1Indoda eyohlwaywa futhi, iyenze lukhuni intamo yayo, Iya kuchithakala ngephanyazo, kungabikho kuncedwa.
2Ekwandeni kwamalungisa bayavuya abantu; Ekulawuleni kongendawo bayagcuma abantu.
3Indoda ethanda ubulumko ivuyisa uyise; Olikholwane lamahenyukazi uchitha impahla yakhe.
4Ukumkani ulimisa ilizwe ngesiko; Ke yona indoda erhunywayo iyalibhukuqa.
5Umfo ocengacenga ummelwane wakhe Uthiyela iinyawo zakhe ngomnatha.
6Elukreqweni lwendoda enobubi kubakho isirhintyelo; Ke lona ilungisa limemelela livuye.
7Ilungisa liyalazi ibango lesisweli; Ke yena ongendawo akanangqondo yakulazi.
8Amadoda agxekayo aphembelela isixeko; Ke zona izilumko ziyawudambisa umsindo.
9Yakumangalelana indoda elumkileyo nesimathane, Soguguma sihleke, kungabikho kuthozama.
10Amadoda amagazi ayabathiya abagqibeleleyo; Nabathe tye, afuna umphefumlo wabo,
11Isinyabi siya kukhupha konke ukufutha kwaso, Ke sona isilumko sikudambisela embilinini yaso.
12Umlawuli olibazela indlebe ilizwi lobuxoki, Bonke abalungiseleli bakhe bangabangendawo.
13Ihlwempu nendoda engumxinezeli bayaqubisana; Umkhanyiseli wamehlo abo bobabini nguYehova.
14Ukumkani ogweba ityala lezisweli ngenyaniso, Itrone yakhe iya kuzinza ngonaphakade.
15Intonga nesohlwayo sinika ubulumko; Ke yena umntwana oyekelelweyo udanisa unina.
16Ekwandeni kwabangendawo luyanda ukreqo; Ke wona amalungisa aya kukubona ukuwa kwabo.
17Mqeqeshe unyana wakho, wokuphefumlisa, Awuyolise umphefumlo wakho.
18Apho kungekho mbono baba yimiqhathu abantu; Bakuwugcina umyalelo, hayi, uyolo lwabo!
19Isicaka asiqeqeshwa ngamazwi; Kuba siyaqonda, singakhathali.
20Uyayibona indoda engxamileyo ngamazwi ayo? Kukho ithemba ngesinyabi kunayo.
21Osifekethisayo kwasebuncinaneni isicaka sakhe Uya kwenelwa lukhula ekupheleni.
22Indoda enomsindo ixhaya ingxabano; Umntu onobushushu uzele lukreqo.
23Ikratshi lomntu liya kumthoba; Ke yena omoya uthobekileyo ufumana uzuko.
24Owahlulelana nesela uthiya umphefumlo wakhe; Uyasiva isishwabulo, angaxeli.
25Ukugubha ngumntu kunesirhintyelo; Ke yena okholose ngoYehova uya kuphakanyiselwa phezulu.
26Baninzi abafuna ubuso bomlawuli; Ke lona ibango lendoda livela kuYehova.
27Indoda enobugqwetha lisikizi kumalungisa; Ondlela ithe tye lisikizi kongendawo.