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1. | Nxa uhlalela ukudla lesiphathamandla, qaphelisa lokuqaphelisa okuphambi kwakho. |
2. | Ubeke ingqamu emphinjeni wakho uba uyisiminzi. |
3. | Ungafisi izibondlo zaso, ngoba ziyikudla kwamanga. |
4. | Ungatshikatshikeli ukunotha; pheza ekuqedisiseni kwakho. |
5. | Uzandizisa yini amehlo akho kokungekho? Ngoba kuzazenzela lokuzenzela izimpiko njengokhozi oluphaphela emazulwini. |
6. | Ungadli ukudla kolelihlo elibi, ungafisi izibondlo zakhe. |
7. | Ngoba njengoba ecabangile emphefumulweni wakhe, unjalo. Uzakuthi: Dlana unathe; kodwa inhliziyo yakhe kayilawe. |
8. | Ucezu oludlileyo uzaluhlanza, wone amazwi akho amnandi. |
9. | Ungakhulumi endlebeni zoyisithutha, ngoba uzadelela inhlakanipho yamazwi akho. |
10. | Ungatshedisi isikhonkwane esidala somngcele; ungangeni emasimini ezintandane; |
11. | ngoba uMhlengi wazo ulamandla; yena uzamela udaba lwazo kuwe. |
12. | Beka inhliziyo yakho ekufundisweni, lezindlebe zakho emazwini olwazi. |
13. | Ungagodleli umntwana isijeziso; nxa umtshaya ngoswazi kayikufa. |
14. | Wena uzamtshaya ngoswazi, ukhulule umphefumulo wakhe esihogweni. |
15. | Ndodana yami, uba inhliziyo yakho ihlakanipha, inhliziyo yami izathokoza, yebo eyami; |
16. | lezinso zami zizajabula ekukhulumeni kwendebe zakho izinto eziqondileyo. |
17. | Inhliziyo yakho kayingahawukeli izoni; kodwa bana ekwesabeni i Nkosi lonke usuku. |
18. | Ngoba isibili kukhona umvuzo, lomlindelo wakho kawuyikuqunywa. |
19. | Lalela wena, ndodana yami, uhlakaniphe, uqondise inhliziyo yakho endleleni. |
20. | Ungabi phakathi kwabanathi bewayini, phakathi kwezihwaba zenyama. |
21. | Ngoba isidakwa lesihwaba sizakuba ngumyanga, lokuwozela kugqokisa amadabudabu. |
22. | Lalela uyihlo owakuzalayo, ungamdeleli unyoko esemdala. |
23. | Thenga iqiniso, unga li thengisi; inhlakanipho, lemfundiso, lokuqedisisa. |
24. | Uyise wolungileyo uzathaba lokuthaba; lozala ohlakaniphileyo uzathokoza ngaye. |
25. | Uyihlo lonyoko kabathokoze, lokuzeleyo kathabe. |
26. | Ndodana yami, ngiphe inhliziyo yakho, lamehlo akho kawananzelele indlela zami. |
27. | Ngoba iwule lingumgodi otshonayo, lowesifazana owemzini ungumthombo ongumcingo. |
28. | Laye ucathama njengomphangi, andise abangathembekanga phakathi kwabantu. |
29. | Ngubani olo: Maye? Ngubani olo: Wo? Ngubani olenkani? Ngubani olesililo? Ngubani olamanxeba ngeze? Ngubani olamehlo abomvu? |
30. | Yilabo abalibala ewayinini, yilabo abazedinga iwayini elixutshanisiweyo. |
31. | Ungakhangeli iwayini, lapho lizibonakalisa libomvu, nxa linika umbala walo enkomitshini, lihamba liqondile. |
32. | E kucin eni kwalo liluma njengenyoka, lilume njengebululu. |
33. | Amehlo akho azabona abesifazana bemzini, lenhliziyo yakho ikhulume izinto eziphambeneyo. |
34. | Yebo, uzakuba njengolala enhliziyweni yolwandle, lanjengolala esihlokweni sensika yomkhumbi. |
35. | Bangitshayile, kangizwanga buhlungu; bangidutshuzile, kangikunanzanga. Ngizavuka nini? Ngiphinde ngilidinge futhi. |
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