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2 Xa kusaphulwa umthetho elizweni, liza kuba nenkosana emva kwenye,+
Kodwa indoda enengqondo nenolwazi iza kuyinceda inkosana ilawule ixesha elide.+
8 Umntu owandisa ubutyebi bakhe ngenzala+ nengeniso yamaqhinga
Uqokelelela lowo uwakhathaleleyo amahlwempu.+
10 Umntu owenza amalungisa ahambe ngendlela embi uza kuwela kumngxuma awumbe ngokwakhe,+
Kodwa abamsulwa baza kufumana ilifa lezinto ezilungileyo.+
11 Umntu osisityebi ulumkile kwawakhe amehlo,+
Kodwa ihlwempu elisebenzisa ingqondo alinakuqhathwa nguye.+
12 Xa amalungisa ephumelela, kubakho uzuko olukhulu,
Kodwa xa abenzi-bubi besiba sezikhundleni eziphezulu, abantu bayazimela.+
13 Umntu ozifihlayo izono zakhe akazukuphumelela,+
Kodwa nabani na ozivumayo aze aziyeke uza kwenzelwa inceba.+
15 Unjengengonyama ebhavumayo nebhere elihlaselayo
Umlawuli ongumenzi-bubi kwisizwana esingakwazi kuzinceda.+
16 Inkokheli engasebenzisi ngqondo ilisebenzisa kakubi igunya,+
Kodwa umntu oyicaphukelayo ingeniso yamaqhinga uza kuphila ubomi obude.+
17 Umntu osindwa lityala legazi lokubulala umntu uza kubaleka de aye kungena engcwabeni.*+
Makungabikho mntu umxhasayo.
19 Umntu owulimayo umhlaba wakhe uza kuba nesonka esininzi,
Kodwa oleqeka emva kwezinto ezingenaxabiso uza kuba yimpula kaLujaca.+
20 Umntu othembekileyo uza kufumana iintsikelelo ezininzi,+
Kodwa ongxamela ukuba sisityebi akazukuhlala emsulwa.+
24 Nabani na otsotsa utata wakhe nomama wakhe aze athi, “Ayimbanga loo nto,”+
Ngumhlobo womntu odala umonakalo.+