UmTshumayeli 10

¹Njengoba impukane ezifele phakathi kwamakha ziwenza anuke kubi,

²Inhliziyo yolungileyo ikhungathekela ekulungeni,

³Loba ehamba nje emgwaqweni

⁴Aluba umbusi ekuthukuthelela,

⁵Bukhona ububi esengibubonile ngaphansi kwelanga,

⁶Iziwula ziphakanyiselwa ezikhundleni ezinengi eziphezulu,

⁷Sengibone izichaka zigade amabhiza,

⁸Lowo ogebha umgodi angawela kuwo;

⁹Oqhekeza amatshe angalinyazwa yiwo;

¹⁰Lapho ihloka libuthundu

¹¹Nxa inyoka ihle ilume ingakalunjwa,

¹²Amazwi aphuma emlonyeni wesihlakaniphi amnandi,

¹³Ekuqaleni amazwi aso ayibuwula;

¹⁴njalo isiwula sanda ngamazwi.

¹⁵Umtshikatshika wesiwula uyasidinisa;

¹⁶Maye kuwe, wena lizwe onkosi yalo yayiyisichaka,

¹⁷Ubusisiwe wena, wena lizwe onkosi yalo izalwa esikhosini

¹⁸Nxa indoda ilivila intungo ziyabhensa;

¹⁹Idili lenzelwa ukujabula,

²⁰Ungayithuki inkosi lasemicabangweni yakho,