Izaga
1:1 Izaga zikaSolomoni indodana kaDavide, inkosi yakwa-Israyeli;
1:2 Ukuze bazi ukuhlakanipha nokulaywa; ukuqonda amazwi okuqonda;
1:3 Ukwamukela isiyalo sokuhlakanipha, ubulungisa, nokwahlulela, nokulunga;
1:4 Ukunika abangenalwazi ukuhlakanipha, insizwa ukwazi kanye
ukuqonda.
1:5 Umuntu ohlakaniphileyo uyakuzwa, andise ukufunda; nomuntu we
ukuqonda kuyakufinyelela emalulekweni ahlakaniphileyo;
1:6 ukuze baqonde isaga nencazelo; amazwi abahlakaniphileyo,
namazwi abo amnyama.
1:7 Ukumesaba uJehova kungukuqala kolwazi, kepha iziwula ziyadelela
ukuhlakanipha neziyalo.
1:8 Ndodana yami, yizwa ukulaya kukayihlo, futhi ungawushiyi umthetho kayihlo
umama wakho:
1:9 Ngoba bayoba umhlobiso womusa ekhanda lakho, namaketanga nxazonke
intamo yakho.
1:10 Ndodana yami, uma izoni ukuyenga, ungavumi.
1:11 Uma bethi, Hamba nathi, masiqamekele igazi, siqamekele
ngasese kwabangenacala ngaphandle kwesizathu.
1:12 Masibagwinye bephila njengethuna; futhi bephelele, njengalabo abahambayo
phansi emgodini:
1:13 Sizothola yonke impahla eyigugu, sizogcwalisa izindlu zethu
konakalisa:
1:14 Yenza inkatho yakho phakathi kwethu; asibe nesikhwama semali sonke;
1:15 Ndodana yami, ungahambi nabo endleleni; nqanda unyawo lwakho kuzo
indlela:
1:16 Ngoba izinyawo zabo zigijimela ebubini, futhi bayashesha ukuchitha igazi.
1:17 Impela inetha lendlalelwa ize emehlweni azo zonke izinyoni.
1:18 Futhi baqamekela igazi labo siqu; bacathamela okwabo
izimpilo.
1:19 Zinjalo izindlela zabo bonke abahahela inzuzo; elisusayo
impilo yabanikazi bayo.
1:20 Ukuhlakanipha kumemeza ngaphandle; uzwakalisa izwi lakhe ezitaladini.
1:21 Uyamemeza endaweni yokuhlangana, ekuvuleni kwethempeli
emasangweni: emzini ikhuluma amazwi ayo, ithi.
1:22 Koze kube nini, nina abangenalwazi, nithanda ukungabi nalwazi? nabaklolodayo
bajabule ngokudelela kwabo, neziwula zizonda ukwazi na?
1:23 Phendukelani ekusoleni kwami; bhekani, ngiyakuthulula umoya wami kini
ngizonazisa amazwi ami kini.
1:24 Ngoba ngibizile, kodwa anivumi; ngelulile isandla sami, futhi
akekho owanaka;
1:25 Kodwa nichithe wonke amasu ami, anivumanga ukusola kwami.
1:26 Nami ngizokuhleka ngenhlekelele yakho; ngiyakuklolodela ekufikeni kokwesaba kwenu;
1:27 Lapho ukwesaba kwakho kufika njengencithakalo, futhi ukubhujiswa kwakho kufika njenge
isivunguvungu; lapho ukuhlupheka nosizi nehlela phezu kwenu.
1:28 Khona-ke bayongibiza, kodwa mina ngeke ukuphendula; bayakungifuna
ekuseni, kepha abayikungifumana;
1:29 Ngokuba bazonda ukwazi, futhi abazange bakhethe ukumesaba uJehova.
1:30 Abavumanga ukweluleka kwami, badelela konke ukusola kwami.
1:31 Ngakho bayodla izithelo zendlela yabo, futhi bayosutha
ngemishini yabo.
1:32 Ngoba ukufulathela abangenalwazi kuyobabulala, kanye nempumelelo
iziwula ziyakuzibhubhisa.
1:33 Kodwa noma ubani olalela kimi uyohlala elondekile, futhi uyobe enokuthula
ukwesaba okubi.