ImiZekeliso Chapter 14

1. Ubulumko bomfazi buyayakha indlu yakhe; Ukumatha kuyayichitha ngezakhe izandla.

2. Uhamba ngokuthe tye owoyika uYehova; Uthi gu bucala ngeendlela zakhe omdelayo.

3. Lusemlonyeni wesimathane uswazi lwekratshi; Umlomo wezilumko uyazigcina.

4. Apho kungekho nkomo, umkhombe wesitali uba ze; Indyebo eninzi iza ngamandla enkomo.

5. Ingqina elinyanisileyo aliwathethi amanga; Ke lifutha amanga ingqina elixokayo.

6. Umgxeki ufuna ubulumko, angabuzuzi; Ukwazi kulula konengqondo.

7. Suka ebusweni bendoda esisinyabi; Akuyi kuza wafumana mlomo wokwazi kuyo.

8. Ubulumko bonobuqili bukukuyiqonda indlela yakhe; Ukumatha kwezinyabi yinkohliso.

9. Idini letyala liyazigxeka izimathane; Phakathi kwabathe tye yimvisiswano.

10. Intliziyo iyabazi ubukrakra bayo ngokwayo; Omnye umntu akanakuzingenisa eluvuyweni lwayo.

11. Indlu yabangendawo iyatshatyalaliswa; Ke intente yabathe tye iyatyatyamba.

12. Kukho indlela ethe tye phambi komntu, Ukanti ukuphela kwayo ziindlela zokufa.

13. Nasekuhlekeni intliziyo inomvandedwa; Nokuphela kwalo uvuyo sisingqala.

14. Uhlutha ziindlela zakhe ontliziyo ishenxileyo: Umntu olungileyo uhlutha zizenzo zakhe ngokwakhe.

15. Isiyatha sikholwa ngamazwi onke; Onobuqili uyakuqonda ukunyathela kwakhe.

16. Isilumko siyoyika, sisuke entweni embi; Isinyabi siphuphuma umsindo, sizithembile.

17. Ozekanekayo wenza ukumatha; Indoda yamayelenqe ithiyekile.

18. Ilifa leziyatha kukumatha; Abanobuqili banxiba isithsaba sokwazi.

19. Abenzi bobubi basibekeka phambi kwabalungileyo; Abangendawo bema emasangweni amalungisa.

20. Ihlwempu lithiywa nangummelwane walo; Ke bona abathanda isityebi baninzi.

21. Omdelayo ummelwane wakhe uyona; Obabala abaziintsizana, hayi, uyolo lwakhe!

22. Abayi kulahleka yini na abayila ububi? Inceba nenyaniso iba nabayila okulungileyo.

23. Ekubulalekeni konke kubakho ungeniselo; Ke ukuthetha komlomo kubanga ukuswela kodwa.

24. Busisithsaba sezilumko ubutyebi bazo; Ukumatha kwezinyabi kukumatha.

25. Ingqina lenyaniso lihlangula imiphefumlo; Ke elifutha amanga liyinkohliso.

26. Ekoyikeni uYehova kukho inkoloseko eliqele, Abantwana bakhe baba nendawo yokuzimela.

27. Ukoyika uYehova lithende lobomi, Ukuze kusukwe ezirhintyelweni zokufa.

28. Busebuninzini babantu ubungangamela bokumkani; Kusekupheleni koluntu ukutshabalala kwesidwangube.

29. Ozeka kade umsindo unengqondo eninzi; Ke yena ozekanekayo ucaphula ukumatha.

30. Bubomi benyama intliziyo epholileyo; Ke lona ikhwele yimpehla emathanjeni.

31. Ocudisa isisweli ungcikiva uMenzi waso; Olibabalayo ihlwempu uyamzukisa.

32. Ongendawo uyangqulwa bububi bakhe; Ke ilungisa linehlathi ekufeni kwalo.

33. Entliziyweni yonengqondo buyaphumla ubulumko; Ke embilinini wesinyabi buyazazisa.

34. Ubulungisa buyaluphakamisa uhlanga; Isono lihlazo lezizwe.

35. Inkolelo yokumkani ikumkhonzi oqiqayo; Ukuphuphuma kwakhe umsindo kukowenza okuziintloni.