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1 Zvirevo zvaSoromoni mwanakomana waDhavhidhi, mambo weIsraeri:
Izaga zikaSolomoni, indodana kaDavida, inkosi yakoIsrayeli;
2 kuti uwane uchenjeri nokurayirwa; nokunzwisisa mashoko enjere;
ukwazi inhlakanipho lokulaywa, ukuqedisisa amazwi okuqedisisa,
3 kuti uve noupenyu hwokuzvibata hune uchenjeri uchiita zvakarurama nokururamisira uye nokuenzanisira;
ukwemukela ukulaya kwenhlakanipho, ukulunga, lesahlulelo, lokuqonda;
4 kuti vasina mano vapiwe uchenjeri, jaya ripiwe ruzivo namano,
ukunika abangelalwazi inhlakanipho, ijaha ulwazi lengqondo.
5 vakachenjera ngavanzwe uye vagowedzera pakudzidza kwavo, uye vanonzvera ngavawane kutungamirirwa,
Ohlakaniphileyo uzakuzwa, andise ukufunda, loqedisisayo uzazuza izeluleko,
6 kuti vanzwisise zvirevo nemifananidzo, mashoko nezvirahwe zvavakachenjera.
ukuqedisisa isaga lomzekeliso, amazwi abahlakaniphileyo, lamalibho abo.
7 Kutya Jehovha ndiwo mavambo ezivo, asi mapenzi anoshora uchenjeri nokurayirwa.
Ukwesaba iNkosi kuyikuqala kolwazi; izithutha ziyadelela inhlakanipho lokulaywa.
8 Mwanakomana wangu, teerera, kurayira kwababa vako, uye usarasa kudzidzisa kwamai vako.
Ndodana yami, zwana ukulaya kukayihlo, ungawudeli umlayo kanyoko;
9 Zvichava chishongo chakanaka pamusoro wako nouketani hunoshongedza mutsipa wako.
ngoba kuzakuba ngumqhele womusa ekhanda lakho, lemigaxo entanyeni yakho.
10 Mwanakomana wangu, kana vatadzi vachikukwezva, usabvuma zvavari kuda kuti uite.
Ndodana yami, uba izoni zikuhuga, ungavumi.
11 Kana vakati, “Handei tose; ngativandirei munhu timuuraye; ngativandirei mweya usina mhosva;
Uba zisithi: Hamba lathi, siyecathamela igazi, sicatshele ongelacala kungelasizatho;
sibaginye bephila njengengcwaba, yebo, ngokupheleleyo, njengabehlela egodini. (Sheol h7585)
13 tichawana marudzi ose ezvinhu zvinokosha tigozadza dzimba dzedu nezvatichapamba;
Sizathola yonke impahla eligugu, sigcwalise izindlu zethu ngempango.
14 isa zvinhu zvako pamwe chete nesu, tigova nechikwama chimwe chete,”
Phosela inkatho yakho phakathi kwethu; sonke sibe lesikhwama semali sinye.
15 mwanakomana wangu, usabvumirana navo, usaisa rutsoka panzira dzavo;
Ndodana yami, ungahambi lazo endleleni; unqande unyawo lwakho emkhondweni wazo.
16 nokuti tsoka dzavo dzinomhanyira muchivi, vanokurumidza kundodeura ropa.
Ngoba inyawo zazo zigijimela ebubini, ziphangisa ukuchitha igazi.
17 Hazvibatsiri sei kutambanudza mumbure shiri dzose dzichinyatsoona!
Isibili, imbule lendlalelwa ize phambi kwamehlo aloba yiyiphi inyoni.
18 Varume ava vanovandira ropa ravo vomene; vanozvivandira ivo pachavo!
Lalaba bacathamela igazi labo, bacatshele imiphefumulo yabo.
19 Aya ndiwo magumo avaya vanotsvaka pfuma nenzira yakaipa; inouraya vaya vanoiwana.
Zinjalo indlela zakhe wonke ozuza inzuzo ngokuphanga; ithatha impilo yabaniniyo.
20 Uchenjeri hunodanidzira nenzwi guru mumugwagwa, hunokwidza inzwi rahwo pachivara;
UkuHlakanipha kuyamemeza ngaphandle, kukhupha ilizwi lakho emidangeni.
21 kumusoro kwemigwagwa ine ruzha hunodanidzira, pamasuo eguta hunotaura shoko rahwo huchiti:
Kuyamemeza endaweni eqakathekileyo yokuxokozela, ekungeneni kwamasango; emzini kutsho amazwi akho,
22 “Kusvikira riniko imi vasina mano, muchingoda kugara musina mano? Kusvikira riniko vaseki vachifarira kuseka, uye mapenzi achivenga zivo?
kusithi: Koze kube nini, lina elingelalwazi, lithanda ukungabi lalwazi, labaklolodayo bezifisela ukukloloda, leziphukuphuku zizonda ulwazi?
23 Dai makateerera kutsiura kwangu, ndingadai ndakadurura mwoyo wangu kwamuri uye ndakazivisa pfungwa dzangu kwamuri.
Phendukelani ekukhuzeni kwami; khangelani, ngizathululela umoya wami kini, ngilazise amazwi ami.
24 Asi sezvo makandiramba pandakakudanai uye pasina kana mumwe akateerera pandakatambanudza ruoko rwangu,
Ngoba ngibizile, kodwa lala; ngelulile isandla sami, kodwa kakho onanzayo;
25 sezvo makashaya hanya nokurayira kwangu, uye mukasagamuchira kutsiura kwangu,
ladelela sonke iseluleko sami, kalivumanga ukukhuza kwami;
26 iniwo ndichaseka panguva yenjodzi yenyu; ndichaseka dambudziko parichakusvikirai,
mina-ke ngizahleka ukuchitheka kwenu, ngiklolode ekufikeni kokwesaba kwenu,
27 dambudziko parichakukundai sedutu, njodzi paichavhuvhuta pamusoro penyu sechamupupuri, nhamo namatambudziko pazvichakukundai.
ekufikeni kokwesaba kwenu njengesiphepho, lokuchitheka kwenu kufika njengesivunguzane, lapho ubuhlungu losizi kulehlela.
28 “Ipapo vachadana kwandiri asi ini handingavapinduri; vachanditsvaka asi havangandiwani.
Khona bazangibiza, kodwa kangiyikusabela; bazangidingisisa, kodwa kabayikungithola.
29 Sezvo vakavenga zivo uye vakasasarudza kutya Jehovha,
Ngenxa yokuthi babezonda ulwazi, bengakhethanga ukwesaba iNkosi.
30 sezvo vasina kugamuchira yambiro yangu, uye vakashora kutsiura kwangu,
Kabavumanga iseluleko sami, bedelela konke ukukhuza kwami.
31 vachadya zvibereko zvenzira dzavo uye vachazadzwa nezvibereko zvemano avo.
Ngakho bazakudla okwesithelo sendlela yabo, basuthiswe ngamacebo abo.
32 Nokuti kusateerera kwavasina mano kuchavaurayisa, uye kushaya hanya kwamapenzi kuchavaparadza;
Ngoba ukuhlehla kwabangelalwazi kuzababulala, lokonwaba kweziphukuphuku kuzababhubhisa.
33 asi ani naani achanditeerera achagara murugare, uye achagara akasununguka, asingatyi kuparadzwa.”
Kodwa ongilalelayo uzahlala evikelekile, onwabe ekwesabeni okubi.
