Izaga 23:1 Lapho uhlezi ukuba udle nombusi, cabangisisa ukuthi yini phambi kwakho: 23:2 Futhi ubeke umese emphinjeni wakho, uma ungumuntu iphango. 23:3 Ungafisi izibiliboco zakhe, ngoba ziwukudla inkohliso. 23:4 Ungakhandleki ukuze ucebe: yeka ukuhlakanipha kwakho. 23:5 Ingabe uzobeka amehlo akho kulokho okungekho? ngengcebo ngokuqinisekile bazenzele amaphiko; bandizela ezulwini njengokhozi. 23:6 Ungadli isinkwa somuntu oneso elibi, futhi ungafisi ukudla kwakhe okumnandi: 23:7 Ngokuba njengalokho ecabanga enhliziyweni yakhe, unjalo: Yidlani, niphuze, wena; kodwa inhliziyo yakhe kayikuwe. 23:8 Ucezwana oludlileyo uyakuluhlanza, ulahlekelwe ubumnandi bakho amazwi. 23:9 Ungakhulumi ezindlebeni zesiwula, ngokuba siyakudelela ukuhlakanipha kwakho amazwi. 23:10 Ungasusi isikhonkwane esidala; futhi ungangeni emasimini ezingenababa: 23:11 Ngoba uMhlengi wabo unamandla; uyakumela indaba yabo nawe. 23:12 Beka inhliziyo yakho ekufundisweni, nezindlebe zakho emazwini ka ulwazi. 23:13 Ungagodleli ukukhuzwa kumntwana, ngoba uma umshaya ngesijeziso induku, akayikufa. 23:14 Uzomshaya ngenduku, futhi uyokhulula umphefumulo wakhe esihogweni. 23:15 Ndodana yami, uma inhliziyo yakho ihlakanipha, inhliziyo yami iyojabula, yebo, eyami. 23:16 Yebo, izinso zami ziyojabula, lapho izindebe zakho zikhuluma ukulunga. 23:17 Inhliziyo yakho mayingabi namhawu izoni, kodwa yiba sekwesabeni uJehova usuku lonke. 23:18 Ngoba ngokuqinisekile kukhona ukuphela; ithemba lakho aliyikunqunywa. 23:19 Zwana, ndodana yami, uhlakaniphe, futhi uqondise inhliziyo yakho endleleni. 23:20 Ungabi phakathi kwezinseli zewayini; phakathi kwabadla inyama ngokuchichimayo. 23:21 Ngokuba isidakwa nesiminzi bayakuba mpofu, nokozela. uyogqokisa umuntu amanikiniki. 23:22 Lalela uyihlo owakuzalayo, futhi ungamdeleli unyoko lapho usekhulile. 23:23 Thenga iqiniso, futhi ungathengisi ngalo; nokuhlakanipha, nokufundisa, kanye ukuqonda. 23:24 Uyise olungileyo uyojabula kakhulu, futhi lowo ozalayo umntwana ohlakaniphileyo uyakuthokoza ngaye. 23:25 Uyihlo nonyoko bayojabula, futhi lowo owakuzalayo ngeke jabulani. 23:26 Ndodana yami, nginike inhliziyo yakho, futhi ake amehlo akho aqaphele izindlela zami. 23:27 Ngoba isifebe umgodi ojulile; nowesifazane ongaziwa ungumgodi omncane. 23:28 Naye uqamekela njengempango, futhi andise abaphambukayo phakathi kwamadoda. 23:29 Ngubani umaye? Ngubani onosizi? Ngubani onombango? ngubani okhulumayo na? Onamanxeba kungenasizathu na? ngubani onamehlo abovu na? 23:30 Labo abahlala isikhathi eside ewayinini; abahamba befuna iwayini elixutshiwe. 23:31 Ungalibheki iwayini lapho libomvu, lapho likhipha umbala walo indebe, lapho izihambela kahle. 23:32 Ekugcineni iluma njengenyoka, futhi ihlaba njengenyoka. 23:33 Amehlo akho ayobona abesifazane abezizwe, futhi inhliziyo yakho izokhuluma izinto eziphambene. 23:34 Yebo, uyakuba njengolele phakathi kolwandle, olala esiqongweni sensika. 23:35 Uzothi, Bangishayile, futhi angizange ngigule; banayo wangishaya, angizwanga; ngiyakuvuka nini na? Ngisazoyifuna futhi.