iMizekeliso Imizekeliso 17 - Contemporary Xhosa Bible 2024

1Indawo engumqwebedu, enoxolo, ilungile Ngaphezu kwendlu ezele luqhumiso.

2Umkhonzi onengqiqo uya kumlawula unyana oziintloni, abe nesahlulo selifa phakathi kwabazalwana.

3Imbiza yeyesilivere negolide eziko; Umcikidi weentliziyo nguYehova.

4Ongendawo uwubazela indlebe umlomo wobuxoki; Umntu oxokayo uliphulaphula ngolwimi olungendawo.

5Ogculela ihlwempu udela uMdali walo; yaye ovuyela ilishwa akayi kufuna ukohlwaywa.

6Isithsaba samadoda amakhulu sisithsaba soonyana; Isihombo sabantwana nguyise.

7Ilizwi elilungileyo alisebenzi isidenge;

8Sililitye elinqabileyo emehlweni alowo unalo isipho;

9Olufihlayo ukreqo ufuna uthando; kodwa umbalisi wohlula abahlobo abaninzi.

10Isilumko sifikelwa sisohlwayo ngaphezu kwekhulu kwisinyabi.

11Abangendawo bafuna ukutyeka bodwa; ke ngoko kuya kuthunyelwa kuye umthunywa okhohlakeleyo.

12Kulungile ukuhlangana nebhere ehluthe abantwana bayo, Ngaphezu kokuhlangana nesidenge ebudeni baso.

13Obuyekeza ububi ngokulungileyo, akayi kuyishiya indlu yakhe ububi.

14Kunjengokukha amanzi, kukuqala kwengxabano; ngoko yiyeke ingxabano ngaphambi kokuba ungenelele.

15Omgwebelayo ongendawo, kwanoligwebayo ilungisa, bangamasikizi kuYehova bobabini.

16Yini na ukuba kukho umvuzo esandleni sesinyabi, ukuba sifumane ubulumko, wena ungenantliziyo kubo?

17Umhlobo uthanda ngamaxesha onke; Umzalwana uzalelwe embandezelweni.

18Umntu ongaqondiyo ubamba ngesandla, Uboleka phambi kommelwane wakhe.

19Othanda ukunyelisa uthanda ukunxaxha;

20Ontliziyo inobubi akafumani okulungileyo; Ulwimi olungendawo lweyela ebubini.

21Ozala iesile usisisweli; Akanakonwaba uyise wedonki.

22Intliziyo evuyileyo iyalungisa, ichachise; Umoya odakumbileyo uyawomisa amathambo.

23Ongendawo uthabatha isicengo emkhombeni, Ukuze ayijike indlela yesiko.

24Ubulumko buphambi konengqondo; ke wona amehlo esidenge abuyela eziphelweni zehlabathi.

25Ubuhlungu kuyise umntwana osisiyatha, nentlungu kulowo wamzalayo.

26Akulungile ukohlwaya ilungisa, nokohlwaya amanene ngenxa yobulungisa.

27Owanqandayo amazwi akhe unokwazi; Onengqondo ingumphefumlo olungisayo.

28Kwanesidenge, xa sathe cwaka, kuthiwa sisilumko; nalowo uwuvalayo umlomo wakhe ugqalwa njengonengqondo.