1Ungabahawukeli abantu abaxhwalileyo,
2ngoba ezingqondweni zabo bahlose udlakela,
3Indlu yakhiwa ngokuhlakanipha,
4amakamelo ayo agcwaliswe ngolwazi,
5Umuntu ohlakaniphileyo ulamandla amakhulu,
6ukuthi unqobe empini kufunakala izeluleko,
7Ukuhlakanipha kuphakeme kakhulu koyisiwula;
8Lowo oceba ububi
9Amacebo obuwula ayisono,
10Nxa uthikaza ngezikhathi zenhlupheko,
11Bahlangule labo abaholelwa ekufeni;
12Nxa usithi, “Angithi besingazi lutho ngalokhu,”
13Dlana uluju ndodana yami, ngoba lulungile;
14Yazi njalo ukuthi ukuhlakanipha kumnandi emphefumulweni wakho,
15Ungacathameli indlu yomuntu olungileyo njengesigebenga,
16ngoba loba angaze awe kasikhombisa umuntu olungileyo uyavuka futhi,
17Ungathatshiswa yikuwa kwesitha sakho;
18ngoba uThixo uzakubona lokho
19Ungazikhathazi ngenxa yabantu ababi
20ngoba umuntu omubi akalalo ithemba lakusasa,
21Yesaba uThixo lombusi, ndodana yami,
22ngoba laba bobabili bazakwehlisa ulaka lubabhubhise,
23La ngamanye amazwi ezihlakaniphi:
24Loba ngubani othi kolecala, “Umsulwa,”
25Kodwa kuzabalungela labo abamlahlayo olecala,
26Impendulo eqotho
27Qeda umsebenzi wakho waphandle
28Ungafakazi ngokubethela umakhelwane kungelamlandu,
29Ungabokuthi, “Ngizakwenza kuye njengoba enze kimi;
30Ngedlula ensimini yevilavoxo,
31ameva ayesekhula indawo yonke,
32Ngakunanzelela konke engangikubona
33Ukulala okuncane, ukuwozela okuncane,
34ubuyanga buzafika kuwe njengesela