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| 1. | Njengekhephu ehlotyeni, njengemvula ngexa lokuvuna, Lunjalo ukungasifaneli isinyabi uzuko. | 
| 2. | Njengondlunkulu ekuphapha-phaphazeleni kwakhe, njengenkonjane ekubalekeni kwayo, Kunjalo ukutshabhisa ngaphandle kwesizathu; akuyi kuphumelela ntweni. | 
| 3. | Iziniya yeyehashe, umkhala ngowe-esile, Intonga yeyomhlana wesinyabi. | 
| 4. | Musa ukusiphendula isinyabi ngokokumatha kwaso, Hleze usifuze. | 
| 5. | Siphendule isinyabi ngokokumatha kwaso, Hleze sibe sisilumko kwawaso amehlo. | 
| 6. | Unqumla iinyawo, usela ugonyamelo, Osithuma imicimbi yakhe isinyabi. | 
| 7. | Nqwa nokulengalenga kwemilenze yesiqhwala, Umzekeliso emlonyeni wesinyabi. | 
| 8. | Njengokubopha ilitye esisawulweni, Unjalo osinika uzuko isinyabi. | 
| 9. | Ngameva angene esandleni senxila Umzekeliso ongene emlonyeni wesinyabi. | 
| 10. | Okuninzi kuzala into yonke; Ke wona umvuzo wesinyabi, kwanomvuzi waso, bayadlula. | 
| 11. | Njengenja ibuyela emhlanzweni wayo, Sinjalo isinyabi ukuphinda ukumatha kwaso. | 
| 12. | Uyayibona indoda ilumkile kwawayo amehlo, Kukho ithemba ngesinyabi kunayo. | 
| 13. | Ivila lithi, Kukho ingonyama endleleni, Kukho ingonyama ezitratweni. | 
| 14. | Ucango lujinga ezihinjizini zalo, Linjalo ivila elukhukweni lwalo. | 
| 15. | Ivila lifaka isandla salo esityeni, Yindiniso ukusibuyisela kwasemlonyeni walo. | 
| 16. | Ivila lilumkile kwawalo amehlo Kunabasixhenxe abaphendula ngemvo. | 
| 17. | Ubamba ngendlebe inja igqitha, Ophuphuma umsindo ngembambano angephambi kwayo. | 
| 18. | Njengedwadwasi elijula izikhuni Neentolo zokufa, | 
| 19. | Injalo indoda ekhohlisa ummelwane wayo, Ibe isithi, Andidlali na? | 
| 20. | Zakuphela iinkuni, uyacima umlilo; Kwakuba kungekho ntlebi, iyadamba ingxabano. | 
| 21. | Nqwa namalahle amnyama kumalahle avuthayo, Nqwa neenkuni kumlilo, indoda enengxabano ukuphemba imbambano. | 
| 22. | Amazwi entlebi anjengemithamo imnandi; Yona ihla iye ezingontsini zombilini. | 
| 23. | Ligwebu lesilivere, lalekwe empahleni yodongwe, Umlomo ovuthayo unentliziyo enobubi. | 
| 24. | Ngemilebe yomlomo wakhe uyanyhwalaza umthiyi; Embilinini yakhe umisa inkohliso. | 
| 25. | Xa athe walimnandisa ilizwi lakhe, musa ukukholwa nguye; Kuba ngamasikizi asixhenxe entliziyweni yakhe. | 
| 26. | Intiyo izifihla ngenkohliso; Ububi bayo bozityhila esikhungwini. | 
| 27. | Omba isihogo weyela kuso; Oqengqa ilitye, libuyela kuye. | 
| 28. | Ulwimi oluxokayo luyabathiya abatyunyuzwa lulo; Nomlomo ocengacengayo usebenza ububi. | 
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