Izaga 21:1 Inhliziyo yenkosi isesandleni sikaJehova njengemifula yamanzi uyiphendulela lapho ethanda khona. 21:2 Zonke izindlela zomuntu zilungile emehlweni akhe, kepha uJehova uyacabangisisa izinhliziyo. 21:3 Ukwenza ubulungisa nokwahlulela kuyamukeleka kuJehova kunokuba umhlatshelo. 21:4 Ukubukeka okuphakemeyo, nenhliziyo ezidlayo, nokulima kwababi kuyisono. 21:5 Imicabango yabakhutheleyo ithandela inala kuphela; kodwa kukho konke ojahile ukuswela kuphela. 21:6 Ukuthola ingcebo ngolimi lwamanga kuyize elijikijelwa ngapha nangapha. lalabo abafuna ukufa. 21:7 Ukuphanga kwababi kuyobabhubhisa; ngoba benqaba ukwenza ukwahlulela. 21:8 Indlela yomuntu inobuqili futhi iyinqaba, kodwa ohlanzekile, umsebenzi wakhe kwesokudla. 21:9 Kungcono ukuhlala ekhoneni ophahleni, kunokuxabana owesifazane endlini ebanzi. 21:10 Umphefumulo womubi ufisa okubi, umakhelwane wakhe akatholi umusa amehlo akhe. 21:11 Lapho isideleli sijeziswa, ongenalwazi uyahlakanipha; nalapho ohlakaniphileyo ejeziswa. uyaliwe, wemukele ukwazi. 21:12 Olungileyo uyaqaphela indlu yomubi, kodwa uNkulunkulu uchitha ababi ngobubi babo. 21:13 Ovala izindlebe zakhe ekukhaleni kwabampofu, futhi uyokhala yena uqobo, kepha akayikuzwakala. 21:14 Isipho ekusithekeni kudambisa ulaka, futhi umvuzo esifubeni esinamandla ulaka. 21:15 Kuyintokozo kwabalungileyo ukwenza ukwahlulela, kodwa imbubhiso kuyoba kubo abenzi bokubi. 21:16 Umuntu onhlanhlathayo endleleni yokuqonda uyohlala ibandla labafileyo. 21:17 Lowo othanda injabulo uyakuba mpofu: othanda iwayini namafutha kayikuceba. 21:18 Omubi uyakuba yisihlengo solungileyo, nesiphambeko sibe yisihlengo abaqotho. 21:19 Kungcono ukuhlala ehlane, kunokuhlala nombango futhi an owesifazane othukuthele. 21:20 Kukhona ingcebo efiselekayo namafutha endlini yohlakaniphileyo; kodwa umuntu oyisiwula uyachitha. 21:21 Olandela ukulunga nesihawu uthola ukuphila; ukulunga, lodumo. 21:22 Ohlakaniphileyo uyakhuphuka emzini wamaqhawe, futhi awise amandla lokuqiniseka kwakho. 21:23 Ogcina umlomo wakhe nolimi lwakhe ugcina umphefumulo wakhe ezinkathazweni. 21:24 Ozidlayo futhi ozidlayo yisideleli igama lakhe, owenza ngokuzidla ulaka. 21:25 Inkanuko yevila iyalibulala; ngoba izandla zakhe ziyala ukusebenza. 21:26 Ufisa ngokuhaha usuku lonke, kepha olungileyo uyapha futhi ayigodli. 21:27 Umhlatshelo wababi uyisinengiso: kakhulu kangakanani, lapho yena uyiletha ngomqondo omubi na? 21:28 Ufakazi wamanga uyoshabalala, kodwa umuntu ozwayo uyakhuluma njalo. 21:29 Umuntu omubi uqinisa ubuso bakhe, kodwa oqotho uyaqondisa indlela yakhe. 21:30 Akukho ukuhlakanipha, nokuqonda, noma iseluleko ngokumelene noJehova. 21:31 Ihhashi lilungiselwe usuku lokulwa, kodwa ukuphepha kuvela NKOSI.