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1. | Iwayini liyisideleli; okunathwayo okulamandla kulomsindo; njalo wonke oduha kukho kahlakaniphanga. |
2. | Ukwesabeka kwenkosi kunjengokubhonga kwebhongo lesilwane; oyithukuthelisayo wona umphefumulo wakhe. |
3. | Kuludumo emuntwini ukuyekela inkani; kodwa sonke isiwula siyaziveza. |
4. | Ngenxa yobusika ivila kaliyikulima; ngakho lizaphanza esivunweni, kodwa kungabi lalutho. |
5. | Iseluleko enhliziyweni yomuntu si njeng amanzi azikileyo, kodwa umuntu oqedisisayo uzasikha. |
6. | Inengi labantu limemezela, lowo lalowo ukulunga kwakhe, kodwa ngubani ongathola umuntu othembekileyo? |
7. | Olungileyo uhamba ngobuqotho bakhe; babusisiwe abantwana bakhe emva kwakhe. |
8. | Inkosi ehlezi esihlalweni sesahlulelo ihlakaza bonke ububi ngamehlo ayo. |
9. | Ngubani ongathi: Ngihlanzile inhliziyo yami, ngihlambulukile esonweni sami? |
10. | Amatshe ezilinganiso ezehlukeneyo, ama-efa* ehlukeneyo, kuyisinengiso e Nkosi ni, yebo kokubili. |
11. | Lomntwana uyazazisa ngezenzo zakhe, loba umsebenzi wakhe uhlanzekile kumbe loba uqotho. |
12. | Indlebe ezwayo lelihlo elibonayo, i Nkosi yakwenza, yebo kokubili. |
13. | Ungathandi ubuthongo, hlezi ube ngumyanga; vula amehlo akho, usuthe isinkwa. |
14. | Kubi, kubi, kutsho umthengi; kodwa esehambile abesezincoma. |
15. | Kulegolide, lobunengi bamatshe aligugu, kodwa indebe zolwazi zingumceciso oligugu. |
16. | Thatha isembatho sakhe oyisibambiso sowemzini, umbambe abe yisibambiso sabezizwe. |
17. | Isinkwa samanga simnandi emuntwini, kodwa emva kwalokho umlomo wakhe uzagcwaliswa ngokhethe. |
18. | Imicabango uyimisa ngeseluleko; ngakho yenza impi ngamaqhinga amahle. |
19. | Ohambahamba enyeya wembula imfihlakalo; ngakho ungahlangani lokhohlisa ngendebe zakhe. |
20. | Othuka uyise loba unina, isibane sakhe sizacitshwa ebumnyameni obumnyama. |
21. | Ilifa li nga phangisiswa ekuqaleni, kodwa ukucina kwalo kakuyikubusiswa. |
22. | Ungathi: Ngizaphindisela okubi; lindela i Nkosi, njalo izakusindisa. |
23. | Amatshe ezilinganiso ezehlukeneyo ayisinengiso e Nkosi ni, lesikali esikhohlisayo kasilunganga. |
24. | Izinyathelo zomuntu zivela e Nkosi ni; pho, umuntu angaqedisisa njani indlela yakhe? |
25. | Kungumjibila emuntwini ukuginya okungcwele, lokuhlolisisa emva kwezifungo. |
26. | Inkosi ehlakaniphileyo ihlakaza ababi, ibuyisela ivili phezu kwabo. |
27. | Umphefumulo womuntu uyisibane se Nkosi, sihlolisisa wonke amakamelo esisu. |
28. | Umusa leqiniso kuyayigcina inkosi, isekela isihlalo sayo sobukhosi ngokulunga. |
29. | Udumo lwejaha lungamandla alo, lobukhosi babadala yizimvu zekhanda. |
30. | Imivimvinya yenxeba ihlanza ububi, ngokunjalo izidutshuzo zamakamelo esisu. |
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