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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.
a 23.20. 23.29-32. Gen. 9.21. Efe. 5.18.
b 19.25,28.
c Isa. 28.7. Hos. 4.11.
d 19.12.
e 8.36. Nani 16.38.
f 17.14.
g 17.14.
h 6.11.
i Hlab. 109.10.
j 19.15.
k 18.4.
l Eks. 2.16.
m 25.14. Mat. 6.2.
n Hlab. 12.1.
o 19.1. Hlab. 26.1,11. 2 Kor. 1.12.
p Hlab. 112.2.
q 20.26. 25.5. Hlab. 101.5.
r 20.26. 25.5. Hlab. 101.5.
s 1 Kho. 8.46. 2 Lan. 6.36. Jobe 14.4. Hlab. 51.5. Tshu. 7.20,28. Roma 3.9. 1 Joha. 1.8.
t Jobe 8.6. 11.4. 16.17. 33.9.
u 11.1. 16.2.
v Mat. 7.16.
w 25.12.
x 20.13. Eks. 4.11. Hlab. 94.9.
y 6.4. 31.15. Roma 12.11.
z 20.12.
a 12.11.
b 11.24.
c Jobe 28.18.
d Jobe 28.15-17,19.
e 6.1. 27.13.
f 6.1. 27.13.
g Jobe 22.6.
h 2.16.
i Lilo 3.16.
j 11.14.
k Luka 14.31.
l 24.6. Jobe 37.12.
m 11.13.
n 13.3.
o 30.11,17. Eks. 21.17.
p 13.9. 24.20.
q Jobe 18.5.
r 7.9.
s 13.11.
t 23.18. Hab. 2.6.
u 17.13. 24.29. Dute. 32.35. Roma 12.19. Mat. 5.39.
v Hlab. 27.14. 2 Sam. 16.12.
w 20.10.
x 19.21. Hlab. 37.23.
y Jobe 6.3.
z Tshu. 5.4,5.
a 20.8.
b Isa. 28.27.
c 1 Kor. 2.11.
d Zef. 1.12.
e 18.8.
f 3.3.
g 16.12. Hlab. 101.1.
h 16.31.
i Gen. 4.23. Isa. 53.5.
j 19.25.
k 18.8.