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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.
a 4.20. 2.2.
b 22.17.
c 1.4.
d Mal. 2.7.
e 2.16.
f Hlab. 55.21.
g Tshu. 7.26.
h Dute. 29.18. Jer. 9.15. 23.15. Lilo 3.15,19. Amos 5.7. 6.12.
i Hlab. 55.21.
j Hlab. 57.4.
k Hlab. 149.6.
l 7.27.
m 5.21. 4.26.
n Hlab. 17.5.
o 7.11.
p Isa. 47.11. Hlab. 35.8.
q 7.24. 4.1.
r 11.17. 12.10. 17.11. Jobe 30.21.
s 29.3. Hlab. 127.2.
t Hez. 24.23.
u 12.1.
v 1.25. Hlab. 107.11.
w Hlab. 94.17.
x 5.18. 9.17.
y Hos. 13.15. Hlab. 68.26. Isa. 48.1.
z Zek. 8.5. Jer. 9.21.
a 5.18. 9.17.
b Dute. 24.5.
c Mal. 2.14. Hlab. 127.4.
d Hlab. 104.18.
e Hez. 23.3,8,21.
f Jer. 31.14.
g 2.16.
h 2.16.
i Hlab. 119.168.
j 2 Lan. 16.9. Jobe 14.16. Hos. 7.2. Heb. 4.13.
k 5.6.
l Hlab. 17.5.
m Hlab. 7.15.
n 6.2.
o Jobe 4.21.
p 5.19.