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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.
a 17.14.
b Jobe 5.12.
c 10.19. 13.16. Tshu. 10.3.
d 10.11.
e 20.5.
f Hlab. 78.2. Joha. 7.38. Hlab. 145.7.
g 24.23. Hlab. 82.2. Levi 19.15. Dute. 10.17.
h 17.15. Dute. 16.18.
i 19.29.
j 12.13. 13.3. 10.14. Hlab. 59.12. 64.8. 140.9. Tshu. 10.12.
k 26.22.
l 26.22.
m 28.24.
n 3.27. 22.24.
o Hlab. 61.3. 2 Sam. 22.3,51. Hlab. 18.2. 27.1.91.2. 144.2.
p 10.15.
q 25.11. Hlab. 73.7.
r 29.23.
s 15.33.
t Joha. 7.51.
u 15.13.
v 8.22.
w 17.8. Gen. 32.20. 1 Sam. 25.27. 1 Sam. 10.27.
x Mat. 7.5.
y Isa. 25.2.
z 12.14.
a 12.14.
b 21.23. 10.19. Mat. 12.37.
c 12.4. 19.14. 31.10-31.
d Gen. 2.18.
e 8.35.
f 19.14.
g Jak. 2.3.
h 11.15. Isa. 24.19.
i 11.24.
j 27.10.