- Ngokuba ngemisebenzi yomthetho akukho nyama eyakulungisiswa phambi kwakhe; ngokuba ngomthetho kukhona ukwazi isono.
- Ngomphefumulo wami ngikulangazelela ebusuku,
yebo, ngomoya wami ophakathi kwami ngiyakufunisisa,
ngokuba lapho izahlulelo zakho zisemhlabeni,
abakhileyo bezwe bafunda ukulunga. - Futhi ninganikeli izitho zenu esonweni, zibe yizikhali zokungalungi, kodwa zinikeleni nina kuNkulunkulu njengabaphilayo bevukile kwabafileyo nezitho zenu kuNkulunkulu, zibe yizikhali zokulunga.
- Thina singabaJuda ngemvelo, singesizo izoni zabezizwe; kepha lokhu sazi ukuthi umuntu akalungisiswa ngemisebenzi yomthetho, kuphela ngokukholwa nguKristu Jesu, nathi sakholwa nguKristu Jesu ukuba silungisiswe ngokukholwa nguKristu kungengemisebenzi yomthetho; ngokuba ngemisebenzi yomthetho akuyikulungisiswa nyama.
- Angiwenzi ize umusa kaNkulunkulu, ngokuba uma ukulunga kuya ngomthetho, khona uKristu wafela ize.
- Ukukhunjulwa kolungileyo kubusisekile,
kepha igama lababi liyabola. - Ingcebo ayisizi ngosuku lolaka,
kepha ukulunga kophula ekufeni. - Kepha yena onika ohlwanyelayo inhlwanyelo nesinkwa sokudliwa uyakulungisela evise imbewu yenu, andise izithelo zokulunga kwenu.
- Phaphamani ngokufaneleyo, ningoni; ngokuba abanye kabamazi uNkulunkulu; ngisho lokhu ukuba nibe namahloni.
- Ngikufundisa ngendlela yokuhlakanipha;
ngikuhola emikhondweni yobuqotho. - Bonke abenza isono bayeqa nomthetho, ngokuba isono singukweqa umthetho.
- Bheka, umphefumulo wakhe uziphakamisile,
awuqotho phakathi kwakhe,
kepha olungileyo uzakuphila ngokukholwa kwakhe. - Omubi uyatsheleka, angabuyiseli;
kepha olungileyo unesihawu, aphane. - Ngikulwile ukulwa okuhle, ngiqedile ibanga, ngigcinile ukukholwa; sengibekelwe umqhele wokulunga eyakungipha wona ngalolo suku iNkosi, umahluleli olungileyo, kungeyimi ngedwa, kepha bonke abathandile ukubonakala kwayo.
- Ngokuba uyayazi indlela yami;
esengivivinyile,
ngiyakuphuma njengegolide.
Unyawo lwami lunamathele ezinyathelweni zakhe;
ngigcinile indlela yakhe,
angiphambukanga. - Kalokhu-ke mina Nebukadinesari ngiyatusa, ngiyaphakamisa, ngiyidumisa iNkosi yezulu, ngokuba yonke imisebenzi yayo iyiqiniso, nezindlela zayo zingukwahlulela; abahamba ngokuzidla inamandla okubathobisa.
- Egcina izindlela zokulunga,
elondoloza imikhondo yabathembekileyo bakhe. - Amehlo akho mawabheke phambili,
nezinkophe zakho maziqonde phambi kwakho. - Ulimi lolungileyo luyisiliva elikhethekileyo;
ingqondo yababi iyinto encane. - Ngokuba angenameli ukufa kofayo, isho iNkosi uJehova; ngalokho buyani, niphile.
- Wasisindisa kungengamisebenzi yokulunga esayenzayo thina kepha ngokwesihawu sakhe ngesigezo sokuphindukuzalwa nokwenziwa sibe basha ngoMoya oNgcwele.
- Munye ongummisimthetho nomahluleli; nguyena onamandla okusindisa nokubhubhisa; kepha ungubani wena omahlulelayo umakhelwane na?
- Yebo, ezindleleni zezahlulelo zakho, Jehova,
sikuhlalele.
Umphefumulo uyalangazelela
igama lakho nesikhumbuzo sakho. - UJehova uyenza ukuba izimpumputhe zibone;
uJehova uyavusa abathotshisiweyo;
uJehova uyathanda abalungileyo. - Omubi makashiye indlela yakhe,
nomuntu owenza okubi imicabango yakhe,
abuyele kuJehova,
uyakuba nomusa kuye,
yebo, abuyele kuNkulunkulu wethu,
ngokuba uyakwenza ukuthethelela kube kukhulu.
Izihloko ezihlobene
Umthetho
Lawa mazwi engikuyala ngawo...
Isibi
Kepha kanazi yini ukuthi...
Inkolo
Ngalokho ngithi kini: Konke...
Ukuphila
UJehova uyakukulondoloza ebubini bonke...
Thembekile
Kepha iNkosi ithembekile, eyakuniqinisa...
Ukwahlulela
Ngakho awunakuzilandulela wena muntu...