1Isikali esikhohlisayo singamasikizi kuYehova; Ilitye elizeleyo lilikholo kuye.
2Kwafika ukukhukhumala, kofika ukucukucezwa; Bunabathozamileyo ubulumko.
3Ingqibelelo yabathe tye iyabakhapha; Ukuphenula kwamanginingini kuyawabhuqa.
4Abunyusi ubuncwane ngemini yokuphuphuma komsindo; Ubulungisa buyahlangula ekufeni.
5Ubulungisa bogqibeleleyo bulungelelanisa indlela yakhe; Ongendawo uwa kwangokungendawo kwakhe.
6Ubulungisa babathe tye buyabahlangula; Amanginingini athiwa hlasi kwayimbimbithelo yawo.
7Ekufeni komntu ongendawo liyaphela ithemba lakhe; Ukulinda kwabanamandla obudoda kutshabalele.
8Ilungisa liyahlangulwa embandezelweni, Kufike ongendawo esikhundleni salo.
9Intshembenxa iyamonakalisa ummelwane wayo ngomlomo; Ke ayahlangulwa amalungisa ngokwazi.
10Isixeko siyadlamka ngokuhlala kakuhle kwamalungisa; Ekutshoneni kwabangendawo kuyamemelelwa.
11Ngentsikelelo yabathe tye siyaphaka nyiswa isixeko; Ngomlomo wabangendawo siyahleleleka.
12Odela ummelwane wakhe uswele intliziyo: Ke indoda enengqondo ihlala ithi tu.
13Ohamba ehleba uhlakaza ucweyo; Ke yena omoya unyanisileyo uyayigubungela into.
14Kwakuba kungekho mbonisi, bayawa abantu; Usindiso lusebuninzini bamaphakathi.
15Kubi kakhulu komele omnye; Ke yena okuthiyayo ukumela omnye ukholosile.
16Umfazi osimilo silungileyo uzizekela uzuko; Abanobungqwangangqwili bazizekela ubutyebi.
17Uwuphethe kakuhle umphefumlo wakhe umtu onenceba; Isijorha siyihlisele ishwangusha inyama yaso.
18Ongendawo usebenzela umvuzo oyinkohliso; Ke yena ohlwayela ubulungisa unomvuzo oyinyaniso.
19Ubulungisa obububo busingisa ebomini; Ophuthuma ububi usingisa ekuzibulaleni kwakhe.
20Ngamasikizi kuYehova abantliziyo zijibilizayo; Ukholwa ngabo bandlela zigqibeleleyo.
21Ukakade onobubi akabi msulwa; Ke yona imbewu yamalungisa iyasinda.
22Likhonkco legolide ethatheni lehagu Inzwakazi eswele izimvo.
23Umnqweno wamalungisa yinto elungileyo yodwa; Ithemba labangendawo kukuphuphuma nje komsindo.
24Kukho ohlakazayo, aye esanda ngokwanda; Kukho nozinqandayo kokumfaneleyo, oko kube yintswelo yodwa.
25Umphefumlo osikelelayo uyatyetyiswa; Oseza ahluthise abanye, uyasezwa ahluthe naye.
26Omangala nengqolowa, luyamqalekisa uluntu; Intsikelelo isentlokweni yothengisa ngayo.
27Ozondelele okulungileyo ufuna okwamkelekileyo; Ongxamele ububi, buya kumfikela.
28Okholosa ngobutyebi bakhe uya kuwa yena; Ke amalungisa aya kuhluma njengamagqabi.
29Ogxugxisa indlu yakhe uya kudla ilifa elingumoya; Isimathane soba ngumkhonzi kontliziyo ilumkileyo.
30Isiqhamo selungisa ngumthi wobomi; Umbambisi wemiphefumlo sisilumko.
31Yabona, ilungisa liyavuzwa ehlabathini; Wobeka phi na ke ongendawo nomoni!