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| 1. | Ndodana yami, lalela inhlakanipho yami, beka indlebe yakho ekuqedisiseni kwami, |
| 2. | ukuze uqaphele ingqondo, lendebe zakho zigcine ulwazi. |
| 3. | Ngoba indebe zowesifazana wemzini zithonta uluju, lomlomo wakhe ubutshelezi kulamafutha. |
| 4. | Kodwa ukucina kwakhe kuyababa njengomhlonyane, kubukhali njengenkemba esika nhlangothi mbili. |
| 5. | Inyawo zakhe zehlela ekufeni; izinyathelo zakhe zibambelela esihogweni. |
| 6. | Hlezi ulinganise indlela yempilo, imikhondo yakhe iyazulazula, kananzeleli. |
| 7. | Ngakho-ke, bantwana, ngilalelani, lingaphambuki emazwini omlomo wami. |
| 8. | Dedisela indlela yakho khatshana laye, ungasondeli emnyango wendlu yakhe; |
| 9. | hlezi unikele udumo lwakho kwabanye, leminyaka yakho kolesihluku; |
| 10. | hlezi abezizwe bazisuthise ngamandla akho, lemitshikatshika yakho ibe sendlini yowezizweni; |
| 11. | njalo ububule ekupheleni kwakho, lapho inyama yakho lomzimba wakho sekudliwe; |
| 12. | njalo uthi: Ngikuzonde njani ukulaywa, lenhliziyo yami yadelela ukukhuzwa! |
| 13. | Kangizwanga-ke ilizwi labafundisi bami; kangibekanga indlebe zami kwabangifundisayo! |
| 14. | Ngaphosa ngaba ebubini bonke phakathi kwebandla lenhlangano. |
| 15. | Natha amanzi emgodini wakho, lemifula ephuma phakathi komthombo wakho. |
| 16. | Imithombo yakho ichitheke phandle, izifula zamanzi emidangeni. |
| 17. | Kakube ngokwakho wedwa, kungabi ngokwabezizweni kanye lawe. |
| 18. | Umthombo wakho kawubusiswe; uthokoze ngomfazi wobutsha bakho; |
| 19. | impala ethandekayo kakhulu, legogo elibukekayo; amabele akhe kawakusuthise sonke isikhathi, uzule othandweni lwakhe kokuphela. |
| 20. | Kungani-ke, ndodana yami, uzule kowesifazana wemzini, ugone isifuba sowemzini? |
| 21. | Ngoba indlela zomuntu ziphambi kwamehlo e Nkosi; njalo iyalinganisa yonke imikhondo yakhe. |
| 22. | Ezakhe iziphambeko zizabamba omubi, abanjwe zintambo zesono sakhe. |
| 23. | Yena uzakufa ngokungalaywa, lebukhulwini bobuthutha bakhe uzaduha. |
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