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| 1. | Ndodana yami, gcina amazwi ami, uzibekele imilayo yami. |
| 2. | Gcina imilayo yami, uphile, lomthetho wami njengenhlamvu yamehlo akho. |
| 3. | Ukubophele eminweni yakho, kubhale esibhebheni senhliziyo yakho. |
| 4. | Uthi kunhlakanipho: Ungudadewethu; ubize ukuqedisisa ngokuthi yisihlobo sakho; |
| 5. | ukuze kukugcine kumfazi wemzini, kowesifazana wemzini oyengayo ngamazwi akhe. |
| 6. | Ngoba ewindini lendlu yami, ngeminxibo yewindi ngalunguza phandle, |
| 7. | ngasengibona phakathi kwabangelalwazi, ngananzelela phakathi kwabatsha ijaha eliswele ingqondo, |
| 8. | lisedlula esitaladeni eceleni kwengonsi yakhe, linyathela endleleni yendlu yakhe, |
| 9. | kusihlwa, ngentambama yosuku, ebusuku obumnyama, lomnyama. |
| 10. | Khangela-ke, owesifazana walihlangabeza, le sembatho sewule, elemfihlo ngenhliziyo. |
| 11. | Lo wayelomsindo, eyisiqholo; inyawo zakhe kazihlali endlini yakhe. |
| 12. | Khathesi uphandle, abesesiba ezitaladeni, ecathama kuyo yonke ingonsi. |
| 13. | Ngokunjalo walibamba, walanga, waqinisa ubuso bakhe, wathi kulo: |
| 14. | Imihlatshelo yeminikelo yokuthula ikimi; lamuhla se ngibhadele izifungo zami. |
| 15. | Ngakho-ke ngiphumile ukukuhlangabeza, ngidingisise ubuso bakho; ngikutholile. |
| 16. | Ngendlele umbheda wami ngezendlalo, ngamalembu acolekileyo kakhulu alemibalabala avela eGibhithe. |
| 17. | Ngifafazile umbheda wami ngemure*, izinhlaba, lekinamoni*. |
| 18. | Woza, sizidakise ngothando kuze kuse, sizithokozise ngothando olukhulu. |
| 19. | Ngoba indoda kayikho endlini yayo, ihambile uhambo khatshana. |
| 20. | Ithethe isaka lemali esandleni sayo; ngosuku lwenyanga egcweleyo izakuza endlini yayo. |
| 21. | Walihuga ngobunengi bemfundiso yakhe, walibamba ngamandla ngokuyenga kwendebe zakhe. |
| 22. | Lahle lamlandela njengenkabi isiya ekuhlatshweni, lanjengesiphukuphuku sisiya ekujezisweni esongweni lenqagala; |
| 23. | uze umtshoko uhlabe isibindi salo, njengenyoni iphangisela esifwini, ingazi ukuthi simelene lempilo yayo. |
| 24. | Khathesi-ke, bantwana, ngizweni, lilalele amazwi omlomo wami. |
| 25. | Inhliziyo yakho kayingaphambukeli endleleni zakhe; ungaduhi emikhondweni yakhe. |
| 26. | Ngoba ubawisele phansi abanengi abalimeleyo, labo bonke ababuleweyo bakhe banengi. |
| 27. | Indlu yakhe izindlela zesihogo, ezehlela emakamelweni okufa. |
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