1Ozahlulayo ufuna umnqweno wakhe; Into yonke ezimasayo uyayivungamela.
2Isinyabi asikunanzile ukuqonda; Ke sinanze ukuzityhila kwentliziyo yaso.
3Ekuzeni kongendawo kuza ukudela, Ukungcikiva, nokucukuceza.
4Ngamanzi anzulu amazwi omlomo wendoda, Ngumlanjana obalekayo, lithende lobulumko.
5Ukukhetha ubuso bongendawo akulungile; Nokugqwetha ilungisa ekuthetheni ityala.
6Imilebe yomlomo wesinyabi ingena ekubambaneni, Nomlomo waso ubiza amanqindi.
7Umlomo wesinyabi uyasitshabalalisa, Nemilebe yomlomo waso sisirhintyelo somphefumlo waso.
8Amazwi entlebi yimithamo emnandi; Yona ihla iye ezingontsini zombilini.
9Nohilizayo eshishinini lakhe Ngumninawa kaSokonakalisa.
10Yinqaba ende eliqele igama likaYehova; Ilungisa ligidimela kulo, libe sengxondeni.
11Ubuncwane besityebi sisixeko saso esiliqele; Bunjengodonga oluphakamileyo emabhongweni aso.
12Phambi kwentshabalalo iyazidla intliziyo yendoda; Phambi kozuko lululamo.
13Ophendula ilizwi engekeva, Kukumatha oko kuye, nehlazo.
14Umoya wendoda uyasinyamezela isifo sayo; Ke umoya odakumbileyo, ngubani na ongawuthwalayo?
15Intliziyo yonengqondo irhweba ukwazi; Nendlebe yezilumko ifuna ukwazi.
16Isipho somntu siyamgabulela, Simse phambi kwabakhulu.
17Unga ulilungisa oqalelayo etyaleni lakhe: Uza ummelwane wakhe, amgocagoce.
18Liphelisa ingxabano iqashiso, Libahlule abanamandla.
19Umzalwana ekukreqiweyo kuye ulukhuni ngaphezu kwesixeko esiliqele, Neengxabano zinjengomvalo woxande olude.
20Ngesiqhamo somlomo wendoda uyahlutha umbilini wayo; Iyahlutha ngongeniselo lomlomo wayo.
21Ukufa nokuphila kusemandleni olwimi; Abaluthandayo baya kudla isiqhamo salo.
22Othe wafumana umfazi, ufumene okulungileyo; Uzuze okulikholo kuYehova.
23Ihlwempu lithetha ngezibongozo; Isityebi siphendula ngokulukhuni.
24Indoda enezihlobo iyachithwa; Kukho sithandwa sinamathelayo kunomzalwana.