1 Ndodana yami, nxa wenzele umakhelwane wakho isibambiso,
2 aluba usuzihilele ngalokho okutshiloyo,
3 lapho-ke yenza lokhu, ndodana yami, ukuzikhulula,
4 Ungabuvumeli ubuthongo emehlweni akho,
5 Zikhulule njengempala ezandleni zomzingeli,
6 Khangela ubunyonyo, wena vila;
7 Kabulamphathi,
8 kodwa buyaqoqa umphako wabo ehlobo
9 Uzalala khonapho kuze kube nini, vila ndini?
10 Ukulala okuncane, ukuwozela okuncane,
11 ubuyanga buzafika kuwe njengesela
12 Isigangi lesixhwali
13 esiqhweba ngelihlo
14 esiceba ububi ngenkohliso enhliziyweni yaso
15 Ngakho lowo uzawelwa yingozi ngokuphazima;
16 Ziyisithupha izinto uThixo azizondayo,
17 amehlo atshengisa ukudelela,
18 inhliziyo egaya izibozi,
19 umfakazi wamanga, okhuluma inkohliso
20 Ndodana yami, gcina imilayo kayihlo
21 Kubophele enhliziyweni yakho nini lanini;
22 Nxa uhamba, lezizinto zizakukhokhela;
23 Ngoba imilayo le iyisibane,
24 zikuvikela kowesifazane ongaziphathanga,
25 Ungasuki umfise ngenhliziyo yakho ngenxa yobuhle bakhe
26 Ngoba isifebe siyakululazisa ufane lesinkwa,
27 Kambe umuntu angokhela umlilo emathangazini akhe na
28 Kambe umuntu angahamba phezu kwamalahle
29 Kunjalo kulowo olala lomfazi wenye indoda;
30 Abantu kabalithuki isela
31 Kodwa lingabanjwa lihlawuliswa kasikhombisa,
32 Kodwa indoda efebayo kayilangqondo;
33 Izidutshulo lehlazo kuyisabelo sakhe,
34 Ngoba ubukhwele bendoda yalowomfazi buyiqubula ulaka,
35 Kayizukuvuma inhlawulo;