IMizekeliso
2:1 Nyana wam, ukuba uthe wawamkela amazwi am, Wayifihla ngawo imithetho yam
wena;
2:2 Ukuze uyithobele ubulumko indlebe yakho, Uyibamele intliziyo yakho kubo
ukuqonda;
2:3 Ewe, ukuba uthe wayibiza ngokwazi, Waliphakamisa ilizwi lakho
ukuqonda;
2:4 ukuba uthe wabufuna njengesilivere, Ubuphande njengokusithele
ubuncwane;
2:5 Uya kwandula ukukuqonda ukoyika uYehova, ukufumane ukwazi
kaThixo.
2:6 Ngokuba uYehova upha ubulumko; Emlonyeni wakhe kuphuma ukwazi nokwazi
ukuqonda.
2:7 Uwaqwebela ubulumko obupheleleyo, Uyingweletshetshe kuwo
abahamba ngokuthe tye.
2:8 Ugcina umendo wesiko, Ayigcine indlela yabakhe benceba.
2:9 Uya kwandula uqonde ubulungisa, nesiko, nokuthe tye; ewe,
yonke indlela elungileyo.
2:10 Kuba ubulumko buya kungena entliziyweni yakho, Ukwazi kwenze mnandi kuye
umphefumlo wakho;
2:11 Ingqiqo yokulondoloza, ukuqonda kokugcina.
2:12 Ukuba kukuhlangule endleleni yongendawo, Kubantu abathethayo
izinto ezigwenxa;
2:13 Kwabashiya umendo wokuthe tye, ukuze bahambe ngeendlela zobumnyama;
2:14 Kwabavuyela ukwenza ububi, Bagcobe ngeempenduka zabangendawo;
2:15 abandlela zigoso-goso, nabagwenxa emendweni wabo;
2:16 Ukuze uhlangulwe kumkamntu, Kowolunye uhlanga, owasemzini
uyayicengatha ngamazwi akhe;
2:17 Lowo ushiya ikholwane lobutsha bakhe, Awulibale umnqophiso wakhe
uThixo wakhe.
2:18 Kuba utshona ekufeni nendlu yakhe, Nemikhondo yakhe itshonela kwabangasekhoyo;
2:19 Akukho namnye oya kuye angabuyi abuye, angabambi emendweni
yobomi.
2:20 Ukuze uhambe ngendlela yabalungileyo, Ugcine umendo wabangendawo
ngamalungisa.
2:21 Ngokuba abathe tye baya kulima ilizwe, Basale kulo abagqibeleleyo
yona.
2:22 Ke bona abangendawo baya kunqunyulwa emhlabeni, nabangendawo;
iya kuncothulwa kuyo.