1 Ungabahawukeli abantu abaxhwalileyo,
2 ngoba ezingqondweni zabo bahlose udlakela,
3 Indlu yakhiwa ngokuhlakanipha,
4 amakamelo ayo agcwaliswe ngolwazi,
5 Umuntu ohlakaniphileyo ulamandla amakhulu,
6 ukuthi unqobe empini kufunakala izeluleko,
7 Ukuhlakanipha kuphakeme kakhulu koyisiwula;
8 Lowo oceba ububi
9 Amacebo obuwula ayisono,
10 Nxa uthikaza ngezikhathi zenhlupheko,
11 Bahlangule labo abaholelwa ekufeni;
12 Nxa usithi, “Angithi besingazi lutho ngalokhu,”
13 Dlana uluju ndodana yami, ngoba lulungile;
14 Yazi njalo ukuthi ukuhlakanipha kumnandi emphefumulweni wakho,
15 Ungacathameli indlu yomuntu olungileyo njengesigebenga,
16 ngoba loba angaze awe kasikhombisa umuntu olungileyo uyavuka futhi,
17 Ungathatshiswa yikuwa kwesitha sakho;
18 ngoba uThixo uzakubona lokho
19 Ungazikhathazi ngenxa yabantu ababi
20 ngoba umuntu omubi akalalo ithemba lakusasa,
21 Yesaba uThixo lombusi, ndodana yami,
22 ngoba laba bobabili bazakwehlisa ulaka lubabhubhise,
23 La ngamanye amazwi ezihlakaniphi:
24 Loba ngubani othi kolecala, “Umsulwa,”
25 Kodwa kuzabalungela labo abamlahlayo olecala,
26 Impendulo eqotho
27 Qeda umsebenzi wakho waphandle
28 Ungafakazi ngokubethela umakhelwane kungelamlandu,
29 Ungabokuthi, “Ngizakwenza kuye njengoba enze kimi;
30 Ngedlula ensimini yevilavoxo,
31 ameva ayesekhula indawo yonke,
32 Ngakunanzelela konke engangikubona
33 Ukulala okuncane, ukuwozela okuncane,
34 ubuyanga buzafika kuwe njengesela