IZaga 7:1-27
7 Ndodana yami gcina amazwi ami,Wenze imithetho yami ibe ligugu kuwe.+
2 Gcina imithetho yami uphile,+Ulondoloze engikufundisa khona* njengenhlamvu yelihlo lakho.
3 Bophela izinto lezi eminweni yakho,Uzibhale enhliziyweni yakho.+
4 Tshela ukuhlakanipha uthi, “Wena ungudadewethu,”Ubize ukuzwisisa uthi, “Sihlobo sami,”
5 Ukuze kukuvikele kowesifazana oxhwalileyo,*+Lakowesifazana ongaziphathanga* lasemazwini akhe ahugayo.*+
6 Ngathi ngisewindini endlini yami,Ngalunguza, ngakhangela phansi,
7 Ngathi ngilokhu ngisakhangele abangelalwazi,Ngabona phakathi kwabasakhulayo ijaha elingelangqondo.+
8 Ladlula ngomgwaqo, ekhoneni eliseduze kwendlu yakhe,Liqonda lapho okwakulendlu yakhe khona
9 Kwasekuhwalala, sekusihlwa,+Sekuqala ukuba mnyama, sekunqunda amehlo.
10 Ngasengibona owesifazana elihlangabeza,Egqoke njengewule,*+ lona kanye iqili lomfazi.
11 Uliphakaphaka njalo uyisiqholo,+
Uyatshobatshoba, kuyala ukuthi ahlale endlini yakhe.
12 Uyambona phandle, umbone nango sesemagcekeni edolobho,Uyazimisamisa eduze kwamakhona wonke.+
13 Uyalidumela ijaha aliqabuze;Akhulume engelalanhloni athi kulo:
14 “Ngiwenzile umhlatshelo wobudlelwano.+
Lamuhla ngizigcwalisile izifungo zami.
15 Yikho ngibuye ukuzokuhlangabeza,Bengikudinga, sengize ngakuthola!
16 Sengendlale ingubo ezinhle embhedeni wami,Ilineni yaseGibhithe elemibalabala.+
17 Sengifafaze imure lenhlaba kanye lesinamoni+ embhedeni wami.
18 Woza sikholise uthando lwethu kuze kuse;Kasihlanyisane ngothando.
19 Phela indoda yami ayikho endlini;Ithethe uhambo olude.
20 Ihambe lesikhwama semali,Njalo izaphenduka inyanga isigcwele.”
21 Uyaliyenga ngamazwi, elincenga.+
Alihuge ngamazwi amnandi.
22 Lihle limlandele njengenkunzi esisiyahlatshwa,Lanjengesithutha esiyajeziswa ngokubotshwa,*+
23 Umtshoko uze uhlabe isibindi salo;Alikwazi ukuthi elikwenzayo kuzalibulalisa,+ njengenyoni egijimela emjibileni.
24 Ngakho ngilalelani madodana ami,Lizwe amazwi engiwakhulumayo.
25 Ungavumeli inhliziyo yakho iphambukele ezindleleni zakhe.
Ungahlanhlathi ungene ezindleleni zakhe,+
26 Ngoba usebulalise abanengi,+Ngeke ubabale ubaqede asebabulele.+
27 Indlu yakhe iyindlela eya engcwabeni;Yehlela endaweni yabantu abafileyo.*
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “umthetho wami.”
^ Kumbe, “amnandi.”
^ Kumbe, “Elesigqoko sewule.”
^ Kumbe, “ngokubotshelwa emapulankeni.” Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
^ NgesiHebheru, “ezindlini zokufa ezingaphakathi.”