Izaga 6

¹Ndodana yami, nxa wenzele umakhelwane wakho isibambiso,

²aluba usuzihilele ngalokho okutshiloyo,

³lapho-ke yenza lokhu, ndodana yami, ukuzikhulula,

⁴Ungabuvumeli ubuthongo emehlweni akho,

⁵Zikhulule njengempala ezandleni zomzingeli,

⁶Khangela ubunyonyo, wena vila;

⁷Kabulamphathi,

⁸kodwa buyaqoqa umphako wabo ehlobo

⁹Uzalala khonapho kuze kube nini, vila ndini?

¹⁰Ukulala okuncane, ukuwozela okuncane,

¹¹ubuyanga buzafika kuwe njengesela

¹²Isigangi lesixhwali

¹³esiqhweba ngelihlo

¹⁴esiceba ububi ngenkohliso enhliziyweni yaso

¹⁵Ngakho lowo uzawelwa yingozi ngokuphazima;

¹⁶Ziyisithupha izinto uThixo azizondayo,

¹⁷amehlo atshengisa ukudelela,

¹⁸inhliziyo egaya izibozi,

¹⁹umfakazi wamanga, okhuluma inkohliso

²⁰Ndodana yami, gcina imilayo kayihlo

²¹Kubophele enhliziyweni yakho nini lanini;

²²Nxa uhamba, lezizinto zizakukhokhela;

²³Ngoba imilayo le iyisibane,

²⁴zikuvikela kowesifazane ongaziphathanga,

²⁵Ungasuki umfise ngenhliziyo yakho ngenxa yobuhle bakhe

²⁶Ngoba isifebe siyakululazisa ufane lesinkwa,

²⁷Kambe umuntu angokhela umlilo emathangazini akhe na

²⁸Kambe umuntu angahamba phezu kwamalahle

²⁹Kunjalo kulowo olala lomfazi wenye indoda;

³⁰Abantu kabalithuki isela

³¹Kodwa lingabanjwa lihlawuliswa kasikhombisa,

³²Kodwa indoda efebayo kayilangqondo;

³³Izidutshulo lehlazo kuyisabelo sakhe,

³⁴Ngoba ubukhwele bendoda yalowomfazi buyiqubula ulaka,

³⁵Kayizukuvuma inhlawulo;