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.