1“Memeza nxa uthanda, kodwa ngubani ozakuphendula na?
2Ukucaphuka kuyasibulala isiwula
3Mina ngokwami sengasibona isiwula siphumelela,
4Abantwabaso kabavikelekanga lakancinyane,
5Abalambileyo bayazidlela isivuno sakhe,
6Ngoba ubunzima kabugobhozi emhlabathini,
7Kodwa umuntu uzalelwa ukuhlupheka
8Kodwa aluba ubuyimi, bengizamncenga uNkulunkulu;
9Uyazenza izimanga ezingelakulinganiswa,
10Uyanisa izulu emhlabeni;
11Abaphansi uyabakhweza phezulu,
12Uyawafubisa amacebo amaqili,
13Uyababamba abahlakaniphileyo ebuqilini babo,
14Ubumnyama buyabehlela emini;
15Uyabasindisa abaswelayo baphephe inkemba emlonyeni wabo;
16Ngakho abayanga balalo ithemba,
17Ubusisiwe umuntu oqondiswa nguNkulunkulu;
18Ngoba uyagwaza, kodwa aphinde abophe amanxeba;
19Uzakuhlenga ezinhluphekweni eziyisithupha;
20Ngesikhathi sendlala uzakuhlenga ekufeni,
21Uzavikelwa ekuhletshweni,
22Uzakuhleka ukuchithakala kanye lendlala,
23Ngoba uzakuba lesivumelwano lamatshe eganga,
24Uzakwazi ukuthi ithente lakho livikelekile;
25Uzakwazi ukuthi abantwabakho bazakuba banengi,
26Uzakuza engcwabeni usukhulile okugcweleyo
27Sesikuhlolile lokhu, kuliqiniso.