1Indodana ehlakaniphileyo iyemukela izeluleko zikayise,
2Umuntu uzuza okuhle ngamazwi omlomo wakhe,
3Lowo olinda izindebe zakhe ulinda impilo yakhe,
4Ivila liyafisa kodwa lingazuzi lutho,
5Abalungileyo bayakuzonda okungamanga,
6Ukulunga kuyamlinda umuntu oqotho,
7Umuntu angazenza onothileyo, yena engelalutho,
8Inotho yomuntu ingahlenga impilo yakhe,
9Isibane sabalungileyo sikhanya sithi kla!
10Ukuziqakisa kukhokhelela engxabanweni,
11Imali ezuzwe ngobuqili iyanyamalala,
12Ithemba eliphuzayo ligulisa inhliziyo,
13Lowo oweyisa izeluleko uzibizela ingozi,
14Imfundiso yabahlakaniphileyo ingumthombo wokuphila,
15Ukuzwisisa okuhle kuletha ukuthandeka,
16Wonke umuntu ohlakaniphileyo wenza konke ngolwazi,
17Isithunywa esibi siwela phakathi kohlupho,
18Ongananzi ukuqondiswa wehlelwa yibuyanga lehlazo,
19Simnandi emphefumulweni isifiso singagcwaliseka,
20Ohamba lezihlakaniphi uyahlakanipha,
21Umnyama ulandelana loyisoni,
22Umuntu olungileyo utshiyela izizukulwane sakhe ilifa,
23Insimu yomyanga ingathela ukudla okunengi,
24Lowo ongasebenzisi uswazi uyayizonda indodana yakhe,
25Olungileyo uyadla asuthe ntintinini,