1 Ungazincomi ngelakusasa,
2 Yekela omunye akudumise, hatshi owakho umlomo;
3 Ilitshe liyasinda, itshebetshebe ngumthwalo onzima,
4 Ulaka lulolunya lentukuthelo iyagabha,
5 Kungcono ukuthukwa obala
6 Ukulinyazwa ngumngane kakwesabeki,
7 Osuthiyo kathakazeleli uluju oluvela ekhekhebeni,
8 Njengenyoni elahleka esidlekeni sayo,
9 Amakha lempepha kuletha intokozo enhliziyweni,
10 Ungadeli umngane wakho lomngane kayihlo,
11 Hlakanipha, ndodana, ulethe intokozo enhliziyweni yami;
12 Umuntu olengqondo uthi ebona ingozi acatshe,
13 Thatha isigqoko salowo owenzela owemzini isibambiso;
14 Uba umuntu evukisa umakhelwane wakhe ngokumnqolonga ekuseni kakhulu,
15 Umfazi olenkani
16 ukumkhuza kufana lokukhuza umoya
17 Njengensimbi ilola insimbi,
18 Lowo onakekela isihlahla somkhiwa uzakudla izithelo zawo,
19 Njengamanzi etshengisa ubuso bomuntu,
20 UKufa leNcithakalo kakusuthi,
21 Isiliva sincibilikiselwa embizeni imvutho ngeyegolide,
22 Ungaze uchole isiwula elitsheni,
23 Woba leqiniso ukuthi uhlala usazi kuhle isimo sezifuyo zakho,
24 ngoba inotho kayiyikuhlala kokuphela,
25 Utshani bungaqunywa kuqalise ukuhluma obunye
26 amawundlu azakupha uboya bezigqoko,
27 Uzakuba lochago lwembuzi olunengi