IZaga 15:1-33
15 Impendulo epholileyo* iyalwehlisa ulaka,+Kodwa amazwi ahlabayo* avusa ulaka.+
2 Ulimi lwabahlakaniphileyo lusebenzisa kuhle ulwazi,+Kodwa emlonyeni wezithutha kuphuma ubuphukuphuku.
3 Amehlo kaJehova akuyo yonke indawo,Akhangele abenza okubi labenza okuhle.+
4 Amazwi apholileyo ayisihlahla* sokuphila,+Kodwa inkulumo etshekileyo yephula umoya.
5 Isiphukuphuku siyadelela nxa uyise esilaya,+Kodwa umuntu okhaliphileyo uyavuma ukuqondiswa.*+
6 Endlini yomuntu olungileyo kulamagugu amanengi,Kodwa isivuno somuntu* owenza okubi simlethela uhlupho.+
7 Izindebe zabahlakaniphileyo zisabalalisa ulwazi,+Kodwa inhliziyo yesithutha+ kayikwenzi lokho.
8 UJehova uyawenyanya umhlatshelo+ wabenza okubi,Kodwa uthokoziswa ngumthandazo wabathembekileyo.+
9 UJehova uyayenyanya indlela yomuntu owenza okubi,+Kodwa uthanda lowo ohlala esenza okulungileyo.+
10 Ophambuka endleleni eyiyo uyakuzonda ukulaywa,*+Loba ngubani ozonda ukukhuzwa uzakufa.+
11 UJehova uyenelisa ukubona okusengcwabeni,+ indawo lapho izidumbu ezitshabalala khona.*
Pho angehluleka yini ukubona okusezinhliziyweni zabantu?+
12 Umuntu odelelayo kamthandi lowo omqondisayo.*+
Kazihluphi langokubuza kwabahlakaniphileyo.+
13 Inhliziyo ethokozayo yenza ubuso buchelese,Kodwa inhliziyo ebuhlungu yenza umuntu ahlulukelwe.*+
14 Inhliziyo ezwisisayo idinga ulwazi,+Kodwa umlomo wezithutha ukholisa ubuphukuphuku.+
15 Zonke insuku zomuntu okhathazekileyo zimbi,+Kodwa olenhliziyo echelesileyo* uhlala esedilini kokuphela.+
16 Kungcono ukuba lokulutshwana kodwa usesaba uJehova,+Kulokuba lenotho enengi kodwa uhlala ukhathazekile.*+
17 Kungcono ukudla imibhida lapho okulothando khona,+Kulokudla inyama yenkunzi enonileyo lapho okulokuzondana khona.+
18 Umuntu ozonda masinyane ubangela ukuxabana,+Kodwa ophuza ukuzonda uyayiqeda ingxabano.+
19 Indlela yevila injengothango lwameva,+Kodwa indlela yabathembekileyo injengomgwaqo omuhle.+
20 Indodana ehlakaniphileyo iyamthokozisa uyise,+Kodwa isiphukuphuku siyamdelela unina.+
21 Umuntu ongelangqondo uthokoziswa yibuphukuphuku,+Kodwa umuntu oqedisisayo uhamba ethe nhlo+ lapho ayakhona.
22 Amacebo ayafadalala nxa umuntu engabuzi kwabanye,*Kodwa kuba lokuphumelela nxa kulabacebisi* abanengi.+
23 Uyathokoza umuntu ophendula ngendlela eqondileyo,+Lelizwi elikhulunywe ngesikhathi esifaneleyo lihle kakhulu!+
24 Umuntu okhaliphileyo usendleleni ephezulu eya ekuphileni,+Njalo iyamvikela angayi phansi engcwabeni.+
25 UJehova uzazidiliza izindlu zabaziphakamisayo,+Kodwa uzalondoloza imingcele yomfelokazi.+
26 UJehova uyawenyanya amacebo omuntu owenza okubi,+Kodwa amazwi amnandi ahlanzekile kuye.+
27 Umuntu owenza inzuzo yobuqili uletha uhlupho* emulini yakhe,+Kodwa ozonda ukufunjathiswa* uzaqhubeka ephila.+
28 Olungileyo uyacabangisisa enhliziyweni yakhe engakaphenduli,*+Kodwa umlomo wabenza okubi ukhihliza izinto ezimbi.
29 UJehova ukhatshana kakhulu labantu abenza okubi,Kodwa uyawuzwa umthandazo wabalungileyo.+
30 Umuntu okukhangela ngobuso obuchelesileyo wenza inhliziyo ithokoze,Umbiko omuhle uvuselela amathambo.+
31 Olalelayo nxa ekhuzwa ngamazwi anika impiloUzahlala phakathi kwabahlakaniphileyo.+
32 Loba ngubani owala ukulaywa uyayizonda impilo yakhe,+Kodwa olalelayo nxa ekhuzwa uthola ukuzwisisa.+
33 Ukwesaba uJehova kufundisa umuntu ukuhlakanipha,+Njalo ukuthobeka+ kuletha udumo.
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “abuhlungu.”
^ Kumbe, “emnene.”
^ Kumbe, “Ulimi olusilisayo luyisihlahla.”
^ Kumbe, “ukukhuzwa.”
^ Kumbe, “inzuzo yomuntu.”
^ Kumbe, “ubona ukulaywa kungamncedi ngalutho.”
^ Kumbe, “i-Abhadoni.”
^ Kumbe, “omkhuzayo.”
^ Kumbe, “yephula umoya.”
^ Kumbe, “enhle.”
^ Kumbe, “udidekile.”
^ Kumbe, “abantu bengahlanganisanga amakhanda.”
^ Kumbe, “kulabeluleki.”
^ Kumbe, “ihlazo.”
^ Kumbe, “ukudizwa.”
^ Kumbe, “uqala anakane engakakhulumi.”
