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2 Akusikahle kutsi umuntfu abe bete lwati,+
Futsi umuntfu lowenta tintfo ngemawala uyona.
3 Umuntfu ugwegwisa indlela yakhe ngebulima bakhe,
Bese inhlitiyo yakhe itfukutselela Jehova.
4 Injinga inebangani labanyenti,
Kodvwa lophuyile utawulahlwa nangumngani wakhe lokuphela kwakhe.+
6 Bantfu labanyenti bafuna kutsandvwa sikhulu,*
Futsi bonkhe bantfu babangani bemuntfu lophana tipho.
7 Nangabe umuntfu enyanywa ngibo bonkhe bomnakabo ngenca yebuphuya bakhe;+
Nakanjani nebangani bakhe batambalekela!+
Utsi ngisho abancenga, kube bete lomphendvulako.
8 Umuntfu lotfola kuhlakanipha utitsandza yena.+
Nobe ngubani lohlale anekucondza utawuphumelela.*+
9 Fakazi longaketsembeki utawujeziswa,
Futsi loyo lohlale akhuluma emanga utawushabalala.+
10 Silima akusifaneli kuphila kamnandzi;
Kanjalo nesisebenti akusifaneli kubusa tikhulu!+
11 Kucondza kwenta umuntfu angasheshi atfukutsele,+
Futsi nangabe atsalalisa nakoniwa utawuhlonishwa.+
12 Intfukutselo yenkhosi ifana nekubhodla kwelibhubesi,+
Kodvwa kwemukelwa ngiyo kunjengematolo lalele etjanini.
13 Indvodzana lesilima ibangela babe wayo tinkinga,+
Futsi umfati lotsandza kususa lutfutfuva* ufana neluphahla loluhlale luvuta.+
14 Indlu nemcebo kulifa umuntfu lalitfola kubabe wakhe,
Kodvwa umfati lohlakaniphile usipho lesivela kuJehova.+
15 Livila litsandza kulala,
Futsi umuntfu longafuni kusebenta utawulamba.+
16 Umuntfu logcina umtsetfo waNkulunkulu utawuphila;+
Kodvwa loyo longenandzaba netindlela letilungile utawufa.+
17 Umuntfu lowentela lophuyile umusa uboleka Jehova,+
Futsi Nkulunkulu utamnika umvuzo ngenca yaloko lakwentako.+
19 Umuntfu losheshe atfukutsele utawujeziswa;
Nangabe wetama kumsita, kutawufuneka umsite siphelane.+
21 Umuntfu angaba netinhloso letinyenti enhlitiyweni yakhe,
Kodvwa intsandvo yaJehova ngiyo letawuphumelela.+
23 Kwesaba Jehova kuholela ekuphileni;+
Umuntfu lomesabako utawuphumula ngekuthula, futsi angeke ehlelwe ngulokubi.+
24 Livila lifaka sandla salo endishini lenekudla,
Kodvwa libese liyavilapha kusimikisa emlonyeni.+
25 Mshaye umuntfu lophukutanako,+ khona loyo lote lwati atewuhlakanipha,+
Myale umuntfu lonekucondza kuze abe nelwati lolunyenti.+
26 Umuntfu lophatsa kabi babe wakhe futsi acoshe make wakhe
Uyindvodzana lelihlazo futsi ledlisana emahloni.+
27 Ndvodzana yami, nangabe uyekela kwemukela siyalo,
Utawuphambuka endleleni yelwati.