Izaga 14:1-35
14 Umfazi ohlakaniphileko uyayakha indlwakhe,+Kodwana osidlhayela uyayigiriza ngezandla zakhe.
2 Owenza okulungileko usaba uJehova,Kodwana loyo oneendlela ezikhohlisako unyaza uZimu.
3 Iswazi lokuzikhakhazisa lisemlonyeni wesidlhadlha,Kodwana iindebe zabahlakaniphileko ziyabavikela.
4 Lapho kunganakomo kuyahlwengeka ngesibayeni,Kodwana isivuno siba sinengi nangabe kunekunzi enamandla.
5 Ufakazi othembekileko angekhe akhulume amala,Kodwana ufakazi wamala ukhuluma amala ngakho koke akutjhoko.+
6 Umuntu ohleka ubudlhayela ufuna ukuhlakanipha kodwana angakufumani,Kodwana ilwazi lifumaneka lula emuntwini ozwisisako.+
7 Khambela kude nomuntu osidlhayela,Ngombana angekhe ufumane ilwazi eendebeni zakhe.+
8 Ngokuhlakanipha umuntu ohlakaniphileko uzwisisa indlela akhamba ngayo,Kodwana abaziindlhadlha ubudlhayela babo buyabakhohlisa.*+
9 Iindlhadlha azinandaba nokuthi ziyona,*+Kodwana hlangana nabalungileko kunesifiso sokubuyisana.
10 Ihliziyo yazi ukudana kwayo,Akunamuntu ovela ngaphandle ongahlanganyela nayo ithabo layo.
11 Indlu yabakhohlakeleko izokutjhatjalaliswa,+Kodwana itende labalungileko lizokuphumelela.
12 Kunendlela ebonakala ngasuthi ilungile emuntwini,+Kodwana isiphetho sayo kukufa.+
13 Ngitjho nanyana kuhlekwa, ihliziyo ingezwa ubuhlungu,Nokuthaba kungaphela ngesizi.
14 Loyo onehliziyo ephambukako uzokuvuna umphumela weendlela zakhe.+
Kodwana umuntu olungileko uvuna umvuzo weendlela zakhe.+
15 Umuntu onganalemuko ukholwa woke amezwi,Kodwana ohlakaniphileko ucabangisisa ngalokho azokwenza.+
16 Umuntu ohlakaniphileko uyatjheja, asuke kokumbi,Kodwana umuntu osidlhayela akatjheji, uzithemba khulu.
17 Umuntu osilingeka msinya wenza ngobudlhadlha,+Kodwana umuntu ocabangisisa izinto uyahloywa.
18 Abanganalemuko bazokufumana ubudlhadlha,Kodwana abahlakaniphileko bazokuthweswa isihlohlo selwazi.+
19 Abantu abambi bazokukhothama phambi kwabantu abalungileko,Begodu abakhohlakeleko bazokukhothama emasangweni wabalungileko.
20 Umuntu otlhagako uhloywa ngitjho nabomakhelwana bakhe,+Kodwana onjingileko unabangani abanengi.+
21 Onyenya umakhelwanakhe uyona,Kodwana nanyana ngubani onesirhawu kosweleko uyathaba.+
22 Labo abahlose ukona angekhe baphambuke na?
Kodwana labo abahlose ukwenza okuhle bazokufumana ithando* nokuthembeka.+
23 Kunenzuzo kiwo woke umsebenzi obudisi,Kodwana ikulumo engatjho litho irholela ekutlhageni.+
24 Isihlohlo sabahlakaniphileko simnothwabo;Kodwana ubudlhadlha beendlhadlha, budlhadlha kwaphela.+
25 Ufakazi othembekileko usindisa ukuphila,Kodwana okhohlisako ukhuluma amala kikho koke akutjhoko.
26 Umuntu osaba uJehova, umthemba kikho koke,+Begodu amadodana womuntu onjalo azokufumana isiphephelo.+
27 Ukusaba uJehova kumthombo wokuphila,Kwenza umuntu abalekele ukubanjwa kukufa.
28 Abantu abanengi basithunzi sekosi,+Kodwana umbusi onganabantu ngaphasi kwakhe akasililitho.
29 Ongasilingeki msinyana unelemuko elikhulu,+Kodwana onganasineke uveza ubudlhadlha bakhe.+
30 Ihliziyo enokuthula inikela umzimba ukuphila,Kodwana umona ukubola emathanjeni.+
31 Loyo odlelezela onganalitho uthuka uMenzakhe,+Kodwana nanyana ngubani onesirhawu kotlhagako uphazimulisa uMenzakhe.+
32 Okhohlakeleko uzokuwiswa bubumbi bakhe,Kodwana olungileko uzokufumana isiphephelo ngokuthembeka kwakhe.+
33 Umuntu ozwisisako uyathula ngokuhlakanipha kwakhe,*+Kodwana osidlhayela uhlala akhuluma ngalokho akwaziko.
34 Ukulunga kuphakamisa isitjhaba,+Kodwana isono silihlazo kiso.
35 Ikosi ithatjiswa sisebenzi esenza ngelemuko,+Kodwana ilaka layo likuloyo oletha ihlazo.+
Imitlolo Ephasi
^ Namkha kungenzeka “abaziindlhadlha bakhohlisa abanye.”
^ Namkha “nokulungisa indaba.”
^ Namkha “ithando elithembekileko.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “Ihliziyo yomuntu ozwisisako, iyathula ngokuhlakanipha kwakhe.”
