Izaga
31:1 Amazwi enkosi uLemuweli, isiprofetho unina amfundisa.
31:2 Yini, ndodana yami? kanti yini, ndodana yesizalo sami? kanti yini ndodana yami
izifungo?
31:3 Unganikezi amandla akho kwabesifazane, nezindlela zakho kulokho okubhubhisayo
amakhosi.
31:4 Akusikho okwamakhosi, Lemuweli, akusikho okwamakhosi ukuphuza iwayini; noma
uphuzo olunamandla lwezikhulu;
31:5 Hleze baphuze, futhi bakhohlwe umthetho, futhi baphendukezele isahlulelo sanoma yimuphi omunye
abahluphekayo.
31:6 Nikeza isiphuzo esinamandla kulowo osezoshabalala, futhi iwayini labo
lokho kube yizinhliziyo ezibuhlungu.
31:7 Makaphuze, futhi akhohlwe ubumpofu bakhe, futhi angabe esakhumbula usizi lwakhe.
31:8 Vula umlomo wakho ngenxa yesimungulu ngenxa yabo bonke abamisiwe
ukubhujiswa.
31:9 Vula umlomo wakho, wahlulele ngokulunga, futhi ukhulume indaba yabampofu futhi
abaswele.
31:10 Ubani ongathola owesifazane virtuous? ngoba intengo yakhe idlula kakhulu amarubi.
31:11 Inhliziyo yomyeni wakhe ithembele kuye ngokulondeka, ukuze abe nakho
asikho isidingo sokuphanga.
31:12 Uyoyenza kuye okuhle, hhayi okubi zonke izinsuku zokuphila kwakhe.
31:13 Ufuna uboya bezimvu nefilakisi, futhi usebenza ngokuzithandela ngezandla zakhe.
31:14 Ufana nemikhumbi yabathengisi; uletha ukudla kwakhe kude.
31:15 Naye uyavuka kusesebusuku, aphe abendlu yakhe ukudla;
nesabelo kuzo izintombi zakhe.
31:16 Ubheka insimu, ayithenge, ngezithelo zezandla zakhe
utshala isivini.
31:17 Ubhinca okhalweni lwakhe amandla, futhi uqinisa izingalo zakhe.
31:18 Uyabona ukuthi ukuthengisa kwakhe kuhle; isibani sakhe asicimi.
ebusuku.
31:19 Ubeka izandla zakhe othini lokuphotha, futhi izandla zakhe zibambe intonga.
31:20 Welulela isandla sakhe kwabampofu; yebo, uyelula isandla sakhe
izandla kwabaswelayo.
31:21 Akesabi iqhwa endlini yakhe, nabo bonke abendlu yakhe
bembethe okubomvu.
31:22 Uzenzela izindwangu ezicwebezelayo; izingubo zakhe ziwusilika futhi
onsomi.
31:23 Indoda yakhe uyaziwa emasangweni, lapho ehlezi phakathi kwabadala
izwe.
24 Wenza ilineni elicolekileyo, athengise ngalo; anike amabhande amabhande
umthengisi.
31:25 Amandla nodumo yizingubo zakhe; futhi uyojabula ngesikhathi
woza.
31:26 Uvula umlomo wakhe ngokuhlakanipha; nomthetho wolimi lwakhe
umusa.
31:27 Ubheka kahle izindlela zendlu yakhe, futhi angadli isinkwa
yokungenzi lutho.
31:28 Abantwana bakhe bayasukuma, futhi bathi ubusisiwe; nendoda yakhe, nayo
uyamdumisa.
31:29 Amadodakazi amaningi enzile ngobuhle, kodwa wena udlula wonke.
31:30 Ubuhle buyinkohliso, nokubukeka kuyize, kepha owesifazane owesabayo
Jehova, uyakudunyiswa.
31:31 Mnike ezithelweni zezandla zakhe; nemisebenzi yakhe mayimdumise phakathi
amasango.