ImiZekeliso Chapter 11

1. Isikali esikhohlisayo singamasikizi kuYehova; Ilitye elizeleyo lilikholo kuye.

2. Kwafika ukukhukhumala, kofika ukucukucezwa; Bunabathozamileyo ubulumko.

3. Ingqibelelo yabathe tye iyabakhapha; Ukuphenula kwamanginingini kuyawabhuqa.

4. Abunyusi ubuncwane ngemini yokuphuphuma komsindo; Ubulungisa buyahlangula ekufeni.

5. Ubulungisa bogqibeleleyo bulungelelanisa indlela yakhe; Ongendawo uwa kwangokungendawo kwakhe.

6. Ubulungisa babathe tye buyabahlangula; Amanginingini athiwa hlasi kwayimbimbithelo yawo.

7. Ekufeni komntu ongendawo liyaphela ithemba lakhe; Ukulinda kwabanamandla obudoda kutshabalele.

8. Ilungisa liyahlangulwa embandezelweni, Kufike ongendawo esikhundleni salo.

9. Intshembenxa iyamonakalisa ummelwane wayo ngomlomo; Ke ayahlangulwa amalungisa ngokwazi.

10. Isixeko siyadlamka ngokuhlala kakuhle kwamalungisa; Ekutshoneni kwabangendawo kuyamemelelwa.

11. Ngentsikelelo yabathe tye siyaphaka nyiswa isixeko; Ngomlomo wabangendawo siyahleleleka.

12. Odela ummelwane wakhe uswele intliziyo: Ke indoda enengqondo ihlala ithi tu.

13. Ohamba ehleba uhlakaza ucweyo; Ke yena omoya unyanisileyo uyayigubungela into.

14. Kwakuba kungekho mbonisi, bayawa abantu; Usindiso lusebuninzini bamaphakathi.

15. Kubi kakhulu komele omnye; Ke yena okuthiyayo ukumela omnye ukholosile.

16. Umfazi osimilo silungileyo uzizekela uzuko; Abanobungqwangangqwili bazizekela ubutyebi.

17. Uwuphethe kakuhle umphefumlo wakhe umtu onenceba; Isijorha siyihlisele ishwangusha inyama yaso.

18. Ongendawo usebenzela umvuzo oyinkohliso; Ke yena ohlwayela ubulungisa unomvuzo oyinyaniso.

19. Ubulungisa obububo busingisa ebomini; Ophuthuma ububi usingisa ekuzibulaleni kwakhe.

20. Ngamasikizi kuYehova abantliziyo zijibilizayo; Ukholwa ngabo bandlela zigqibeleleyo.

21. Ukakade onobubi akabi msulwa; Ke yona imbewu yamalungisa iyasinda.

22. Likhonkco legolide ethatheni lehagu Inzwakazi eswele izimvo.

23. Umnqweno wamalungisa yinto elungileyo yodwa; Ithemba labangendawo kukuphuphuma nje komsindo.

24. Kukho ohlakazayo, aye esanda ngokwanda; Kukho nozinqandayo kokumfaneleyo, oko kube yintswelo yodwa.

25. Umphefumlo osikelelayo uyatyetyiswa; Oseza ahluthise abanye, uyasezwa ahluthe naye.

26. Omangala nengqolowa, luyamqalekisa uluntu; Intsikelelo isentlokweni yothengisa ngayo.

27. Ozondelele okulungileyo ufuna okwamkelekileyo; Ongxamele ububi, buya kumfikela.

28. Okholosa ngobutyebi bakhe uya kuwa yena; Ke amalungisa aya kuhluma njengamagqabi.

29. Ogxugxisa indlu yakhe uya kudla ilifa elingumoya; Isimathane soba ngumkhonzi kontliziyo ilumkileyo.

30. Isiqhamo selungisa ngumthi wobomi; Umbambisi wemiphefumlo sisilumko.

31. Yabona, ilungisa liyavuzwa ehlabathini; Wobeka phi na ke ongendawo nomoni!