< Zvirevo 2 >
1 Mwanakomana wangu, kana ukagamuchira mashoko angu, ukachengeta mirayiro yangu mauri,
Ndodana yami, nxa usamukela amazwi ami ugcine imilayo yami ngaphakathi kwakho,
2 ukarerekera nzeve yako kuuchenjeri uye ukaisa mwoyo wako pakunzwisisa,
uvule indlebe yakho izwe ukuhlakanipha unikele inhliziyo yakho ukuthi izwisise,
3 uye kana ukadanidzira kuti uwanze njere uye ukadanidzira nenzwi guru kuti uwane kunzwisisa,
njalo nxa ucela ukuqedisisa ukhalela kakhulu ukuzwisisa,
4 uye kana ukahutsvaka sounotsvaka sirivha nokuhutsvaka sounotsvaka pfuma yakavanzwa,
futhi ukudingisisa njengokudinga isiliva ukuphenye njengento eligugu efihliweyo,
5 ipapo uchanzwisisa kutya Jehovha uye uchawana ruzivo rwaMwari.
lapho-ke uzakuzwisisa ukumesaba uThixo njalo uluzuze ulwazi lukaNkulunkulu.
6 Nokuti Jehovha anopa uchenjeri, uye mumuromo make munobuda zivo nokunzwisisa.
Ngoba uThixo uyapha ukuhlakanipha, emlonyeni wakhe kuphuma ulwazi lokuqedisisa.
7 Anochengetera vakarurama kukunda, iye ndiye nhoo kuna avo vane mufambiro usina chaunopomerwa,
Abaqotho ubapha ukunqoba, ulihawu lalabo abahamba bengasoleki,
8 nokuti anochengetedza nzira yavakarurama, uye anodzivirira nzira yavakatendeka vake.
ngoba uyayilinda indlela yabalungileyo avikele ukuhamba kwabathembekileyo bakhe.
9 Ipapo uchanzwisisa zvakarurama, kururamisira nokuenzanisira nzira dzose dzakanaka.
Yikho uzazwisisa lokho okulungileyo lokuqondileyo lokufaneleyo zonke izindlela ezinhle.
10 Nokuti uchenjeri huchapinda mumwoyo mako, uye ruzivo ruchafadza mweya wako.
Ngoba ukuhlakanipha kuzangena enhliziyweni yakho, lolwazi lube mnandi emphefumulweni wakho.
11 Kungwara kuchakuchengetedza, uye kunzwisisa kuchakurinda.
Ukwazi ukukhetha kuzakuvikela, lokuzwisisa kuzakulinda.
12 Uchenjeri huchakuponesa panzira dzavanhu vakaipa, vanhu vane mashoko asakarurama,
Ukuhlakanipha kuzakusindisa ezindleleni zabantu ababi, abantu abamazwi abolileyo,
13 vanosiya nzira yakarurama kuti vafambe munzira dzerima,
abatshiya izindlela eziqondileyo, bahambe ngezindlela ezilamathunzi,
14 vanofarira kuita zvakaipa uye vanofarira kusarurama kwezvakaipa,
abathokoza ngokwenza okubi bajabule ngokungcola kokubi,
15 vane nzira dzakaminama uye vanonyengera pamaitiro avo.
abandlela zabo zitshekile lokuhamba kwabo kakuqondakali.
16 Zvichakuponesazve pamukadzi chifeve, kubva pamudzimai asingazvibati, anokwezva namashoko ake,
Kuzakukhulula njalo koyisiphingikazi, lasemfazini olamazwi akhohlisayo,
17 uyo akasiya murume woumhandara hwake uye akashaya hanya nesungano yaakaita pamberi paMwari.
osetshiye indoda yakhe yobutsha bakhe wadela isifungo asenza phambi kukaNkulunkulu.
18 Nokuti imba yake inoenda kurufu, uye nzira dzake kumweya yavakafa.
Ngoba indlu yakhe iholela ekufeni lezindlela zakhe zidonsela kwabafileyo.
19 Hakuna anoenda kwaari achidzoka kana kuzowana nzira dzoupenyu.
Kakho ongena kuye obuyayo kumbe aphinde azuze izindlela zokuphila.
20 Naizvozvo iwe uchafamba munzira dzavanhu vakanaka uye ucharamba uri munzira dzavakarurama.
Ngakho uzahamba ezindleleni zabantu abalungileyo walele emikhondweni yabaqondileyo.
21 Nokuti vakarurama vachagara munyika, uye vasina chavanopomerwa vacharamba vari mairi;
Ngoba abaqotho bazahlala elizweni, labangasolekiyo bazasala kulo;
22 asi vakaipa vachaparadzwa panyika, uye vasina kutendeka vachabviswa pairi.
kodwa izigangi zizasuswa elizweni, labangathembekanga bazakhutshwa kulo.