Ukumesaba uJehova
1Gcina unyawo lwakho, lapho uya endlini kaNkulunkulu, ngokuba ukusondela ukuyokuzwa kungcono kunokunikela ngomhlatshelo weziwula, ngokuba azazi ukuthi ziyenza okubi.
2Ungabi-namawala ngomlomo wakho, nenhliziyo yakho mayingasheshi ukukhipha izwi phambi kukaNkulunkulu, ngokuba uNkulunkulu usezulwini, wena usemhlabeni; ngalokho amazwi akho mawabe-yingcosana.
3Ngokuba iphupho livela ngemisebenzi eminingi nephimbo lesiwula ngobuningi bamazwi.
4Lapho wenza isithembiso phambi kukaNkulunkulu, ungalibali ukusifeza, ngokuba akathokozi ngeziwula: feza lokhu okwethembisayo.
5Kungcono ukuba ungenzi isithembiso kunokuba uthembisa ungafezi.
6Ungavumeli umlomo wakho ukuba wonise inyama yakho, futhi ungasho phambi kwesithunywa sikaNkulunkulu ukuthi kuyiphutha; yini ukuba uNkulunkulu athukuthelele izwi lakho, achithe umsebenzi wezandla zakho, na?
7Ngokuba lapho kukhona amaphupho amaningi, kukhona nokuyize namazwi amaningi, kepha wena yesaba uNkulunkulu.
8Uma ubona ukudlovulwa kwabampofu nokuphangwa kokwahlulela nokokulunga ezweni, ungamangali ngakho, ngokuba omkhulu uqaphela omkhulu kunaye, futhi kukhona nabakhulu kunabo.
9Inkosi esebenzela amasimu iyinsizakalo yezwe kukho konke.
10Othanda imali akayikusutha ngemali, nothanda okuningi akaneliswa yizithelo; nalokho kuyize.
11Lapho okuhle kwanda, nabakudlayo bayanda; kulusizo luni kumninikho ngaphandle kokuba akubone ngamehlo akhe na?
12Ubuthongo besisebenzi bumnandi, noma sidla okuyingcosana noma okuningi, kepha ukusutha kocebileyo akumvumeli ukuba alale.
13Kukhona ububi obudabukisayo engibubonile phansi kwelanga: ingcebo egcinelwe umniniyo ukuba imlimaze;
14futhi uma ingcebo ichithwa ngengozi embi, indodana ayizalileyo ayinalutho esandleni sayo.
15Njengalokho aphuma esizalweni sikanina, uyakubuye amuke, ahamba-ze njengasekufikeni kwakhe, engatholi-lutho ngomshikashika wakhe, ahambe nalo esandleni sakhe.
16Nalokho kungububi obudabukisayo ukuthi uyamuka kukho konke njengokufika kwakhe; unanzuzoni ukuthi ushikashikele umoya na?
17Yebo, zonke izinsuku zakhe zisebumnyameni, nasosizini, nasekukhathazekeni okuningi, nasekuguleni, nasekuthukutheleni.
18Bheka, engikubonile mina ukuthi kuhle nokumnandi kumuntu kungukudla, nokuphuza, nokubona okuhle kuwo wonke umshikashika wakhe awushikashikayo phansi kwelanga zonke izinsuku zokuphila kwakhe uNkulunkulu amnika zona; ngokuba lokhu kuyisabelo sakhe.
19Futhi bonke abantu uNkulunkulu abaphé ingcebo nemfuyo, abaniké futhi namandla okudla kukho ukuba bathathe izabelo zabo, bathokoze ngomshikashika wabo — lokho kuyisipho sikaNkulunkulu.
20Ngokuba akakhumbuli kakhulu izinsuku zokuphila kwakhe, lokhu uNkulunkulu emnika intokozo enhliziyweni yakhe.
