Izaga 8:1-36
8 Kghani akusikuhlakanipha na okurhuwelelako?
Akusililemuko na eliphakamisa ilizwi lalo?+
2 Kujame emibundwini+ eqadi kwendlela,Lapho kuphambana khona iindlela.
3 Eqadi kwamasango atjhinga edorobheni,Ebungenweni beminyango,Kusolo kuyarhuwelela, kuthi:+
4 “Maye! Nina bantu, ngiyanibiza;Ngiphakamisela ilizwi lami kiwo woke umuntu.
5 Nina eninganalemuko, fundani ukuhlakanipha;+Nina ndlhayela fumanani ihliziyo ezwisisako.
6 Lalelani ngombana engikutjhoko kuqakathekile,Umlomami* ukhuluma okulungileko;
7 Ngombana umlomami ukhuluma iqiniso,Begodu iindebe zami zinyenya ukukhohlakala.
8 Koke engikutjhoko kulungile.
Akukho nakunye okukhohlisako namkha okungakathembeki.
9 Koke kunqophile konelemukoBegodu kulungile kilabo abafumana ilwazi.
10 Thatha isiyalo sami ingasi isiliva,Nelwazi kunegolide lezinga eliphezulu,+
11 Ngombana ukuhlakanipha kungcono kunamakhorali;*Zoke ezinye izinto ezifiselekako angeze zamadaniswa nakho.
12 Mina, kuhlakanipha, ngihlala nelemuko;Ngifumene ilwazi nekghono lokucabanga.+
13 Ukusaba uJehova kutjho ukuhloya okumbi.+
Ngiyakuhloya ukuziphakamisa, ukuzikhakhazisa,+ indlela embi nekulumo ekhohlakeleko.+
14 Ngineseluleko esihle nokuhlakanipha;+Ukuzwisisa+ namandla+ ngekwami.
15 Ngami amakhosi aragela phambili nokubusa,Neenkhulu zenza umthetho olungileko.+
16 Ngami amakhosana aragela phambili nokubusa,Neenkhulu zahlulela ngokulunga.
17 Ngiyabathanda labo abangithandako.
Nalabo abangifunako bazongifumana.+
18 Nginobunjinga nephazimulo,Umnotho onjengelifa nokulunga.
19 Isithelo sami singcono kunegolide, ngitjho igolide elihlungiweko,Begodu engikukhiqizako kungcono kunesiliva lezinga eliphezulu.+
20 Ngizokukhamba endleleni yokulunga,Phakathi eendleleni zobulungiswa;
21 Nginikela engibathandako ubunjinga bona bube lilifa labo,Begodu ngizalisa iinlulu zabo.
22 Bengingowokuthoma owabunjwa nguJehova,+Wokuthoma wemisebenzakhe yekadeni.+
23 Wanginikela isikhundla kusukela eenkhathini zekadeni,+Kusukela ekuthomeni ngaphambi kobana kube nephasi.+
24 Ngaba khona kungakabi namanzi azikileko,+Kungakabi nemithombo ephuphuma amanzi.
25 Ngaphambi kobana kube neentaba,Ngaphambi kobana kube nemibundu, bengikhona,
26 Angakabumbi iphasi neendawo zalo ezivulekilekoNamkha ithuli lokuthoma lehlabathi yephasi.
27 Lokha nakalungiselela izulu,+ bengikhona;Lokha nakabeka umuda bona ube mkhawulo hlangana komkayi nelwandle,+
28 Nakenza amafu emkayini,Nakazalisa imithombo yamanzi,
29 Nakabekela ilwandle umyaloBona amanzalo kufuze angadluleli ngale komyalwakhe,+Nakenza iinsekelo zephasi,
30 Nje-ke bengiseqadi kwakhe ngisisebenzi esinekghono.+
Bekangithanda khulu+ ilanga nelanga;Bengihlala ngithabile ngaso soke isikhathi phambi kwakhe;+
31 Ngathaba ephasini alenze bona kuhlalwe kilo,Begodu bengiwathanda khulu amadodana wabantu.
32 Nje-ke madodanami ngilalelani;Bayathaba labo abalandela iindlela zami.
33 Lalelani isiyalo+ begodu nihlakaniphe,Ningasilahli.
34 Uyathaba umuntu ongilalelakoNgokufika ekuseni emnyangwami ilanga nelanga,Ngokulinda hlanu kobungeno bendlwami;
35 Ngombana ongifumanako uzokufumana ukuphila,+Begodu wamukelwa nguJehova.
36 Kodwana ongangilaleliko uzilimaza yena,Begodu labo abangihloyako bathanda ukufa.”+
