1 Ibizo elihle liyathandeka kulenotho enengi;
2 Abanothileyo labayanga bayafanana ngalokhu:
3 Umuntu olengqondo uthi ebona ingozi acatshe,
4 Ukuzithoba lokwesaba uThixo
5 Endleleni yababi kugcwele ameva lemjibila,
6 Fundisa umntwana indlela amele ahambe ngayo,
7 Abanothileyo babusa abayanga,
8 Lowo ohlanyele ububi uvuna ukuhlupheka,
9 Umuntu ophanayo uzabusiswa,
10 Xotsha isideleli, lenkani ihle iphume;
11 Othanda inhliziyo ehlanzekileyo, onkulumo yakhe ipholile
12 Amehlo kaThixo ayaluvikela ulwazi
13 Ivilavoxo lithi, “Kulesilwane phandle!
14 Umlomo wesifebekazi unjengomgodi otshonayo;
15 Ubuwula bugxilile enhliziyweni yomntwana,
16 Lowo oncindezela abayanga ukuze anothe ngabo,
17 Lalela uzwe amazwi ezihlakaniphi;
18 ngoba kuyathokozisa nxa uzigcina enhliziyweni yakho,
19 Ukuze ithemba lakho lihlale kuThixo,
20 Kangikulobelanga yini izitsho ezingamatshumi amathathu,
21 ezikufundisa amazwi eqiniso athembekileyo,
22 Ungagegeleli abayanga ngoba bengabayanga
23 ngoba uThixo uzakuba ngumeli wabo
24 Ungabi ngumngane womuntu ololaka,
25 funa ufunde izindlela zakhe
26 Ungabi ngumuntu ophanga ukwenza izithembiso
27 ungayiswela inhlawulo
28 Ungasusi ilitshe lakudala elomngcele
29 Uyambona umuntu oyingcitshi emsebenzini wakhe na?