1Ukuhlakanipha kakumemezi yini?
2Emiqolweni yezindlela,
3emasangweni angena phakathi kwedolobho,
4“Ngimemeza lina, madoda;
5Lina eliyizithutha, zuzani ukuqonda;
6Lalelani ngoba ngilitshela izinto eziqakathekileyo;
7Umlomo wami ukhuluma okuliqiniso,
8Wonke amazwi omlomo wami aqondile;
9Kulowo ozwisisayo wonke alungile;
10Khetha iseluleko sami kulesiliva,
11ngoba ukuhlakanipha kuligugu okudlula amarubhi,
12Mina, kuhlakanipha, ngihlala ndawonye lokuqondisisa;
13Ukwesaba uThixo* yikuzonda ububi;
14Ukweluleka lokwahlulela okuhle kungokwami;
15Amakhosi abusa ngenxa yami
16amakhosana abusa ngami,
17Ngiyabathanda labo abangithandayo,
18Kimi kukhona inotho lodumo,
19Izithelo zami zingcono kulegolide elicengiweyo;
20Ngihamba ngendlela yokulunga,
21ngiyabela inotho kulabo abangithandayo
22UThixo* wangenza ngaba khona
23ngaba khona ekudabukeni kwezinto,
24Kungakabi lezilwandle, ngasengizelwe,
25izintaba zingakamiswa ensikeni zazo,
26uThixo* engakawenzi umhlaba lamaganga,
27Ngangikhona uThixo* ehlela kuhle izulu,
28esenza amayezi emkhathini
29ebeka imingcele yolwandle
30Ngalesosikhathi ngangingumbumbi eceleni kwakhe.
31ngithokoza ngomhlaba wakhe wonke
32Ngakho-ke, madodana ami, ngilalelani;
33Lalelani imfundiso yami ukuze lihlakaniphe;
34Ubusisiwe lowomuntu ongilalelayo,
35Ngoba lowo ongifumanayo uzuza ukuphila