Izaga 19

¹Ungcono umyanga ohamba ngobuqotho

²Kakulunganga ukutshiseka kodwa ungelalwazi,

³Ubuwula bomuntu budiliza impilo yakhe,

⁴Inotho iletha abangane abanengi,

⁵Umfakazi wamanga uthola isijeziso,

⁶Banengi abazincengela ukuthandwa ngumbusi,

⁷Umyanga uhlanyukelwa yizihlobo zakhe zonke,

⁸Lowo ozuze ukuhlakanipha uthanda umphefumulo wakhe;

⁹Umfakazi wamanga uthola isijeziso,

¹⁰Kakusifanelanga isiwula ukuthi sihlale enothweni

¹¹Ukuhlakanipha komuntu kumupha isineke;

¹²Ukuthukuthela kwenkosi kunjengokubhonga kwesilwane,

¹³Indodana eyisiwula iyamchitha uyise,

¹⁴Izindlu lenotho yilifa elizuzwa ebazalini,

¹⁵Ubuvila buletha ubuthongo obukhulu,

¹⁶Lowo olalela izeluleko uvikela impilo yakhe,

¹⁷Olomusa kubayanga upha uThixo,

¹⁸Qondisa indodana yakho, ngoba lokho kuzayisiza;

¹⁹Umuntu ololaka oluphuphumayo luyamtshayisa,

²⁰Lalela ukucetshiswa, wamukele ukuqondiswa,

²¹Inhliziyo yomuntu igcwele amacebo amanengi,

²²Umuntu uloyisa uthando olungaqamukiyo;

²³Ukumesaba uThixo kuholela ekuphileni:

²⁴Ivilavoxo litshonisa isandla salo emganwini,

²⁵Thela uswazi isideleli, abathobekileyo bazafunda ukuhlakanipha;

²⁶Lowo ontshontshela uyise, axotshe unina

²⁷Nxa uyekela ukulandela izeluleko, ndodana yami,

²⁸Umfakazi oxhwalileyo uyawudelela umthetho,

²⁹Izijeziso zilungiselwe izideleli,