1Ibizo elihle liyathandeka kulenotho enengi;
2Abanothileyo labayanga bayafanana ngalokhu:
3Umuntu olengqondo uthi ebona ingozi acatshe,
4Ukuzithoba lokwesaba uThixo*
5Endleleni yababi kugcwele ameva lemjibila,
6Fundisa umntwana indlela amele ahambe ngayo,
7Abanothileyo babusa abayanga,
8Lowo ohlanyele ububi uvuna ukuhlupheka,
9Umuntu ophanayo uzabusiswa,
10Xotsha isideleli, lenkani ihle iphume;
11Othanda inhliziyo ehlanzekileyo, onkulumo yakhe ipholile
12Amehlo kaThixo* ayaluvikela ulwazi
13Ivilavoxo lithi, “Kulesilwane phandle!
14Umlomo wesifebekazi unjengomgodi otshonayo;
15Ubuwula bugxilile enhliziyweni yomntwana,
16Lowo oncindezela abayanga ukuze anothe ngabo,
17Lalela uzwe amazwi ezihlakaniphi;
18ngoba kuyathokozisa nxa uzigcina enhliziyweni yakho,
19Ukuze ithemba lakho lihlale kuThixo*,
20Kangikulobelanga yini izitsho ezingamatshumi amathathu,
21ezikufundisa amazwi eqiniso athembekileyo,
22Ungagegeleli abayanga ngoba bengabayanga
23ngoba uThixo* uzakuba ngumeli wabo
24Ungabi ngumngane womuntu ololaka,
25funa ufunde izindlela zakhe
26Ungabi ngumuntu ophanga ukwenza izithembiso
27ungayiswela inhlawulo
28Ungasusi ilitshe lakudala elomngcele