IZaga 18

₁Lowo ozazi yena

ofuna intando yakhe;

umelana nakho konke

ukuhlakanipha okungqokolo.

₂Isiwula asithokozi ngokuqonda,

kuphela ngokuveza okusenhliziyweni yaso.

₃Lapho kufika onenkohlakalo kuza nokwedelela,

kanye nehlazo nokuhlazeka.

₄Amazwi omlomo womuntu anjengamanzi ajulileyo,

nomfula ogobhozayo,

nomthombo wokuhlakanipha.

₅Akulungile ukwenzelela isikhohlakali,

nokuba olungileyo ahlanekezele ukwehlulela.

₆Izindebe zesiwula ziletha ingxabano,

nomlomo waso uletha imivimbo.

₇Umlomo wesiwula ungukubhujiswa kwaso,

nezindebe zaso zilugibe lomphefumulo waso.

₈Amazwi enhlebi anjengezibiliboco,

ehlela ezibilini zomuntu.

₉Umuntu ovilapha ukusebenza,

ungumfowabo wenkosi yokubhubhisa.

₁₀Igama likaSimakade lingumbhoshongo onamandla;

olungileyo ugijimela kuwo, alondeke.

₁₁Ingcebo yesicebi ingumuzi waso onamandla;

injengogange oluphakemeyo emicabangweni yaso.

₁₂Inhliziyo yomuntu iyaziqhenya

ngaphambi kokuba abhujiswe,

kanti ukuthobeka kwandulela udumo.

₁₃Ukuphendula ungakezwa kungubuwula nehlazo kuye.

₁₄Umoya womuntu uyabumela ubuthakathaka bakhe,

kodwa ngubani

ongathwala umoya odabukileyo na?

₁₅Inhliziyo ehlaziyayo izuza ulwazi,

nendlebe yohlakaniphileyo ifuna ulwazi.

₁₆Isipho somuntu simvulela iminyango,

simphendlele indlela kwabakhulu.

₁₇Obeka udaba lwakhe kuqala

kuba sengathi nguyena olungileyo,

kuze kufike omunye amphenyisise.

₁₈Unkatho luyayiqeda ingxabano;

luyehlukanisa phakathi kwabanamandla.

₁₉Umzalwane owoniweyo ulukhuni wedlula

umuzi onamandla,

nokuxabana kunjengemigoqo yenqaba.

₂₀Isisu somuntu siyasuthiswa yisithelo

somlomo wakhe,

saneliswe ngokukhishwa yizindebe zakhe.

₂₁Ukufa nokuphila kusemandleni olimi,

nabaluthandayo bayakudla izithelo zalo.

₂₂Ofumana umfazi uthola okuhle;

uzuzile isihawu kuSimakade.

₂₃Ompofu ukhuluma ngokuncenga,

kepha isicebi siphendula ngesankahlu.

₂₄Umuntu wabangani uzilimaza yena,

kodwa umngani weqiniso uyanamathela

ukwedlula izelamani.