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.