Izaga
19:1 Ungcono ompofu ohamba ngobuqotho bakhe kunaye
uphambene ezindebeni zakhe, uyisiwula.
19:2 Futhi, ukuthi umphefumulo ungabi nalwazi, akukuhle; futhi yena lokho
ophangisa izinyawo zakhe uyona.
19:3 Ubuwula bomuntu buphendukezela indlela yakhe, futhi inhliziyo yakhe ikhathazekile
ngokumelene noJehova.
19:4 Ingcebo yenza abangane abaningi; kepha ompofu wehlukaniswa nezakhe
umakhelwane.
19:5 Ufakazi wamanga ngeke angajeziswa, futhi lowo okhuluma amanga ngeke
angaphunyuki.
19:6 Abaningi bayocela umusa wesikhulu, futhi wonke umuntu ungumngane
lowo opha izipho.
19:7 Bonke abafowabo ompofu bayamzonda, kakhulu kangakanani abangane bakhe
suka kude naye? uyabaxosha ngamazwi, kepha bayafuna
yena.
19:8 Ozuza ukuhlakanipha uthanda umphefumulo wakhe, lowo ogcinayo
ukuqonda kuzothola okuhle.
19:9 Ufakazi wamanga ngeke angajeziswa, futhi lowo okhuluma amanga ngeke
bhubha.
19:10 Injabulo ayifanele isiwula; kakhulukazi ukuba inceku ibe ngumbusi
phezu kwezikhulu.
19:11 Ukuhlakanipha komuntu kubambezela intukuthelo yakhe; futhi kuyinkazimulo yakhe ukudlula
ngesiphambeko.
19:12 Intukuthelo yenkosi injengokubhonga kwengonyama; kodwa umusa wakhe unjengamazolo
phezu kotshani.
19:13 Indodana eyisiwula iyinhlekelele kuyise, futhi ukuxabana kwaba
umfazi uyiconsi njalonjalo.
19:14 Indlu nengcebo kuyifa laboyise, futhi umfazi ohlakaniphile
evela kuJehova.
19:15 Ubuvila bubangela ubuthongo obukhulu; nomphefumulo ovilaphayo uyahlupheka
indlala.
19:16 Ogcina umyalo ugcina umphefumulo wakhe; kodwa yena lokho
odelela izindlela zakhe uyakufa.
19:17 Ohawukela abampofu uboleka uJehova; futhi lokho yena
omnikileyo uzakumbuyisela.
19:18 Yijezise indodana yakho, lapho ithemba lisekhona, futhi ungavumeli umphefumulo wakho kuye
ekhala.
19:19 Umuntu onolaka olukhulu uyakujeziswa, ngokuba uma umkhulula,
kodwa umelwe ukukwenza futhi.
19:20 Lalela iseluleko, futhi wamukele ukuqondiswa, ukuze uhlakaniphe endleleni yakho
isiphetho sakamuva.
19:21 Kukhona amacebo amaningi enhliziyweni yomuntu; nokho isiluleko se
Jehova, lokho kuyakuma.
19:22 Isifiso somuntu siwumusa wakhe;
umqambimanga.
19:23 Ukumesaba uJehova kuholela ekuphileni, futhi lowo onakho uyohlala
anelisekile; akayikuhanjelwa ngokubi.
19:24 Ivila ufaka isandla sakhe esifubeni sakhe, futhi ngeke ngisho
alibuyisele emlonyeni.
19:25 Shaya isideleli, kepha oyisiwula siyakuqaphela;
ukuqonda, futhi uyoqonda ulwazi.
19:26 Ochitha uyise, futhi axoshe unina, uyindodana leyo
uletha ihlazo, uletha ihlazo.
19:27 Yeka, ndodana yami, ukulalela isiyalo esibangela ukuba baphambuke
amazwi olwazi.
19:28 Ufakazi omubi udelela ukwahlulela, nomlomo wababi
udla ububi.
19:29 Izahlulelo zilungiselwe abadeleli, nemivimbo for umhlane iziwula.