1 Ndodana yami, ungakhohlwa imfundiso yami,
2 ngoba izakwandisa impilo yakho okweminyaka eminengi,
3 Akungasuki kuwe loba nini uthando lokuthembeka;
4 Ngalokho uzathandeka uzuze ibizo elihle
5 Themba kuThixo ngenhliziyo yakho yonke,
6 mvume kuzozonke izindlela zakho,
7 Ungazenzi ohlakaniphileyo ngokubona kwakho;
8 Lokho kuzawuphilisa umzimba wakho
9 Dumisa uThixo ngenotho yakho;
10 ngalokho iziphala zakho zizagcwala ziphuphume,
11 Ndodana yami, ungeyisi ukulaya kukaThixo
12 ngoba uThixo ulaya labo abathandayo,
13 Ubusisiwe umuntu ozuza ukuhlakanipha,
14 ngoba khona kulenzuzo eyedlula isiliva
15 Kuligugu elidlula amarubhi;
16 Impilo ende isesandleni sakho sokunene;
17 Izindlela zakhe zilokuthokoza,
18 Kuyisihlahla sokuphila kulabo abakwamukelayo;
19 Ngokuhlakanipha uThixo wabeka izisekelo zomhlaba,
20 ngolwazi lwakhe inlwandle zehlukaniswa,
21 Ndodana yami, gogosa ingqondo ehlela ngolwazi,
22 kuzakuba yikuphila kuwe,
23 Lapho-ke uzahamba ngendlela evikelweyo
24 nxa ulala kawuyikwesaba;
25 Ungabi lovalo nxa ujunywa ngumonakalo
26 ngoba uThixo uzakuba lithemba lakho
27 Ungaze wala ukusiza labo abadinga uncedo,
28 Ungabokuthi kumakhelwane wakho:
29 Ungacebi okubi ngomakhelwane wakho,
30 Ungaxabani lomuntu kungelasizatho
31 Ungamhawukeli umuntu othanda ukulwa
32 ngoba uThixo uyamenyanya umuntu oxhwalileyo
33 Isiqalekiso sikaThixo sehlela endlini yababi,
34 Uyabahleka usulu abayizideleli ezizithembayo,
35 Abahlakaniphileyo baphiwa udumo