IMizekeliso ISAHLUKO 1 1 Imizekeliso kaSolomon unyana kaDavide, ukumkani wamaSirayeli; 2 ukwazi ubulumko noqeqesho; Yokuba kuqondwe amazwi okuqonda; 3 Yokuba kwamkelwe uqeqesho lobulumko, nesiko, nesiko, nokuthe tye; 4 Yokuba izidenge zinikwe ubuqili, Ulutsha lunikwe ukwazi nokuqiqa; 5 Weva osisilumko, aqokele afunde; Indoda enengqondo ithi tye amacebo obulumko; 6 ukuze kuqondwe umzekeliso nentsingiselo; Amazwi ezilumko nezintsonkotha zazo. 7 Ukoyika uYehova kukuqala kokwazi; Ubulumko noqeqesho izimathane ziludelile. 8 Nyana wam, yiva uqeqesho lukayihlo, Ungawushiyi umyalelo kanyoko. 9 Kuba ezo zinto ziya kuba sisivatho esihle entlokweni yakho, Nezidanga emqaleni wakho. 10 Nyana wam, ukuba aboni bathe bakuhenda, Uze ungavumi ke. 11 Ukuba bathe, Hamba nathi, Masilalele igazi, Masibalalele abamsulwa bengenatyala; 12 Masibaginye njengelabafileyo behleli; yaye begqibelele, njengabahla baye emhadini; 13 Sofumana ubuncwane obunqabileyo, Sozizalisa izindlu zethu ngamaxhoba; 14 Thabatha iqashiso lakho phakathi kwethu; masibe nengxowa-mali enye sonke. 15 Nyana wam, musa ukuhamba ngendlela nabo; lunqande unyawo lwakho emendweni wabo. 16 Kuba iinyawo zabo zigidimela ububi, zikhawuleze ukuya kuphalaza igazi; 17 Kuba ufumana usanekwa umnatha Emehlweni eentaka zonke; 18 Balalela elabo igazi; Babufihlela obabo ubomi. 19 Zinjalo ke iindlela zabo bonke ababawayo; ethabatha umphefumlo womniniyo. 20 Ubulumko buyamemeza ngaphandle; Ulikhupha ilizwi lakhe ezitratweni. 21 Bumemeza eluvukweni lwembutho, ekungeneni kwamasango, emzini bukhupha amazwi abo, busithi, 22 Kunini na, ziziyatha, nithanda ubuyatha? Ke bona abagxeki bakuyonela ukugxeka; Izinyabi zithiya ukwazi? 23 Nithe nabuyela ekohlwayeni kwam, Niyabona, ndowumpompozisela kuni umoya wam, Ndonazisa amazwi am. 24 ngenxa enokuba ndinibizile, anavuma; Ndisolule isandla sam, akwabakho ukhathalayo; 25 Nilitshitshisile ke icebo lam, Anavuma ukohlwaywa kwam. 26 Nam ndiya kukuhleka ukusindeka kwenu; Ndiya kuphoxisa ngani na ekufikeni koloyiko lwenu; 27 Ekufikeni kwenu njengesiphako ukunkwantya kwenu, Kufike njengesaqhwithi ukutshabalala kwenu; xa nifikelwa yimbandezelo nayimbandezelo. 28 Baya kwandula bandibize, ndingaphenduli; baya kundifuna kwakusasa, bangandifumani;
29 Kuba bakuthiyile ukwazi, Abakunyula ukoyika uYehova; 30 Abalivuma icebo lam, Basigiba sonke isohlwayo sam. 31 Baya kudla kwisiqhamo sendlela yabo, Bahluthe ngamayelenqe abo. 32 Kuba ukuphamba kweziyatha kuyazi bulala, Nobunqobo bezinyabi buyazitshabala lisa. 33 Ke yena ondivayo uhleli ekholosile, Wonwabile ekunkwantyiseni kobubi. ISAHLUKO 2 1 Nyana wam, ukuba uthe wawamkela amazwi am, Wayifihla kuwe imithetho yam; 2 Ukuze uyithobele ubulumko indlebe yakho, Uyibhekise intliziyo yakho ekuqondeni; 3 Ewe, ukuba uthe wayibiza ukwazi, Walisa ekuqondeni ilizwi lakho; 4 ukuba uthe wabufuna njengesilivere, wabumba njengobutyebi obuselelweyo; 5 Uya kwandula ukukuqonda ukoyika uYehova, Ukufumane ukumazi uThixo; 6 Ngokuba uYehova upha ubulumko; Emlonyeni wakhe kuphuma ukwazi nokuqonda. 7 Ubaqwebela ubulumko obupheleleyo, Uyingweletshetshe kwabahamba ngokuthe tye. 8 Ulogcina umendo wesiko, Ayigcine indlela yabakhe benceba. 9 Uya kwandula uqonde ubulungisa, nesiko, nokuthe tye; ewe, zonke iindlela ezilungileyo. 10 Kuba ubulumko buya kungena entliziyweni yakho, Ukwazi kwenze mnandi umphefumlo wakho. 11 Ingqiqo yokulondoloza, ukuqonda kokugcina; 12 Ukuba kukuhlangule endleleni embi, Kubantu abathetha impenduka; 13 Kwabashiya umendo wokuthe tye, ukuze bahambe ngeendlela zobumnyama; 14 Kwabavuyela ukwenza ububi, Bagcobe ngeempenduka zabangendawo; 15 abandlela zigoso-goso, nabagwenxa ngomendo wabo; 16 Ukuze uhlangulwe kumkamntu, Kowolunye uhlanga, ontetho yakhe igudileyo; 17 Lowo ushiya ikholwane lobutsha bakhe, Awulibale umnqophiso woThixo wakhe. 18 Kuba utshona ekufeni nendlu yakhe, Nemikhondo yakhe itshonela kwabangasekhoyo; 19 Akukho namnye oya kuye angabuyi abuye, Ababambe umendo wobomi. 20 Ukuze uhambe ngendlela yabalungileyo, Ugcine umendo wamalungisa. 21 Ngokuba abathe tye baya kulima ilizwe, Basale kulo abagqibeleleyo. 22 Ke bona abangendawo baya kunqunyulwa emhlabeni, nabangendawo baya kuncothulwa kulo. ISAHLUKO 3 Nyana wam, musa ukuwulibala umyalelo wam; Intliziyo yakho mayiyibambe imithetho yam; 2 Kuba iya kukongeza imihla emide, Neminyaka yobomi, noxolo. 3 Inceba nenyaniso mayingakushiyi; Zinxibe kuwe emqaleni; zibhale elucwecweni lwentliziyo yakho;