Ukuhlakanipha kunomvuzo omuhle wokuziphatha
1Ndodanami, nakube wamukela amezwami,
ufihle imiyalwami ehliziywenakho,
2indlebakho ilalele ukuhlakanipha,
welulele ihliziywakho ekuzwisiseni,
3iye, lokha nawufisa ukwazi,
urhuwelele ubize ukuzwisisa,
4nakube lokho ukufuna njengesiliva,
ukufunisise njengegugu elifihliweko,
5khona-ke uzakuzwisisa ukwesaba uSomnini,
bese ufumana ukumazi uZimu.
6USomnini unikela ukuhlakanipha,
emlonyenakhe kuvela ilwazi nokuzwisisa.
7Ubekela abaqotho ipumelelo
usihlangu kilabo abaneendlela ezimsulwa,
8ubulunga imizila yokulunga,
alonde indlela yabathembekileko bakhe.
9Khona-ke uzakulemuka ukulunga,
ubulungiswa nokuhleleka,
iye, enye nenye indlela elungileko.
10Mbala, ubuhlakani buzakungena ehliziywenakho,
unandiphelwe lilwazi emphefumulwenakho.
11Ukuhlolisisa kuzakulonda
nokuzwisisa kukubulunge,
12kukuhlenge endleleni yokonakala,
iye, ebantwini abakhuluma okuphambeneko,
13kilabo abaphambuka emizileni elungileko
kobana bakhambe eendleleni zobumnyama,
14bajabulele ukwenza okumbi,
bathabe ngokuphambukela ebumbini;
15labo iindlela zabo zimasongesonge,
nemizilabo iyalahlekisa.
16Ukuzwisisa kuzakuhlenga kunondindwa,
iye, umfazi otjhili onelimu elibutjhelelezi,
17otjhiye umlingani wobutjha bakhe,
wakhohlwa isivumelwano sakhe noZimu.
18Ikumbakhe yehlela ekufeni,
nemizilakhe iya kabafileko.
19Boke abaya kuye ababuyi,
abasayifumani imizila yokuphila.
20Ngalokho khamba ngendlela yabalungileko,
unamathele emizileni yabamsulwa.
21Mbala, abaqotho bazakunzinza enarheni
nabanganamlandu bahlale kiyo;
22kodwana iinkhohlakali zizakujutjwa enarheni,
nabangathembekiko basitjhulwe kiyo.