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4 Lalelani isiyalo sakababa, madodanami;+
Sitjhejeni bona nifumane ukuzwisisa,
2 Ngombana ngizoninikela isinqophiso esihle;
4 Ubaba wangifundisa wathi: “Kwanga ihliziywakho ingabambelela emezwinami.+
Phetha imiyalwami, uragele phambili uphila.+
5 Zuza ukuhlakanipha, zuza ukuzwisisa.+
Ungakhohlwa begodu ungaphambuki kilokho engikutjhoko.
6 Ungakulahli, kuzokuvikela.
Kuthande begodu kuzokuphephisa.
7 Ukuhlakanipha yinto eqakatheke khulu,+ nje-ke zuza ukuhlakanipha,
Begodu kikho koke okuzuzako, zuza ukuzwisisa.+
8 Kuthathele phezulu, kuzokuphakamisa.+
Kuzokuhlonipha ngombana uyakuthanda.+
9 Kuzokubeka isihlohlo esihle ehlokwenakho;
Kuzokuhlobisa ngesihlohlo sobuhle.”
10 Lalela ndodanami, wamukele engikutjhoko,
Iminyaka yokuphila kwakho izokuba minengi.+
12 Nawukhambako, iinyawo zakho angekhe zibambeke;
Begodu nawugijimako, angekhe uwe.
13 Bamba iseluleko; ungasilisi.+
Silonde ngombana sitjho ukuphila kwakho.+
14 Ungangeni endleleni yabakhohlakeleko,
Begodu ungakhambi endleleni yabantu abambi.+
16 Ngombana abakghoni ukulala bangakenzi okumbi.
Baphelelwa buthongo nabangakazwisi umuntu ubuhlungu.
17 Badla uburotho bokukhohlakala,
Basela newayini lenturhu.
19 Indlela yabakhohlakeleko ifana nobumnyama;
Abazi ukuthi yini ebawisako.
20 Ndodanami, tjheja amezwami;
Lalelisisa engikutjhoko.
21 Ungazikhohlwa;
Azihlale ehliziywenakho,+
22 Ngombana zikuphila kilabo abazifumanako+
Begodu imizimbabo izokuba nepilo.
23 Ngaphezu kwazo zoke izinto ozitjhejako, tjheja ihliziywakho,+
Ngombana imithombo yokuphila ikiyo.
24 Susa ikulumo engakathembeki kuwe,+
Nekulumo ekhohlisako ayibe kude nawe.
25 Amehlwakho kufuze aqale phambili,
Uqale okuphambi kwakho.+
26 Susa iinqabo endlelenakho,+
Begodu iindlela zakho zizokunqopha.
27 Ungayi ngesidleni namkha ngesinceleni.+
Susa iinyawo zakho kokumbi.