Izaga
8:1 Ukuhlakanipha akumemezi na? nokuqonda kuzwakalisa izwi lakho na?
8:2 Umi eziqongweni zezindawo eziphakemeyo, ngasendleleni ezindaweni zethempeli
izindlela.
8:3 Iyamemeza emasangweni, ekungeneni komuzi, ekungeneni
iminyango.
8:4 Ngibiza kini, O madoda; izwi lami libhekise kubantwana babantu.
8:5 O nina abangenalwazi, qondani ukuhlakanipha, futhi, nina ziwula, yibani nokuqonda
inhliziyo.
8:6 Yizwani; ngoba ngizakhuluma izinto ezinhle kakhulu; nokuvulwa kwezindebe zami
kuzoba yizinto ezifanele.
8:7 Ngoba umlomo wami uyokhuluma iqiniso; nobubi buyisinengiso kimi
izindebe.
8:8 Wonke amazwi omlomo wami alungile; akukho okuphambene
noma uphambene kuzo.
8:9 Bonke bacacile kuye oqondayo, futhi ulungile kubo ukuthi
thola ulwazi.
8:10 Yamukelani imfundo yami, hhayi isiliva; nolwazi kunokuzikhethela
igolide.
8:11 Ngoba ukuhlakanipha kungcono kunamarubi; nazo zonke izinto ezifiswayo
akumelwe aqhathaniswe nawo.
8:12 Mina kuhlakanipha ngihlala ngokukhalipha, futhi ngizuza ulwazi lobuhlakani
okusunguliwe.
8:13 Ukumesaba uJehova kungukuzonda okubi: ukuzidla, nokuzidla, nokubi.
indlela, nomlomo ophambene ngiyawuzonda.
8:14 Ngokwami iseluleko nokuhlakanipha; Nginamandla.
8:15 Ngami amakhosi abusa, nezikhulu zinquma ubulungisa.
8:16 Ngami izikhulu zibusa, nezikhulu, bonke abahluleli bomhlaba.
8:17 Ngiyabathanda abangithandayo; nabangifuna ekuseni bayakungifumana.
8:18 Ingcebo nodumo kukimi; yebo, ingcebo ehlala njalo nokulunga.
8:19 Isithelo sami singcono kunegolide, yebo, kunegolide elicwengekileyo; kanye nemali engenayo yami
isiliva lekhethelo.
8:20 Ngihola endleleni yokulunga, phakathi kwemikhondo
ukwahlulela:
8:21 Ukuze ngenze ukuba abangithandayo badle ifa; futhi ngizokwenza
gcwalisa ingcebo yabo.
8:22 UJehova wangidala ngingukuqala kwendlela yakhe, ngaphambi kwemisebenzi yakhe
endala.
8:23 Ngamiswa kusukela phakade, kusukela ekuqaleni, noma emhlabeni
kwaba.
8:24 Lapho kungekho ukujula, Ngazalwa; lapho kwakungekho
imithombo egcwele amanzi.
8:25 Izintaba zingakamiswa, namagquma engakazalwa, ngazalwa.
8:26 Ngenkathi engakawenzi umhlaba, namasimu, naphezulu
ingxenye yothuli lomhlaba.
8:27 Lapho elungisa amazulu, ngangikhona: lapho ebeka inkampasi phezu
ubuso bokujula:
8:28 Lapho esungula amafu phezulu, lapho eqinisa imithombo
ekujuleni:
8:29 Lapho enikeza ulwandle umthetho wakhe, ukuze amanzi angadluli owakhe
umyalo: lapho ebeka izisekelo zomhlaba;
8:30 Khona-ke ngangiseduze kwakhe, njengomuntu okhuliswe naye, futhi ngangingowakhe nsuku zonke
thokozani, nethabe phambi kwakhe njalo;
8:31 Ukuthokoza endaweni okuhlalwa kuyo umhlaba wakhe; futhi injabulo yami yayinayo
amadodana abantu.
8:32 Ngakho-ke, manje, O nina bantwana, ngilaleleni kimi, ngoba babusisiwe labo
gcina izindlela zami.
8:33 Yizwani isiyalo, nihlakaniphe, futhi ningakwenqabi.
8:34 Ubusisiwe umuntu ongizwayo, elinda imihla ngemihla emasangweni ami, elindile
ezinsikeni zeminyango yami.
8:35 Ngoba ongitholayo uthola ukuphila, futhi uyozuza umusa eNkosini.
8:36 Kodwa lowo owona kimi ulimaza umphefumulo wakhe, bonke labo abazondayo
ngithanda ukufa.