1Njengombana iimpukani ezifileko
zonakalisa isizeso somdidiyeli
kobana sinuke besibe nesivunda,
ngokunjalo nobudlhadlha obuncani
bubhedlha ukuhlakanipha nedumo.
2Ihliziyo yohlakaniphileko inqomba ngesidleni,
kodwana yesidlhadlha inqomba ngesinceleni.
3Nanyana isidlhadlha sikhamba endleleni,
asinambono;
sikhamba sikhombisa woke umuntu
kobana sidlhayele.
4Lokha umbusi nakubhokela ngobukhali,
ungasuki endawenakho
ngombana ukuzotha kugegeda iimphoso ezinengi.
5Kunobumbi engikhe ngabubona
ngaphasi komthunzi welanga,
okumhlobo wephoso evela kumbusi:
6Isidlhadlha sibekwa eenkhundleni eziphezulu,
khibe iinjinga ziseenkhundleni eziphasi.
7Ngibone amakhoboka akhwele iinjomani,
khibe amakhosana ayabhadula
inga makhoboka.
Iingozi angeze zabalekelwa
8Owemba umgodi, angarhohlomela ngakiwo
nogiriza umthangala angalunywa yinyoka.
9Okghadlha amatje angalinyazwa ngiwo
nophadlhula iinkuni zingaba yingozi kuye.
10Nakube izembe libuthuntu, alisalolwa,
kudingeka amandla amanengi,
kodwana ikghono liletha ipumelelo.
11Nakube inyoka iluma
ngaphambi kokwenziwa komlingo,
khona-ke akusizi ukuba nosomlingo.
12Amezwi wohlakaniphileko anesisa,
kodwana isidlhadlha siqedwa mlomaso.
13Sithoma ngokukhuluma ubudlhadlha;
sigcine ngekulumo embi enganangqondo
14begodu sikhuluma khulu.
Akunamuntu owaziko okuzokwenzeka.
Ngubani ongamtjela bona kuzokwenzakalani
ngemva kwakhe na?
15Ukutjhabatjheka kweendlhadlha kuzenza zidinwe
ngombana azifikeleli emgomenazo.
16Maye kuwe narha,
nakube ikosakho isese siratjhana
nalokha amakhosakho agidinga ekuseni!
17Ubusisiwe wena narha
nakube ikosakho ingusaziwako
nalokha amakhosakho agidinga ngesikhathi esifaneleko,
kobana abe namandla ingasi ubudakwa.
18Ngebanga lobubozi ibhaluga lekumba liyabhecenyeka,
ngokulembelela kwezandla ikumba iyanethela.
19Umgidi wenzelwa ukwenama,
iwayini lenza ipilo ibe mnandi
nemali iyipendulo yakho koke.
20Ungathuki ikosi ngitjho nemkhumbulwenakho,
nanyana uthuwelelise injinga nawungelawini lakho
ngombana inyoni yomkayi ingathatha amezwakho,
iye, isiphaphi singabika okutjhwileko.
