1 Umuntu angawabumba amacebo ngenhliziyo yakhe,
2 Umuntu angabona sengathi zonke izindlela zakhe ziqondile,
3 Nikela kuThixo konke okwenzayo,
4 UThixo uzilungisele isiphetho sakho konke
5 UThixo uyabazonda bonke abazikhukhumezayo.
6 Isono siyahlawulelwa ngothando langokwethembeka;
7 Nxa izindlela zomuntu zimthokozisa uThixo,
8 Kungcono ukuzuza okulutshwana ngendlela elungileyo
9 Umuntu angalungisa indlela yakhe engqondweni yakhe,
10 Izindebe zombusi zikhuluma kungathi lidlozi
11 Izilinganiso eziqondileyo zivela kuThixo;
12 Amakhosi ayakuzonda ukwenza okubi,
13 Amakhosi athokoziswa yizindebe ezithembekileyo;
14 Ulaka lwenkosi luyisithunywa sokufa,
15 Nxa ubuso benkosi bulentokozo, kukhomba ukuphila;
16 Kungcono kangakanani ukuzuza ukuhlakanipha kulegolide,
17 Umgwaqo womuntu oqotho uceza ububi;
18 Ukuzigqaja kwandulela ukubhujiswa,
19 Kungcono umoya othobekileyo lokuhlala kwabancindezelweyo
20 Lowo olalela izeluleko uyaphumelela,
21 Abahlakaniphileyo enhliziyweni kuthiwa bayaqedisisa,
22 Ukuzwisisa kungumthombo wokuphila kulabo abalakho,
23 Inhliziyo yomuntu ohlakaniphileyo ikhokhela umlomo wakhe,
24 Amazwi amahle alikhekheba loluju,
25 Kukhona indlela ebonakala ilungile emuntwini,
26 Isisebenzi sifuqwa liphango ukusebenza kakhulu;
27 Isixhwali siceba ububi,
28 Umuntu ongelangqondo udaza inkani,
29 Umuntu wodlakela uhuga umakhelwane wakhe
30 Lowo ofica ngelihlo lakhe uceba izibozi;
31 Inwele ezimhlophe zingumqhele wobukhulu,
32 Ungcono umuntu obekezelayo kuleqhawe,
33 Inkatho iphoselwa enkundleni,