< Izaga 7 >
1 Ndodana yami, agcine amazwi ami ulondoloze imilayo yami ngaphakathi kwakho.
2 Gcina imilayo yami ukuze uphile; ulinde imfundiso yami njengegugu lakho elikhulu.
3 Ibophele eminweni yakho; uyilobe enhliziyweni yakho.
4 Tshela ukuhlakanipha uthi, “Ungudadewethu wena,” uthi ukuqedisisa kuyisihlobo sakho;
5 lezizinto zizakuvikela emfazini oyisifebe, lakumkakho ongelambeko ngamazwi akhe adukisayo.
6 Ngema ewindini lendlu yami ngalunguza ngesikhala.
7 Ngabona phakathi kwabayizithutha, ngananzelela phakathi kwamajaha ngabona ijaha elingelangqondo.
8 Lalisehla ngomgwaqo liseduze lejiko, liqonda endlini yowesifazane
9 ntambama sekunqunda amehlo, umnyama wobusuku usujiya.
10 Khonokho nje kwaqhamuka owesifazane elihlangabeza egqoke okwesifebe ngoba eqophile.
11 (Umfazi lowo, ngumuntu womsindo uyisiqholo, inyawo zakhe kazihlali phansi;
12 khathesi nangu emgwaqweni, njalo nangu enkundleni, utshobatshoba izindawana zonke.)
13 Wafika waligona lelijaha walanga wakhuluma engelanhloni wathi:
14 “Ngenzile umnikelo wobudlelwano ngekhaya; lamuhla ngizigcwalisile izifungo zami.
15 Yikho ngilapha ukukuhlangabeza; sengikudinge ngaze ngakuthola!
16 Sengiwendlele umbheda wami ngamalineni eGibhithe awemibalabala.
17 Sengiwuqholile umbheda wami ngemure, ngenhlaba langesinamoni.
18 Woza sizitike ngothando kuze kuse; kasizijabulise ngothando!
19 Indoda yami kayikho ekhaya; ihambile iye khatshana.
20 Ithwele isikhwama sayo sigcwele imali, ngakho kayibuyi kuze kube phakathi kwenyanga.”
21 Ngamazwi akhe amnandi waledukisa ijaha lelo; walihuga ijaha lelo ngolimi olumnandi.
22 Khonokho nje lahle lamlandela njengenkabi idonselwa ukuyabulawa, njengomziki uzingenisa emjibileni,
23 umtshoko uze uyehlaba isibindi, njengenyoni ithothela ngaphansi kwesifu, ingaboni ukuthi isizingenise ekufeni.
24 Ngakho-ke madodana ami, ngilalelani; zwanini lokhu engikutshoyo.
25 Lingayivumeli inhliziyo ikhangwe yizindlela zakhe, langabe iphumputhekele emikhubeni yakhe.
26 Banengi labo asebadilizile; izinkubela zakhe zilucaca olwesabekayo.
27 Indlu yakhe ingumgudu oya engcwabeni, iholela phansi ezindongeni zokufa. (Sheol )
