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.