yomubi kulenkathazol.

7 Indebe zabahlakaniphileyo ziyahlakaza ulwazi, kodwa inhliziyo yezithutham kayinjalon.

8 Umhlatshelo wabakhohlakeleyo uyisinengiso eNkosini, kodwa umkhuleko wabaqotho uyintokozo yayoo.

9 Indlela yokhohlakeleyo iyisinengiso eNkosini, kodwa ithanda ozingela ukulungap.

10 Ukujezisa kubi kotshiya indlelaq; ozonda ukukhuzwa uzakufar.

11 Isihogo lentshabalalo kuphambi kweNkosis; kakhulu kangakanani inhliziyo zabantwana babantut!

12 Isideleli kasithandi osikhuzayo, kasiyi kwabahlakaniphileyou.

13 Inhliziyo ethokozayov yenza ubuso bujabulew, kodwa ngosizi lwenhliziyox umoya uyadabukay.

14 Inhliziyo yoqedisisayo idinga ulwazi, kodwa umlomo wezithutha udla ubuthuthaz.

15 Zonke insuku zohluphekayo zimbi, kodwa inhliziyo ethokozayo ilidili njalonjaloa.

16 Kungcono okuncinyane kanye lokwesaba iNkosi kulenotho enengi lenkathazo kanye layob.

17 Kungconoc isidlo semibhida lapho okulothando khonad kulenkabi enonileyo lenzondo kanye layoe.

18 Umuntu ololakaf udungula ingxabanogh, kodwa ophuza ukuthukuthela uzathulisa ingxabanoi.

19 Indlela yevilaj injengothango lwamevak, kodwa indlela yabaqotho ibuthelelwe.

20 Indodana ehlakaniphileyo ithokozisa uyise, kodwa umuntu oyisithutha weyisa uninal.

21 Ubuthutha buyintokozo koswela ingqondom, kodwa umuntu oqedisisayo uyaqondisa ukuhamba kwakhen.

22 Amaqhinga angelaseluleko ayachithekao, kodwa ngabeluleki abanengi ayakumap.

23 Umuntu ulentokozo ngempendulo yomlomo wakhe; lelizwiq ngesikhathi salo, lihle kangakananir.

24 Indlela yempilo kohlakaniphileyo iya phezulu, ukuze asuke esihogweni phansis.

25 INkosit izadiliza indlu yozigqajayou, kodwa izamisav umngcelew womfelokazix.

26 Imicabango yomubi iyisinengiso eNkosiniy, kodwa amazwi amnandi ahlambulukilez.

27 Ophanga inzuzo ukhathaza indlu yakhea, kodwa ozonda izipho uzaphilab.

28 Inhliziyo yolungileyo inakana ukuphendulac, kodwa umlomo wababi uthulula izinto ezimbid.

29 INkosi ikhatshana labakhohlakeleyoe, kodwa iyezwa umkhuleko wabalungileyof.

30 Ukukhanya kwamehlo kuthokozisa inhliziyog, lodaba oluhleh lwenza amathambo akhuluphalei.

31 Indlebe elalela ukukhuzwa kwempiloj izahlalak phakathi kwabahlakaniphileyol.

32 Owala ukulaywam weyisa umphefumulo wakhen, kodwa olalela ukukhuzwa uzuza ukuqedisisa.

33 Ukuyesaba iNkosi kuyikufundiswa kwenhlakaniphoo, lokuthobeka kwandulela udumop.

16Umuntu ulamacebo enhliziyoa, kodwa impendulo yolimi ivela eNkosinib.

2 Zonke indlela zomuntuc zihlanzekile emehlweni akhed, kodwa iNkosi ilinganisa imimoyaef.

3 Giqela eNkosini imisebenzi yakho, lamacebo akho azaqiniswag.

4 INkosi izenzele konkeh, lomubi laye usuku lobubii.

5 Wonke ozigqajayo ngenhliziyoj uyisinengiso eNkosinik; isandla esandleni, kayikuyekelwa engajeziswangal.

6 Ngomusa leqinisom isono siyahlawulelwan, langokuyesaba iNkosi umuntu uyasuka ebubinio.

7 Nxa indlela zomuntu zithokozisa iNkosi, iyenza lezitha zakhe zibe lokuthula layep.

8 Okulutshwana kanye lokulungaq kungcono kulobunengi benzuzo engelakulungar.

9 Inhliziyo yomuntu iceba indlela yakhes, kodwa iNkosi iqondisa inyathelo lakhet.

10 Isinqumo sikaNkulunkulu sisendebeni zenkosi; umlomo wayo kawuyikuphambeka kusahlulelou.

11 Isikaliv lesilinganiso esilungileyo kungokweNkosiw; wonke amatshe okulinganisax omgodla angumsebenzi wayoy.

12 Kuyisinengiso emakhosini ukwenza okubi, ngoba isihlalo sobukhosi simiswa ngokulungaz.

13 Indebe zokulunga ziyintokozo yamakhosi; iyathanda okhuluma izinto eziqondileyoa.

14 Ulaka lombusi luyizithunywa zokufab, kodwa umuntu ohlakaniphileyo uzaluthulisac.

15 Ekukhanyeni kobuso benkosi kulempilod, lomusa wayo unjengeyezie lezulu lamuvaf.

16 Kungcono kangakanani ukuzuza inhlakaniphog kulegolideh; lokuzuza ukuqedisisa kukhethwa kulesilivai.

17 Umgwaqo omkhulu wabaqothoj yikusuka ebubinik; olondoloza umphefumulo wakhe unanzelela indlela yakhel.

18 Ukuzigqaja kuqalela ukubhujiswa, lokuziphakamisa komoya kuqalela ukuwam.

19 Kungcono ukuthobeka ngomoya kanye labamnenen, kulokwabelana impango labazigqajayoo.

20 Ophatha udaba ngenhlakaniphop uzathola okuhleq; lothemba eNkosini uyathabar.

21 Ohlakaniphileyo ngenhliziyo kuthiwa ngoqedisisayo; lobumnandi bendebe bandisa imfundisos.

22 Ukuqedisisa kwabalakhot kungumthombo wempilou, kodwa ukulaya kwezithutha kuyibuthutha.

23 Ingqondo yohlakaniphileyo yenza umlomo wakhe uhlakaniphev, izakwandisa imfundiso endebeni zakhew.

24 Amazwi amnandix aluhlanga lolujuy, amnandi emphefumulweniz, ayimpiliso emathanjenia.

25 Kukhona indlela ebonakala iqondile emuntwini, kodwa ukuphela kwayo zindlela zokufab.

26 Indlala yomtshikatshiki iyazitshikatshikelac, ngoba umlomo wakhe uyamkhuthazad.

27 Umuntu omubi ugebha ububi; lendebeni zakhe kulokunjengomlilo otshisayoe.

28 Umuntu ophambeneyo ungenisa ingxabanofg, lonyeyayoh wehlukanisa umngane oseduzei.

29 Umuntu wobudlwangudlwanguj uhuga umakhelwane wakhe, amhambise ngendlela engalungangak.

30 Uvala amehlo akhe ukuceba izinto eziphambeneyol, eluma indebe zakhe aqede ububim.

31 Izimvu zekhandan zingumqhele wodumo; zitholakala endleleni yokulungao.

32 Ophuza ukuthukuthela ungcono kuleqhawepq, lobusa umoya wakhe kulothumba umuzi.

33 Inkatho iphoselwar ethangazinis, kodwa isinqumo sayo sonke sivela eNkosinit.

17Ucezu olomileyo lokuthula kanye lalo lungcono kulendlu egcwele imihlatshelo lengxabanoa.

2 Inceku ehlakaniphileyo izabusa phezu kwendodana eyangisayo, yehlukanise ilifa phakathi kwezelamanib.

3 Imbiza yokuncibilikisa ngeyesiliva, lesithando ngesegolidec, kodwa iNkosi ihlola izinhliziyod.

4 Umenzi wobubi ulalela indebe ekhohlakeleyo; umqambimanga ubeka indlebe olimini oluchithayo.

5 Oklolodela umyanga uthukae uMenzi wakhef; othokoza encithakalweni kayikuba msulwag.

6 Abantwana babantwanah bangumqhele wabadalai, lodumo lwabantwana ngoyise.

7 Indebe elobungcwethi kayisifanelanga isithuthaj; kakhulu kangakanani indebe yamanga isiphathamandla.

8 Isipho siyilitshe eliliguguk emehlweni abaniniso; loba ngaphi esiphendukela khona sizaphumelelal.

9 Osibekela isiphambeko udinga uthandom, kodwa ophindaphinda udaba wehlukanisa umngane oseduzen.

10 Ukukhuza kuyajula koqedisisayo kulokutshaya isithutha ngokulikhuluo.

11 Omubi udinga ububi kuphela, kodwa isithunywa esilesihlukup sizathunyelwa kuyeq.

12 Kakuthi ibhere elifelwe yimidlwane lihlangane lomuntur, kodwa hatshi isithutha ebuthutheni basos.

13 Ophindiselat okubi esikhundleni sokuhleu, ububi kabuyikusuka endlini yakhe.

14 Ukuqala kwenkani kunjengokuvulela amanzi; ngakho yekela ingxabanov ingakaziveziw.

15 Olungisisa omubix lolahla olungileyo bayisinengiso eNkosini, ngitsho bobabiliy.

16 Kungani kulemali yokuthenga inhlakanipho esandleni sesithutha, lokhu singelangqondoz?

17 Umngane uyathanda ngaso sonke isikhathi, lomzalwane uzalelwa inhluphekoa.

18 Umuntu oswela ingqondo uyabambana ngezandlab ukuba yisibambiso phambi kukamakhelwane wakhec.

19 Othanda isiphambeko uthanda inkani; ophakamisa umnyango wakhe udinga ukubhujiswad.

20 Olenhliziyo ephambeneyo katholi okuhle, lophambene ngolimi uwela ebubini.

21 Ozala isithutha, sizakuba lusizi kuye; loyise wesithutha kathokozie.

22 Inhliziyo ethokozayo yenza kuhle njengomuthif, kodwa umoya owephukileyog womisa amathamboh.

23 Omubi uthatha isipho esifubenii ukuphambula izindlela zesahluleloj.

24 Inhlakaniphok iphambi koqedisisayol, kodwa amehlo esithutha asekucineni komhlabam.

25 Indodana eyisiwula ilusizi kuyisen, iyikubaba kowayizalayoo.

26 Ukuhlawulisap olungileyo lakho kakulungangaq, lokutshaya iziphathamandla ngenxa yobuqotho.

27 Owazi ulwazi ugodla amazwi akhe; umuntu oqedisisayo ulomoya opholileyor.

28 Isithutha esithuleyo laso sithiwa sihlakaniphile; ovala indebe zakhe uthiwa uyaqedisisas.

18Ozehlukanisayo udinga okuloyisekayo kwakhe; ufohlelaa inhlakanipho yonkeb.

2 Isithutha kasithokozi ekuqedisiseni, kodwa ukuze inhliziyo yaso izivezec.

3 Lapho okhohlakeleyo esiza, kuza lokudelela, njalo kanye lenhloni, ihlazo.

4 Amazwi omlomo womuntud angamanzi azikileyoe; umthombo wenhlakanipho uyisifula esigobhozayof.

5 Kakulunganga ukwemukela ubuso bokhohlakeleyog, ukuphambula olungileyo kusahluleloh.

6 Indebe zesithutha zingena enkanini, lomlomo waso ubiza imivimvinyai.

7 Umlomo wesithutha uyintshabalalo yaso, lendebe zaso zingumjibila womphefumulo wasoj.

8 Amazwi onyeyayo anjengezibondlok ezehlela kokungaphakathi kwesisul.

9 Lolivila emsebenzini wakhe ungumfowabom womchithin.

10 Ibizo leNkosi lingumphotshongo oqinileyo; olungileyo uzagijimela kuwo amiswe phezulu evikelekileo.

11 Inotho yesinothi ingumuzi waso oqinileyop, lanjengomthangala ophakemeyo ekucabangeni kwasoq.

12 Mandulo kokubhujiswa inhliziyo yomuntu iyaziphakamisar, njalo mandulo kodumo kulokuthobekas.

13 Ophendula indaba engakezwa, kuyibuwula kuye, lehlazot.

14 Umoya womuntu uzasekela ukugula kwakhe, kodwa umoya owephukileyo, ngubani ongawuthwalau?

15 Inhliziyo yoqedisisayo izuza ulwazi, lendlebe yabahlakaniphileyo idinga ulwaziv.

16 Isipho somuntu siyamvulela ngokubanzi, simkhokhelela phambi kwabakhuluw.

17 Ongowokuqala ecaleni lakhe ubonakala elungile, kodwa umakhelwane wakhe ufika amhlolex.

18 Inkatho iqeda izingxabano, yehlukanise phakathi kwabalamandla.

19 Umzalwane owoniweyo wedlula umuzi oqinileyo, lengxabano zinjengomgoqo wenqabay.

20 Isisu somuntu siyasuthiswaz yizithelo zomlomo wakhe, uzasuthiswa yinzuzo yendebe zakhea.

21 Ukufa lempilo kusesandleni solimi; labaluthandayo bazakudla isithelo salob.

22 Othole umfazic uthole okuhled, uzuze umusae eNkosinif.

23 Umyanga uyakhuluma ngokuncenga, kodwa isinothi siphendula izinto ezilukhunig.

24 Umuntu wabangane abanengi uzachithekah, kodwa kulomnganei onamathela kuleselamanij.

19Umyanga ohamba ngobuqotho bakhe ungconoab kulophambeneyo endebeni zakhe, njalo oyisithuthac.

2 Futhi umphefumulo ongelalwazi kawulunganga, lophangisayo ngezinyawo uyonad.

3 Ubuthutha bomuntu buphambula indlela yakhee, lenhliziyo yakhe iyayithukuthelela iNkosif.

4 Inotho yengeza abangane abanengig, kodwa umyanga wehlukaniswa lomngane wakheh.

5 Umfakazi wamanga kayikuyekelwa engajeziswangai, lophafuza amangaj kayikuphunyukak.

6 Banengil abancenga umusa weziphathamandlam; njalo wonke ungumngane womuntu weziphon.

7 Bonke abazalwane bomyanga bayamzondao; kakhulu kangakanani abangane bakhe besiya khatshana layep; uxotshana labo ngamazwi kodwa kabatholakaliq.

8 Ozuza ingqondo uthanda umphefumulo wakher; unanzelela ukuqedisisa uzathola okuhles.

9 Umfakazi wamanga kayikuyekelwa engajeziswangat, lophafuzau amangav uzabhubhaw.

10 Ukutamasax kakusifanele isiwulay; kakhulu kangakanani ukuthi inceku ibuse phezu kweziphathamandlaz.

11 Ukuqedisisa komuntu kuphuzisa ukuthukuthela kwakhe; lodumo lwakhe yikwedlula isiphambekoa.

12 Ulaka lwenkosi lunjengokubhonga kwebhongo lesilwaneb, kodwa umusa wayoc unjengamazolo etshaninid.

13 Indodana eyisithutha iyincithakalo kayisee; lengxabano zomfazif ziyikuthonta njalonjalog.

14 Umuzi lenotho kuyilifa labobabah, kodwa umfazi ohlakaniphileyo uvela eNkosinii.

15 Ubuvilaj buphosela ebuthongweni obukhuluk, lomphefumulo olivila uzalambal.

16 Ogcina umlayo ugcina umphefumulo wakhem; odelela indlela zakhe uzakufan.

17 Ozwela umyanga weboleka iNkosio; izambhadala ngesenzo sakhep.

18 Laya indodana yakho kuselethembaq, kodwa ungaloyisi ukufa kwayor.

19 Ololaka olukhulu uzathwala inhlawulo; ngoba nxa umophula uzabe lokhu uqhubeka ukwenza.

20 Lalela izeluleko, wemukele imfundiso, ukuze uhlakaniphe ekucineni kwakhos.

21 Kulamacebo amanengi enhliziyweni yomuntut, kodwa iseluleko seNkosiu sona sizakumav.

22 Isiloyiso somuntu ngumusa wakhe, njalo umyanga ungcono kulomuntu wamangaw.

23 Ukuyesaba iNkosi kungokwempilox; ngoba olakho uzalala ebusuku esuthiy; kayikwethekelelwa yibubiz.

24 Ivila lifihla isandla saloab emganwinic, njalo kaliyikusibuyisela emlonyeni walo.

25 Tshayad isidelelie ongelalwazi abesekhaliphaf; njalo khuza oqedisisayo, uzaqedisisa ulwazig.

26 Ochitha uyise, axotshe unina, uyindodana ethelela inhloni ilethe ihlazoh.

27 Yekela, ndodana yami, ukulalela ukulaywa, ukuphambuka emazwini olwazi.

28 Umfakazi omubi udelela isahlulelo, lomlomo wabakhohlakeleyo uginya ububii.

29 Izahlulelo zilungiselwe izidelelij, lemivimvinyak umhlana wezithuthal.

20Iwayinia liyisideleli; okunathwayo okulamandla kulomsindob; njalo wonke oduha kukho kahlakaniphangac.

2 Ukwesabeka kwenkosi kunjengokubhonga kwebhongo lesilwaned; oyithukuthelisayo wona umphefumulo wakhee.

3 Kuludumo emuntwini ukuyekela inkanif; kodwa sonke isiwula siyazivezag.

4 Ngenxa yobusika ivila kaliyikulimah; ngakho lizaphanza esivunwenii, kodwa kungabi laluthoj.

5 Iseluleko enhliziyweni yomuntu sinjengamanzi azikileyok, kodwa umuntu oqedisisayo uzasikhal.

6 Inengi labantu limemezela, lowo lalowo ukulunga kwakhem, kodwa ngubani ongathola umuntu othembekileyon?

7 Olungileyo uhamba ngobuqotho bakheo; babusisiwe abantwana bakhe emva kwakhep.

8 Inkosi ehlezi esihlalweni sesahluleloq ihlakaza bonke ububi ngamehlo ayor.

9 Ngubani ongathis: Ngihlanzile inhliziyo yami, ngihlambulukile esonweni samit?

10 Amatshe ezilinganiso ezehlukeneyo, ama-efa* ehlukeneyo, kuyisinengiso eNkosini, yebo kokubiliu.

11 Lomntwana uyazazisa ngezenzo zakhe, loba umsebenzi wakhe uhlanzekile kumbe loba uqothov.

12 Indlebe ezwayo lelihlo elibonayow, iNkosi yakwenza, yebo kokubilix.

13 Ungathandi ubuthongo, hlezi ube ngumyangay; vula amehlo akhoz, usuthe isinkwaa.

14 Kubi, kubi, kutsho umthengi; kodwa esehambile abesezincoma.

15 Kulegolideb, lobunengi bamatshe aliguguc, kodwa indebe zolwazi zingumceciso oligugud.

16 Thatha isembatho sakhe oyisibambiso sowemzinie, umbambe abe yisibambisofg sabezizweh.

17 Isinkwa samanga simnandi emuntwini, kodwa emva kwalokho umlomo wakhe uzagcwaliswa ngokhethei.

18 Imicabango uyimisa ngeselulekoj; ngakho yenza impik ngamaqhinga amahlel.

19 Ohambahamba enyeya wembula imfihlakalom; ngakho ungahlangani lokhohlisa ngendebe zakhen.

20 Othuka uyise loba uninao, isibane sakhep sizacitshwaq ebumnyameni obumnyamar.

21 Ilifa lingaphangisiswa ekuqalenis, kodwa ukucina kwalo kakuyikubusiswat.

22 Ungathi: Ngizaphindisela okubiu; lindela iNkosi, njalo izakusindisav.

23 Amatshe ezilinganiso ezehlukeneyo ayisinengiso eNkosini, lesikali esikhohlisayo kasilungangaw.

24 Izinyathelo zomuntu zivela eNkosini; pho, umuntu angaqedisisa njani indlela yakhex?

25 Kungumjibila emuntwini ukuginya okungcweley, lokuhlolisisa emva kwezifungoz.

26 Inkosi ehlakaniphileyo ihlakaza ababia, ibuyisela ivili phezu kwabob.

27 Umphefumulo womuntu uyisibane seNkosic, sihlolisisad wonke amakamelo esisue.

28 Umusa leqiniso kuyayigcina inkosif, isekela isihlalo sayo sobukhosi ngokulungag.

29 Udumo lwejaha lungamandla alo, lobukhosi babadala yizimvu zekhandah.

30 Imivimvinya yenxeba ihlanza ububii, ngokunjalo izidutshuzoj zamakamelo esisuk.

21Inhliziyo yenkosi isesandleni sikaJehova injengezifula zamanzia; uyiphendulela loba ngaphi athanda khonab.

2 Yonke indlela yomuntu ilungile emehlweni akhec, kodwa iNkosi ihlolad izinhliziyoe.

3 Ukwenza ukulunga lesahlulelo kukhethekile eNkosini kulomhlatshelof.

4 Ukuphakama kwamehlog, lokuzigqaja kwenhliziyoh, lokulima kwabakhohlakeleyo, kuyisonoi.

5 Imicabango yokhutheleyo isenzuzweni kuphelaj, kodwa eyakhe wonke ophangisayok isekusweleni kuphelal.

6 Ukwenza inotho ngolimi lwamangam kuyizen eliphephukayoo elalabo abadinga ukufap.

7 Isihluku sababi sizabahudula, ngoba besala ukwenza okulungileyoq.

8 Indlela yomuntu igobile njalo ilecala, kodwa ohlanzekileyo, umsebenzi wakhe uqondile.

9 Kungcono ukuhlalar engonsini yophahlas kulalowesifazana wezinkani lendlini yokuhlanganyelat.

10 Umphefumulo wokhohlakeleyo uloyisa ububi; umakhelwane wakhe kemukeli umusa emehlweni akheu.

11 Nxa isideleliv sijeziswa, umuntu ongelalwazi uyahlakaniphaw; lalapho ohlakaniphileyo elaywa wemukela ulwazix.

12 Olungileyo uyananzelela indlu yokhohlakeleyoyz; uNkulunkulu uwisela abakhohlakeleyo ebubinia.

13 Ogcika indlebe yakhe ekukhaleni komyanga, laye uzakhala angaphendulwab.

14 Isipho sensitha siyadedisa intukutheloc, lesivalamlomo esifubeni ulaka olulamandlad.

15 Kuyintokozo kolungileyo ukwenza ukulunga, kodwa kuluvaloe kubenzi bobubif.

16 Umuntu oduha endleleni yokuqedisisa uzahlala ebandlenig lemimoya efileyoh.

17 Othanda injabulo uzakuba ngumyanga; othanda iwayini lamafutha kayikunothai.

18 Okhohlakeleyoj uyinhlawulelo yolungileyo, lesiphambeki esikhundleni sabaqothok.

19 Kungcono ukuhlala elizweni eliyinkangala kulalowesifazana wezingxabano lolakal.

20 Kukhona imfuyo eloyisekayom lamafutha emzini wohlakaniphileyono, kodwa umuntu oyisithutha uyakuginyap.

21 Oxotshana lokulunga lomusaq uzathola impilo, ukulunga, lodumor.

22 Ohlakaniphileyo ukhwela emzini wamaqhawe, adilizele phansi amandla ethemba lawos.

23 Ogcina umlomo wakhe lolimi lwakhet, ugcina umphefumulo wakheu ezinkathazweniv.

24 Isideleli esizikhukhumezayo esizigqajayo libizo lakhe osebenza ngolaka lokuzikhukhumezaw.

25 Isiloyiso sevila sizalibulala, ngoba izandla zalo ziyala ukusebenzax.

26 Usuku lonke liloyisa isiloyisoy, kodwa olungileyo uzakupha, angagodliz.

27 Umhlatshelo wabakhohlakeleyo uyisinengiso; kakhulu kangakanani nxa bewuletha ngecebo elibia.

28 Umfakazi wamanga uzabhubha, kodwa umuntu olalelayo uzakhuluma njalonjalob.

29 Umuntu okhohlakeleyo wenza lukhuni ubuso bakhec, kodwa oqotho yena uyananzelela indlela yakhed.

30 Kakulanhlakanipho, njalo kakulakuqedisisa, njalo kakulaseluleko, okumelana leNkosie.

31 Ibhiza lilungiselwa usuku lwempif, kodwa ukukhululwa ngokweNkosig.

22Ibizo elihlea likhethekile kulenotho enengi; isisa esihle kulesiliva njalo kulegolideb.

2 Onothileyo lomyanga bayahlanganac; iNkosid yabenza bonkee.

3 Ohlakaniphileyo ubona ububi acatshef, kodwa abangelalwazi bayaqhubekag babesebejeziswah.

4 Umvuzo wokuthobeka lokwesaba iNkosi kuyinotho lodumo lempiloi.

5 Ameva lemijibila kusendleleni yabaphambeneyoj; ogcina umphefumulo wakhe uzakuba khatshana labok.

6 Fundisa umntwana endleleni angahamba ngayo; ngitsho esemdala kayikuphambuka kuyol.

7 Onothileyo ubusa abayanga, lomeboleki uyisigqili somebolekisi.

8 Ohlanyelam ukonakalan uzavuna ukuhluphekao, lentonga yolaka lwakhe izaphelap.

9 Olelihlo elilokuhle yena uzabusiswaq, ngoba unikile okwesinkwa sakhe kumyangar.

10 Xotsha isideleli, kuzaphuma lenkanis, yebo, ingxabano lehlazo kuzaphelat.

11 Othanda ukuhlanzeka kwenhliziyou, ngenxa yesisa sendebe zakhe, inkosi ingumgane wakhev.

12 Amehlo eNkosi alondoloza ulwazi, kodwa izachitha amazwi abangathembekangaw.

13 Ivila lithi: Kulesilwane ngaphandle; ngizabulawa phakathi kwezitaladax.

14 Umlomo wabesifazana bemziniy ungumgodi otshonayoz; lowo iNkosi emthukutheleleyo uzawela khonaa.

15 Ubuthutha bubotshelwe enhliziyweni yomntwana; uswazi lokuqondisa luzabususela khatshana layeb.

16 Ocindezela umyanga ukwandisa alakho, opha onothileyo, isibili uzakuba ngoswelayoc.

Amazwi abahlakaniphileyo

17 Beka indlebe yakhod, uzwe amazwi abahlakaniphileyoe, umise inhliziyo yakho elwazini lamif.

18 Ngoba kumnandi uba uwalondoloza emibilini yakho; azahlala elungile kanyekanye endebeni zakhog.

19 Ukuze ithemba lakho libe seNkosini, ngikwazisile wona lamuhla, ngitsho wenah.

20 Kangikubhalelanga yini izinto ezinhle kakhulu kuzeluleko lelwazinii?

21 Ukukwazisa ukuqiniseka kwamazwi eqiniso, ukuze ubuyisele amazwi eqiniso kulabo abakuthumileyoj.

22 Ungamphangi umyanga ngoba engumyangak, njalo ungamchobozi oswelayol esangwenim.

23 Ngoba iNkosi izamela udaba lwabon, iphange umphefumulo wababaphangayoo.

24 Ungahlanganyeli lomuntu ololakap, ungahambisani lomuntu othukuthelayo,

25 hlezi ufunde indlela zakhe, wemukele umjibila emphefumulweni wakho.

26 Ungabi phakathi kwababambana izandlaq, phakathi kwabayizibambisor ngezikweledes.

27 Uba ungelakho okokuhlawula, kungani ezathatha umbheda wakho ngaphansi kwakhot?

28 Ungatshedisiu isikhonkwane esidala somngcele, oyihlo abasenzayov.

29 Uyambona yini umuntuw oyingcitshi emsebenzini wakhex? Uzazimisa phambi kwamakhosi; kayikuzimisa phambi kwabantukazanay.

23Nxa uhlalela ukudla lesiphathamandla, qaphelisa lokuqaphelisa okuphambi kwakho.

2 Ubeke ingqamu emphinjeni wakho uba uyisiminziab.

3 Ungafisic izibondlo zasode, ngoba ziyikudla kwamanga.

4 Ungatshikatshikeli ukunothaf; pheza ekuqedisiseni kwakhog.

5 Uzandizisa yini amehlo akho kokungekho? Ngoba kuzazenzela lokuzenzela izimpiko njengokhozi oluphaphela emazulwinih.

6 Ungadli ukudlai kolelihlo elibij, ungafisik izibondlo zakhelm.

7 Ngoba njengoba ecabangile emphefumulweni wakhen, unjalo. Uzakuthi: Dlana unathe; kodwa inhliziyo yakhe kayilaweo.

8 Ucezu oludlileyo uzaluhlanzap, wone amazwi akho amnandiq.

9 Ungakhulumi endlebeni zoyisithutha, ngoba uzadelela inhlakanipho yamazwi akhor.

10 Ungatshedisi isikhonkwane esidala somngcele; ungangeni emasimini ezintandanes;

11 ngoba uMhlengi wazo ulamandlat; yena uzamela udaba lwazo kuweu.

12 Beka inhliziyo yakho ekufundisweni, lezindlebe zakho emazwini olwaziv.

13 Ungagodleli umntwanaw isijezisox; nxa umtshaya ngoswazi kayikufay.

14 Wena uzamtshaya ngoswazi, ukhulule umphefumulo wakhe esihogweniz.

15 Ndodana yami, uba inhliziyo yakho ihlakaniphaa, inhliziyo yami izathokoza, yebo eyamib;

16 lezinso zami zizajabulac ekukhulumeni kwendebe zakho izinto eziqondileyod.

17 Inhliziyo yakho kayingahawukeli izonie; kodwa bana ekwesabeni iNkosi lonke usukuf.

18 Ngoba isibilig kukhona umvuzoh, lomlindelo wakho kawuyikuqunywaij.

19 Lalela wena, ndodana yami, uhlakaniphek, uqondisel inhliziyo yakho endlelenim.

20 Ungabi phakathi kwabanathi bewayinino, phakathi kwezihwaba zenyamapq.

21 Ngoba isidakwar lesihwaba sizakuba ngumyangast, lokuwozela kugqokisa amadabudabuu.

22 Lalela uyihlo owakuzalayo, ungamdeleli unyoko esemdalav.

23 Thenga iqiniso, ungalithengisi; inhlakanipho, lemfundiso, lokuqedisisaw.

24 Uyise wolungileyo uzathaba lokuthaba; lozala ohlakaniphileyo uzathokoza ngayex.

25 Uyihlo lonyoko kabathokoze, lokuzeleyo kathabey.

26 Ndodana yami, ngiphe inhliziyo yakho, lamehlo akho kawananzelele indlela zami.

27 Ngoba iwule lingumgodi otshonayoz, lowesifazana owemzinia ungumthombo ongumcingob.

28 Laye ucathama njengomphangi, andise abangathembekanga phakathi kwabantuc.

29 Ngubani olo: Maye? Ngubani olo: Wo? Ngubani olenkani? Ngubani olesililod? Ngubani olamanxeba ngezee? Ngubani olamehlo abomvuf?

30 Yilabog abalibala ewayininih, yilabo abazedinga iwayini elixutshanisiweyoi.

31 Ungakhangeli iwayini, lapho lizibonakalisa libomvu, nxa linika umbala walo enkomitshini, lihamba liqondilej.

32 Ekucinenik kwalo liluma njengenyokal, lilume njengebululum.

33 Amehlo akho azabona abesifazana bemzinin, lenhliziyo yakho ikhulume izinto eziphambeneyoo.

34 Yebo, uzakuba njengolala enhliziyweni yolwandle, lanjengolala esihlokweni sensika yomkhumbip.

35 Bangitshayileq, kangizwangar buhlungu; bangidutshuziles, kangikunanzangat. Ngizavuka nini? Ngiphinde ngilidinge futhiu.

24Ungabi lamhawu ngabantu ababia, ungaloyisi ukuba labob.

2 Ngoba inhliziyo yabo iceba udlakelac, lezindebe zabo zikhuluma uhluphod.

3 Ngenhlakanipho indlu iyakhiwae, langokuqedisisa iqiniswef.

4 Langolwazi amakamelo agcwaliswa ngempahla zonke eziligugu lezimnandi.

5 Umuntu ohlakaniphileyo ulamandla, lomuntu ololwazi uqinisa amandlag.

6 Ngoba ngezeluleko ezihlakaniphileyo ungalawula impi yakhoh, lokukhululwa kusebunengini babelulekii.

7 Inhlakaniphoj enkulu iphakeme esiwulenik; esangweni kasivuli umlomo wasol.

8 Oceba ukwenza okubim, bazambiza ngokuthi ngumnikazi wamacebo amabin.

9 Umcabango wobuwula yisono, lesideleli siyisinengiso emuntwinio.

10 Uba uzitshengisa uxega ngosuku lokuhlupheka, amandla akho mancinyane1.

11 Bophule abasiwa ekufenip, labatatalikela ekubulaweni, kungathi ungabanqandaq.

12 Uba usithi: Khangela besingakwazir lokhu; ohlola izinhliziyo yena kayikukunanzelela yinis? Olondoloza umphefumulo wakho yena kakwazit yini? ngitsho ubuyisela emuntwini njengokomsebenzi wakheu?

13 Dlana uluju, ndodana yami, ngoba lulungilev, lohlanga loluju lumnandi elwangeni lwakhow.

14 Lunjalo ulwazi lwenhlakanipho emphefumulweni wakhox; uba uluthola, kuzakuba lomvuzoy, lethemba lakho kaliyikuqunywaz.

15 Wena okhohlakeleyo, ungacathameli umuzi wolungileyo; ungachithi indawo yakhe yokuphumulaa.

16 Ngoba olungileyo uzakuwab kasikhombisa, avukec futhi; kodwa abakhohlakeleyod bazakhubeka ebubinie.

17 Ungathokozi ngokuwa kwesitha sakhof, lekukhubekeni kwaso inhliziyo yakho kayingajabulig;

18 hlezi iNkosi ikubone, kube kubi emehlweni ayo, iphendule ulaka lwayo ilususe kuso.

19 Ungazikhathazi ngenxa yabenzi bobubih, ungabi lamhawu ngabakhohlakeleyoi;

20 ngoba omubi kayikuba lomvuzoj; isibane sabakhohlakeleyo sizacitshwak.

21 Ndodana yami, yesaba uJehova lenkosi; ungahlanganyeli labaguquguqukayol;

22 ngoba incithakalo yabo izavuka masinyane; njalo ngubani owazi ukuchithekam kwabo bobabilin?

Amanye amazwi abahlakaniphileyo

23 Lala ngawabahlakaniphileyo. Ukunaka ubuso kusahlulelo kakulungangao.

24 Othi kokhohlakeleyo: Wena ulungilep; abantu bazamqalekisa, izizwe zizamthukuthelelaq.

25 Kodwa kulabo abamkhuzayo kuzakuba lentokozo, lesibusiso esihle sizabehlela.

26 Ophendula ngamazwi aqondileyor uzakwanga indebe.

27 Lungisa umsebenzi wakho ngaphandle, uzilungiselele wona ensimini, emva kwalokho wakhe indlu yakhos.

28 Ungabi ngumfakazi umelene lomakhelwane wakho kungelasizatho, kumbe ukhohlise ngendebe zakhot.

29 Ungathi: Njengokwenza kwakhe kimi ngizakwenza njalo kuye; ngizaphindisela emuntwini njengokomsebenzi wakheu.

30 Ngedlula ensimini yevilav, lesivinini somuntu oswele ingqondow;

31 khangela-ke, konke kwakumile ameva, imbabazane yayisibekele ubuso bakhox, lomthangala wakho wamatshe udilikiley.

32 Mina-ke ngakukhangela, ngakubeka enhliziyweni yami; ngakubona, ngemukela imfundisoz.

33 Ubuthongo obuncinyane, ukuwozela okuncinyane, ukusonga izandla okuncinyane ukuthi kulalwea,

34 besebusiza ubuyanga bakho njengesihambi, lenswelo zakho njengomuntu ohlomileyo.

Ezinye izaga zikaSolomoni

25Lalezi yizaga zikaSolomonia abantu bakaHezekhiya inkosi yakoJuda abazikopayob.

2 Kuludumo lukaNkulunkulu ukufihla udabac, kodwa kuludumo lwamakhosi ukuhlolisisa udabad.

3 Amazulu ngokuphakama, lomhlaba ngokujula, lenhliziyo yamakhosi kakulakuhlolisiswa.

4 Susae amanyele esiliveni, besekuphuma isitsha somncibilikisif.

5 Susa okhohlakeleyo phambi kwenkosig, besekuqiniswa isihlalo sayo sobukhosi ngokulungah.

6 Ungaziqhenyi phambi kwenkosi, njalo ungemi endaweni yezikhului;

7 ngoba kungcono kuthiwe kuwe: Yenyukela ngaphaj, kulokuthi wehliswe phambi kwesiphathamandla, amehlo akho asibonileyok.

8 Ungaphangisi ukuphuma ukuyaphikisana, hlezi wenze ulutho ekucineni kwakho, lapho umakhelwane wakho esekuyangisilel.

9 Mela udaba lwakho lomakhelwane wakho, kodwa ungavezi imfihlo yomunyem;

10 hlezi okuzwayo akuyangise, lesigcono sakho singaphambukin.

11 Ilizwi elikhulunywe ngokufaneleyoo linjengama-apula egolidep ezitsheni zesiliva ezibaziweyoq.

12 Isongo legolider lesiceciso segolide elihles kungumkhuzi ohlakaniphileyot endlebeni ezwayou.

13 Isithunywa esithembekileyo kwabasithumileyo sinjengomqando weliqhwa elikhithikileyo ngosuku lokuvuna, ngoba sivuselela umphefumulo wamakhosi asov.

14 Umuntu oziqhenya ngesipho samangaw unjengamayezi lomoya okungelazulux.

15 Ngokubekezelayz umbusi angavunyiswaa, lolimi oluthambileyo lwephula ithambo.

16 Utholile yini uluju? Dlana okwenele wenab, hlezi uludle kakhulu, uluhlanzec.

17 Unyawo lwakho kalungavami endlini kamakhelwane wakho, hlezi akusuthe akuzonde.

18 Umuntu ofakaza ubufakazi bamanga ngomakhelwane wakhed uyisagila lenkembae lomtshoko obukhalif.

19 Ukuthemba ongathembekanga ngosuku lokuhlupheka kunjengezinyo elephukileyo, lonyawo olwenyeleyog.

20 Ohlabelela izingoma enhliziyweni edabukileyoh unjengokhupha isembatho ngosuku lwamakhazai, njengeviniga phakathi kwesodaj.

21 Uba okuzondayo elambile, umnike isinkwa adle, njalo uba omile, umnike amanzi anathek;

22 ngoba uzabekelelal amalahle omlilo ekhanda lakhe, leNkosi izakuvuzam.

23 Umoya wenyakatho uletha izulu, lolimi lwemfihlo ubuso obulolakan.

24 Kungcono ukuhlala engonsini yophahlao kulalowesifazana wezinkani lendlini yokuhlanganyelap.

25 Umbiko omuhle ovela elizweni elikhatshanaq unjengamanzi aqandayo emphefumulweni owomileyor.

26 Olungileyo ozanyazanyiswayo phambi kokhohlakeleyos ungumthombo odungekileyo lesiphethu esonakeleyot.

27 Ukudla uluju olunengi kakulungangau; lokuthi badinge udumo lwabo kakusidumovw.

28 Umuntu ongathinti umoya wakhex unjengomuzi ofohlelweyo ongelamthangalay.

26Njengeliqhwa elikhithikileyo ehlobo lanjengezulu ngesikhathi sokuvunaa, ngokunjalo udumob kalusifanelanga isithuthac.

2 Njengenyoni ekuzulazulenid, njengenkonjane ekuphaphenie, ngokunjalo isiqalekiso kungelasizatho kasiyikufikaf.

3 Isiswepu ngesebhiza, itomu ngelikababhemig, loswazi ngolomhlana wezithuthah.

4 Ungaphenduli isithutha ngokobuthutha baso, hlezi lawe ufanane lasoi.

5 Phendula isithutha ngokobuthutha baso, hlezi sibe ngesihlakaniphileyo emehlweni asoj.

6 Othumela amazwi ngesandla sesithutha, uquma inyawo, unatha isihlukuk.

7 Imilenze yesiqhuli iyalengalenga; sinjalo isaga emlonyeni wezithuthal.

8 Njengokubophela ilitshe esavutheni, unjalo onika udumo esithuthenim.

9 Njengameva enyuka esandleni sesidakwan sinjalo isaga emlonyeni wezithuthao.

10 Omkhulu owabumba konkep uvuza isithutha, avuze abadlulayo.

11 Njengenja ebuyela emahlanzweni ayoq ngokunjalo isithutha siphinda ubuthutha basor.

12 Uyabona yini umuntu ohlakaniphileyo emehlweni akhes? Kulethemba elikhulu esithutheni kulayet.

13 Olivila uthiu: Kulesilwane endleleni; isilwane sisezitaladeniv.

14 Isivalo siphenduka ngamabhanti aso, ngokunjalo ivila embhedeni walo.

15 Ivila lifihla isandla salo emganwini, liyavilapha ukusibuyisela emlonyeni walow.

16 Ivila lihlakaniphile emehlweni alox okwedlula abayisikhombisay abangaphendulaz ngenhlakaniphoa.

17 Odlulayo engenela ingxabano engeyisiyo eyakhe ungobamba indlebe zenjab.

18 Njengohlanya oluphosa izikhuni ezivuthayo, imitshoko, lokufa,

19 unjalo umuntu okhohlisa umakhelwane wakhe, abesesithi: Kangisomi yini?

20 Uba kungelankuni umlilo uyacitsha; njalo uba kungelakunyeya, ukuxabana kuyathulac.

21 Njengamalahled emalahleni avuthayo, lenkuni emlilwenie, unjalo umuntu wenkani ngowokubasa ingxabanof.

22 Amazwi onyeyayo anjengezibondlo ezehlela kokungaphakathi kwesisug.

23 Indebe ezivuthayo lenhliziyo embih kungamanyele esilivai ahuqa ukhambaj.

24 Ozondayo uyazenzisa ngezindebe zakhe, kodwa ufaka inkohliso ngaphakathi kwakhek.

25 Lapho esenza ilizwi lakhe libe ngelomusa, ungamkholwal, ngoba izinengiso eziyisikhombisa zisenhliziyweni yakhem.

26 Inzondo isibekelwa ngenkohliso; ububi bakhe buzakwembulwan ebandlenio.

27 Ogebhayo umgodi uzawela kuwop, logiqa ilitshe, lizabuyela kuyeq.

28 Ulimi lwamanga luzonda olubachobozayo, lomlomo obutshelezi usebenza incithakalo.

27Ungazincomi ngosuku lwakusasaa, ngoba kawazi ukuthi usuku luzazalanib.

2 Owemzini kakudumise, njalo hatshi umlomo wakho; owezizwe, njalo hatshi indebe zakhoc.

3 Ilitshe linzima, letshebetshebe liyasinda, kodwa ulaka lwesithutha lunzima kulakho kokubilid.

4 Ulaka lulolunya, lentukuthelo iyisikhukhula; kodwa ngubani ongema phambi komona?

5 Kungcono ukukhuzwa ngokusobala kulothando lwensithae.

6 Amanxeba omnganef athembekileg, kodwa ukwanga kwesitha kuyakhohlisa.

7 Umphefumulo osuthiyo unyathelela phansi uhlanga lolujuh, kodwa kumphefumulo olambileyo konke okubabayo kumnandii.

8 Njengenyoni eduha isuka esidlekeni sayo unjalo umuntu oduha esuka endaweni yakhej.

9 Amafutha lempepha kuthokozisa inhliziyok; kunjalo ubumnandi bomngane womuntu ngenxa yeseluleko somphefumulol.

10 Ungadeli umngane wakho lomngane kayihlom; njalo ungangeni endlini yomfowenu ngosuku lwencithakalo yakho; kungcono umakhelwane oseduze kulomfowenu okhatshanan.

11 Hlakanipha, ndodana yamio, uthokozise inhliziyo yamip, ukuze ngibe lempenduloq kongisolayor.

12 Okhaliphileyo uyabona ububi acatshes, kodwa abangelalwazi bayaqhubeka bajeziswet.

13 Thatha isigqoko soyisibambiso ngenxa yowemzini, umthathele isibambiso ngenxa yowesifazana wezizweu.

14 Obusisa umngane wakhe ngelizwi elikhulu evuka ekuseni kakhulu, kuzathiwa yisiqalekiso kuye.

15 Ukuchophelela ngosuku lwezulu eliqhubekayo lowesifazana oxabanayo kuyafananav.

16 Omfihlayo ufihla umoya, lamagcobo ahlangana lesandla sakhe sokunenew.

17 Insimbi ilolwa ngensimbi; ngokunjalo umuntu ulola ubuso bomngane wakhe.

18 Olondoloza isihlahla somkhiwa uzakudla isithelo saso; lolinda inkosi yakhe uzadunyiswax.

19 Njengemanzini ubuso busebusweni, ngokunjalo inhliziyo yomuntu isemuntwini.

20 Isihogo lencithakaloy kakusuthiz, ngokunjalo amehlo omuntua kawasuthi.

21 Imbiza yokucenga ngeyesiliva, lesithando ngesegolideb; kunjalo umuntuc ngokokudunyiswa kwakhed.

22 Lanxa ugiga isithuthae ngomgigof engigeni phakathi kwengqoloyi, ubuthutha baso kabuyikusuka kusog.

23 Yazi lokwazi isimo sezimvu zakho, beka inhliziyo yakho kumihlambi yakho,

24 ngoba inotho kayisiyaphakade; kumbe umqhele ube sesizukulwaneni lesizukulwana yini?

25 Utshani buyasuswah, lohlaza lubonakalei, kubuthwe lemibhida yezintabaj.

26 Amawundlu angawezigqoko zakho, lezimpongo ziyintengo yesiqintik.

27 Kuzakuba lochago lwezimbuzi olwanele ukudla kwakho lokudla kwendlu yakho lempilo yencekukazi zakhol.

28Ababi babaleka kungekho umzingeli, kodwa abalungileyo balesibindi njengebhongo lesilwanea.

2 Ngesiphambeko sesizwe ababusi baso banengib; kodwa ngomuntu olokuqedisisa ololwazi ukuqonda kwaso kuyelulwac.

3 Umuntu ongumyanga ocindezela abayangad ulizulu elikhukhulayo ukuze kungabi lokudlae.

4 Abadela umlayo badumisa ababif, kodwa labo abagcina umlayo balwa labog.

5 Abantu ababi kabaqedisisi ukulungah, kodwa abadinga iNkosi baqedisisa konkei.

6 Kungcono umyangaj ohamba ngobuqotho bakhekl kulophambene ngezindlela lanxa enothilem.

7 Ogcina umlayo uyindodana eqedisisayon, kodwa ozihlanganisa lezigangi uyangisa uyiseo.

8 Owandisa inotho yakhe ngenzalo langenzuzop uyibuthelaq olomusa kubayangar.

9 Ophambula indlebe yakhe ekulaleleni umlayo, lomkhuleko wakhe uzakuba yisinengisos.

10 Oduhisela abaqotho endleleni embi yena uzawela emgodini wakhet, kodwa abaqotho bazakudla ilifa lokuhleu.

11 Indoda enothileyo ihlakaniphile emehlweni ayo, kodwa umyanga oqedisisayo uzayihlolav.

12 Lapho abalungileyo bethokoza, kulenkazimulo enkuluw; kodwa nxa ababi bephakamax, umuntu uyadingway.

13 Osibekela iziphambeko zakhe kayikuphumelelaza, kodwa ozivumayob azitshiye, uzahawukelwac.

14 Ubusisiwe umuntu owesabad njalonjaloe, kodwa owenza inhliziyo yakhe ibe lukhuni uzawela ebubinif.

15 Umbusi okhohlakeleyo phezu kwabantu abangabayangag uyisilwane esibhongayoh lebhere elizingelayoi.

16 Umbusi oswele ukuqedisisaj konke wandisa lencindezelok; ozonda inzuzo embi uzakwelula insukul.

17 Umuntu ocindezelwe ligazi lomphefumulo uzabalekela emgodini; kabangamsekelim.

18 Ohamban ngobuqotho uzasindiswao, kodwa ophambene ngendlela ezimbili uzahle awep.

19 Olima umhlaba wakhe uzasutha ukudlaq, kodwa olandela abayize uzasutha ubuyangar.

20 Umuntu wothembeko lonke uzavama ngezibusiso, kodwa ophangisa ukunotha kayikuba msulwas.

21 Ukuhlonipha ubuso kakulungangat, ngoba umuntu uzakona ngenxa yocezu lwesinkwau.

22 Ophangisav ukunothaw ungumuntu olelihlo elibix, njalo engazi ukuthi ubuyanga buzamehlelay.

23 Okhuza umuntu uzathola umusa emuvaz okwedlula okhohlisayo ngolimia.

24 Ophanga uyise kumbe unina, athi: Akusiso isiphambeko; ungumnganeb womchithic.

25 Ongasuthisekiyode udunga ingxabanof, kodwa othemba eNkosini uzakhuluphaliswag.

26 Othemba enhliziyweni yakhe uyisithutha, kodwa ohamba ngenhlakanipho uzakhululwah.

27 Opha umyangai kayikuswelaj, kodwa ofihla amehlo akhe uzakuba leziqalekiso ezinengik.

28 Nxa abakhohlakeleyo bephakanyiswal, umuntu uyacatsham, kodwa nxa bebhubha, abalungileyo bayanda.

29Umuntu othi ekhuzwa kanengia aqinise intamob, uzahle ephulwe, njalo kungabi lakusiliswac.

2 Lapho abalungileyo besanda, abantu bayathokozad, kodwa lapho okhohlakeleyo ebusa, abantu bayabubulae.

3 Umuntu othanda inhlakanipho uthokozisa uyisef, kodwa ohlanganyela lamawulegh uchitha inothoi.

4 Inkosi iqinisa ilizwe ngesahlulelo, kodwa umuntu wezipho uyalichithaj.

5 Umuntu olalisa ngolimi umakhelwane wakhek wendlalela izinyawo zakhe imbulel.

6 Esiphambekweni somuntu omubi kulomjibilam, kodwa olungileyon uyamemeza ngenjabulo ethokozao.

7 Olungileyo uyalwazi udaba lwabayangap; okhohlakeleyo kananzeleli ulwaziq.

8 Abantu abadelelayo bayawuthungela umuzi, kodwa abahlakaniphileyo badedisa ulakar.

9 Umuntu ohlakaniphileyo emangalelana lomuntu oyisithuthas, loba elolaka, loba ehlekat, kakulakuthulau.

10 Abantu abomele igazi bazonda opheleleyo, kodwa abaqotho badinga umphefumulo wakhev.

11 Isithutha sikhupha umoya waso wonkew, kodwa ohlakaniphileyo uyawuthibax.

12 Umbusi olalela amazwi amanga, zonke izinceku zakhe zikhohlakele.

13 Umyanga lomuntu wencindezelo bayahlanganay; iNkosi ikhanyisa amehlo abo bobabiliz.

14 Inkosi eyahlulela abayanga ngothembekoa, isihlalo sayo sobukhosi sizamiswa phakadeb.

15 Uswazi lokukhuza kunika inhlakaniphoc, kodwa umntwana oyekelelwayod uthelelae unina inhlonif.

16 Lapho abakhohlakeleyo besanda, isiphambeko siyanda, kodwa abalungileyog bazabona ukuwa kwaboh.

17 Laya indodana yakho, izakuphumuzaij; yebo, izanika izinjabulo emphefumulweni wakhok.

18 Lapho okungelambono khona, abantu babengabambekil; kodwa ubusisiwe ogcina umlayom.

19 Inceku kayilaywa ngamazwi; lanxa iqedisisa, kayiyikuphendulan.

20 Uyambona yini umuntu ophangisa ngamazwi akheo? Kulethemba elingcono esithutheni kulayep.

21 Ototoza inceku yakhe kusukela ebuntwaneni, ekucineni izakuba yindodana kuyeq.

22 Umuntu ololaka ubanga ukuxabanar, lomuntu ovutha intukuthelo wandisa isiphambekos.

23 Ukuzigqaja komuntu kuzamehlisat, kodwa olomoya othobekileyo uzabamba udumou.

24 Owabelana lesela uzonda umphefumulo wakhev; uzwa isiqalekisow, angakhulumix.

25 Ukwesaba abantu kuletha umjibilay, kodwa othemba eNkosini uzabekwa phezulu evikelekilez.

26 Abanengi badinga ubuso bombusia, kodwa isahlulelo salowo lalowo sivela eNkosinib.

27 Umuntu ongalunganga uyisinengiso kwabalungileyo, kodwa oqotho endleleni uyisinengiso kokhohlakeleyoc.

Amazwi kaAguri

30Amazwi kaAguri indodana kaJake umMasaa. Umuntu wathi kuIthiyeli, kuIthiyeli loUkhalib:

2 Isibilic, ngiyisithutha kulomuntu, kangilakuqedisisa komuntud.

3 Kangifundanga inhlakaniphoe, kangilwazi ulwazi lwabangcwelef.

4 Ngubani owenyukela emazulwini njalo wehlag? Ngubani oqoqe wafumbatha umoya ezandleni zakheh? Ngubani ogoqele amanzi esembathwenii? Ngubani omise yonke imikhawulo yomhlabaj? Lingubani ibizo lakhe, lebizo lendodana yakhe lingubanik, uba usazil?

5 Lonke ilizwi likaNkulunkulu licwengekilemn; uyisihlangu kwabaphephela kuyeop.

6 Ungengezeleli emazwini akheq, hlezi akukhuze, utholwe ungumqambimangar.

Umkhuleko kaAguri

7 Zimbili izinto engizicele kuwe; ungangigodleli zona ngingakafis.

8 Susa khatshana lami ize lamazwi amanga; ungangiphi ubuyanga loba inotho; ungiphe ukudla kwesabelo sami.

9 Hlezi ngisuthe, ngikuphike ngithi: Ngubani iNkosi? Kumbe hlezi ngibe ngumyanga, ngintshontshet, ngithathe ngeze ibizo likaNkulunkulu wamiu.

10 Ungahlebi inceku enkosini yayo, hlezi ikuthukev, ube lecalaw.

11 Kulesizukulwana esithuka uyise, esingabusisi uninax;

12 isizukulwana esihlambulukileyo emehlweni aso, kodwa esingahlanjululwanga engcekezeni yasoy;

13 isizukulwana omehlo aso aphakeme kangaka, lenkophe zaso ziphakanyisiwez;

14 isizukulwana omazinyo aso zinkembaa, lesimazinyo aso omhlathi zingqamub, zokudla abayanga emhlabeni, labaswelayo ebantwinic.

15 Umkhaza ulamadodakazi amabili athi: Phana, phana; lezizontathu kazisuthid; ezine kazitsho ukuthi: Kwanelee.

16 Ingcwabaf, lesizalo esiyinyumba, umhlaba ongasuthi amanzi, lomlilo ongathi: Kwaneleg.

17 Ilihlo eliklolodela uyiseh, lelidelelai ukulalela uninaj, amawabayi esihotshak azalikopola, labantwana bamanqe bazalidlal.

18 Lezizinto ezintathum ziyisimangaliso esikhulu kimin, yebo, ezine engingazaziyoo:

19 Indlela yokhozi emazulwini, indlela yenyoka edwaleni, indlela yomkhumbi enhliziyweni yolwandle, lendlela yejaha entombini.

20 Injalo indlela yowesifazana oliwule; udla, esule umlomo wakhe, athi: Kangenzanga isiphambeko.

21 Ngenxa yezinto ezintathup umhlaba uyazamazamaq, yebo, ngenxa yezine ongezithwaler:

22 Ngenxa yesigqili nxa sibusas, lesithutha nxa sisuthi ukudlat,

23 ngenxa yesaliwakaziu nxa sendilev, lencekukazi nxa iyindlalifa yenkosikazi yayo.

24 Lezi ezine zingezincinyane zomhlaba, kanti zihlakaniphile zenziwe zihlakaniphe:

25 Ubunyonyo buyisizwe esingelamandlaw, kanti bulungisa ukudla kwabo ehlobox.

26 Imbila ziyisizwe esingelamandlayz, kanti zimisa indlu yazo edwalenia.

27 Intethe kazilankosib, kanti zonke ziphuma zehlukene ngamaviyoc.

28 Umbankwa ubambelela ngezandla ezimbili, njalo usezigodlweni zenkosi.

29 Lezi ezintathu zinyathela kuhled, yebo, ezine zihamba kuhlee:

30 Isilwane esilamandla phakathi kwenyamazanaf, esingeyikubuyela emuva ngenxa yobuso loba ngobukabanig;

31 inja ebhince okhalweni, kumbe impongo; lenkosi ileviyo lamabutho.

32 Uba ube yisithutha ngokuziphakamisa, njalo uba ucebe okubih, beka isandla emlonyenii.

33 Ngoba ukuphehlwa kochago kuveza iphehla, lokucindezelwa kwempumulo kuveza igazi, lokucindezelwa kwentukuthelo kuveza ingxabano.

Izeluleko inkosi ezinikwa ngunina

31Amazwi kaLemuwelia inkosi yeMasa, unina amfundisa wonab.

2 Ini, ndodana yamic! Ini-ke, ndodana yesizalo samide! Ini-ke, ndodana yezithembiso zamifg!

3 Unganiki amandla akho kwabesifazanah, kumbe izindlela zakho ekubhubhiseni amakhosii.

4 Kakusikwamakhosij, Lemuwelik, kakusikwamakhosi ukunatha iwayinil, kumbe okweziphathamandla ukuloyisa okunathwayo okulamandlam.

5 Hlezi anathe, akhohlwe isimiso, aguqule isahlulelo sawo wonke amadodana enhlupheko.

6 Phana okunathwayo okulamandlan kobhubhayo, lewayini kwabababayo emphefumulwenio.

7 Kanathe, akhohlwe ubuyanga bakhe, angabe esakhumbula usizi lwakhe.

8 Vulela isimungulu umlomo wakho, udaba lwabo bonke abamiselwe incithakalop.

9 Vula umlomo wakho, wahlulele ngokulungaq, umele ilungelors lomyanga loswelayot.

Umfazi olungileyo

10 Ngubani ongatholau umfazi okhuthela okulungileyov? Ngoba intengo yakhe iyedlula kakhulu amatshe amahlew.

11 Inhliziyo yomkakhe ithemba kuye, ukuze angasweli impango.

12 Umenzela okuhle, hatshi okubi, insuku zonke zempilo yakhe.

13 Udinga uboya bezimvu lefilakisi, asebenze ngenjabulo yezandla zakhex.

14 Ufanana lemikhumbi yomthengisi; uletha ukudla kwakhe kuvela khatshana.

15 Uvuka kusesebusukuy, anike indlu yakhe ukudlaz, lesabelo kuzincekukazi zakhea.

16 Anakane ngensimu ayizuze; ngesithelo sezandla zakhe ahlanyele ivinib.

17 Uyabhinca ukhalo lwakhec ngamandla, aqinise ingalo zakhed.

18 Uyananzelela ukuthi ukuthengisa kwakhe kuhle; isibane sakhe kasicitshi ebusukue.

19 Welulela izandla zakhe kuluthi lokuphotha, lezandla zakhe zibambe isigodo esilezintambof.

20 Welulela umyangag isandla sakheh, elulele izandla zakhe koswelayoi.

21 Kesabi iliqhwa elikhithikileyo ngenxa yabendlu yakhe, ngoba bonke abendlu yakhe bagqokiswe okubomvuj.

22 Uzenzela izembesok; isigqoko sakhe sililembu elicolekileyol leliyibubendem.

23 Umkakhen uyaziwa emasangwenio, lapho ehlezi labadala belizwep.

24 Wenza ilembu elicolekileyo kakhulu, alithengiseq; anike umthengi ibhantir.

25 Amandla lodumo kuyisigqoko sakhes; uyahleka mayelana losuku olulandelayot.

26 Uvula umlomo wakhe ngenhlakanipho; lemfundiso yomusa iselimini lwakhe.

27 Uqaphela inhambo zomuzi wakhe; kadli isinkwa sobuvila.

28 Abantwana bakhe bayavuka bathi ubusisiwe, lomkakhe laye uyamdumisa:

29 Manengi amadodakazi enze ngenkuthalo, kodwa wena wenyukile phezu kwawo wonkeu.

30 Ubuhle buyinkohliso, lokubukeka kuyize; owesifazana owesaba iNkosi yena uzadunyiswav.

31 Mnikeni okuvela esithelweni sezandla zakhe, lemisebenzi yakhe kayimdumise emasangweni.