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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.
a Dute. 8.1. 30.16,20.
b 3.16. Hlab. 91.16.
c Hlab. 119.165.
d 14.22. 16.6. 20.28. 2 Sam. 15.20. Hlab. 85.10.
e 6.21. 7.3. Eks. 13.9,16. Dute. 6.8. 11.18.
f 1.9.
g 7.3. Jer. 17.1. 2 Kor. 3.3.
h 1 Sam. 2.26.
i 13.15.
j 1 Sam. 2.26.
k Hlab. 37.3,5. Hlab. 25.2.
l Jer. 9.23.
m 1 Lan. 28.9.
n Jer. 10.23.
o 12.15. Roma 12.16.
p Jobe 1.1.
q Jobe 1.1.
r Jobe 28.28.
s Jobe 21.24.
t Eks. 22.29. Mal. 3.10. Luka 14.13. Eks. 23.19.
u Dute. 28.8.
v Jobe 5.17. Hlab. 94.12. Jak. 1.12. Isam. 3.19. Heb. 12.5,6.
w Dute. 8.5. 1 Kor. 11.32.
x 8.34,35.
y 2.4. 8.11. Jobe 28.15-17. Hlab. 19.10.
z 8.10,19. 16.16. Hlab. 68.13.
a Jobe 28.18.
b 8.11. Mat. 13.44.
c 3.2.
d 8.18.
e Mat. 11.29,30.
f 11.30. 13.12. 15.4. Gen. 2.9. 3.22. Isam. 2.7. 22.2.
g 4.13.
h 8.27. Hlab. 104.5,24.
i Hlab. 136.5. Jer. 10.12. 51.15.
j Hlab. 136.5. Jer. 10.12. 51.15.
k Gen. 7.11. Gen. 1.9.
l Jobe 36.28.
m Dute. 33.28.
n 4.21.
o Jobe 5.12.
p 1.4.
q Dute. 32.47.
r 1.9.
s 10.9. 28.18. Hlab. 37.24. 91.11.
t 4.12. Hlab. 91.12.
u 6.22. Jobe 11.19.
v Hlab. 91.5. 1 Pet. 3.14.
w Jobe 5.21.
x 1 Sam. 2.9.
y Gal. 6.10.
z Gen. 31.29. Dute. 28.32. Neh. 5.5. Mika 2.1.
a Levi 19.13.
b Roma 12.18.
c Hlab. 37.1.
d 2.15.
e Jobe 29.4.
f Mal. 2.2. Hlab. 37.22. Zek. 5.4. Levi 26.14-43.
g 10.22.
h Jak. 4.6. 1 Pet. 5.5. Hlab. 138.6.
i Hlab. 1.1.