IZAFOBE 25

₂Isihomo sikaThixo siphuhliswa zizinto eziyimfihlakalo;

kambe ke sona isidima sokumkani kukuphengulula imicimbi.

₃Njengokuphakama kwesibhakabhaka nobunzulu bomhlaba,

zikwanjalo ukungabi nakugocagocwa iingcamango zookumkani.

₄Wakuyicwenga isiliva,

nengcibi itsho ikwazi ukuyisebenzisa;

₅akukhiqwa amaphakathi aphuthileyo,

ulawulo lokumkani lutsho ludume ngokuzinza.

₆Xa ukomkhulu musa ukuzigqatsa;

sukuhlala endaweni yezikhulu.

₇Kaloku kubhetele ukuba yena athi: “Nyukela apha,”

kunokuba akususe kwindawo yezikhulu amatshawe ebukele.

₈Sukungxamela enkundleni ngento oyibonileyo,

hleze kuvele omnye umntu nabungqina bumbi,

utsho uhlazeke ke wena.

₉Xa usematyaleni nommelwane wakho

musa ukudiz' imfihlelo oyixelelweyo,

₁₀hleze uvelwe utsho uphoxeke,

kuze ke ukuba negama elibi kwakho kuthane mbende nawe.

₁₁Amazwi afanelekileyo

nqwa neeapile zegolide ezithiwe nca kwisiliva.

₁₂Isilumkiso esiwa kwindlebe evayo

sifana necici legolide nesidanga segolide ecikizekileyo.

₁₃Umthunywa onyanisekileyo kwabo bamthumayo

uhlaziya inkosi yakhe oku kwekhephu ngexa lokuvuna.

₁₄Umntu ozigwagwisa ngokupha omnye isipho angenaso

ufana namafu anomoya angenamvula.

₁₅Umlawuli uyacengeka ngumntu onomonde,

namazwi athambileyo amenza anikezele.

₁₆Wakufumana ubusi butye uzilinganisela,

hleze bubuye wakubutya gqitha.

₁₇Malungaquqi gqitha unyawo lwakho kwammelwana,

hleze akruquke nguwe, akucaphukele.

₁₈Umntu otshonisa ummelwana wakhe ngobungqina obubuxoki

uyingozi nqwa negqudu, umkhonto, okanye utolo.

₁₉Ukuthembela ngomntu ongathembekanga xa usenkathazweni

kufana nezinyo elonakeleyo nonyawo oluqhwalelayo.

₂₀Ukuculela umntu oneenzingo kufana nokumhambisa ze mhla kubandayo,

okanye kunjengokonakalisa isoda ngokuyixuba neviniga.

₂₁Xa ufumana utshaba lwakho lulambile, luphe ukutya;

lwakunxanwa, luphe amanzi.

₂₂Ngokwenjenjalo ke woba uluqhubela enguqukweni,

*noNdikhoyo wokuvuza.

₂₃Umoya wasentla uzisa imvula,

kodwa ke yona intlebendwane iza nengxabano.

₂₄Akunani kwaukuhlala wedwa noba kuphezu kwendlu,

ndaweni yokuhlala ndlwini-nye nomfazi ongunogqwashu.

₂₅Iindaba ezimnandi ezivela kwelikude

zihlaziya oku kwamanzi abandayo emntwini odiniweyo.

₂₆Akoyiswa sisikhohlakali umntu olungileyo

loo nto ifana nequla eligxobhekileyo okanye nomthombo ongcolisekileyo.

₂₇Ukubutya kakhulu ubusi akulunganga;

kukwanjalo ukuhlala uzifunela imbeko.

₂₈Umntu owoyiswayo kukuzilawula usesichengeni

oku kwesixeko esindonga

ziwileyo.