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Izixwayiso Ngobuwula
1 Ndodana yami, nxa wenzele umakhelwane wakho isibambiso,
nxa libambene izandla ukuba uzamhlawulela imilandu yakhe,
2 aluba usuzihilele ngalokho okutshiloyo,
wazibambisa ngamazwi omlomo wakho,
3 lapho-ke yenza lokhu, ndodana yami, ukuzikhulula,
njengoba usuwele ezandleni zakhe umakhelwane wakho:
Hamba ufike uzehlise;
mncengancenge umakhelwane wakho!
4 Ungabuvumeli ubuthongo emehlweni akho,
ungavumeli ukuwozela enkopheni zakho.
5 Zikhulule njengempala ezandleni zomzingeli,
njengenyoni esifini somthiyi.
6 Khangela ubunyonyo, wena vila;
hlolisisa ukwenza kwabo uhlakaniphe!
7 Kabulamphathi,
kabula mkhangeli loba umbusi,
8 kodwa buyaqoqa umphako wabo ehlobo
bubuthe ukudla kwabo nxa kuvunwa.
9 Uzalala khonapho kuze kube nini, vila ndini?
Uzavuka nini ebuthongweni bakho?
10 Ukulala okuncane, ukuwozela okuncane,
ukugoqa izandla kancane uphumula,
11 ubuyanga buzafika kuwe njengesela
lokuswela njengesigebenga.
12 Isigangi lesixhwali
esihamba sikhuluma amanyala,
13 esiqhweba ngelihlo
sitshengise ngezinyawo zaso
njalo sitshengise ngeminwe yaso,
14 esiceba ububi ngenkohliso enhliziyweni yaso
sithanda ukuvusa inkani kokuphela.
15 Ngakho lowo uzawelwa yingozi ngokuphazima;
uzabhidlizwa ngokuphangisa
kungasekho okungenziwa.
16 Ziyisithupha izinto uThixo azizondayo,
eziyisikhombisa eziyisinengiso kuye:
17 amehlo atshengisa ukudelela,
ulimi oluqamba amanga,
izandla ezichitha igazi elingelacala,
18 inhliziyo egaya izibozi,
inyawo eziphangisa ukuya ebubini,
19 umfakazi wamanga, okhuluma inkohliso
lomuntu oletha ukuxabana kubazalwane.
Isixwayiso Ngokuphinga
20 Ndodana yami, gcina imilayo kayihlo
ungadeli imfundiso kanyoko.
21 Kubophele enhliziyweni yakho nini lanini;
kugqize entanyeni yakho.
22 Nxa uhamba, lezizinto zizakukhokhela;
lanxa ulele zizakulinda;
uthi uvuka zikukhulumise.
23 Ngoba imilayo le iyisibane,
imfundiso le iyikukhanya,
leziqondiso zokuzithiba ziyindlela yokuphila,
24 zikuvikela kowesifazane ongaziphathanga,
laselimini olumnandi lomfazi ongelambeko.
25 Ungasuki umfise ngenhliziyo yakho ngenxa yobuhle bakhe
kumbe akuhuge ngamehlo akhe.
26 Ngoba isifebe siyakululazisa ufane lesinkwa,
kodwa umfazi womuntu uyayibhidliza impilo yakho uqobo.
27 Kambe umuntu angokhela umlilo emathangazini akhe na
zingaze zatsha izigqoko zakhe?
28 Kambe umuntu angahamba phezu kwamalahle
inyawo zakhe zingaze zatsha na?
29 Kunjalo kulowo olala lomfazi wenye indoda;
kakho omthintayo ongayikujeziswa.
30 Abantu kabalithuki isela
nxa lintshontsha ngoba lifuqwa liphango.
31 Kodwa lingabanjwa lihlawuliswa kasikhombisa,
lanxa inhlawulo ilithathela yonke impahla yendlu yalo.
32 Kodwa indoda efebayo kayilangqondo;
lowo okwenzayo lokho uyazibulala yena ngokwakhe.
33 Izidutshulo lehlazo kuyisabelo sakhe,
ukuyangeka kwakhe kakusoze kwafa kwaphela.
34 Ngoba ubukhwele bendoda yalowomfazi buyiqubula ulaka,
ingabe isaba lozwelo lapho isiphindisela.
35 Kayizukuvuma inhlawulo;
kayiyikwamukela isivalamlomo loba singakanani.