1 Nxa uhlala phansi usidla lombusi,
2 ungazifaki ingqamu entanyeni
3 Ungahawukeli izibiliboco zakhe
4 Ungazihlukuluzi uzigugise ngomsebenzi uzama inotho;
5 Ungayibona manje inotho, masinyane isinyamalele,
6 Ungakudli ukudla komuntu oncitshanayo,
7 ngoba yena uhlezi ebalisa ngendleko.
8 Uzakuhlanza okuncane lokho okudlileyo
9 Ungakhulumi lesithutha
10 Ungasusi ilitshe lakudala elomngcele
11 ngoba uMhlengi wazo ulamandla;
12 Nikela inhliziyo yakho ekufundisweni
13 Ungayekeli ukumlaya umntwana;
14 Mjezise ngoswazi
15 Ndodana yami, aluba inhliziyo yakho ihlakaniphile,
16 ingaphakathi yami izajabula
17 Inhliziyo yakho mayingahawukeli izoni,
18 Ngeqiniso lihle ikusasa lakho,
19 Lalela, ndodana yami, uhlakaniphe,
20 Ungahlangani leziminzi zewayini
21 ngoba izidakwa lezihwaba ziba ngabayanga,
22 Lalela uyihlo owakuletha emhlabeni,
23 Thenga iqiniso ungalithengisi;
24 Uyise womuntu olungileyo uyathokoza kakhulu;
25 Sengathi uyihlo lonyoko bangathokoza;
26 Ndodana yami, ngipha inhliziyo yakho,
27 ngoba isifebe singumgodi otshonayo
28 Uyacathamela njengesigebenga,
29 Ngubani ohlaba umkhosi?
30 Yilabo abalibala ngewayini,
31 Ungahugwa liwayini ulibona libomvu,
32 Ekucineni liluma njengenyoka
33 Amehlo akho azabona izinto ezingaqedakaliyo
34 Uzakuba njengomuntu ondendayo phakathi kolwandle,
35 Uzakuthi, “Bangitshayile kodwa kangilimalanga!