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.