Izaga
6:1 Ndodana yami, uma uyisibambiso somngane wakho, uma ubole isandla sakho
nomuntu ongamazi,
6:2 Ucushwe ngamazwi omlomo wakho, ubanjwe ngamazwi
amazwi omlomo wakho.
6:3 Yenza lokhu manje, ndodana yami, futhi uzikhulule, lapho usungene ezweni
isandla somngane wakho; hamba, uzithobe, umqinise umngane wakho.
6:4 Unganiki amehlo akho ubuthongo, nezinkophe zakho ukozela.
6:5 Zikhulule njengensephe esandleni somzingeli, nanjengenyoni
isandla somcuphi.
6:6 Hamba entuthwaneni, vilandini; bheka izindlela zayo, uhlakaniphe;
6:7 elingenamkhokheli, nambonisi, nambusi,
6:8 Inikeza ukudla kwayo ehlobo, futhi ibutha ukudla kwayo ngesikhathi sokuvuna.
6:9 Koze kube nini ulala, vilandini? uyakuvuka nini kuwe
ukulala?
6:10 Nokho ubuthongo kancane, ukozela kancane, ukusonga izandla kancane ukuze
lala:
6:11 Ngakho kuyofika ubumpofu bakho njengomhambi, futhi ukuswela kwakho njengoba i
indoda ehlomile.
6:12 Umuntu ogangileyo, umuntu omubi, uhamba ngomlomo ophambene.
6:13 Ucifa iso, ukhuluma ngezinyawo zakhe, ufundisa
iminwe yakhe;
6:14 Inkohliso isenhliziyweni yakhe, uceba okubi njalo; uyahlwanyela
ukungezwani.
6:15 Ngakho-ke inhlekelele yakhe izofika ngokuzumayo; ngokuzumayo uyakwaphulwa
ngaphandle kwekhambi.
6:16 Lezi zinto eziyisithupha uJehova azizondayo, yebo, eziyisikhombisa ziyisinengiso kubo
yena:
6:17 Amehlo aziqhenyayo, nolimi lwamanga, nezandla ezichitha igazi elingenacala;
6:18 Inhliziyo eceba imicabango emibi, nezinyawo ezishesha ukungena
ukugijimela ebubini,
6:19 Ufakazi wamanga okhuluma amanga, futhi ohlwanyela ukuhlukana phakathi
bazalwane.
6:20 Ndodana yami, gcina umyalo kayihlo, futhi ungawushiyi umthetho wakho
umama:
6:21 Zibophe njalo enhliziyweni yakho, futhi uzibophe entanyeni yakho.
6:22 Lapho uhamba, iyokuhola; lapho ulala, kuyakulinda
wena; futhi lapho uvuka, iyokhuluma nawe.
6:23 Ngoba umyalo uyisibani; nomthetho ungukukhanya; nokusolwa kwe
ukufundisa kuyindlela yokuphila;
6:24 Ukuze uvikeleke kowesifazane omubi, ekuthopheni kolimi lwe
owesifazane ongaziwa.
6:25 Ungakhanukeli ubuhle bakhe enhliziyweni yakho; futhi makakuthathe
amajwabu amehlo akhe.
6:26 Ngokuba ngowesifazane oyisifebe indoda inikwa ucezu lwesinkwa.
umfazi ophingayo uzingela ukuphila okuyigugu.
6:27 Umuntu angaphatha umlilo esifubeni sakhe, futhi izingubo zakhe zingashi?
6:28 Umuntu angahamba phezu kwamalahle ashisayo, futhi izinyawo zakhe zingashi?
6:29 Kanjalo ongena kumkamakhelwane wakhe; loba ngubani omthintayo
kayikuba msulwa.
6:30 Abantu abalideleli isela, uma lintshontsha ukuze lisuthise umphefumulo walo, lapho lintshontshwa.
elambile;
6:31 Kodwa uma etholwa, uyakubuyisela kasikhombisa; uyakunikela konke
impahla yendlu yakhe.
6:32 Kodwa noma ubani ophinga nowesifazane uswele ukuqonda
okwenzayo uchitha umphefumulo wakhe.
6:33 Uyothola inxeba nehlazo; nesihlamba sakhe asiyikwesulwa
kude.
6:34 Ngoba umhawu ukufutheka kwendoda, ngakho-ke ngeke ayeke phakathi
usuku lwempindiselo.
6:35 Ngeke abheke noma yisiphi isihlengo; futhi ngeke aphumule, nakuba wena
upha izipho eziningi.