IMizekeliso
23:1 Xa uthe wahlala phantsi, ukuba udle nomlawuli, Qonda kunene, ukuba yintoni na?
phambi kwakho:
23:2 ubeke isitshetshe emqaleni wakho, ukuba ungumntu onombilini.
23:3 Musa ukuzinqwenela izidlo zakhe ezinencasa; Kukudla kwenkohliso.
23:4 Musa ukuzidinisa ngokufuna ubutyebi; Yeka okwakho ukuqonda.
23:5 Amehlo akho uya kuwasukelisa ubutyebi na, bungekho nje? ngenxa yobutyebi ngokuqinisekileyo
bazenzele amaphiko; ziphaphazela njengexhalanga esibhakabhakeni.
23:6 Musa ukudla ukudla koliso libi, unganqweneli
ukutya kwakhe okumnandi:
23:7 Kuba njengoko anjalo ocinga yedwa unjalo yena; Uthi, Yidlani, nisele.
wena; kodwa intliziyo yakhe ayinawe.
23:8 Umthamo owudlileyo uya kuwuhlanza, Ulahlekwe nencasa yakho
amazwi.
23:9 Musa ukuthetha ezindlebeni zesinyabi; Ngokuba siyabudela ubulumko bakho
amazwi.
23:10 Musa ukuwushenxisa umlimandlela omdala; kwaye ungangeni emasimini
inkedama:
23:11 Kuba umkhululi wazo womelele; yena wobambana nawe yena.
23:12 Yinikele intliziyo yakho eluqeqeshweni, Neendlebe zakho entethweni
ulwazi.
23:13 Musa ukuluyeka uqeqesho emntwaneni; Ukuba uthe wambetha
intonga akayi kufa.
23:14 Wombetha ngentonga, uhlangule umphefumlo wakhe kwelabafileyo.
23:15 Nyana wam, ukuba ithe yalumka intliziyo yakho.
23:16 Zidlamke izintso zam Ekuthetheni komlomo wakho okuthe tye.
23:17 Intliziyo yakho mayingabamoneli aboni; Ke yoyika uYehova
imini yonke.
23:18 Ngokuba inene, kukho isiphelo; Ithemba lakho aliyi kunqunyulwa.
23:19 Yiva, wena nyana wam, ulumke, Uyinyathelise intliziyo yakho ithi gca endleleni.
23:20 Musa ukuba phakathi kwabasela iwayini; phakathi kwabadla inyama abangazithandiyo;
23:21 Kuba isela-wayini nedla-kudla liya kuhlwempuzeka, nokozela.
Yambathisa umntu amadlavu.
23:22 Mphulaphule uyihlo, lowo wakuzalayo, Ungamdeli unyoko xa
umdala.
23:23 Thenga inyaniso, ungathengisi ngayo; kwanobulumko, noqeqesho, kunye
ukuqonda.
23:24 Uyise welungisa uya kuvuya kunene, Nozalayo
Umntwana osisilumko uya kuvuya ngaye.
23:25 Makavuye uyihlo nonyoko, Agcobe umfazi owakuzalayo
vuyani.
23:26 Ndinike intliziyo yakho, nyana wam, Amehlo akho akholiswe ziindlela zam.
23:27 Kuba sisihogo esinzulu ihenyukazi; Liqula elimxinwa umfazi wolunye uhlanga.
23:28 Ulalela njengexhoba, andise abakreqi
phakathi kwabantu.
23:29 Ungokabani na uYeha? Ngubani na umvandedwa? Ngubani na onosukuzwano? Ngubani na ophololozayo?
Anabani na amanxeba ngelize? Ngubani na onamehlo anozizi?
23:30 Abo bahlala ixesha elide ewayinini; abahamba befuna iwayini ephithikeziweyo.
23:31 Musa ukuyikhangela iwayini, xa izenza ingqombela, Xa ibengezelayo
nendebe, xa ijikajikayo;
23:32 Ukuphela kwayo iluma njengenyoka, Iluma njengerhamba.
23:33 Amehlo akho aya kubona izinto zasemzini, ithethe intliziyo yakho
izinto ezigwenxa.
23:34 Ewe, uya kuba njengolele esazulwini solwandle, okanye njengomnye.
lowo ulala encochoyini yemasti.
23:35 Uya kuthi, Bandibetha, andeva ntlungu; bane
Ndabetha, andaziva; Ndiya kuvuka nini na? ndisaya kuyifuna
kwakhona.