Izaga ISAHLUKO 1 1 Izaga zikaSolomoni indodana kaDavide, inkosi yakwaIsrayeli; 2 ukwazi ukuhlakanipha nokulaywa; ukuqonda amazwi okuqonda; 3 ukwamukela ukulaywa kokuhlakanipha, ukulunga, nokwahlulela, nokulunga; 4 ukunika abangenalwazi ukuhlakanipha, izinsizwa ukwazi nokuqonda. 5 Umuntu ohlakaniphileyo uyakuzwa, andise ukufunda; nomuntu oqondayo uyakufinyelela emalulekweni ahlakaniphileyo; 6 ukuze baqonde isaga nencazelo; amazwi abahlakaniphileyo nezimfumbe zabo. 7 Ukumesaba uJehova kungukuqala kolwazi, kepha iziwula ziyadelela ukuhlakanipha nokulaywa. 8 Ndodana yami, yizwa ukulaya kukayihlo, ungawushiyi umthetho kanyoko. 9 Ngokuba ziyakuba ngumqhele womusa ekhanda lakho namaketanga entanyeni yakho. 10 Ndodana yami, uma izoni zikuyenga, ungavumi. 11 Uma bethi: “Hamba nathi, siqamekele igazi, siqamekele abangenacala ngeze; 12 Masibagwinye bephila njengengcwaba; futhi bephelele njengabehlela egodini. 13 Siyakufumana yonke impahla eyigugu, sigcwalise izindlu zethu ngempango; 14 Yenza inkatho yakho phakathi kwethu; asibe nesikhwama semali sonke; 15 Ndodana yami, ungahambi nabo endleleni; nqanda unyawo lwakho endleleni yabo. 16 Ngoba izinyawo zabo zigijimela ebubini, futhi bayashesha ukuchitha igazi. 17 Impela inetha lendlalelwa ize emehlweni azo zonke izinyoni. 18 Baqamekela elabo igazi; bacathamela izimpilo zabo ngasese. 19 Zinjalo izindlela zabo bonke abahahela inzuzo; ethatha ukuphila kwabanikazi bayo. 20 Ukuhlakanipha kuyamemeza ngaphandle; uzwakalisa izwi lakhe ezitaladini. 21 Buyamemeza endaweni eyinqaba, ezintubeni zamasango; emzini bukhuluma amazwi abo, buthi: 22 Koze kube nini nina zithutha nithanda ukungaqondi na? nezideleli zijabulela ukudelela, neziwula zizonda ukwazi? 23 Phendukelani ekusoleni kwami; khangelani, ngizathululela umoya wami kini, ngizalitshela amazwi ami. 24 Ngokuba nginibizile, nenqaba; ngelulile isandla sami, akwabakho muntu oqaphelayo; 25 Kodwa nenze ize zonke izeluleko zami, anivumanga ukusola kwami. 26 Nami ngiyakuhleka ngokuhlelwa kwenu; Ngiyakuklolodela ekufikeni kokwesaba kwenu; 27 Lapho ukwesaba kwenu kufika njengesiphepho, nokubhujiswa kwenu kufika njengesivunguvungu; lapho ukuhlupheka nosizi nehlela phezu kwenu. 28 Khona bayakungibiza, kepha angiyikuphendula; bayakungifuna ekuseni, kepha abayikungifumana;
29 Ngokuba bazonda ukwazi, kabakhethanga ukumesaba uJehova; 30 Abavumanga ukweluleka kwami, badelela konke ukusola kwami. 31 Ngakho bayakudla isithelo sendlela yabo, basuthe ngamasu abo. 32 Ngokuba ukuchezuka kwabangenalwazi kuyababulala, nokunetha kweziwula kuyakubabhubhisa. 33 Kepha ongilalelayo uyakuhlala elondekile, athule ekwesabeni okubi. ISAHLUKO 2 1 Ndodana yami, uma wamukela amazwi ami, ufihle imiyalo yami kuwe; 2 ukuze ubeke indlebe yakho ekuhlakanipheni, ubeke inhliziyo yakho ekuqondeni; 3 Yebo, uma ukhalela ukwazi, uphakamisa izwi lakho ngokuqonda; 4 Uma ubufuna njengesiliva, ubufune njengengcebo efihliweyo; 5 Khona uyakuqonda ukumesaba uJehova, uthole ukumazi uNkulunkulu. 6 Ngokuba uJehova uyapha ukuhlakanipha; emlonyeni wakhe kuphuma ukwazi nokuqonda. 7 Ubabekelela abalungileyo ukuhlakanipha okuqondileyo, uyihawu kwabahamba ngobuqotho. 8 Uyagcina izindlela zokwahlulela, agcine indlela yabangcwele bakhe. 9 Khona uyakuqonda ukulunga, nokwahlulela, nobuqotho; yebo, zonke izindlela ezinhle. 10 Lapho ukuhlakanipha kungena enhliziyweni yakho, ukwazi kube mnandi emphefumulweni wakho; 11 Ukuqonda kuyakulonda, ukuqonda kuyakulonda; 12 Ukukukhulula endleleni yomubi, kumuntu okhuluma izinto eziphambeneyo; 13 abashiya izindlela zobuqotho, ukuze bahambe ezindleleni zobumnyama; 14 abathokozela ukwenza okubi, bathokozele ukuphambuka kwababi; 15 abazindlela zabo ziyisigwegwe, banhlanhlatha emikhondweni yabo; 16 ukuze wophule kowesifazane wezizwe, nakuwemzini othophayo ngamazwi akhe; 17 oshiya indodakazi yobusha bakhe, akhohlwe isivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu wakhe. 18 Ngokuba indlu yakhe ishonela ekufeni, nezindlela zakhe kwabafileyo. 19 Abaya kuye ababuyi babuye, bangabambi ezindleleni zokuphila. 20 Ukuze uhambe endleleni yabalungileyo, ugcine izindlela zabalungileyo. 21 Ngokuba abaqotho bayakuhlala ezweni, nabapheleleyo basale kulo. 22 Kepha ababi bayakunqunywa emhlabeni, nabaphambukayo bayakusishulwa kuwo. ISAHLUKO 3 1 Ndodana yami, ungakhohlwa umthetho wami; kepha inhliziyo yakho mayigcine imiyalo yami; 2 Ngokuba kuyakwenezela kuwe ubude bezinsuku, nokuphila, nokuthula.