Izaga 3

¹Ndodana yami, ungakhohlwa imfundiso yami,

²ngoba izakwandisa impilo yakho okweminyaka eminengi,

³Akungasuki kuwe loba nini uthando lokuthembeka;

⁴Ngalokho uzathandeka uzuze ibizo elihle

⁵Themba kuThixo ngenhliziyo yakho yonke,

⁶mvume kuzozonke izindlela zakho,

⁷Ungazenzi ohlakaniphileyo ngokubona kwakho;

⁸Lokho kuzawuphilisa umzimba wakho

⁹Dumisa uThixo ngenotho yakho;

¹⁰ngalokho iziphala zakho zizagcwala ziphuphume,

¹¹Ndodana yami, ungeyisi ukulaya kukaThixo

¹²ngoba uThixo ulaya labo abathandayo,

¹³Ubusisiwe umuntu ozuza ukuhlakanipha,

¹⁴ngoba khona kulenzuzo eyedlula isiliva

¹⁵Kuligugu elidlula amarubhi;

¹⁶Impilo ende isesandleni sakho sokunene;

¹⁷Izindlela zakhe zilokuthokoza,

¹⁸Kuyisihlahla sokuphila kulabo abakwamukelayo;

¹⁹Ngokuhlakanipha uThixo wabeka izisekelo zomhlaba,

²⁰ngolwazi lwakhe inlwandle zehlukaniswa,

²¹Ndodana yami, gogosa ingqondo ehlela ngolwazi,

²²kuzakuba yikuphila kuwe,

²³Lapho-ke uzahamba ngendlela evikelweyo

²⁴nxa ulala kawuyikwesaba;

²⁵Ungabi lovalo nxa ujunywa ngumonakalo

²⁶ngoba uThixo uzakuba lithemba lakho

²⁷Ungaze wala ukusiza labo abadinga uncedo,

²⁸Ungabokuthi kumakhelwane wakho:

²⁹Ungacebi okubi ngomakhelwane wakho,

³⁰Ungaxabani lomuntu kungelasizatho

³¹Ungamhawukeli umuntu othanda ukulwa

³²ngoba uThixo uyamenyanya umuntu oxhwalileyo

³³Isiqalekiso sikaThixo sehlela endlini yababi,

³⁴Uyabahleka usulu abayizideleli ezizithembayo,

³⁵Abahlakaniphileyo baphiwa udumo