1Ubulumko bomfazi buyayakha indlu yakhe; Ukumatha kuyayichitha ngezakhe izandla.
2Uhamba ngokuthe tye owoyika uYehova; Uthi gu bucala ngeendlela zakhe omdelayo.
3Lusemlonyeni wesimathane uswazi lwekratshi; Umlomo wezilumko uyazigcina.
4Apho kungekho nkomo, umkhombe wesitali uba ze; Indyebo eninzi iza ngamandla enkomo.
5Ingqina elinyanisileyo aliwathethi amanga; Ke lifutha amanga ingqina elixokayo.
6Umgxeki ufuna ubulumko, angabuzuzi; Ukwazi kulula konengqondo.
7Suka ebusweni bendoda esisinyabi; Akuyi kuza wafumana mlomo wokwazi kuyo.
8Ubulumko bonobuqili bukukuyiqonda indlela yakhe; Ukumatha kwezinyabi yinkohliso.
9Idini letyala liyazigxeka izimathane; Phakathi kwabathe tye yimvisiswano.
10Intliziyo iyabazi ubukrakra bayo ngokwayo; Omnye umntu akanakuzingenisa eluvuyweni lwayo.
11Indlu yabangendawo iyatshatyalaliswa; Ke intente yabathe tye iyatyatyamba.
12Kukho indlela ethe tye phambi komntu, Ukanti ukuphela kwayo ziindlela zokufa.
13Nasekuhlekeni intliziyo inomvandedwa; Nokuphela kwalo uvuyo sisingqala.
14Uhlutha ziindlela zakhe ontliziyo ishenxileyo: Umntu olungileyo uhlutha zizenzo zakhe ngokwakhe.
15Isiyatha sikholwa ngamazwi onke; Onobuqili uyakuqonda ukunyathela kwakhe.
16Isilumko siyoyika, sisuke entweni embi; Isinyabi siphuphuma umsindo, sizithembile.
17Ozekanekayo wenza ukumatha; Indoda yamayelenqe ithiyekile.
18Ilifa leziyatha kukumatha; Abanobuqili banxiba isithsaba sokwazi.
19Abenzi bobubi basibekeka phambi kwabalungileyo; Abangendawo bema emasangweni amalungisa.
20Ihlwempu lithiywa nangummelwane walo; Ke bona abathanda isityebi baninzi.
21Omdelayo ummelwane wakhe uyona; Obabala abaziintsizana, hayi, uyolo lwakhe!
22Abayi kulahleka yini na abayila ububi? Inceba nenyaniso iba nabayila okulungileyo.
23Ekubulalekeni konke kubakho ungeniselo; Ke ukuthetha komlomo kubanga ukuswela kodwa.
24Busisithsaba sezilumko ubutyebi bazo; Ukumatha kwezinyabi kukumatha.
25Ingqina lenyaniso lihlangula imiphefumlo; Ke elifutha amanga liyinkohliso.
26Ekoyikeni uYehova kukho inkoloseko eliqele, Abantwana bakhe baba nendawo yokuzimela.
27Ukoyika uYehova lithende lobomi, Ukuze kusukwe ezirhintyelweni zokufa.
28Busebuninzini babantu ubungangamela bokumkani; Kusekupheleni koluntu ukutshabalala kwesidwangube.
29Ozeka kade umsindo unengqondo eninzi; Ke yena ozekanekayo ucaphula ukumatha.
30Bubomi benyama intliziyo epholileyo; Ke lona ikhwele yimpehla emathanjeni.
31Ocudisa isisweli ungcikiva uMenzi waso; Olibabalayo ihlwempu uyamzukisa.
32Ongendawo uyangqulwa bububi bakhe; Ke ilungisa linehlathi ekufeni kwalo.
33Entliziyweni yonengqondo buyaphumla ubulumko; Ke embilinini wesinyabi buyazazisa.
34Ubulungisa buyaluphakamisa uhlanga; Isono lihlazo lezizwe.
35Inkolelo yokumkani ikumkhonzi oqiqayo; Ukuphuphuma kwakhe umsindo kukowenza okuziintloni.