IMizekeliso
7:1 Nyana wam, gcina intetho yam, Uyiqwebele kuwe imithetho yam.
7:2 Gcina imithetho yam, uphile; Nomyalelo wam njengokhozo lweliso lakho.
7:3 Zibophe eminweni yakho, zibhale elucwecweni lwentliziyo yakho.
7:4 Yithi kubulumko, Ungudade wethu; Yithi ingqiqo yakho
isizalwane:
7:5 Ukuze ugcinwe kumkamntu, Kowolunye uhlanga, owasemzini
uyandithuthuzela ngamazwi akhe.
7:6 Kuba ngefestile yendlu yam, ndalunguza;
7:7 Ndabona phakathi kweziyatha, Ndaqonda phakathi kwamadodana, umncinane
umntu oswele ukuqonda;
7:8 Ehambahamba esitratweni, kufuphi nembombo yakhe; wahamba ngendlela eya kuye
indlu,
7:9 Ngongcwalazi, ngokuhlwa, Kube mnyama nakubusuku.
7:10 Nanko umfazi emkhawulela, Enengubo yehenyukazi;
ubuqhetseba bentliziyo.
7:11 Uyangxola, uyinjubaqa, Azihlali endlwini yakhe iinyawo zakhe.
7:12 Ngoku ungaphandle, Ngoku usezitratweni, Ulalela zonke iindawo
ikona.)
7:13 Wambamba, wamanga, wathi kuye, Ebudlolo ubuso
yena,
7:14 Ndinemibingelelo yoxolo kum; Namhla ndizizalisile izibhambathiso zam.
7:15 Ngenxa yoko ndiphume ndeza kukukhawulela, Ndihle ndakufuna ubuso bakho;
ndikufumene.
7:16 Umandlalo wam ndiwandlele ngemiqamelo, ngemiqamelo, ngemikrolo
ilinen ecikizekileyo yaseYiputa.
7:17 Ndiwuqhole umandlalo wam ngemore, nehaloti, nesinamon.
7:18 Yiza, sihluthise ngothando kude kuse, sichwayithe
ngokwethu ngothando.
7:19 Kuba indoda ayikho ekhaya, Ihambe uhambo olude.
7:20 Uphethe ingxowa yemali, aze afike ekhaya emini
onyuliweyo.
7:21 Ngentetho yakhe eninzi emnandi, wamgungxula, ecudisa
ngemilebe yomlomo wakhe wamnyanzela.
7:22 Amlandele kwaoko, njengenkomo isiya ekuxhelweni, nanjengemazi.
isiyatha ekululekeni izigodo;
7:23 ude utolo lusicande isibindi sakhe; njengentaka ingxamela esibatheni;
engazi ukuba kungenxa yomphefumlo wakhe.
7:24 Ke ngoko, bonyana, ndiphulaphuleni, niwabekele indlebe amazwi omlomo wakhe
umlomo wam.
7:25 Intliziyo yakho mayinganxaxheli ezindleleni zakhe, Ungandwendweli emendweni wakhe.
7:26 Kuba uwisile abaninzi abangxwelerhiweyo;
ebulewe nguye.
7:27 Iziindlela zelabafileyo indlu yakhe, Zihla ziye ezingontsini zokufa.