Izaga 2
1 Ndodana yami, uba usemukela amazwi ami, ugcine kuwe imilayo yami,
Mwanakomana wangu, kana ukagamuchira mashoko angu, ukachengeta mirayiro yangu mauri,
2 ukuthi wenze indlebe yakho ilalele inhlakanipho, uthobise inhliziyo yakho ekuqedisiseni,
ukarerekera nzeve yako kuuchenjeri uye ukaisa mwoyo wako pakunzwisisa,
3 yebo, uba ukhalela ukuqedisisa, ukhuphele ilizwi lakho ekuzwisiseni,
uye kana ukadanidzira kuti uwanze njere uye ukadanidzira nenzwi guru kuti uwane kunzwisisa,
4 uba ukudinga njengesiliva, ukuphenye njengezimpahla eziligugu ezifihliweyo,
uye kana ukahutsvaka sounotsvaka sirivha nokuhutsvaka sounotsvaka pfuma yakavanzwa,
5 khona uzaqedisisa ukuyesaba iNkosi, uthole ulwazi lukaNkulunkulu.
ipapo uchanzwisisa kutya Jehovha uye uchawana ruzivo rwaMwari.
6 Ngoba iNkosi inika inhlakanipho; ulwazi lokuqedisisa kuvela emlonyeni wayo.
Nokuti Jehovha anopa uchenjeri, uye mumuromo make munobuda zivo nokunzwisisa.
7 Iyababekela abaqotho inhlakanipho eqotho; iyisihlangu kubo abahamba ngokuqonda,
Anochengetera vakarurama kukunda, iye ndiye nhoo kuna avo vane mufambiro usina chaunopomerwa,
8 ukugcina indlela zesahlulelo; izalondoloza indlela zabangcwele bayo.
nokuti anochengetedza nzira yavakarurama, uye anodzivirira nzira yavakatendeka vake.
9 Khona uzaqedisisa ukulunga, lesahlulelo, lokuqonda; yonke indlela elungileyo.
Ipapo uchanzwisisa zvakarurama, kururamisira nokuenzanisira nzira dzose dzakanaka.
10 Lapho inhlakanipho izangena enhliziyweni yakho, lolwazi lube mnandi emphefumulweni wakho;
Nokuti uchenjeri huchapinda mumwoyo mako, uye ruzivo ruchafadza mweya wako.
11 ingqondo izakugcina, ukuqedisisa kukulondoloze;
Kungwara kuchakuchengetedza, uye kunzwisisa kuchakurinda.
12 ukukophula endleleni embi, emuntwini okhuluma izinto eziphambeneyo;
Uchenjeri huchakuponesa panzira dzavanhu vakaipa, vanhu vane mashoko asakarurama,
13 abatshiya indlela zobuqotho, ukuze bahambe ngendlela zobumnyama;
vanosiya nzira yakarurama kuti vafambe munzira dzerima,
14 abathokoza ngokwenza okubi, bejabula ekuphambukeni komubi;
vanofarira kuita zvakaipa uye vanofarira kusarurama kwezvakaipa,
15 abandlela zabo ziphambene, begobile emikhondweni yabo;
vane nzira dzakaminama uye vanonyengera pamaitiro avo.
16 ukukophula kowesifazana wemzini, kowezizwe okhohlisa ngamazwi akhe;
Zvichakuponesazve pamukadzi chifeve, kubva pamudzimai asingazvibati, anokwezva namashoko ake,
17 otshiya umngane wobutsha bakhe, ekhohlwa isivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu wakhe;
uyo akasiya murume woumhandara hwake uye akashaya hanya nesungano yaakaita pamberi paMwari.
18 ngoba indlu yakhe itshonela ekufeni, lemikhondo yakhe emimoyeni efileyo.
Nokuti imba yake inoenda kurufu, uye nzira dzake kumweya yavakafa.
19 Bonke abangena kuye kabayikubuya, njalo kabayikufinyelela endleleni zempilo.
Hakuna anoenda kwaari achidzoka kana kuzowana nzira dzoupenyu.
20 Ukuze uhambe endleleni yabalungileyo, ugcine imikhondo yamalungisa.
Naizvozvo iwe uchafamba munzira dzavanhu vakanaka uye ucharamba uri munzira dzavakarurama.
21 Ngoba abaqotho bazahlala elizweni, labapheleleyo basale kulo;
Nokuti vakarurama vachagara munyika, uye vasina chavanopomerwa vacharamba vari mairi;
22 kodwa abakhohlakeleyo bazaqunywa basuswe elizweni, labaphambekayo badatshulwe basuswe kulo.
asi vakaipa vachaparadzwa panyika, uye vasina kutendeka vachabviswa pairi.
