1 Ukuhlakanipha kwakhile indlu yakho;kuzibazile izinsika zakho eziyisikhombisa.
2 Kuhlabile umhlatshelo,kuvubele iwayini lakho;futhi kulungisile itafula lakho.
3 Kuthumile izintombi zakho, kuyamemaemagqumeni aphakemeyo omuzi, kuthi:
4 “Ongenalwazi makaphambukele lapha,”kongenangqondo kuthi:
5 “Wozani nidle isinkwa sami,niliphuze iwayini engilivubeleyo.
6 Yekani ubuwula, niphile,nihambe ngendlela yokuqonda.
7 “Osola isideleli uzithathela inhlamba;othethisa omubi uzitholela isisihla.
8 Ungathethisi isideleli, funa sikuzonde;thethisa isihlakaniphi,siyakukuthanda.
9 Siphe isihlakaniphi,siyakwanda ngokuhlakanipha;fundisa olungileyo,uyakwenezela emfundweni.
10 “Ukuqala kokuhlakanipha kungukumesaba uJehova,nokumazi oNgcwele kungukuqonda.
11 Ngokuba ngami izinsuku zakho ziyakuba ziningi,neminyaka yokuphila kwakho iyakwenezelwa kuwe.
12 Uma uhlakaniphile, uzihlakaniphele;uma udelela,uyakukuthwala wena wedwa.”
13 Ubuwula bungowesifazane oyisithutha onomsindo,ongazi lutho.
14 Uhlezi ngasemnyango wendlu yakheesihlalweni ezindaweni eziphakemeyo zomuzi
15 ukuba ameme abadlula endleleni,abaqonda emikhondweni yabo,ngokuthi:
16 “Ongenalwazi makaphambukele lapha,”kongenangqondo uthi:
17 “Amanzi ebiweyo amnandi,nesinkwa sentukuso singesenamisayo.”
18 Kepha akazi ukuthi kuyizithunzi ezilaphonokuthi izimenywa zakhe zisezigodini zendawo yabafileyo.