Izaga 28

¹Umuntu omubi uyabaleka loba engaxotshaniswa muntu,

²Nxa ilizwe lihlamuka liba lababusi abanengi,

³Umbusi oncindezela abayanga

⁴Labo abaphikisa umthetho bakhuthaza izigangi,

⁵Abantu ababi kabakuzwisisi ukwahlulela kuhle,

⁶Ungcono umyanga ohamba ngokulunga

⁷Lowo ogcina umthetho yindodana eqedisisayo,

⁸Lowo owandisa inotho yakhe ngenzaliso

⁹Loba ngubani ongawulaleliyo umthetho,

¹⁰Lowo oholela olungileyo endleleni embi

¹¹Umuntu onothileyo angazibona ingathi uhlakaniphile,

¹²Nxa olungileyo enqoba kulokujabula okukhulu;

¹³Lowo ofihla iziphambeko zakhe kayikuphumelela,

¹⁴Ubusisiwe umuntu ohlala emesaba uThixo,

¹⁵Njengesilwane esibhongayo loba ibhele elihlaselayo

¹⁶Umbusi oncindezelayo wehluleka ukwahlulela kuhle,

¹⁷Umuntu odliwa ngumzwangedwa wokubulala omunye

¹⁸Lowo ompilo yakhe ingelacala uvikelekile,

¹⁹Lowo osebenza nzima emasimini akhe uzathola ukudla okunengi,

²⁰Umuntu othembekileyo uzabusiswa ngokuphumelela,

²¹Ukubandlulula abantu kakulunganga

²²Umuntu oncitshanayo utshisekela ukunotha

²³Lowo okhuza umuntu uzacina esethandeka

²⁴Lowo ontshontshela uyise loba unina

²⁵Umuntu olomhawu ubanga ingxabano,

²⁶Lowo ozithembayo yena uyisiwula,

²⁷Lowo opha abayanga kayikuswela lutho,

²⁸Lapho izigangi zisiba yiziphathamandla abantu bayacatsha;