IZaga 31:1-31
31 La ngamazwi eNkosi uLemuweli, amazwi aqakathekileyo eyawatshelwa ngunina eyilaya:+
2 Awu ndodana yami, ngithini kuwe,Ngithini sibili kuwe ndodana eyalala esiswini sami,Awu ndodana yezifungo zami,+ ngithini?
3 Ungaqedeli amandla akho ebafazini,+Ungazilandeli indlela eziwisa amakhosi.+
4 Lemuweli bakithi, ayisikho kwamakhosi,Akuwafanelanga amakhosi ukunatha iwayini,Ayisikho kwababusi ukuthi bathi, “Bungaphi utshwala bami?”+
5 Ukuze benganathi besebekhohlwa umthetho obekiweyo,Bacine bengaselandaba lamalungelo abantukazana.
6 Utshwala bunike abantu asebezakufa,+Lewayini ulinike abasosizini.+
7 Bayekele bazinathele bakhohlwe ubuyanga babo,Bakhohlwe lendubo zabo.
8 Bakhulumele abangenelisiyo ukuzikhulumela,Ulwele amalungelo abo bonke asebezakufa.+
9 Khuluma njalo wahlulele ngokulunga,Lwela amalungelo abantukazana labayanga.+
א [Aleph]
10 Ngubani ongathola umfazi owenza okuhle?+
Umfazi lo uligugu ukwedlula amakhorali.*
ב [Beth]
11 Indoda yakhe iyamthemba ngenhliziyo yonke,Njalo ayisweli lutho oluqakathekileyo.
ג [Gimel]
12 Uyenzela okuhle, hatshi okubi,Kuzo zonke izinsuku zokuphila kwakhe.
ד [Daleth]
13 Uyadinga iwulu lelineni,Njalo uyakuthanda ukusebenza ngezandla zakhe.+
ה [He]
14 Unjengemikhumbi yomuntu othengisayo,+Ubuya lokudla kwakhe kuvela khatshana.
ו [Waw]
15 Uvuka kusesemnyama,Alungisele abendlu yakhe ukudla,Anike lamantombazana amsebenzelayo ukudla kwawo.*+
ז [Zayin]
16 Uyayihlolisisa insimu abeseyithenga,Uhlanyela insimu yamagilebisi ngalokho akusebenzele ngezandla zakhe.*
ח [Heth]
17 Uyalungiselela ukwenza umsebenzi onzima,+Aqinise izandla zakhe.
ט [Teth]
18 Uba leqiniso lokuthi akuthengisayo kuyamnika inzuzo,Njalo isibane sakhe asicitshi ebusuku.
י [Yod]
19 Isandla sakhe sibamba ugodo lokuthandela uhali,Njalo izandla zakhe zibamba ugodo* lokuphotha uhali.+
כ [Kaph]
20 Welulela isandla sakhe kubantukazana ukuze abasize,Uvula izandla zakhe ukuze ancede abayanga.+
ל [Lamed]
21 Kakhathazeki ngemuli yakhe ngesikhathi somqando,*Ngoba bonke abendlu yakhe bagqoke okukhudumalayo.*
מ [Mem]
22 Uyazenzela amalembu okwendlala embhedeni.
Izigqoko zakhe ngezelineni lewulu eyibubende.*
נ [Nun]
23 Indoda yakhe iyaziwa kakhulu emagedini edolobho,+Lapho efika ihlale khona phakathi kwabadala bendawo leyo.
ס [Samekh]
24 Uyazenzela izigqoko zelineni abesezithengisa,Njalo uwodisa amabhanti kwabathengisayo.
ע [Ayin]
25 Ulesibindi futhi uyahlonitshwa,Kakhathazeki ngekusasa.
פ [Pe]
26 Amazwi awakhulumayo atshengisa ukuthi uhlakaniphile;+Umthetho womusa* uselimini lwakhe.
צ [Tsade]
27 Ukhangela yonke imisebenzi yomuzi wakhe,Njalo kasidli isinkwa sobuvila.+
ק [Qoph]
28 Abantwabakhe bayasukuma bamdumise,Lendoda yakhe isukume imncome.
ר [Resh]
29 Banengi abafazi abenza okuhle,Kodwa wena ubadlula bonke.
ש [Shin]
30 Ukubukeka kuyayenga, lobuhle buyaphela,*+Kodwa owesifazana omesabayo uJehova uzadunyiswa.+
ת [Taw]
31 Mnikeni umvuzo walokho akwenzayo,+Kwangathi imisebenzi yakhe ingamlethela udumo emagedini edolobho.+
Amabala angaphansi
^ Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
^ Kumbe, “izabelo zabo.”
^ Kumbe, “ngenzuzo yakhe.” NgesiHebheru, “ngesithelo sezandla zakhe.”
^ Lezi yizigodo ezazisetshenziswa ukuthandela loba ukuphotha uhali kumbe ukwenza intambo yokuthunga.
^ NgesiHebheru, “ngenxa yongqwaqwane.”
^ Kumbe, “badindelele.”
^ NgesiNgisi umbala oyibubende yi-purple.
^ Kumbe, “Izeluleko zothando; Umthetho wothando oluqotho.”
^ Kumbe, “buyize.”
