Izaga
3:1 Ndodana yami, ungakhohlwa umthetho wami; kepha inhliziyo yakho mayigcine imiyalo yami;
3:2 Ngokuba ziyakwenezela kuwe ubude bezinsuku, nempilo ende, nokuthula.
3:3 Umusa neqiniso makungakushiyi, kubophe entanyeni yakho; bhala
uwabeke etafuleni lenhliziyo yakho.
3:4 Ngakho uyakuthola umusa nokuqonda okuhle emehlweni kaNkulunkulu futhi
indoda.
3:5 Thembela kuJehova ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho; ungenciki kokwakho
ukuqonda.
3:6 Mazise yena ezindleleni zakho zonke, futhi uyoqondisa izindlela zakho.
3:7 Ungabi ohlakaniphile emehlweni akho: yesaba uJehova, futhi udede ebubini.
3:8 Kuyakuba nempilo enkabeni yakho, nomnkantsha emathanjeni akho.
3:9 Dumisa uJehova ngempahla yakho, futhi ngolibo lwakho konke
ukwanda kwakho:
3:10 Ngakho ngeke izinqolobane zakho zigcwale inala, futhi izikhamo zakho ziyoqhuma
phuma newayini elisha.
3:11 Ndodana yami, ungadeleli ukulaya kukaJehova; futhi lingakhathali ngeyakhe
ukulungiswa:
3:12 Ngoba iNKOSI iyamlaya amthandayo; njengoyise indodana akuyo
uyathokoza.
3:13 Uyajabula umuntu othola ukuhlakanipha, nomuntu ozuzayo
ukuqonda.
3:14 Ngoba ukuthengiswa kwalo kungcono kunokuthengiswa kwesiliva, futhi
inzuzo yakho kunegolide elihle.
3:15 Uyigugu ngaphezu kwamarubi, futhi zonke izinto ongazifisa
azifaniswe naye.
3:16 Ubude bezinsuku busesandleni sabo sokunene; futhi esandleni sakhe sobunxele ingcebo futhi
udumo.
3:17 Izindlela zabo ziyizindlela zobumnandi, futhi zonke izindlela zabo ziwukuthula.
3:18 Ungumuthi wokuphila kwababambelela kuye, futhi uyajabula bonke
ombambayo.
3:19 Ngokuhlakanipha uJehova useke umhlaba; unakho ngokuqonda
wamisa amazulu.
3:20 Ngolwazi lwakhe izinzulu zichotshoziwe, futhi amafu awisa phansi
amazolo.
3:21 Ndodana yami, makungasuki emehlweni akho: gcina ukuhlakanipha okuphelele futhi
ukuqonda:
3:22 Ngakho kuyakuba ukuphila emphefumulweni wakho, futhi umusa entanyeni yakho.
3:23 Khona-ke uyohamba endleleni yakho ngokuphepha, futhi unyawo lwakho ngeke kukhubeke.
3:24 Lapho ulala, awuyikwesaba, yebo, uzoqamba amanga
phansi, ubuthongo bakho bube mnandi.
3:25 Ungesabi ukwesaba okuzumayo, noma ukuchithwa kwababi.
nxa ifika.
3:26 Ngoba uJehova uyakuba yithemba lakho, futhi uyogcina unyawo lwakho kusukela
kuthathwe.
3:27 Ungagodli okuhle kulabo okubafanele, lapho kusemandleni
esandleni sakho ukukwenza.
3:28 Ungasho kumakhelwane wakho, Hamba, futhi ubuye, futhi kusasa ngizobuya
nika; nxa ulakho.
3:29 Ungacebi okubi ngomakhelwane wakho, lokhu ehlezi eduze kwakhe elondekile
wena.
3:30 Ungaxabani nomuntu ngaphandle kwesizathu, uma engenzanga okubi kuwe.
3:31 Ungabi namhawu umcindezeli, futhi ungakhethi neyodwa yezindlela zakhe.
3:32 Ngoba ophambukayo uyisinengiso kuJehova, kodwa imfihlo yakhe ikuJehova
olungileyo.
3:33 Isiqalekiso sikaJehova sisendlini yomubi, kepha uyabusisa uJehova
indawo yokuhlala yabalungileyo.
3:34 Impela uyabadelela abadeleli, kepha abathobekileyo ubapha umusa.
3:35 Abahlakaniphileyo bayothola ifa lodumo, kodwa ihlazo kuyoba ukukhushulwa iziwula.