Izaga 19

1 Umyanga ohamba ngobuqotho bakhe ungcono kulophambeneyo endebeni zakhe, njalo oyisithutha.

2 Futhi umphefumulo ongelalwazi kawulunganga, lophangisayo ngezinyawo uyona.

3 Ubuthutha bomuntu buphambula indlela yakhe, lenhliziyo yakhe iyayithukuthelela iNkosi.

4 Inotho yengeza abangane abanengi, kodwa umyanga wehlukaniswa lomngane wakhe.

5 Umfakazi wamanga kayikuyekelwa engajeziswanga, lophafuza amanga kayikuphunyuka.

6 Banengi abancenga umusa weziphathamandla; njalo wonke ungumngane womuntu wezipho.

7 Bonke abazalwane bomyanga bayamzonda; kakhulu kangakanani abangane bakhe besiya khatshana laye; uxotshana labongamazwi kodwa kabatholakali.

8 Ozuza ingqondo uthanda umphefumulo wakhe; unanzelela ukuqedisisa uzathola okuhle.

9 Umfakazi wamanga kayikuyekelwa engajeziswanga, lophafuza amanga uzabhubha.

10 Ukutamasa kakusifanele isiwula; kakhulu kangakanani ukuthi inceku ibuse phezu kweziphathamandla.

11 Ukuqedisisa komuntu kuphuzisa ukuthukuthela kwakhe; lodumo lwakhe yikwedlula isiphambeko.

12 Ulaka lwenkosi lunjengokubhonga kwebhongo lesilwane, kodwa umusa wayo unjengamazolo etshanini.

13 Indodana eyisithutha iyincithakalo kayise; lengxabano zomfazi ziyikuthonta njalonjalo.

14 Umuzi lenotho kuyilifa labobaba, kodwa umfazi ohlakaniphileyo uvela eNkosini.

15 Ubuvila buphosela ebuthongweni obukhulu, lomphefumulo olivila uzalamba.

16 Ogcina umlayo ugcina umphefumulo wakhe; odelela indlela zakhe uzakufa.

17 Ozwela umyanga weboleka iNkosi; izambhadala ngesenzo sakhe.

18 Laya indodana yakho kuselethemba, kodwa ungaloyisi ukufa kwayo.

19 Ololaka olukhulu uzathwala inhlawulo; ngoba nxa umophula uzabe lokhu uqhubeka ukwenza.

20 Lalela izeluleko, wemukele imfundiso, ukuze uhlakaniphe ekucineni kwakho.

21 Kulamacebo amanengi enhliziyweni yomuntu, kodwa iseluleko seNkosi sona sizakuma.

22 Isiloyiso somuntu ngumusa wakhe, njalo umyanga ungcono kulomuntu wamanga.

23 Ukuyesaba iNkosi kungokwempilo; ngoba olakho uzalala ebusuku esuthi; kayikwethekelelwa yibubi.

24 Ivila lifihla isandla salo emganwini, njalo kaliyikusibuyisela emlonyeni walo.

25 Tshaya isideleli ongelalwazi abesekhalipha; njalo khuza oqedisisayo, uzaqedisisa ulwazi.

26 Ochitha uyise, axotshe unina, uyindodana ethelela inhloni ilethe ihlazo.

27 Yekela, ndodana yami, ukulalela ukulaywa, ukuphambuka emazwini olwazi.

28 Umfakazi omubi udelela isahlulelo, lomlomo wabakhohlakeleyo uginya ububi.

29 Izahlulelo zilungiselwe izideleli, lemivimvinya umhlana wezithutha.