IMizekeliso
8:1 Abumemezi na ubulumko? Ingqondo ilikhupha na ilizwi layo?
8:2 Emantloko eendawo eziphezulu ngasendleleni, ezindaweni zeendawo zokuhlala
iindlela.
8:3 Bumemeza emasangweni, ekungeneni komzi, ekungeneni kwabo;
iingcango.
8:4 Ndibiza kuni, madoda; ilizwi lam lisingisele koonyana babantu.
8:5 Buqondeni, ziziyatha; Yiqondeni, zinyabi
intliziyo.
8:6 Yivani; kuba ndiya kuthetha izinto zobuhlalu; nokuvula imilebe yomlomo wam
ziya kuba zizinto ezilungileyo.
8:7 Ngokuba umlomo wam uxela inyaniso; Okungendawo kulisikizi kum
imilebe.
8:8 Yonke intetho yomlomo wam isebulungiseni; akukho nto igwenxa
okanye sigqwethekile kuzo.
8:9 Zonke zithe gca konengqondo, Zithe tye kwabalungileyo
fumana ulwazi.
8:10 Yamkelani uqeqesho lwam, ningamkeli silivere; nolwazi ngaphezu kokhetho
igolide.
8:11 Kuba ubulumko bulungile ngaphezu kwekorale; nazo zonke izinto ezinqwenelekayo
ayinakulinganiswa nayo.
8:12 Mna, bulumko, ndakhele ebuqilini;
izinto ezintsha.
8:13 Ukoyika uYehova kukuthiya into embi: Ikratshi, ukukratsha, nobubi.
Nomlomo onempenduka, ndiyawuthiya.
8:14 Likum icebo nobulumko; Ndinamandla.
8:15 Ookumkani banobukumkani ngam; Nezidwangube zimisa ubulungisa ngam.
8:16 Bathethela ngam abathetheli, Namanene, nabagwebi bonke behlabathi.
8:17 Abandithandayo ndiyabathanda nam; nabandifunayo kwakusasa baya kundifumana.
8:18 Bunam ubutyebi nozuko; ewe, ubutyebi nobulungisa obuhlala buhleli.
8:19 Silungile isiqhamo sam ngaphezu kwegolide embiweyo, nakwengcwengekileyo; kunye nengeniso yam ngaphezu
isilivere yohlobo.
8:20 Ndihamba ngomendo wobulungisa, Phakathi komendo wosindiso
isigwebo:
8:21 Ukuze abandithandayo ndibadlise ilifa elililo; kwaye ndiya kwenza njalo
gcwalisa ubuncwane babo.
8:22 UYehova wandivelisa ndaba yintlahlela yendlela yakhe, Ndaba ngowamandulo emisebenzini yakhe
indala.
8:23 Ndamiswa kwasephakadeni, kwasentloko, kwasehlabathini lonke
yaba.
8:24 Ndazalwa kungekabikho manzi anzongonzongo; xa bekungekho
imithombo ezele ngamanzi.
8:25 Ndazalwa zingekafakwa ntaba, Naphambi kweenduli.
8:26 Engekawenzi umhlaba, namasimi, nophezulu
inxalenye yothuli lwehlabathi.
8:27 Ekulilungiseni kwakhe izulu, ndandikho apho;
ubuso bobunzulu:
8:28 Ekuwamiseni kwakhe amafu phezulu, Ekuqiniseni kwakhe imithombo
enzulwini:
8:29 Ekulumiseleni kwakhe ulwandle umthetho wakhe, ukuba amanzi angadluli kuye;
Umthetho, ekumiseni kwakhe iziseko zehlabathi;
8:30 Bendiba ecaleni kwakhe ke, njengotatanyiswa kunye naye, ndingowakhe imihla ngemihla
nigcobe, nigcobe ngamaxesha onke phambi kwakhe;
8:31 Ndidlala phambi kwakhe ixesha lonke; nolonwabo lwam lube kunye
oonyana babantu.
8:32 Ke ngoko, bonyana, ndiveni; ngokuba hayi, uyolo lwabo!
zigcine iindlela zam.
8:33 Yivani uqeqesho, nibe nobulumko, Ningaluyeki.
8:34 Hayi, utolo lomntu ondivayo, Elinde emasangweni am iimini ngeemini
emigubasini yeminyango yam.
8:35 Kuba othe wandifumana, ufumene ubomi; Uzuze okukholekileyo kuYehova.
8:36 Owonayo kum uwugonyamela umphefumlo wakhe, nabathiyayo bonke
ndithanda ukufa.