Taga
31 Lawa ngemavi eNkhosi Lemuweli. Lamavi lanemlayeto lobalulekile ashiwo ngumake wayo kuze ayifundzise:+
2 Yini lokufanele ngikutjele yona ndvodzana yami,
Ngumaphi emavi lengingakutjela wona ndvodzana yami leyaphuma esiswini sami,
Futsi yini lengingayisho kuwe, wena ndvodzana yami lengenta sifungo ngayo?+
3 Ungabavumeli bantfu labasikati+ bacedze emandla akho,
Nobe ulandzele indlela yekuphila lebulala emakhosi.+
4 Awu Lemuweli, akuwafaneli emakhosi,
Akuwafaneli emakhosi kunatsa liwayini
Futsi akubafaneli babusi kutsi batsi: “Siphi sinatfo sami?”+
5 Ngobe nakungenteka banatse batawubese bakhohlwa imitsetfo lebekiwe
Futsi bangawahloniphi emalungelo alabahluphekile.
7 Bayekele banatse futsi bakhohlwe buphuya babo;
Bayekele bakhohlwe netinkinga tabo.
8 Bakhulumele labo labangakhoni kutikhulumela;
Vikela emalungelo abo bonkhe labashabalalako.+
9 Khuluma futsi wehlulele ngekulunga;
Vikela emalungelo alabahluphekile nalabaphuyile.+
א [Aleph]
10 Ngubani nje longatfola umfati lonebuntfu lobuhle?*+
Uligugu kakhulu kwendlula ematje laligugu aselwandle.
ב [Beth]
11 Indvodza yakhe imetsemba ngenhlitiyo yayo yonkhe,
Futsi inako konkhe lekudzingako.
ג [Gimel]
12 Uyentela lokuhle, hhayi lokubi,
Kuko konkhe kuphila kwakhe.
ד [Daleth]
13 Utfola indvwangu lenhle kanye nelineni;
Futsi uyakutsandza kusebenta ngetandla takhe.+
ה [He]
14 Ufana nemikhumbi yemtsengisi,+
Kudla kwakhe ukulandza khashane.
ו [Waw]
ז [Zayin]
16 Utsi angacabangisisa ngensimu bese uyayitsenga;
Ulima insimu yemagilebisi ngalakusebentele ngetandla takhe.*
ז [Heth]
ט [Teth]
18 Uyabona kutsi umsebenti wakhe umletsela inzuzo;
Nasebusuku sibane sakhe asicimi.
י [Yod]
כ [Kaph]
20 Usita labeswele,
Futsi ubapha ngesandla lesivulekile labaphuyile.+
ל [Lamed]
21 Akakhatsateki ngemndeni wakhe nalikhitsikile,
Ngobe umndeni wakhe wonkhe wembetse timphahla letifutfumele.
מ [Mem]
22 Uyatentela tindvwangu tekumbonya umbhedze.
Timphahla takhe tentiwe ngelineni nangendvwangu lebukhwebeletane.*
נ [Nun]
23 Indvodza yakhe yatiwa kakhulu emagedeni elidolobha,+
Lapho ihlala khona nemadvodza lamadzala aseveni.
ס [Samekh]
24 Utfunga timphahla* telineni futsi atitsengise
Akhe nemabhande bese uwatsengisela batsengisi.
ע [Ayin]
25 Unesibindzi futsi uhlonishwa nangulabanye,
Nelikusasa akalesabi.*
פ [Pe]
צ [Tsade]
27 Ukubuka konkhe lokwentiwa ekhaya lakhe,
Futsi akavilaphi.+
ק [Qoph]
28 Bantfwana bakhe bayasukuma futsi bamdvumise;
Nendvodza yakhe isukume futsi imdvumise itsi:
ר [Resh]
29 “Banyenti bafati labanebuntfu lobuhle,*
Kodvwa wena ubendlula bonkhe.”
ש [Shin]
ת [Taw]