Izaga 1

¹Izaga zikaSolomoni indodana kaDavida, inkosi yako-Israyeli:

²ukuba abantu bazuze ukuhlakanipha lokuzithiba;

³ukuba bazuze impilo yokuzithiba lobuqotho,

⁴ukunika ulwazi kwabayizithutha,

⁵ukuthi ohlakaniphileyo alalele engeze ukufunda kwakhe,

⁶ukuba abantu bazwisise izaga lemizekeliso,

⁷Ukwesaba uThixo kuyikuqala kwenhlakanipho,

⁸Lalela, ndodana yami, izeluleko zikayihlo

⁹Kuzakuba ngumqhele omuhle ekhanda lakho

¹⁰Ndodana yami, aluba izoni zikuhuga,

¹¹Nxa zisithi, “Woza sihambe;

¹²kasibaginye bephila njengengcwaba,

¹³sizazuza impahla ezinhle ezehlukeneyo

¹⁴phathisana lathi

¹⁵ndodana yami, ungahambi lazo,

¹⁶ngoba ezabo inyawo zigijima ekoneni,

¹⁷Kakusizi ukuthiya ngembule

¹⁸Abantu laba bacathamela ukuchitheka kwelabo igazi;

¹⁹Sinjalo isiphetho salabo abadinga inzuzo ngobugebenga;

²⁰Ukuhlakanipha kuyamemeza emgwaqweni,

²¹kuyanqongoloza lezindleleni okuxokozela khona,

²²“Koze kube nini lina zithutha lithanda ubuthutha benu na?

²³Lalelani ukukhuza kwami liphenduke!

²⁴Kodwa ngenxa yokuthi langifulathela ngilibiza,

²⁵njengoba lala izeluleko zami

²⁶ngakho lami ngizahleka selihlupheka;

²⁷nxa usizi lulehlela njengesiphepho;

²⁸Lapho-ke bazangibiza kodwa kangiyikusabela;

²⁹Ngoba babeluzonda ulwazi

³⁰ngoba kabavumanga iseluleko sami,

³¹bazakudla izithelo zokuhamba kwabo

³²Phela ubuhlongandlebe bezithutha buzazibulala,

³³kodwa lowo ongilalelayo uzahlala evikelekile ekhululekile,