Izaga 4

¹Zwanini, madodana ami, izeluleko zikayihlo;

²Ngilipha izifundo ezipheleleyo;

³Ngathi ngisengumfana emzini kababa,

⁴wangifundisa ubaba wathi,

⁵Zuza ukuhlakanipha, zuza ukuqedisisa;

⁶Ungafulatheli ukuhlakanipha, kuzakuvikela;

⁷Ukuhlakanipha kuyinqaba; ngakho zuza ukuhlakanipha.

⁸Kugogose, kuzakuphakamisa;

⁹Kuzakwethesa umqhele wamaluba omusa ekhanda lakho

¹⁰Zwana mntanami, yamukela lokho engikutshoyo,

¹¹Ngiyakukhokhela endleleni yokuhlakanipha,

¹²Nxa uhamba kawuyikuthikaza;

¹³Bambelela iziqondiso, ungayekethisi;

¹⁴Ungayingeni indlela yababi

¹⁵Ixwaye, ungahambi ngayo;

¹⁶Phela kabalali bengenzanga ukuganga;

¹⁷Badla isinkwa sobubi

¹⁸Indlela yabalungileyo injengovivi lokusa,

¹⁹Kodwa indlela yababi ifana lomnyama omkhulu;

²⁰Ndodana yami, zwana lokhu engikutshoyo;

²¹Ungawasusi emehlweni akho,

²²ngoba ayikuphila kulabo abawafumanayo;

²³Phezu kwakho konke, gcina inhliziyo yakho,

²⁴Lahla izibozi zamazwi emlonyeni wakho;

²⁵Khangelisa amehlo akho nta phambili,

²⁶Lungisa izindlela ukuze inyawo zakho zinyathele kuhle,

²⁷Ungaphambukeli kwesokunene loba kwesokhohlo;