Izaga 2:1 Ndodana yami, uma wamukela amazwi ami, futhi ufihle imiyalo yami wena; 2:2 Ukuze uthambekise indlebe yakho ekuhlakanipheni, ubeke inhliziyo yakho kukho ukuqonda; 2:3 Yebo, uma umemeza ngolwazi, futhi uphakamise izwi lakho ukuqonda; 2:4 Uma umfuna njengesiliva, futhi umfune njengokucashile ingcebo; 2:5 Khona-ke uyakuqonda ukumesaba uJehova, futhi uthole ulwazi kaNkulunkulu. 2:6 Ngokuba uJehova upha ukuhlakanipha; emlonyeni wakhe kuphuma ukwazi kanye ukuqonda. 2:7 Uyababekelela abalungile ukuhlakanipha okuqondileyo, uyihawu kubo abahamba ngobuqotho. 2:8 Ugcina izindlela zokwahlulela, futhi ulonda indlela yabangcwele bakhe. 2:9 Khona-ke uyakuqonda ukulunga, nokwahlulela, nobuqotho; yebo, zonke izindlela ezinhle. 2:10 Lapho ukuhlakanipha kungena enhliziyweni yakho, futhi ulwazi lumnandi umphefumulo wakho; 2:11 Ukuqonda kuyakulonda, ukuqonda kuyakulonda; 2:12 Ukuze akukhulule endleleni yomuntu omubi, kumuntu okhulumayo izinto eziphambene; 2:13 Abashiya izindlela zobuqotho, ukuze bahambe ezindleleni zobumnyama; 2:14 abajabulela ukwenza okubi, futhi bajabulela ukuhlanekezela ababi; 2:15 abazindlela zabo ziyisigwegwe, futhi banhlanhlatha emikhondweni yabo. 2:16 Ukuze akukhulule kowesifazane wezizwe, ngisho kowezizwe uyathopha ngamazwi akhe; 2:17 Oshiya umngane wobusha bakhe, futhi akhohlwe isivumelwano uNkulunkulu wakhe. 2:18 Ngoba indlu yakhe ishonela ekufeni, nemikhondo yakhe ishone kwabafileyo. 2:19 Akekho oya kuye obuyayo futhi, futhi ngeke babambe ezindleleni yokuphila. 2:20 Ukuze uhambe endleleni yabantu abalungile, futhi ugcine izindlela zabantu olungileyo. 2:21 Ngoba abaqotho bayohlala ezweni, futhi abaphelele bayosala yona. 2:22 Kodwa ababi bayonqunywa emhlabeni, futhi abephula umthetho izasishulwa kuyo.