IZAGA 1

₁Nazi izaga zikaSolomoni indodana kaDavide, inkosi yakwaIsrayeli,

₂zokwazi ukuhlakanipha nokulaywa,

nokwahlukanisa amazwi okuqonda,

₃nokwamukela ukulaywa kube-ngukuhlakanipha,

nokulunga, nokwahlulela, neqiniso,

₄nokunika abangenalwazi ukuhlakanipha,

nezinsizwa ukwazi namasu,

₅ukuze ohlakaniphileyo ezwe, aqhubeke ekufundeni,

noqondileyo athole iziluleko ezinhle

₆ukuba aqonde izaga nezimfihlakalo,

namazwi abahlakaniphileyo nezimfumbe zabo.

₇Ukumesaba uJehova kungukuqala kokuhlakanipha;

iziwula ziyadelela ukuhlakanipha nokulaywa.

₈Ndodana yami, yizwa ukulaya kukayihlo,

ungawushiyi umthetho kanyoko,

₉ngokuba kuyakuba-ngumqhele omuhle wekhanda lakho,

nemigexo entanyeni yakho.

₁₀Ndodana yami, uma izoni zikuyenga,

ungavumi.

₁₁Uma zithi: Hamba nathi, siqamekele igazi,

sibhacele ngeze ongenacala,

₁₂sibagwinye besezwa njengendawo yabafileyo,

besaphilile njengabehlela egodini;

₁₃yonke impahla eyigugu siyakuyifumana,

sigcwalise izindlu zethu ngempango;

₁₄yenza inkatho yakho phakathi kwethu,

sibe-nesikhwama sinye sonke;

₁₅ndodana yami, ungahambi nazo endleleni,

unqande unyawo lwakho emikhondweni yazo,

₁₆ngokuba izinyawo zazo zigijimela ebubini,

zishesha ukuchitha igazi.

₁₇Ngokuba inetha lenekelwe ize

emehlweni azo zonke izinyoni.

₁₈Kepha laba baqamekela elabo igazi,

babhacela okwabo ukuphila.

₁₉Zinjalo izindlela zabo bonke abaphanga impango;

iyasusa ukuphila komniniyo.

₂₀Ukuhlakanipha kuyamemeza emigwaqweni,

kuyezwakalisa izwi lakho ezigcawini;

₂₁emashashalazini emigwaqo kuyaduma;

ngasezikhaleni zamasango omuzi

kuyakhuluma amazwi akho okuthi:

₂₂Koze kube-nini iziwula zithanda ubuwula,

nezideleli zijabula ukudelela,

neziwula zizonda ukwazi, na?

₂₃Buyani ngokusola kwami;

bhekani, ngiyakuthulula umoya wami phezu kwenu,

nginazise amazwi ami.

₂₄Ngokuba ngibizile, nala nina;

ngelula isandla sami, akubangakho onakayo;

₂₅kepha nichithile konke ukululeka kwami,

anivumanga ukusola kwami;

₂₆nami ngiyakuhleka ingozi yenu,

ngiklolodele ukufika kwenikwesabayo,

₂₇lapho kufika njengesivunguvungu lokho enikwesabayo,

nengozi yenu iza njengesikhwishikhwishi,

lapho nehlelwa ngukuhlupheka nosizi.

₂₈Khona bayakungibiza, kepha angiyikuphendula;

bayakungifunisisa, kepha abayikungifumana

₂₉ngenxa yokuba babezonda ukwazi,

kabakhethanga ukwesaba uJehova,

₃₀bengavumanga ukululeka kwami,

bedelela konke ukusola kwami.

₃₁Ngalokho bayakudla izithelo zendlela yabo,

basuthe ngamacebo abo.

₃₂Ngokuba ukuhlehla kwabangenalwazi kuyakubabulala,

nokunganaki kweziwula kuyakubabhubhisa.

₃₃Kepha ongilalelayo uyakuhlala elondekile,

agcineke, angabi-naluvalo ngokubi.