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| 1. | Ndodana yami, uba uyisibambiso somakhelwane wakho, waqakezela owezizwe isandla sakho, |
| 2. | uthiywe ngamazwi omlomo wakho, ubanjwe ngamazwi omlomo wakho. |
| 3. | Yenza lokhu khathesi, ndodana yami, uzophule, lokhu usesandleni sikamakhelwane wakho; hamba, uzithobe, umncengisise umakhelwane wakho. |
| 4. | Unganiki amehlo akho ubuthongo, lokuwozela enkopheni zakho. |
| 5. | Uzophule njengomziki esandleni somzingeli, lanjengenyoni esandleni somthiyi wenyoni. |
| 6. | Yana ebunyonyweni, vila, ubone indlela zabo, uhlakaniphe. |
| 7. | Obuthi, bungelamkhokheli, induna, lombusi, |
| 8. | bulungisa isinkwa sabo ehlobo, bubuthe ukudla kwabo esivunweni. |
| 9. | Koze kube nini, vila, ulele? Uzavuka nini ebuthongweni bakho? |
| 10. | Ubuthongo obuncinyane, ukuwozela okuncinyane, ukusonga izandla okuncinyane ukuthi ulale, |
| 11. | besebusiza ubuyanga bakho njengesihambi, lenswelo yakho njengomuntu olesihlangu. |
| 12. | Umuntu kaBheliyali, umuntu okhohlakeleyo, ohamba lomlomo ophambeneyo, |
| 13. | afice amehlo akhe, akhulume ngenyawo zakhe, afundise ngeminwe yakhe, |
| 14. | ukuphambuka kusenhliziyweni yakhe, uceba okubi ngesikhathi sonke, ephosela ingxabano. |
| 15. | Ngenxa yalokhu ingozi yakhe izafika masinyane, ahle ephuke, kuze kungabi leselapho. |
| 16. | Lezizinto eziyisithupha i Nkosi iyazizonda; yebo, eziyisikhombisa ziyizinengiso emphefumulweni wakhe: |
| 17. | Amehlo aphakemeyo, ulimi oluqamba amanga, lezandla ezichitha igazi elingelacala, |
| 18. | inhliziyo eceba amacebo amabi, inyawo eziphangisa ukugijimela obubi, |
| 19. | umfakazi wamanga ophafuza izinkohliso, lophosela ingxabano phakathi kwabazalwane. |
| 20. | Ndodana yami, gcina umlayo kayihlo, ungakudeli ukufundisa kukanyoko. |
| 21. | Kubophele enhliziyweni yakho njalo, kubophele entanyeni yakho. |
| 22. | Ekuhambeni kwakho kuzakukhokhela, ekulaleni kwakho kukulondoloze, lekuvukeni kwakho khona kukhulume lawe. |
| 23. | Ngoba umlayo uyisibane, lokufundisa kuyikukhanya, lokukhuza kokulaya kuyindlela yempilo, |
| 24. | ukuze kukugcine emfazini omubi, emazwini ayengayo olimi lowesifazana wemzini. |
| 25. | Ungaloyisi ubuhle bakhe enhliziyweni yakho; angakuthathi ngenkophe zakhe. |
| 26. | Ngoba ngenxa yomfazi o yisiphingi ungafika ecezwini lwesinkwa, lomfazi womuntu uzingela umphefumulo oligugu. |
| 27. | Kambe, umuntu angaphatha umlilo esifubeni sakhe, lezigqoko zakhe zingatshi? |
| 28. | Umuntu angahamba phezu kwamalahle avuthayo, lenyawo zakhe zingatshi yini? |
| 29. | Unjalo ongena kumkamakhelwane wakhe; wonke omthintayo kayikuba msulwa. |
| 30. | Kabalideleli isela, nxa liseba ukuthi ligcwalise umphefumulo walo, ngoba lilambile. |
| 31. | Uba litholwa, lihlawula kuphindwe kasikhombisa, linika yonke impahla yendlu yalo. |
| 32. | Ofeba lowesifazana uswela ingqondo; owenza lokhu nguye ochitha umphefumulo wakhe. |
| 33. | Uzathola ukutshaywa lesigcono, lehlazo lakhe kaliyikwesulwa. |
| 34. | Ngoba ubukhwele bululaka lomuntu; ngakho kayikuba lasihawu ngosuku lwempindiselo. |
| 35. | Kayikunanza loba yiyiphi inhlawulo, kayikuvuma lanxa usandisa isipho. |
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