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1 Njengoba impukane ezifele phakathi kwamakha ziwenza anuke kubi,
kunjalo lobuwula obuncinyane bugabhela ukuhlakanipha lodumo.
2 Inhliziyo yolungileyo ikhungathekela ekulungeni,
kodwa inhliziyo yesiwula ikhungathekela ebubini.
3 Loba ehamba nje emgwaqweni
oyisiwula kalangqondo,
utshengisa loba ngubani ubuphukuphuku bakhe.
4 Aluba umbusi ekuthukuthelela,
ungasuki esikhundleni sakho;
ukuthobeka kungathoba umonakalo obungaba khona.
5 Bukhona ububi esengibubonile ngaphansi kwelanga,
kuliphutha elenziwa ngumbusi:
6 Iziwula ziphakanyiselwa ezikhundleni ezinengi eziphezulu,
kodwa abanothileyo belezikhundla eziphansi.
7 Sengibone izichaka zigade amabhiza,
kuthi amakhosana ahambe ngezinyawo njengezichaka.
8 Lowo ogebha umgodi angawela kuwo;
odiliza umduli angalunywa yinyoka.
9 Oqhekeza amatshe angalinyazwa yiwo;
obanda inkuni angaba sengozini yazo.
10 Lapho ihloka libuthundu
ubukhali balo bungalolwanga,
kudingeka amandla amanengi
kodwa ubungcitshi buyaphumelelisa.
11 Nxa inyoka ihle ilume ingakalunjwa,
umlumbi kaselanzuzo.
12 Amazwi aphuma emlonyeni wesihlakaniphi amnandi,
kodwa isiwula sichithwa yizindebe zaso.
13 Ekuqaleni amazwi aso ayibuwula;
ekucineni aseyikuwumana okubi
14 njalo isiwula sanda ngamazwi.
Kakho okwaziyo okuzayo
ngubani ongamazisa okuzakwenzakala ngemva kwakhe na?
15 Umtshikatshika wesiwula uyasidinisa;
kasiyazi indlela eya edolobheni.
16 Maye kuwe, wena lizwe onkosi yalo yayiyisichaka,
amakhosana akho azitika ngamadili ekuseni.
17 Ubusisiwe wena, wena lizwe onkosi yalo izalwa esikhosini
amakhosana alo adla ngezikhathi eziqondileyo
edlela ukuqina hatshi ukudakwa.
18 Nxa indoda ilivila intungo ziyabhensa;
nxa izandla zayo ziyekethisa indlu iyavuza.
19 Idili lenzelwa ukujabula,
lewayini lenza impilo ibe mnandi,
kodwa imali yiyo impendulo yakho konke.
20 Ungayithuki inkosi lasemicabangweni yakho,
loba uqalekise abanothileyo loba usendlini yakho yokulala,
ngoba mhlawumbe inyoni yasemoyeni ingawathwala amazwi akho,
loba inyoni ephaphayo ingayabika okutshoyo.

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