Izaga 5

Isixwayiso Kwabafebayo

1Ndodana yami, nanzelela ukuhlakanipha kwami,

ulalele kuhle amazwi ami alombono,

2ukuze uhlale ukwazi ukukhetha okuqondileyo

lokuze izindebe zakho zigcine ulwazi.

3Phela izindebe zesifebekazi zithonta uluju,

lenkulumo yaso iyatshelela kulamafutha;

4kodwa ekucineni iyababa ingathi yinyongo,

ibukhali njengenkemba esika nxa zombili.

5Inyawo zaso zehlela ekufeni;

izinyathelo zaso ziqonda nta elibeni.

6Kasikhathali ukuthi kuphilwa njani;

izindlela zaso ziyazombeleza, kodwa kasikuboni lokho.

7Ngalokho-ke, madodana ami, ngilalelani;

lingaphambuki kulokho engikukhulumayo.

8Hambani ngendlela ekhatshana kwaso,

lingasondeli emnyango wendlu yaso,

9funa unikele kwabanye amandla akho wonke

lobudala bakho kulowo olesihluku,

10funa abemzini bazitike ngenotho yakho

lokusebenza kwakho kunothise umuzi wenye indoda.

11Ekupheleni kokuphila kwakho uzabubula,

lapho inyama yakho lomzimba wakho sekugugile.

12Uzakuthi, “Uthi ngangikuzonda yini ukulaywa!

Inhliziyo yami yayikuzonda njani ukuqondiswa!

13Ngangingafuni ukulalela abafundisi bami

kumbe ukulalela abeluleki bami.

14Ngacina sengisenkingeni enkulu

ngiphakathi kwabantu bakaNkulunkulu.”

15Natha amanzi kowakho umgqomo,

amanzi agelezayo kowakho umthombo.

16Kambe imifudlana yakho ingayekelwa

igelezela emigwaqweni,

lezifula zakho zamanzi

zigelezele ezinkundleni zabantu na?

17Kazibe ngezakho wena wedwa,

ungazabelani labafokazana nje.

18Sengathi ungabusiswa umthombo wakho

njalo sengathi ungathokoza ngomfazi wobutsha bakho.

19Oyimpalakazi ethandekayo, imbabala ebutshelezi

amabele akhe sengathi angakusuthisa lanini, nini lanini

ukhangwe luthando lwakhe.

20Kungani ndodana yami,

uthunjwa yisifebekazi?

Kungani ugona iqolo lomfazi wenye indoda?

21Phela izindlela zomuntu zisobala kuThixo,

uyazihlola zonke izindlela zakhe.

22Izenzo ezimbi zomuntu omubi ziyamthiya;

izibopho zesono sakhe zimuthe nko.

23Uzabhubha ngoba engalayeki,

elahlekiswa yibuphukuphuku bakhe.