Izaga
5:1 Ndodana yami, lalela ukuhlakanipha kwami, ubeke indlebe yakho ekuqondeni kwami.
5:2 Ukuze uqaphele ukuqonda, futhi ukuze izindebe zakho zigcine
ulwazi.
5:3 Ngoba izindebe zowesifazane ongaziwa ziconsa njengekhekheba lezinyosi, futhi umlomo wakhe
bushelelezi kunamafutha:
5:4 Kodwa ukuphela kwakhe kumunyu njengomhlonyane, kubukhali njengenkemba esika nhlangothi zombili.
5:5 Izinyawo zakhe zehlela ekufeni; izinyathelo zakhe zibambelele esihogweni.
5:6 Hleze ucabange indlela yokuphila, izindlela zakhe ziyanyakaza, ukuthi
awukwazi ukuzazi.
5:7 Ngakho-ke, ngizweni manje, O nina bantwana, futhi ningasuki emazwini ka
umlomo wami.
5:8 Susa indlela yakho kude naye, ungasondeli emnyango wendlu yakhe.
5:9 Hleze unike abanye udumo lwakho, futhi iminyaka yakho kononya.
5:10 Hleze abafokazi bagcwale ingcebo yakho; nemishikashika yakho ibe sezweni
indlu yomuntu ongamazi;
5:11 Futhi ekugcineni uzolila, lapho inyama yakho nomzimba wakho kudliwe.
5:12 Futhi uthi: "Ngiye ngakuzonda kanjani ukulaywa, futhi inhliziyo yami yadelela ukusolwa?
5:13 Futhi angizange ngilalele izwi labafundisi bami, futhi angizange ngiyithambekise indlebe yami kubo
abangiyalayo!
5:14 Ngacishe ngaba sebubini bonke phakathi kwebandla nomhlangano.
5:15 Phuza amanzi emgodini wakho siqu, namanzi agobhozayo aphuma kowakho
owakho umthombo.
5:16 Imithombo yakho mayihlakazeke ngaphandle, nemifula yamanzi emanzini
imigwaqo.
5:17 Makube ezakho kuphela, futhi kungabi ezabezizwe nawe.
5:18 Mawubusiswe umthombo wakho, futhi ujabule ngomfazi wobusha bakho.
5:19 Makabe njengendluzele yendluzele ethandekayo nendluzele enhle; amabele akhe asuthise
kuwe ngezikhathi zonke; ubusulwe njalo luthando lwakhe.
5:20 Futhi kungani wena, ndodana yami, uzodlwengulwa ngowesifazane ongaziwa, futhi ugone
esifubeni somfokazi?
5:21 Ngoba izindlela zomuntu ziphambi kwamehlo kaJehova, futhi yena uyazindla
zonke izindlela zakhe.
5:22 Ububi bakhe siqu uyothatha omubi ngokwakhe, futhi uyobanjwa
ngezintambo zezono zakhe.
5:23 Uyakufa ngaphandle kokuqondiswa; nangobukhulu bobuwula bakhe
izoduka.