1 Ukuhlakanipha kakumemezi yini?
2 Emiqolweni yezindlela,
3 emasangweni angena phakathi kwedolobho,
4 “Ngimemeza lina, madoda;
5 Lina eliyizithutha, zuzani ukuqonda;
6 Lalelani ngoba ngilitshela izinto eziqakathekileyo;
7 Umlomo wami ukhuluma okuliqiniso,
8 Wonke amazwi omlomo wami aqondile;
9 Kulowo ozwisisayo wonke alungile;
10 Khetha iseluleko sami kulesiliva,
11 ngoba ukuhlakanipha kuligugu okudlula amarubhi,
12 Mina, kuhlakanipha, ngihlala ndawonye lokuqondisisa;
13 Ukwesaba uThixo yikuzonda ububi;
14 Ukweluleka lokwahlulela okuhle kungokwami;
15 Amakhosi abusa ngenxa yami
16 amakhosana abusa ngami,
17 Ngiyabathanda labo abangithandayo,
18 Kimi kukhona inotho lodumo,
19 Izithelo zami zingcono kulegolide elicengiweyo;
20 Ngihamba ngendlela yokulunga,
21 ngiyabela inotho kulabo abangithandayo
22 UThixo wangenza ngaba khona
23 ngaba khona ekudabukeni kwezinto,
24 Kungakabi lezilwandle, ngasengizelwe,
25 izintaba zingakamiswa ensikeni zazo,
26 uThixo engakawenzi umhlaba lamaganga,
27 Ngangikhona uThixo ehlela kuhle izulu,
28 esenza amayezi emkhathini
29 ebeka imingcele yolwandle
30 Ngalesosikhathi ngangingumbumbi eceleni kwakhe.
31 ngithokoza ngomhlaba wakhe wonke
32 Ngakho-ke, madodana ami, ngilalelani;
33 Lalelani imfundiso yami ukuze lihlakaniphe;
34 Ubusisiwe lowomuntu ongilalelayo,
35 Ngoba lowo ongifumanayo uzuza ukuphila
36 Kodwa lowo owehlulekayo ukungifumana uyazilimaza;