IZAGA 3

1Ndodanami, ungakhohlwa ifundiswami,

kodwana ihliziywakho ayibulunge imiyalwami;

2Mbala izakwelula amalangakho

iye, ingezelele iminyaka nokuthula kuwe.

3Nawungatjhiyi ukwethembeka neqiniso,

okutjho ukukubophelela entanyenakho,

ukutlole emiqebethwini yehliziywakho,

4uzakuzuza umusa,

ubukwe nguZimu nabantu.

5Themba uSomnini ngehliziywakho yoke,

ungeyami ekwazini kwakho.

6Nawazisa uSomnini kizo zoke iindlela zakho,

yena uzakwenza imizilakho ilelezeke.

7Ungaziboni inga uhlakaniphile emehlwenakho,

yesaba uSomnini, utjhide ebumbini.

8Lokhu kuzakuletha ipilo emzimbenakho,

nokondleka emathanjenakho.

9Nawuhlonipha uSomnini ngomnonwakho,

iye, ngesilumo semikhiqizwakho yoke,

10yena uzakuzalisa iinlulu zakho ngokwaneleko

neembekelelo zakho ziphuphume ngesitjhidela sewayini.

11Ndodanami, ungadeleli ukusola kwakaSomnini,

ungadinwa kukhalima kwakhe,

12ngombana uSomnini uyamkhalima amthandako,

njengobaba endodanenakhe ayithandako.

13Ubusisiwe umuntu ofunyana ubuhlakani,

iye, umuntu ozuza ukuzwisisa,

14ngombana ingcono inzuzo yakhona kuneyesiliva,

iye, imbuyiselo yakhona kuneyegolide.

15Kuligugu ukudlula amaparele;

mbala akunalitho olifisako elingafana nakho.

16Ipilo ede ingesigomeni sakanokwazi,

ngesinceleni sakhe kunomnono nedumo.

17Iindlela zakhe ngezithokozisako,

nemizilakhe ikuthula.

18Umumuthi wokuphila kilabo abamamukelako,

abanamathela kuye

bazakubizwa bona ngabathakasileko.

19USomnini wendlale iinsekelo zephasi ngobuhlakani,

wanzinzisa amazulu ngokuzwisisa,

20ngelwazi lakhe amanzi agobhoza,

umkayi wathontisa umbethe.

21Ndodanami, bulunga ubuhlakani nokuhlolisisa,

ungavumi kusuke emehlwenakho,

22kuzakuba kuphila emphefumulwenakho,

kube mkghabiso entanyenakho.

23Yeke uzakukhamba endlelenakho uphephile,

nenyawo lakho angeze lakhutjwa.

24Lokha nawuyokulala, angeze wesaba,

iye, nawuleleko, uzakuba nobuthongo obumnandi.

25Ungabi nevalo ngehlekelele yamsinya

nangamatshwenyeko lokha nehlela abakhohlakeleko,

26ngombana uSomnini uzakuba seqadi kwakho,

alonde inyawo lakho ekubanjweni sisifu.

27Ungathi nawunamandla wokwenza okuhle,

ubagodlele labo okufanele ubenzele.

28Ungathi komunye umuntu:

“Khamba, ubuye kusasa, ngizakupha”,

khisibe unakho lokho akukhombelako.

29Ungeluki amano wokulimaza omunye umuntu

ohlezi nawe ngokukwethemba.

30Ungasoli umuntu ngaphandle kwesizathu

khisibe akakakoni ngalitho.

31Ungafisi ipumelelo yomuntu onenturhu,

ungakhethi nayinye yeendlela zakhe,

32ngombana uSomnini uyamnyenya ophambukela kizo,

kodwana unesikhozi nabaqotho.

33Isithuweleliso sakaSomnini

siphezu kwekumba yokhohlakeleko,

kodwana ubusisa ihlalo yabalungileko.

34Yena unyefula iinyefuli,

abazithobileko abaphe umusa.

35Abahlakaniphileko bazuza idumo,

kodwana iindlhadlha zizandisela ihlazo.

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