Izaga
11:1 Isilinganiso esikhohlisayo siyisinengiso kuJehova, kepha isisindo esilungile singesakhe
injabulo.
11:2 Lapho kufika ukuziqhenya, kufika ihlazo, kodwa kwabathobekile kukhona ukuhlakanipha.
11:3 Ubuqotho babaqotho buyobaqondisa, kodwa ukuphendukezela
abaphambukayo bayakubabhubhisa.
11:4 Ingcebo ayisizi ngosuku lolaka, kodwa ukulunga kuyakhulula
ukufa.
11:5 Ukulunga kophelele kuyoqondisa indlela yakhe, kepha omubi
uyakuwa ngobubi bakhe.
11:6 Ukulunga kwabaqotho kuyobakhulula, kodwa abaphambukayo
bayakubanjwa ebubini babo.
11:7 Lapho omubi efa, ithemba lakhe liyoshabalala, futhi ithemba lakhe
abantu abangalungile bayabhubha.
11:8 Olungileyo uyakhululwa ekuhluphekeni, futhi omubi uyangena ngecala lakhe
esikhundleni.
11:9 Umzenzisi ngomlomo wakhe uyabhubhisa umakhelwane wakhe, kodwa ngokusebenzisa
ukwazi abalungileyo bayakukhululwa.
11:10 Lapho kuhambela kahle kwabalungileyo, umuzi uyajabula;
ababi bayabhubha, kukhona ukumemeza.
11:11 Ngesibusiso sabaqotho umuzi uyaphakanyiswa, kodwa uyachithwa
ngomlomo wababi.
11:12 Ongenangqondo udelela umakhelwane wakhe, kodwa umuntu ohlakaniphile
ukuqonda kuyathula.
11:13 Umhlebi uyembula izimfihlakalo, kodwa othembekile umoya
ifihla indaba.
11:14 Lapho kungekho iseluleko, abantu bayawa, kodwa ngobuningi
abeluleki kukhona ukuphepha.
11:15 Oyisibambiso somfokazi uzohlupheka ngakho, futhi lowo ozondayo
isiqiniseko siqinisekile.
11:16 Owesifazane onomusa uzuza udumo, futhi amadoda anamandla azuza ingcebo.
11:17 Umuntu onomusa uzenzela okuhle umphefumulo wakhe, kodwa umuntu ononya
ehlupha eyakhe inyama.
11:18 Omubi wenza umsebenzi wenkohliso, kodwa ohlwanyela
ukulunga kuyakuba ngumvuzo oqinisekileyo.
11:19 Njengoba ukulunga kuholela ekuphileni, kanjalo lowo ophishekela okubi ukusukela
ekufeni kwakhe.
11:20 Labo abanenhliziyo ephambene bayisinengiso kuJehova, kodwa abanjalo
njengabaqotho endleleni yabo uyintokozo yakhe.
11:21 Noma isandla sihlangana esandleni, omubi ngeke angajeziswa, kodwa
inzalo yabalungileyo izakhululwa.
11:22 Njengetshe legolide empumulweni yengulube, unjalo owesifazane obukekayo.
ngaphandle kokuqonda.
11:23 Isifiso sabalungileyo muhle kuphela, kodwa ithemba labaqotho
omubi ulaka.
11:24 Kukhona ohlakazayo, kodwa anda; futhi kukhona lokho
ugodla okungaphezu kokufanele, kepha kuholela ebumpofu.
11:25 Umphefumulo ovulekile uyokhuluphaliswa, futhi lowo ophuzisa kuyoba
waziphuzisa naye.
11:26 Ogodla amabele, abantu bayomqalekisa, kodwa isibusiso
ibe sekhanda lalowo owuthengisayo.
11:27 Ofuna ngenkuthalo okuhle uzuza umusa, kodwa ofuna
okubi, kuyakufika kuye.
11:28 Othembela engcebweni yakhe uyowa; kodwa abalungileyo bazakwenza lokho
liqhakaze njengegatsha.
11:29 Ohlupha indlu yakhe uyokudla ifa lomoya, futhi isiwula
uzakuba yinceku yabahlakaniphileyo ngenhliziyo.
11:30 Isithelo solungileyo singumuthi wokuphila; lalowo ozuza imiphefumulo
uhlakaniphile.
11:31 Bheka, olungileyo uyovuzwa emhlabeni;
omubi nesoni.