Lusito lwekuhlakanipha
1Madvodzana ami, yilaleleni ngekucophelela imiyalo yeyihlo, khona nitawuba nekucondza. 2Ngininika imiyalo lemihle, ningacali niyilahle nje imfundziso yami. 3Ngisengumfanyana wekuphela, kubabe namake, 4babe abengifundzisa atsi: “Shangatsi inhlitiyo yakho ingawabambisisa emavi ami, nemiyalo yami, khona utawuphila. 5Zuza kuhlakanipha uzuze nekuvisisa. Ungakhohlwa, futsi ungesuki emavini emlomo wami. 6Ungakulahli, kuyawukuphephisa; kutsandze, kuyawukugadza. 7Kucala kwekuhlakanipha, naku: Zuza kuhlakanipha, uzuze nekucondza, nome kukubitani. 8Kutuse, kona-ke kuyawukuphakamisa, kugone, kona-ke kuyawukwatisa. 9Kuyawukwetfwesa ludvumo enhloko, kukwetfwese umchele lomuhle.”
10Ndvodzana yami, lalela wemukele emavi ami, khona iminyaka yekuphila kwakho itakwandza. 11Ngikufundzise indlela yekuhlakanipha, ngakuholela etindleleni tekulunga. 12Nawuhambako, sinyatselo sakho singeke siphatamiseke; nawugijimako, ungeke ukhubeke. 13Bambelela emyalweni ungawuyekeli, uwulondvolote, ngobe uyimphilo yakho. 14Ungalubeki lunyawo lwakho endleleni yalababi, futsi ungahambi endleleni yebantfu lababi. 15Yikhweshele, ungahambi kuyo, yifulatsele uchubeke. 16Bantfu lababi abalali bangakenti lokubi, bayacwasha bangalali nabangakoni muntfu. 17Bubi bukudla kwabo, budlova businatfo sabo.
18Kodvwa indlela yalabalungile ifanana nekukhanya kwentsatsakusa, lokuya ngekuya kuze kube ngusemini. 19Indlela yalababi ifanana nebumnyama, lababi abati nalapho bakhubeka bawe khona.
20Ndvodzana yami, bambisisa emavi ami, ubeke indlebe yakho emavini ami. 21Ungawavumeli kutsi alahleke emehlweni akho, walondvolote enhlitiyweni yakho. 22Lamavi akuphila kulowo lowatfolako, aphilise wonkhe umtimba wakhe. 23Ngetulu kwako konkhe londvolota inhlitiyo yakho ngekunakekela konkhe, ngobe kuyo kugeleta tiyalu tekuphila. 24Yisuse kuwe inkhulumo lesigwegwe, inkhulumo lekhohlisako yikhweshisele khashane nawe. 25Emehlo akho akacondze ngco embili, ubukisise embikwakho. 26Caphelisisa indlela yetinyawo takho, tonkhe-ke tindlela takho tiyawuba nekuciniseka. 27Ungajikeli ngesekudla nome ngesancele, lunyawo lwakho ungalubeki ebubini.
