Izaga 27

¹Ungazincomi ngelakusasa,

²Yekela omunye akudumise, hatshi owakho umlomo;

³Ilitshe liyasinda, itshebetshebe ngumthwalo onzima,

⁴Ulaka lulolunya lentukuthelo iyagabha,

⁵Kungcono ukuthukwa obala

⁶Ukulinyazwa ngumngane kakwesabeki,

⁷Osuthiyo kathakazeleli uluju oluvela ekhekhebeni,

⁸Njengenyoni elahleka esidlekeni sayo,

⁹Amakha lempepha kuletha intokozo enhliziyweni,

¹⁰Ungadeli umngane wakho lomngane kayihlo,

¹¹Hlakanipha, ndodana, ulethe intokozo enhliziyweni yami;

¹²Umuntu olengqondo uthi ebona ingozi acatshe,

¹³Thatha isigqoko salowo owenzela owemzini isibambiso;

¹⁴Uba umuntu evukisa umakhelwane wakhe ngokumnqolonga ekuseni kakhulu,

¹⁵Umfazi olenkani

¹⁶ukumkhuza kufana lokukhuza umoya

¹⁷Njengensimbi ilola insimbi,

¹⁸Lowo onakekela isihlahla somkhiwa uzakudla izithelo zawo,

¹⁹Njengamanzi etshengisa ubuso bomuntu,

²⁰UKufa leNcithakalo kakusuthi,

²¹Isiliva sincibilikiselwa embizeni imvutho ngeyegolide,

²²Ungaze uchole isiwula elitsheni,

²³Woba leqiniso ukuthi uhlala usazi kuhle isimo sezifuyo zakho,

²⁴ngoba inotho kayiyikuhlala kokuphela,

²⁵Utshani bungaqunywa kuqalise ukuhluma obunye

²⁶amawundlu azakupha uboya bezigqoko,

²⁷Uzakuba lochago lwembuzi olunengi