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1.

Inhlakanipho enkulu yakhe indlu yayo, ibaze insika zayo eziyisikhombisa.

2.

Ihlabe okuhlatshwayo kwayo, ixubanise iwayini layo, futhi yalungisa itafula layo.

3.

Ithume incekukazi zayo, iyamemeza engqongeni zendawo eziphakemeyo zomuzi zisithi:

4.

Loba ngubani ongelalwazi? Kaphendukele lapha; oswele ingqondo, ithi kuye:

5.

Wozani, lidle okwesinkwa sami, linathe okwewayini e ngi li xubanisileyo.

6.

Yekelani abangelalwazi liphile, lihambe ngokuqonda ngendlela yokuqedisisa.

7.

Osola isiklolodi uzizuzela ihlazo, lokhuza okhohlakeleyo u zi zuz ela isici.

8.

Ungasoli isiklolodi, hlezi sikuzonde; sola ohlakaniphileyo, njalo uzakuthanda.

9.

Nika ohlakaniphileyo, njalo uzakuba lokhu ehlakanipha; fundisa olungileyo, njalo uzakwandisa ukufunda.

10.

Ukuyesaba i Nkosi kuyikuqala kwenhlakanipho, lolwazi lwabangcwele luyikuqedisisa.

11.

Ngoba ngami insuku zakho zizakwandiswa, leminyaka yempilo yengezelelwe kuwe.

12.

Uba uhlakaniphile, uzakuba uzihlakaniphele; uba ukloloda, uzakuthwala wedwa.

13.

Owesifazana oyisithutha ulomsindo, kalangqondo, kazi lutho.

14.

Ngoba uhlala emnyango wendlu yakhe, esihlalweni, e ndaw eni eziphakemeyo zomuzi,

15.

ukubiza abadlulayo ngendlela, abahamba beqondile emikhondweni yabo, esithi:

16.

Loba ngubani ongelalwazi? Kaphendukele lapha; loswele ingqondo, uthi kuye:

17.

Amanzi ebiweyo amnandi, lesinkwa sensitha siyahlabusa.

18.

Kodwa kazi ukuthi abafileyo balapho; abanxusiweyo bakhe basenzikini yesihogo.

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