Izaga 4:1 Zwanini, nina bantwana, ukulaya kukayise, nilalele ukuze nazi ukuqonda. 4:2 Ngokuba ngininika imfundiso enhle, ningawushiyi umthetho wami. 4:3 Ngoba ngangiyindodana kababa, ethambile futhi ethandekayo kuphela emehlweni ami umama. 4:4 Wangifundisa futhi, wathi kimi: Inhliziyo yakho mayibambe amazwi ami. gcina imiyalo yami, uphile. 4:5 Zuza ukuhlakanipha, zuza ukuqonda, ungakhohlwa; futhi unganciphi ku- amazwi omlomo wami. 4:6 Ungamshiyi, futhi uyokulondoloza wena: mthande, futhi uyoba gcina wena. 4:7 Ukuhlakanipha kuyinto eyinhloko; ngakho zuza ukuhlakanipha, nangakho konke okwakho ukuthola ukuqonda. 4:8 Mphakamise, uyakukuphakamisa; uyakukukhazimulisa; lapho umgona. 4:9 Uyakunika ekhanda lakho umqhele womusa: umqhele wenkazimulo uyakukunikela. 4:10 Yizwa, ndodana yami, wamukele amazwi ami; futhi iminyaka yokuphila kwakho iyoba babe baningi. 4:11 Ngikufundisile endleleni yokuhlakanipha; ngikuholile ezindleleni eziqondileyo. 4:12 Lapho uhamba, izinyathelo zakho ngeke ziminyene; futhi nini wena gijima, ungakhubeki. 4:13 Bamba ngokuqinile ekufundiseni; makangahambi: mgcine; ngoba ungowakho ukuphila. 4:14 Ungangeni endleleni yababi, futhi ungahambi endleleni yobubi amadoda. 4:15 Yigweme, ungadluli kuyo, ujike kuyo, udlule. 4:16 Ngoba abalali, ngaphandle kokuba benze okubi; nobuthongo babo bunjalo basuswe, ngaphandle kokuthi bawise abanye. 4:17 Ngoba badla isinkwa sobubi, futhi baphuze iwayini lobudlova. 4:18 Kodwa indlela yabalungileyo injengokukhanya okukhazimulayo, okukhanya kakhulu futhi okuningi kuze kube usuku oluphelele. 4:19 Indlela yababi injengobumnyama, abakwazi abakushoyo khubeka. 4:20 Ndodana yami, lalela amazwi ami; beka indlebe yakho emazwini ami. 4:21 Mazingasuki emehlweni akho; uwagcine phakathi kwakho inhliziyo. 4:22 Ngoba ziyimpilo kulabo abazitholayo, nempilo yabo bonke inyama. 4:23 Gcina inhliziyo yakho ngayo yonke inkuthalo; ngoba kuyo kuvela imithombo yokuphila. 4:24 Khipha kuwe umlomo ophambene, nezindebe ezihlanekezelwe kude nawe. 4:25 Ake amehlo akho abheke ngqo, futhi ake izinkophe zakho zibheke ngqo phambi wena. 4:26 Qonda indlela yonyawo lwakho, futhi ake zonke izindlela zakho ziqiniswe. 4:27 Ungaphendukeli ngakwesokunene noma ngakwesokhohlo, susa unyawo lwakho ebubini.