< Izaga 2 >

1 Ndodana yami, uba usemukela amazwi ami, ugcine kuwe imilayo yami,
Mwana wange, bw’onookwatanga ebigambo byange, n’otereka ebiragiro byange mu bulamu bwo,
2 ukuthi wenze indlebe yakho ilalele inhlakanipho, uthobise inhliziyo yakho ekuqedisiseni,
era n’ossaayo omwoyo eri amagezi, era n’ossa omutima gwo eri okutegeera,
3 yebo, uba ukhalela ukuqedisisa, ukhuphele ilizwi lakho ekuzwisiseni,
ddala ddala singa oyaayaanira okumanya era n’oyimusa eddoboozi lyo osabe okutegeera,
4 uba ukudinga njengesiliva, ukuphenye njengezimpahla eziligugu ezifihliweyo,
bw’onooganoonyanga nga ffeeza, era n’oganoonyanga ng’ekyobugagga ekyakwekebwa,
5 khona uzaqedisisa ukuyesaba iNkosi, uthole ulwazi lukaNkulunkulu.
awo w’olitegeerera okutya Mukama, era n’ovumbula okumanya Katonda.
6 Ngoba iNkosi inika inhlakanipho; ulwazi lokuqedisisa kuvela emlonyeni wayo.
Kubanga Mukama awa amagezi; era mu kamwa ke muvaamu okumanya n’okutegeera.
7 Iyababekela abaqotho inhlakanipho eqotho; iyisihlangu kubo abahamba ngokuqonda,
Mukama aterekera abatuukirivu amagezi amalungi, era aba ngabo y’abo abatambulira mu bugolokofu.
8 ukugcina indlela zesahlulelo; izalondoloza indlela zabangcwele bayo.
Abatambuliza mu makubo ag’obwenkanya, era bw’atyo Mukama akuuma ekkubo ly’abatukuvu be.
9 Khona uzaqedisisa ukulunga, lesahlulelo, lokuqonda; yonke indlela elungileyo.
Olwo lw’olitegeera obutuukirivu, amazima n’obwenkanya; weewaawo buli kkubo eddungi.
10 Lapho inhlakanipho izangena enhliziyweni yakho, lolwazi lube mnandi emphefumulweni wakho;
Kubanga amagezi galiyingira mu mutima gwo, n’okumanya kulisanyusa omwoyo gwo.
11 ingqondo izakugcina, ukuqedisisa kukulondoloze;
Okwesalirawo obulungi kunaakulabiriranga n’okutegeera kunaakukuumanga:
12 ukukophula endleleni embi, emuntwini okhuluma izinto eziphambeneyo;
Amagezi ganaakuwonyanga ekkubo ly’omubi, n’abantu aboogera eby’obugwagwa,
13 abatshiya indlela zobuqotho, ukuze bahambe ngendlela zobumnyama;
abaleka amakubo ag’obutuukirivu ne batambulira mu makubo ag’ekizikiza,
14 abathokoza ngokwenza okubi, bejabula ekuphambukeni komubi;
abasanyukira okukola ebikolwa ebibi, abanyumirwa eby’obusirusiru,
15 abandlela zabo ziphambene, begobile emikhondweni yabo;
abantu abo be b’amakubo amakyamu, era abakujjukujju mu ngeri zaabwe.
16 ukukophula kowesifazana wemzini, kowezizwe okhohlisa ngamazwi akhe;
Amagezi Mukama g’awa ge gokka agajja okukuwonya ekkubo ly’omukazi omwenzi, n’okukuwonya ebigambo bye ebisendasenda,
17 otshiya umngane wobutsha bakhe, ekhohlwa isivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu wakhe;
eyaleka bba ow’omu buvubuka bwe era eyeerabira endagaano gye yakola mu maaso ga Katonda we.
18 ngoba indlu yakhe itshonela ekufeni, lemikhondo yakhe emimoyeni efileyo.
Kubanga ennyumba ye ekka mu kufa, n’amakubo ge galaga eri abafu.
19 Bonke abangena kuye kabayikubuya, njalo kabayikufinyelela endleleni zempilo.
Tewali n’omu agenda ewuwe adda wadde okufunirayo amakubo g’obulamu.
20 Ukuze uhambe endleleni yabalungileyo, ugcine imikhondo yamalungisa.
Kale tambuliranga mu kkubo ly’abo abatya Katonda era onywerere mu makubo g’abatuukirivu.
21 Ngoba abaqotho bazahlala elizweni, labapheleleyo basale kulo;
Kubanga abatuukirivu balituula mu nsi, era abo abagolokofu baligisigalamu.
22 kodwa abakhohlakeleyo bazaqunywa basuswe elizweni, labaphambekayo badatshulwe basuswe kulo.
Naye abakozi b’ebibi balifiirwa ebirungi eby’ensi, n’abatali beesigwa balizikirizibwa.

< Izaga 2 >