1 UBhilidadi umShuhi wasephendula wathi:
2 “Koze kube nini ukhuluma izinto ezinjalo?
3 Kambe uNkulunkulu uyakuhlanekela ukulunga na?
4 Lapho abantwabakho besona kuye,
5 Kanti nxa wena uzakhangela kuNkulunkulu
6 nxa umsulwa ulungile,
7 Lapho owaqalisa khona kuzakhanya sekukuncinyane,
8 Buza izizukulwane ezingaphambili
9 ngoba thina sizelwe izolo nje, kasazi lutho,
10 Kambe kaziyikukulaya zikutshele na?
11 Konje imihlanga ingakhula ibe mide ingekho exhaphozini na?
12 Nxa leyonqodi isakhula ingakaqunywa
13 Sinjalo isiphetho sabo bonke abakhohlwa uNkulunkulu;
14 Lokho akuthembayo kufohlozeka lula;
15 Uyeyama kulobubulembu bakhe, kodwa bubhidlike;
16 Unjengesihlahla esithelelwa kakhulu sikhula elangeni,
17 sinxibanise impande zaso enqunjini yamatshe,
18 Kodwa singasitshulwa kuleyondawo,
19 Ngeqiniso impilo yaso iyabuna,
20 Ngeqiniso uNkulunkulu kamlahli umuntu ongelasici
21 Usazogcwalisa umlomo wakho ngohleko
22 Izitha zakho zizakwembathiswa ngehlazo,