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Inhlakanipho iletha inzuzo ethile
4Zwanini, bantwana, 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.
a 5.7. 7.24. 8.33. 1.8.
b 4.5,7. 2.3.
c Jobe 11.4.
d 1 Lan. 22.5.
e Hlab. 22.20.
f 1 Lan. 28.9. Efe. 6.4.
g 7.2. Isa. 55.3. Levi 18.5.
h 2.2,3.
i 8.22.
j 8.22.
k 4.5,7. 2.3.
l 2 Thes. 2.10.
m 8.22. 1.7.
n 8.22.
o 8.22.
p 4.5,7. 2.3.
q 1 Sam. 2.30.
r 5.20.
s 1.9. 3.22.
t 3.2.
u 1 Sam. 12.23.
v Jobe 18.7. 2 Sam. 22.37. Hlab. 18.36. Hlab. 119.45.
w 3.23. Hlab. 91.11,12.
x 3.18. Jobe 27.6.
y 3.18. Jobe 27.6.
z 1.10,15. Hlab. 1.1.
a 9.6. 23.19.
b 8.33.
c 7.25.
d Hlab. 36.4. Mika 2.1.
e Jobe 11.17. 22.28. Isa. 60.3. 62.1. Dan. 12.3. Mat. 5.14. 13.43. Fil. 2.15.
f 2 Sam. 23.4. Hlab. 97.11. Dan. 6.19.
g Hlab. 84.7.
h 1 Sam. 2.9. Isa. 59.9,10. Jer. 23.12. Joha. 12.35. Jobe 18.5.
i Joha. 11.10. 1 Joha. 2.10.
j 5.1. 2.2.
k 3.21.
l 2.1.
m 8.35. 21.21. Dute. 32.47.
n Mat. 12.34.
o Hlab. 68.20.
p 6.12.
q 2.15.
r 5.6,21. Hlab. 58.2.
s Dute. 5.32.
t Isa. 1.16.