Izaga
9:1 Ukuhlakanipha kuyakhile indlu yakho, kubazile izinsika zakho eziyisikhombisa.
9:2 Lizibulele izinkomo zalo; buxube iwayini labo; unaye futhi
walungisa itafula lakhe.
9:3 Ithumile izintombi zayo, ikhala ezindaweni eziphakemeyo
Idolobha,
9:4 Noma ubani ongenalwazi, makaphambukele lapha, noma ngubani oswele
eqonda, wathi kuye.
9:5 Wozani, nidle isinkwa sami, niphuze iwayini engilixubile.
9:6 Yekani iziwula niphile; uhambe ngendlela yokuqonda.
9:7 Osola isideleli uzitholela ihlazo;
ukhuza omubi uzitholela isibazi.
9:8 Ungakhuzi isideleli, funa sikuzonde; khuza ohlakaniphileyo, uyakubona.
ngiyakuthanda.
9:9 Mfundise ohlakaniphileyo, futhi uyohlakanipha ngokwengeziwe: fundisa olungileyo
umuntu, futhi uyokwandisa ukufunda.
9:10 Ukumesaba uJehova kungukuqala kokuhlakanipha, nokwazi
ongcwele ungukuqonda.
9:11 Ngoba ngami izinsuku zakho ziyakwandiswa, futhi iminyaka yokuphila kwakho iyoba
kwandiswe.
9:12 Uma uhlakaniphile, uyozihlakaniphela ngokwakho;
wena wedwa uyakuthwala.
9:13 Owesifazane oyisiwula uyaxokozela, uyisiwula, futhi akazi lutho.
9:14 Ngoba uhlezi emnyango wendlu yakhe, esihlalweni ezindaweni eziphakemeyo
wedolobha,
9:15 ukubiza abagibeli abahamba ngendlela yabo;
9:16 Noma ubani ongenalwazi, makaphambukele lapha, futhi noma ubani oswele
eqonda, wathi kuye.
9:17 Amanzi ebiwe amnandi, nesinkwa esidliwa ngasese simnandi.
9:18 Kodwa akazi ukuthi abafileyo bakhona; nokuthi abamenyiweyo bakhe bangenile
ekujuleni kwesihogo.