Izaga 14

¹Umfazi ohlakaniphileyo uyakha indlu yakhe,

²Lowo ohamba ngobuqotho uyamesaba uThixo,

³Inkulumo yesiwula isikhothisa ngoswazi emhlane,

⁴Lapho okungelankabi khona isibaya siyize,

⁵Umfakazi oleqiniso kakhohlisi,

⁶Oweyisayo uyakudinga ukuhlakanipha kodwa kakutholi,

⁷Suka emuntwini oyisiwula,

⁸Ukuhlakanipha kwabaqondayo yikuthi bayacabanga ngalokho abakwenzayo,

⁹Iziwula zikwenza ubuthutha ukuphenduka ezonweni,

¹⁰Inhliziyo leyo laleyo iyakwazi ukudabuka kwayo,

¹¹Indlu yomubi izadilizwa,

¹²Kukhona indlela ebonakala ilungile emuntwini,

¹³Ukuhleba kungabe kufihle ubuhlungu benhliziyo,

¹⁴Abangelakho bazavuzwa ngokubafaneleyo,

¹⁵Umuntu oyisithutha ukholwa loba yini,

¹⁶Umuntu ohlakaniphileyo uyamesaba uThixo, axwaye okubi,

¹⁷Umuntu olicaphucaphu wenza izinto zobuthutha,

¹⁸Abangazi lutho ilifa labo yibuwula,

¹⁹Abantu ababi bazilahla phansi phambi kwabalungileyo,

²⁰Abayanga bahlanyukelwa langabomakhelwane babo,

²¹Lowo oweyisa umakhelwane wenza isono,

²²Kabalahleki yini abaceba ububi?

²³Ukusebenza nzima konke kuletha inzuzo,

²⁴Inotho yabahlakaniphileyo ingumqhele wabo,

²⁵Umfakazi oleqiniso uyabakhulula abantu,

²⁶Lowo owesaba uThixo ulenqaba eqinileyo,

²⁷Ukumesaba uThixo kungumthombo wokuphila,

²⁸Ubunengi babantu elizweni kuludumo enkosini,

²⁹Umuntu obekezelayo uyazwisisa kakhulu,

³⁰Ingqondo elokuthula iletha ukuphila emzimbeni,

³¹Lowo oncindezela abayanga weyisa uMenzi wabo,

³²Nxa kufika ubunzima ababi bayadilika,

³³Ukuhlakanipha kuzinzile enhliziyweni yabaqedisisayo,

³⁴Ukulunga kuyasiphakamisa isizwe,

³⁵Inkosi iyathokoza ngenceku ehlakaniphileyo,