1Ibizo elihle liyathandeka kulenotho enengi;
2Abanothileyo labayanga bayafanana ngalokhu:
3Umuntu olengqondo uthi ebona ingozi acatshe,
4Ukuzithoba lokwesaba uThixo
5Endleleni yababi kugcwele ameva lemjibila,
6Fundisa umntwana indlela amele ahambe ngayo,
7Abanothileyo babusa abayanga,
8Lowo ohlanyele ububi uvuna ukuhlupheka,
9Umuntu ophanayo uzabusiswa,
10Xotsha isideleli, lenkani ihle iphume;
11Othanda inhliziyo ehlanzekileyo, onkulumo yakhe ipholile
12Amehlo kaThixo ayaluvikela ulwazi
13Ivilavoxo lithi, “Kulesilwane phandle!
14Umlomo wesifebekazi unjengomgodi otshonayo;
15Ubuwula bugxilile enhliziyweni yomntwana,
16Lowo oncindezela abayanga ukuze anothe ngabo,
17Lalela uzwe amazwi ezihlakaniphi;
18ngoba kuyathokozisa nxa uzigcina enhliziyweni yakho,
19Ukuze ithemba lakho lihlale kuThixo,
20Kangikulobelanga yini izitsho ezingamatshumi amathathu,
21ezikufundisa amazwi eqiniso athembekileyo,
22Ungagegeleli abayanga ngoba bengabayanga
23ngoba uThixo uzakuba ngumeli wabo
24Ungabi ngumngane womuntu ololaka,
25funa ufunde izindlela zakhe
26Ungabi ngumuntu ophanga ukwenza izithembiso
27ungayiswela inhlawulo
28Ungasusi ilitshe lakudala elomngcele
29Uyambona umuntu oyingcitshi emsebenzini wakhe na?