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4 Madodana ami, lalelani nxa uyihlo elilaya,+
Lilalelisise ukuze lithole ukuzwisisa,
2 Ngoba ngizalifundisa okuhle;
4 Ubaba wangifundisa wathi: “Inhliziyo yakho kayibambelele emazwini ami.+
Gcina imithetho yami uqhubeke uphila.+
5 Zuza ukuhlakanipha, uzuze lokuzwisisa.+
Ungaphambuki kulokhu engikutshoyo njalo ungakukhohlwa.
6 Ungakulahli kuzakuvikela.
Kuthande, kuzakulinda.
7 Ukuhlakanipha kuqakatheke kakhulu,*+ yikho zuza ukuhlakanipha,
Kukho konke ongakuzuza, zuza ukuzwisisa.+
8 Kuqakathekise kakhulu, kuzakuphakamisa.+
Kugone,+ kuzakunika udumo.
9 Kuzakugqokisa umceciso obukekayo ekhanda,
Kukwethese umqhele wobuhle.”
10 Lalela ndodana yami, wamukele amazwi ami,
Ungenza njalo uzaphila iminyaka eminengi.+
12 Inyawo zakho azisoze zivinjelwe nxa uhamba,
Awusoze ukhubeke nxa ugijima.
13 Kugagadlele ukulaywa; ungakuyekeli.+
Kugcine ngoba kuyimpilo yakho.+
14 Ungangeni endleleni yababi,
Njalo ungahambi endleleni yabaxhwalileyo.+
16 Phela abalali nxa bengenzanga okubi.
Ubuthongo babo kabubuyi nxa bengalimazanga muntu.
17 Badla isinkwa sokuxhwala,
Banathe lewayini lodlakela.
18 Kodwa indlela yabalungileyo injengokukhanya kokusa,
Okuqhubeka kusengezeleleka kuze kube semini enkulu.+
19 Indlela yababi injengobumnyama,
Abakwazi okubenza bakhubeke.
20 Ndodana yami, zwana amazwi ami;
Lalelisisa engikutshoyo.*
21 Ungasusi amehlo akho ezintweni lezi,
22 Ngoba ziyimpilo kwabazitholayo+
Njalo ziyimpilakahle emizimbeni yabo.
24 Susa inkulumo etshekileyo eduze kwakho,+
Uxotshele khatshana amazwi obuqili.
25 Amehlo akho kumele akhangele phambili,
Uwathi nhlo phambi kwakho.+
26 Lungisa indlela yenyawo zakho ibenhle,+
Lokho kuzakwenza zonke izindlela zakho ziqine.
27 Ungaphambukeli kwesokudla loba kwesenxele.+
Susa inyawo zakho kokubi.