IzAga 23:1-35
23 Uma kwenzeka uhlala phansi ukuba udle kanye nenkosi, kufanele ucabangisise ngalokho okuphambi kwakho,+
2 futhi kumelwe ubeke ummese entanyeni yakho uma unomphefumulo ofisayo.+
3 Ungazibonisi unxanela izidlo zayo ezihlwabusayo, ngoba kungukudla kwamanga.+
4 Ungakukhandlekeli ukuzuza ingcebo.+ Kuyeke okwakho ukuqonda.+
5 Ingabe uye wabangela ukuba amehlo akho ayithi klabe, ibe ingelutho?+ Ngoba nakanjani izenzela amaphiko anjengawokhozi indizele emazulwini imuke.+
6 Ungakudli ukudla kwanoma ubani oneso elincishanayo,+ noma uzibonise unxanela izidlo zakhe ezihlwabusayo.+
7 Ngoba unjengobalile ngaphakathi emphefumulweni wakhe.+ Uthi kuwe, “Yidla uphuze,” kodwa inhliziyo yakhe ayikanye nawe.+
8 Ucezwana lwakho oludlile, uyoluhlanza, futhi uyobe udlale ngamazwi akho amnandi.+
9 Ungakhulumi ezindlebeni zoyisiphukuphuku,+ ngoba uyowedelela amazwi akho anokuqonda.+
10 Ungawuhlehlisi umngcele wakudala,+ futhi ungangeni ensimini yezintandane.+
11 Ngoba uMkhululi wazo unamandla; yena uyomela udaba lwazo nawe.+
12 Letha inhliziyo yakho esiyalweni nendlebe yakho emazwini olwazi.+
13 Ungamgodleli umntwana isiyalo.+ Uma kwenzeka umshaya ngenduku, ngeke afe.
14 Kufanele umshaye ngenduku, ukuze ukhulule umphefumulo wakhe eShiyoli.+
15 Ndodana yami, uma inhliziyo yakho iye yahlakanipha,+ inhliziyo yami iyojabula, yebo eyami.+
16 Futhi izinso zami ziyokwethaba lapho izindebe zakho zikhuluma ubuqotho.+
17 Inhliziyo yakho mayingabi namona ngezoni,+ kodwa yesaba uJehova usuku lonke.+
18 Ngoba uma kuba njalo kuyoba khona ikusasa,+ nethemba lakho ngeke linqunywe.+
19 Wena, ndodana yami, yizwa uhlakaniphe, uhole inhliziyo yakho endleleni.+
20 Ungabi phakathi kwezinseli zewayini,+ phakathi kwamakloza.+
21 Ngoba isidakwa nesiminzi bayoba mpofu,+ futhi ukozela kuyokwembathisa umuntu amanikiniki nje.+
22 Lalela uyihlo owakuzala,+ futhi ungamedeleli unyoko ngoba nje esegugile.+
23 Thenga iqiniso+ ungalithengisi—ukuhlakanipha nesiyalo nokuqonda.+
24 Uyise wolungile nakanjani uyojabula;+ nalowo ozala ohlakaniphile uyothokoza ngaye futhi.+
25 Uyihlo nonyoko bayothokoza, nonyoko owakuzala uyojabula.+
26 Ndodana yami, ngiphe inhliziyo yakho, futhi kwangathi lawo mehlo akho angazijabulela izindlela zami.+
27 Ngoba isifebe singumgodi ojulile+ nowesifazane wesinye isizwe ungumthombo ongumngcingo.
28 Ngokuqinisekile, njengomphangi, uyaqamekela;+ futhi wandisa amadoda akhohlisayo.+
29 Ngubani onosizi? Ngubani onokungakhululeki? Ngubani onemibango?+ Ngubani okhathazekile? Ngubani onamanxeba ngaphandle kwesizathu? Ngubani onokuqundeka kwamehlo?
30 Yilabo abahlala isikhathi eside newayini,+ labo abangena ukuzofuna iwayini elixutshiwe.+
31 Ungalibheki iwayini lapho liveza umbala obomvu, lapho lizoyiza endebeni, lapho lehla ngokushelela.
32 Ekupheleni kwalo liluma njengenyoka,+ likhipha ubuthi njengenyoka enesihlungu.+
33 Amehlo akho ayobona izinto eziyinqaba, nenhliziyo yakho iyokhuluma izinto ezonakele.+
34 Ngokuqinisekile uyoba njengolele enhliziyweni yolwandle, yebo njengolele esiqongweni sensika yomkhumbi.+
35 “Bangigalele kodwa angigulanga; bangishayile, kodwa angazanga. Ngizovuka nini?+ Ngizophinda futhi ngilifune.”+