Izaga 3

1 Ndodana yami, ungakhohlwa imfundiso yami, kodwa ugcine imilayo yami enhliziyweni yakho,

2 ngoba izakwandisa impilo yakho okweminyaka eminengi, ikuphe ukuthula.

3 Akungasuki kuwe loba nini uthando lokuthembeka; kubophele entanyeni yakho, ukubhale egwalibeni lenhliziyo yakho.

4 Ngalokho uzathandeka uzuze ibizo elihle emehlweni kaNkulunkulu laphambi kwabantu.

5 Themba kuThixo ngenhliziyo yakho yonke, ungathembi ekuzwisiseni kwakho;

6 mvume kuzozonke izindlela zakho, yena uzaqondisa zonke izindlela zakho.

7 Ungazenzi ohlakaniphileyo ngokubona kwakho; yesaba uThixo uxwaye okubi.

8 Lokho kuzawuphilisa umzimba wakho kuwaqinise lamathambo akho.

9 Dumisa uThixo ngenotho yakho; ngezithelo zakho zokuqala zonke;

10 ngalokho iziphala zakho zizagcwala ziphuphume, lezimbiza zakho zewayini zize zichitheke ngewayini elitsha.

11 Ndodana yami, ungeyisi ukulaya kukaThixo njalo ungacaphukeli ukukhuza kwakhe,

12 ngoba uThixo ulaya labo abathandayo, njengoyise elaya indodana yakhe ayithandayo.

13 Ubusisiwe umuntu ozuza ukuhlakanipha, umuntu ozuza ukuqedisisa,

14 ngoba khona kulenzuzo eyedlula isiliva lenzuzo eyedlula igolide.

15 Kuligugu elidlula amarubhi; kakukho okuloyisayo okungalinganiswa lakho.

16 Impilo ende isesandleni sakho sokunene; kwesokhohlo kulenotho lodumo.

17 Izindlela zakhe zilokuthokoza, lemikhondo yakhe ilokuthula.

18 Kuyisihlahla sokuphila kulabo abakwamukelayo; labo abakuphathayo bazabusiswa.

19 Ngokuhlakanipha uThixo wabeka izisekelo zomhlaba, ngokuqedisisa wamisa izulu endaweni yalo;

20 ngolwazi lwakhe inlwandle zehlukaniswa, lamayezi athontisa amazolo.

21 Ndodana yami, gogosa ingqondo ehlela ngolwazi, ungayekeli kukucatshele;

22 kuzakuba yikuphila kuwe, kube ngumceciso omuhle entanyeni yakho.

23 Lapho-ke uzahamba ngendlela evikelweyo unyawo lwakho lungakhubeki;

24 nxa ulala kawuyikwesaba; uzalala ubuthongo obumnandi.

25 Ungabi lovalo nxa ujunywa ngumonakalo kumbe yikubhidlika lokho okwehlela ababi,

26 ngoba uThixo uzakuba lithemba lakho avikele unyawo lwakho emjibileni.

27 Ungaze wala ukusiza labo abadinga uncedo, wena ulakho ongabasiza ngakho.

28 Ungabokuthi kumakhelwane wakho: “Ubobuya kwesinye isikhathi; ngizakunika kusasa” wena ulalo lololutho.

29 Ungacebi okubi ngomakhelwane wakho, ohlezi lawe ekwethemba.

30 Ungaxabani lomuntu kungelasizatho yena engakonelanga ngalutho.

31 Ungamhawukeli umuntu othanda ukulwa loba nje ufise lakuphi ukwenza kwakhe,

32 ngoba uThixo uyamenyanya umuntu oxhwalileyo kodwa oqotho umbeka ekhwapheni lakhe.

33 Isiqalekiso sikaThixo sehlela endlini yababi, kodwa uyayibusisa indlu yabalungileyo.

34 Uyabahleka usulu abayizideleli ezizithembayo, kodwa abe lomusa kwabathobekileyo.

35 Abahlakaniphileyo baphiwa udumo kodwa abayiziwula ubathela ihlazo.