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7 Ndvodzana yami, lalela emavi ami,
Nemitsetfo yami ayibe ligugu kuwe.+
2 Gcina imitsetfo yami khona utewuphila;+
Londvolota imfundziso* yami kube shengatsi uvikela inhlavu yeliso lakho.
3 Ayihlale isembikwakho kube shengatsi uyibophele eminweni yakho;
Futsi uyibhale enhlitiyweni yakho.+
4 Khuluma nekuhlakanipha utsi: “Wena ungudzadzewetfu,”
Ubite nekucondza utsi: “Wena usihlobo sami,”
5 Kuze kukuvikele kumfati lokhohlakele,*+
Futsi kukuvikele kumfati lotiphatsa kabi* nasemavini akhe lashelelako.+
6 Ngesikhatsi ngisefasitelweni lendlu yami,
Ngahlola ngelifasitelo* ngabuka phansi,
7 Futsi njengobe bengibuka bantfu labete lwati,
Ngabona lijaha lelingenangcondvo lebelisemkhatsini webantfu labasha lebebalapho.+
8 Belendlula ngasesitaladini lebesingasendlini yalomfati,
Lahamba lacondza ngasendlini yakhe
9 Bekusentsambama, sekuhwalele,+
Futsi besekutawuba sebusuku, sekusondzela nebumnyama.
10 Ngase ngibona umfati ayohlangabeta lelijaha,
Abegcokise kwengwadla,+ anenhlitiyo lenebucili.
11 Lomfati unemsindvo futsi unenkhani.+
Akahlali nasekhaya.
12 Nyalo nyalo ungephandle, nyalo nyalo usemakethe,
Futsi uma kuwo onkhe emakona.+
13 Ubamba lelijaha alicabuze,
Akhulume nalo ngesibindzi atsi:
14 “Bengenta umhlatjelo wekuthula.+
Namuhla ngitifezile tifungo tami.
15 Kungako ngite lapha ngitokuhlangabeta,
Bengifuna wena futsi naku sengikutfolile!
16 Ngendlale tindvwangu letinhle embhedzeni wami,
Lokutindvwangu telineni letimibalabala taseGibhithe.+
17 Umbhedze wami ngiwuvuvutele ngemakha emure, enhlaba* newesinamoni.+
18 Wota sitenetise ngelutsandvo kuze kuse;
Asitijabulise ngelutsandvo loluvutsako,
19 Ngobe indvodza yami ayikho ekhaya;
Iye khashane.
20 Ihambe nesikhwama sayo semali,
Futsi itawuze ibuye mzukwana kugcwala inyanga.”
21 Lomfati uyalincengisisa kuze alidukise,+
Aliyenge ngemavi lashelelako.
22 Ngekushesha nje, livele limlandzele njengenkhabi nayiyohlatjwa,
Nanjengesilima lesiyojeziswa ejele,+
23 Kuze kube ngulapho umcibisholo ugwaza sibindzi salo;
Lifanana nenyoni legijimela esicuphweni, alati kutsi kwenta kwalo kanjalo kutawusho kufa kwalo.+
24 Ngako-ke ngilalele ndvodzana yami;*
Unakisise loko lengikushoko.
25 Ungayivumeli inhlitiyo yakho kutsi iphambukele etindleleni takhe.
Ungahambi ngetindlela takhe,+
26 Ngobe lomfati sewubulele bantfu labanyenti,+
Futsi labo lababulele banyenti kakhulu.+
27 Indlu yakhe iholela eThuneni;*
Yehlela endzaweni yalabafile.