Izaga
16:1 Amalungiselelo enhliziyo kumuntu, futhi impendulo yolimi, kuyinto
evela kuJehova.
16:2 Zonke izindlela zomuntu zihlanzekile emehlweni akhe; kepha uJehova uyakala
imimoya.
16:3 Nikela imisebenzi yakho kuJehova, futhi imicabango yakho iyoqiniswa.
16:4 UJehova uzenzele zonke izinto;
usuku lobubi.
16:5 Bonke abazidlayo ngenhliziyo bayisinengiso kuJehova
isandla sihlangene esandleni, akayikuyekwa.
16:6 Ngomusa nangeqiniso ububi buyahlanzwa, nangokumesaba uJehova
deda ebubini.
16:7 Lapho izindlela zomuntu zimthokozisa uJehova, wenza ngisho nezitha zakhe zibe kuzo
ukuthula naye.
16:8 Okuncane kanye nokulunga kungcono kunenzuzo enkulu engenabulungisa.
16:9 Inhliziyo yomuntu iceba indlela yakhe, kodwa uJehova uqondisa izinyathelo zakhe.
16:10 Isigwebo saphezulu sisezindebeni zenkosi: umlomo wayo uyaphambuka
hhayi ekwahluleleni.
16:11 Isisindo esilungile nebhalansi kungokukaJehova;
umsebenzi wakhe.
16:12 Kuyisinengiso emakhosini ukwenza ububi, ngoba isihlalo sobukhosi
liqiniswe ngokulunga.
16:13 Izindebe zokulunga ziyinjabulo yamakhosi; futhi bayamthanda okhulumayo
kwesokudla.
16:14 Ulaka lwenkosi lunjengezithunywa zokufa;
shweleza.
16:15 Ekukhanyeni kobuso benkosi kukhona ukuphila; futhi umusa wakhe unjenge-a
ifu lemvula yakamuva.
16:16 Yeka ukuthi kungcono kangakanani ukuzuza ukuhlakanipha kunegolide! nokuzuza ukuqonda
kungcono kukhethwe kunesiliva!
16:17 Umendo wabaqotho ukudeda ebubini, lowo ogcina owakhe
indlela igcina umphefumulo wakhe.
16:18 Ukuzigqaja kwandulela ukubhujiswa, futhi umoya ozidlayo wandulela ukuwa.
16:19 Kungcono ukuba nomoya othobekile kanye ophansi, kunokwehlukanisa
impango kanye nabazidlayo.
16:20 Ophatha indaba ngokuhlakanipha uyothola okuhle, futhi ngubani othembela kukho
uJehova, ubusisiwe.
16:21 Ohlakaniphile enhliziyweni uyobizwa ngokuthi uhlakaniphile, futhi ubumnandi ezindebeni
kwandisa ukufunda.
16:22 Ukuqonda kungumthombo wokuphila kulowo onakho;
ukufundisa kweziwula kungubuwula.
16:23 Inhliziyo yohlakaniphileyo ifundisa umlomo wakhe, yenezele imfundiso emlonyeni wakhe
izindebe.
16:24 Amazwi amnandi anjengekhekheba lezinyosi, amnandi emphefumulweni, nempilo emphefumulweni.
amathambo.
16:25 Kukhona indlela ebonakala ilungile kumuntu, kodwa isiphetho sayo
izindlela zokufa.
16:26 Osebenzayo uzikhandlekela; ngoba umlomo wakhe uyawufisa
yena.
16:27 Umuntu omubi umba okubi; ezindebeni zakhe kukhona njengokushiswa komlilo.
umlilo.
16:28 Umuntu ophambeneyo udala ukuxabana, futhi umnyenyezi wehlukanisa abangane abakhulu.
16:29 Umuntu oyisidlwangudlwangu uyenga umakhelwane wakhe, amholele endleleni engalungile.
akukuhle.
16:30 Ovala amehlo akhe ukuze acabange izinto eziphambene, enyakazisa izindebe zakhe
wenza okubi.
16:31 Impunga ingumqhele wenkazimulo, uma itholakala endleleni
ukulunga.
16:32 Owephuza ukuthukuthela ungcono kuneqhawe; lalowo obusayo
umoya wakhe kunothabatha umuzi.
16:33 Inkatho yenzelwa emathangeni; kodwa konke ukumiswa kwakho kungokukaJehova
NKOSI.