IZAGA 31

₂Yini, ndodana yami, yini, ndodana yesizalo sami,

yini, ndodana yezithembiso zami, na?

₃Unganiki abesifazane amandla akho,

nezindlela zakho kwababhubhisa amakhosi.

₄Akusikho okwamakhosi, Lemuweli, akusikho okwamakhosi ukuphuza iwayini,

nokwababusi ukufisa uphuzo olunamandla,

₅funa baphuze, bakhohlwe izimiso,

baguqule ukwahlulelwa kwabantwana bokuhlupheka.

₆Mnike obhubhayo uphuzo olunamandla

nomunyu enhliziyweni iwayini.

₇Makaphuze akhohlwe ubumpofu bakhe,

angabe esakhumbula usizi lwakhe.

₈Sivulele isimungulu umlomo wakho,

umele bonke abantwana abayizintandane.

₉Vula umlomo wakho, wahlulele ngokulunga,

umele abahluphekayo nabampofu.

₁₀Ngubani ongathola umfazi okhutheleyo na?

Ngokuba inani lakhe lidlula kakhulu amarubi*.

₁₁Inhliziyo yendoda yakhe iyethemba kuye;

ayiyikuswela inzuzo.

₁₂Uyayenzela okuhle, kungabi-ngokubi,

zonke izinsuku zokuphila kwakhe.

₁₃Ufuna uboya bezimvu nefilakisi*;

usebenza ngezandla ezivumayo.

₁₄Unjengemikhumbi yabathengi;

ulanda kude ukudla kwakhe.

₁₅Uyavuka kusesebusuku,

aphe abendlu yakhe ukudla

namantombazana akhe imisebenzi yawo.

₁₆Ucabanga ngensimu, ayithenge;

ngesithelo sezandla zakhe utshala isivini.

₁₇Uyabhinca okhalweni amandla;

uyaqinisa izingalo zakhe.

₁₈Uyabona ukuthi ukuphatha kwakhe kunenzuzo;

isibani sakhe asicimeki nasebusuku.

₁₉Uyabeka izandla zakhe othini lokuphotha izintambo,

neminwe yakhe ibamba insimbi.

₂₀Ohluphekayo uyamvulela isandla sakhe,

yebo, uzelulela abampofu izandla zakhe.

₂₁Akesatshiswa ngabendlu yakhe ngungqoqwane,

ngokuba bonke abendlu yakhe bembathiswa okubomvu.

₂₂Uyazenzela izindwangu ezimbozayo;

izambatho zakhe ziyilineni elicolekileyo nokububende.

₂₃Indoda yakhe iyaziwa emasangweni,

lapho ihlezi namalunga ezwe.

₂₄Wenza izingubo zelineni, athengise ngazo,

anikele kubathengi amabhande*.

₂₅Amandla nesithunzi kungukwembatha kwakhe;

uhleka usuku oluzayo.

₂₆Uyawuvula umlomo wakhe ngokuhlakanipha,

nomthetho womusa usolimini lwakhe.

₂₇Uyaqaphela okwenziwayo endlini yakhe,

akadli isinkwa sobuvila.

₂₈Abantwana bakhe bayasukuma, bambusise;

nendoda yakhe iyamdumisa ngokuthi:

₂₉Baningi abafazi abakhutheleyo,

kepha wena ubadlula bonke.

₃₀Ubuhle buyinkohliso, nokubukeka kuyize,

kepha owesifazane owesaba uJehova uyakudunyiswa.

₃₁Muphe ezithelweni zezandla zakhe,

izenzo zakhe zimdumise emasangweni.