1Nxa uhlala phansi usidla lombusi,
2ungazifaki ingqamu entanyeni
3Ungahawukeli izibiliboco zakhe
4Ungazihlukuluzi uzigugise ngomsebenzi uzama inotho;
5Ungayibona manje inotho, masinyane isinyamalele,
6Ungakudli ukudla komuntu oncitshanayo,
7ngoba yena uhlezi ebalisa ngendleko.
8Uzakuhlanza okuncane lokho okudlileyo
9Ungakhulumi lesithutha
10Ungasusi ilitshe lakudala elomngcele
11ngoba uMhlengi wazo ulamandla;
12Nikela inhliziyo yakho ekufundisweni
13Ungayekeli ukumlaya umntwana;
14Mjezise ngoswazi
15Ndodana yami, aluba inhliziyo yakho ihlakaniphile,
16ingaphakathi yami izajabula
17Inhliziyo yakho mayingahawukeli izoni,
18Ngeqiniso lihle ikusasa lakho,
19Lalela, ndodana yami, uhlakaniphe,
20Ungahlangani leziminzi zewayini
21ngoba izidakwa lezihwaba ziba ngabayanga,
22Lalela uyihlo owakuletha emhlabeni,
23Thenga iqiniso ungalithengisi;
24Uyise womuntu olungileyo uyathokoza kakhulu;
25Sengathi uyihlo lonyoko bangathokoza;
26Ndodana yami, ngipha inhliziyo yakho,
27ngoba isifebe singumgodi otshonayo
28Uyacathamela njengesigebenga,
29Ngubani ohlaba umkhosi?
30Yilabo abalibala ngewayini,
31Ungahugwa liwayini ulibona libomvu,
32Ekucineni liluma njengenyoka
33Amehlo akho azabona izinto ezingaqedakaliyo
34Uzakuba njengomuntu ondendayo phakathi kolwandle,
35Uzakuthi, “Bangitshayile kodwa kangilimalanga!