IMizekeliso
5:1 Nyana wam, bubazele indlebe ubulumko bam, uyithobele ukuqonda kwam indlebe yakho.
5:2 Ukuze uyibazele ingqiqo, Ubambe umlomo wakho
ulwazi.
5:3 Kuba ivuza incindi yobusi imilebe yomlomo womfazi wasemzini, umlomo wakhe uvuza incindi;
igudile kuneoli:
5:4 Ke ukuphela kwakhe kukrakra njengomhlonyane, kubukhali njengekrele elintlangothi mbini.
5:5 Iinyawo zakhe zihla ziye ekufeni; Ukunyathela kwakhe kubambelela kwelabafileyo.
5:6 Hleze uwuqonde umendo wobomi, Ziyashukuma iindlela zakhe
akunakubazi.
5:7 Ke ngoko, bonyana, ndiveni, Ningemki emazwini kabani
umlomo wam.
5:8 Mayibe kude kuye indlela yakho, Ungasondeli emnyango wendlu yakhe;
5:9 Hleze uwunike abanye uzuko lwakho, Uyinike isijorha iminyaka yakho;
5:10 hleze bahluthe abasemzini bubutyebi bakho; kwaye ukubulaleka kwakho kube semandleni
indlu yomntu wasemzini;
5:11 ekupheleni wenze isijwili, yakudliwa inyama yakho nezidumbu zakho;
5:12 Uthi, Bendiluthiyeleni na uqeqesho, yasigiba isohlwayo intliziyo yam?
5:13 Andiliphulaphulanga ilizwi labafundisi bam, andayithobela indlebe yam
abo bandiyalelayo!
5:14 Ndaphantsa ukuba sebubini bonke Esazulwini sesikhungu nebandla.
5:15 Sela amanzi kwelakho iqula, Namanzi aqukuqelayo kwelakho iqula
eyakho iqula.
5:16 Mayichithachitheke ngaphandle imithombo yakho, nemijelo yamanzi phezu kwamanzi
izitrato.
5:17 Mayibe yeyakho wedwa, Ingabi yeyabasemzini kunye nawe.
5:18 Malisikelelwe ithende lakho, Uvuye ngumfazi wobutsha bakho;
5:19 Makabe yimazi yexhama elithandekayo, neyegogo elihle; amabele akhe ahluthe
kuwe ngamaxesha onke; Uyotywe luthando lwakhe kuphele.
5:20 Yini na, nyana wam, ukuba uyotywe ngumkamntu, uwole?
Isifuba somntu wasemzini?
5:21 Kuba iindlela zomntu ziphambi kwamehlo kaYehova;
yonke imigudu yakhe.
5:22 Ubugwenxa bakhe buya kumbamba ongendawo, abanjiwe
ngeentambo zezono zakhe.
5:23 Uya kufa kukungena uqeqesho; ebuninzini bobudenge bakhe
uya kulahleka.