1 Isikali esikhohlisayo singamasikizi kuYehova; Ilitye elizeleyo lilikholo kuye."
2 Kwafika ukukhukhumala, kofika ukucukucezwa; Bunabathozamileyo ubulumko."
3 Ingqibelelo yabathe tye iyabakhapha; Ukuphenula kwamanginingini kuyawabhuqa."
4 Abunyusi ubuncwane ngemini yokuphuphuma komsindo; Ubulungisa buyahlangula ekufeni."
5 Ubulungisa bogqibeleleyo bulungelelanisa indlela yakhe; Ongendawo uwa kwangokungendawo kwakhe."
6 Ubulungisa babathe tye buyabahlangula; Amanginingini athiwa hlasi kwayimbimbithelo yawo."
7 Ekufeni komntu ongendawo liyaphela ithemba lakhe; Ukulinda kwabanamandla obudoda kutshabalele."
8 Ilungisa liyahlangulwa embandezelweni, Kufike ongendawo esikhundleni salo."
9 Intshembenxa iyamonakalisa ummelwane wayo ngomlomo; Ke ayahlangulwa amalungisa ngokwazi."
10 Isixeko siyadlamka ngokuhlala kakuhle kwamalungisa; Ekutshoneni kwabangendawo kuyamemelelwa."
11 Ngentsikelelo yabathe tye siyaphaka nyiswa isixeko; Ngomlomo wabangendawo siyahleleleka."
12 Odela ummelwane wakhe uswele intliziyo: Ke indoda enengqondo ihlala ithi tu."
13 Ohamba ehleba uhlakaza ucweyo; Ke yena omoya unyanisileyo uyayigubungela into."
14 Kwakuba kungekho mbonisi, bayawa abantu; Usindiso lusebuninzini bamaphakathi."
15 Kubi kakhulu komele omnye; Ke yena okuthiyayo ukumela omnye ukholosile."
16 Umfazi osimilo silungileyo uzizekela uzuko; Abanobungqwangangqwili bazizekela ubutyebi."
17 Uwuphethe kakuhle umphefumlo wakhe umtu onenceba; Isijorha siyihlisele ishwangusha inyama yaso."
18 Ongendawo usebenzela umvuzo oyinkohliso; Ke yena ohlwayela ubulungisa unomvuzo oyinyaniso."
19 Ubulungisa obububo busingisa ebomini; Ophuthuma ububi usingisa ekuzibulaleni kwakhe."
20 Ngamasikizi kuYehova abantliziyo zijibilizayo; Ukholwa ngabo bandlela zigqibeleleyo."
21 Ukakade onobubi akabi msulwa; Ke yona imbewu yamalungisa iyasinda."
22 Likhonkco legolide ethatheni lehagu Inzwakazi eswele izimvo."
23 Umnqweno wamalungisa yinto elungileyo yodwa; Ithemba labangendawo kukuphuphuma nje komsindo."
24 Kukho ohlakazayo, aye esanda ngokwanda; Kukho nozinqandayo kokumfaneleyo, oko kube yintswelo yodwa."
25 Umphefumlo osikelelayo uyatyetyiswa; Oseza ahluthise abanye, uyasezwa ahluthe naye."
26 Omangala nengqolowa, luyamqalekisa uluntu; Intsikelelo isentlokweni yothengisa ngayo."
27 Ozondelele okulungileyo ufuna okwamkelekileyo; Ongxamele ububi, buya kumfikela."
28 Okholosa ngobutyebi bakhe uya kuwa yena; Ke amalungisa aya kuhluma njengamagqabi."
29 Ogxugxisa indlu yakhe uya kudla ilifa elingumoya; Isimathane soba ngumkhonzi kontliziyo ilumkileyo."
30 Isiqhamo selungisa ngumthi wobomi; Umbambisi wemiphefumlo sisilumko."
31 Yabona, ilungisa liyavuzwa ehlabathini; Wobeka phi na ke ongendawo nomoni!"