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2 Lulwimi lwalabahlakaniphile lukhuluma tintfo letihlakaniphile,+
Kodvwa umlomo wetilima uhlale ukhipha emavi labulima.
6 Kunemcebo lomnyenti endlini yemuntfu lolungile,
Kodvwa lomubi wehlelwa yinhlekelele ngenca yenzuzo yakhe.+
8 Umhlatjelo wemuntfu lomubi uyenyanyeka kuJehova,+
Kodvwa umthantazo wemuntfu lolungile uyamjabulisa Nkulunkulu.+
10 Umuntfu loshiya indlela lelungile utfola sijeziso lesimatima,+
Kodvwa lowenyanya kwekhutwa utawufa.+
11 Nangabe Jehova ababona bantfu labaseThuneni* nalabasendzaweni lapho kubolela khona tidvumbu,*+
Kangakanani-ke ngaloko lokusetinhlitiyweni tebantfu?+
13 Inhlitiyo lejabulile yenta buso bujabule,
Kodvwa lusizi luyawephula umoya.+
15 Onkhe emalanga emuntfu lohluphekako mabi,+
Kodvwa loyo lonenhlitiyo lejabulako uhlale ajabulile onkhe malanga.*+
18 Umuntfu losheshe atfukutsele ubanga kucabana,+
Kodvwa umuntfu lowephuta kutfukutsela uletsa kuthula lapho kunembango khona.+
19 Indlela yelivila ifana netihlahla temanyeva letihlangene,+
Kodvwa indlela yalabacotfo injengemgwaco lomkhulu futsi lobekile.+
20 Indvodzana lehlakaniphile iyamjabulisa babe wayo,+
Kodvwa umuntfu losilima umbukela phansi make wakhe.+
21 Umuntfu longenangcondvo ujatjuliswa kwenta tintfo letibulima,+
Kodvwa umuntfu lonekucondza uchubeka ahamba ngendlela lelungile.+
22 Emacebo akaphumeleli nangabe kute kubonisana,
Kodvwa ayaphumelela nangabe kunebeluleki labanyenti.+
23 Uyajabula umuntfu lophendvula kahle,+
Futsi emavi lakhulunywe ngesikhatsi lesikahle amnandzi kakhulu.+
24 Umuntfu lonekucondza uhamba endleleni yekuphila,+
25 Jehova utayidzilita indlu yemuntfu lotigcabhako,+
Kodvwa utayilondvolota imincele yendzawo yemfelokati.+
27 Umuntfu lowetama kutfola imali ngekungetsembeki uletsela umndeni wakhe inhlekelele,+
Kodvwa umuntfu lokwenyanyako kudizelwa utawuchubeka aphila.+
28 Umuntfu lolungile ucale acabange enhlitiyweni yakhe asengakaphendvuli,*+
Kodvwa umlomo walababi uhlala ukhipha tintfo letimbi.
29 Jehova ukhashane nebantfu lababi,
Kodvwa uyawuva umthantazo walabalungile.+
30 Buso lobujabulile benta inhlitiyo ijabule;
Umbiko lomuhle unikana emandla.+
31 Umuntfu lolalela siyalo lesiniketa kuphila
Utiva asekhaya nakanebantfu labahlakaniphile.+