1Amazwi enkosi uLemuweli, amazwi enhlakanipho awafundiswa ngunina:
2Oh, ndodana yami! Oh ndodana yethumbu lami!
3ungadlalisi amandla akho ebafazini,
4Kakusikho kwamakhosi, bakithi Lemuweli
5funa badakwe bakhohlwe izimiso zomthetho,
6Phana utshwala kulabo abavele sebezifele,
7kabanathe bakhohlwe ubuyanga babo
8Bamele labo abehlulekayo ukuzikhulumela,
9Khuluma njalo wahlulele ngokulunga;
10Ngubani na ongathola umfazi olesimilo?
11Indoda yakhe iyamthemba ngokupheleleyo
12Uyenzela okuhle, hatshi okubi,
13Uyakhetha kuhle iwulu lesikusha
14Unjengemikhumbi yabathengisi,
15Uvuka ekuseni kusesemnyama;
16Uyayihlolisisa insimu mandulo kokuyithenga;
17Uwubamba ngokukhuthala umsebenzi wakhe;
18Uyananzelela ukuthi ukuthengisa kwakhe kulenzuzo,
19Uphatha uluthi lokuphotha ngesandla sakhe
20Welulela izandla zakhe kubayanga
21Lapho kukhithika ungqwaqwane, kalakwesaba ngabendlu yakhe;
22Wendlala amalembu ombheda wakhe;
23Indoda yakhe iyahlonitshwa enkundleni
24Uthunga izigqoko zelineni azithengise,
25Wembethe amandla lesithunzi;
26Ukhuluma ngenhlakanipho,
27Unqinekela ezomuzi wakhe
28Abantwabakhe bayambonga bathi ubusisiwe;
29“Banengi abafazi abenza izimangaliso zobuhle,
30Ukubukeka kuyakhohlisa, lobuhle buyaphela;
31Kaphiwe umvuzo wobuhle abenzayo,