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.