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22Ibizo elihlea likhethekile kulenotho enengi; isisa esihle kulesiliva njalo kulegolideb.
2 Onothileyo lomyanga bayahlanganac; iNkosid yabenza bonkee.
3 Ohlakaniphileyo ubona ububi acatshef, kodwa abangelalwazi bayaqhubekag babesebejeziswah.
4 Umvuzo wokuthobeka lokwesaba iNkosi kuyinotho lodumo lempiloi.
5 Ameva lemijibila kusendleleni yabaphambeneyoj; ogcina umphefumulo wakhe uzakuba khatshana labok.
6 Fundisa umntwana endleleni angahamba ngayo; ngitsho esemdala kayikuphambuka kuyol.
7 Onothileyo ubusa abayanga, lomeboleki uyisigqili somebolekisi.
8 Ohlanyelam ukonakalan uzavuna ukuhluphekao, lentonga yolaka lwakhe izaphelap.
9 Olelihlo elilokuhle yena uzabusiswaq, ngoba unikile okwesinkwa sakhe kumyangar.
10 Xotsha isideleli, kuzaphuma lenkanis, yebo, ingxabano lehlazo kuzaphelat.
11 Othanda ukuhlanzeka kwenhliziyou, ngenxa yesisa sendebe zakhe, inkosi ingumgane wakhev.
12 Amehlo eNkosi alondoloza ulwazi, kodwa izachitha amazwi abangathembekangaw.
13 Ivila lithi: Kulesilwane ngaphandle; ngizabulawa phakathi kwezitaladax.
14 Umlomo wabesifazana bemziniy ungumgodi otshonayoz; lowo iNkosi emthukutheleleyo uzawela khonaa.
15 Ubuthutha bubotshelwe enhliziyweni yomntwana; uswazi lokuqondisa luzabususela khatshana layeb.
16 Ocindezela umyanga ukwandisa alakho, opha onothileyo, isibili uzakuba ngoswelayoc.
Amazwi abahlakaniphileyo
17 Beka indlebe yakhod, uzwe amazwi abahlakaniphileyoe, umise inhliziyo yakho elwazini lamif. 18 Ngoba kumnandi uba uwalondoloza emibilini yakho; azahlala elungile kanyekanye endebeni zakhog. 19 Ukuze ithemba lakho libe seNkosini, ngikwazisile wona lamuhla, ngitsho wenah. 20 Kangikubhalelanga yini izinto ezinhle kakhulu kuzeluleko lelwazinii? 21 Ukukwazisa ukuqiniseka kwamazwi eqiniso, ukuze ubuyisele amazwi eqiniso kulabo abakuthumileyoj.
22 Ungamphangi umyanga ngoba engumyangak, njalo ungamchobozi oswelayol esangwenim. 23 Ngoba iNkosi izamela udaba lwabon, iphange umphefumulo wababaphangayoo. 24 Ungahlanganyeli lomuntu ololakap, ungahambisani lomuntu othukuthelayo, 25 hlezi ufunde indlela zakhe, wemukele umjibila emphefumulweni wakho. 26 Ungabi phakathi kwababambana izandlaq, phakathi kwabayizibambisor ngezikweledes. 27 Uba ungelakho okokuhlawula, kungani ezathatha umbheda wakho ngaphansi kwakhot? 28 Ungatshedisiu isikhonkwane esidala somngcele, oyihlo abasenzayov. 29 Uyambona yini umuntuw oyingcitshi emsebenzini wakhex? Uzazimisa phambi kwamakhosi; kayikuzimisa phambi kwabantukazanay.
a Tshu. 7.1.
b 10.20.
c 29.13. Hlab. 85.10.
d Jobe 31.15.
e 14.31.
f 27.12. 14.16.
g 27.12. 14.16.
h 21.11.
i 21.20. Hlab. 112.3.
j 15.19. Jobe 5.5.
k 21.23. 24.12. 1 Joha. 5.18.
l Tshu. 12.1. Efe. 6.4.
m Jobe 4.8.
n Hos. 10.13.
o Hos. 10.13.
p Hlab. 125.3.
q 2 Kor. 9.6.
r 19.17. Luka 14.13,14.
s Gen. 21.9,10. Hlab. 101.5.
t 26.20.
u Hlab. 101.6.
v 14.35.
w 21.12. 11.3.
x 26.13.
y 2.16.
z 23.27.
a Tshu. 7.26.
b 13.24.
c 28.22. 21.5.
d 4.20. 5.1.
e 21.20. Hlab. 112.3.
f 24.32.
g 22.17.
h 23.15.
i 8.6. Tshu. 4.12.
j Hlab. 60.4.
k Zek. 7.10. Eks. 23.6.
l Jobe 5.4. Hlab. 94.5.
m Jobe 31.21. Hlab. 127.5.
n 23.11. Hlab. 12.5. 35.10. 68.5. 140.12. 1 Sam. 24.15.
o Mal. 3.8,9.
p 1.17. 18.9. 23.2. 24.8. 29.22. Gen. 37.19.
q 6.1.
r 6.1.
s Dute. 24.10.
t 20.16.
u Dute. 19.14.
v 23.10.
w 29.20. 26.12.
x Isa. 16.5. Ezra 7.6.
y 25.6. 1 Kho. 10.8.