1Ndodana yami, ungakhohlwa imfundiso yami,
2ngoba izakwandisa impilo yakho okweminyaka eminengi,
3Akungasuki kuwe loba nini uthando lokuthembeka;
4Ngalokho uzathandeka uzuze ibizo elihle
5Themba kuThixo* ngenhliziyo yakho yonke,
6mvume kuzozonke izindlela zakho,
7Ungazenzi ohlakaniphileyo ngokubona kwakho;
8Lokho kuzawuphilisa umzimba wakho
9Dumisa uThixo* ngenotho yakho;
10ngalokho iziphala zakho zizagcwala ziphuphume,
11Ndodana yami, ungeyisi ukulaya kukaThixo*
12ngoba uThixo* ulaya labo abathandayo,
13Ubusisiwe umuntu ozuza ukuhlakanipha,
14ngoba khona kulenzuzo eyedlula isiliva
15Kuligugu elidlula amarubhi;
16Impilo ende isesandleni sakho sokunene;
17Izindlela zakhe zilokuthokoza,
18Kuyisihlahla sokuphila kulabo abakwamukelayo;
19Ngokuhlakanipha uThixo* wabeka izisekelo zomhlaba,
20ngolwazi lwakhe inlwandle zehlukaniswa,
21Ndodana yami, gogosa ingqondo ehlela ngolwazi,
22kuzakuba yikuphila kuwe,
23Lapho-ke uzahamba ngendlela evikelweyo
24nxa ulala kawuyikwesaba;
25Ungabi lovalo nxa ujunywa ngumonakalo
26ngoba uThixo* uzakuba lithemba lakho
27Ungaze wala ukusiza labo abadinga uncedo,
28Ungabokuthi kumakhelwane wakho:
29Ungacebi okubi ngomakhelwane wakho,
30Ungaxabani lomuntu kungelasizatho
31Ungamhawukeli umuntu othanda ukulwa
32ngoba uThixo* uyamenyanya umuntu oxhwalileyo
33Isiqalekiso sikaThixo* sehlela endlini yababi,
34Uyabahleka usulu abayizideleli ezizithembayo,