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17 Kuncono kudla sinkhwa lesomile ekhaya lelinekuthula+
Kunekutsi udle kudla lokunyenti* ekhaya lapho kuhlale kucatjanwa khona.+
2 Sisebenti lesinekucondza sitawubusa indvodzana yemphatsi waso leyenta tintfo letilihlazo;
Sitawutfola lifa njengemadvodzana emphatsi waso.
3 Lisiliva neligolide lincibilikiswa emlilweni kuze kubonakale kutsi lisezingeni lelisetulu yini,+
Kodvwa tinhlitiyo tebantfu tona tihlolisiswa nguJehova.+
4 Umuntfu lomubi uyayilalelisisa inkhulumo lelimatako,
Nemuntfu lolicili uyayilalela inkhulumo lengemanga.+
5 Loyo lohlekisa ngaloweswele wetfuka uMdali wakhe,+
Futsi utawujeziswa umuntfu lojabulako nangabe lomunye ehlelwa yinhlekelele.+
7 Kuyamangalisa nangabe silima sikhuluma intfo lenengcondvo.*+
Futsi kumangalisa kakhulu nangabe umholi akhuluma emanga.+
9 Umuntfu locolelanako ukhombisa kutsi unelutsandvo,+
Kodvwa loyo lohlala akhuluma ngemaphutsa wehlukanisa bangani labakhulu.+
10 Umuntfu lonekucondza uyalalela nakekhutwa nje kwekucala,+
Kodvwa silima asilaleli ngisho ungasishaya tikhatsi letingu-100.+
11 Umuntfu lomubi uhlale nje afuna kuvukela,
Kodvwa kutawutfunyelwa sitfunywa lesingenanhlitiyo kuze simjezise.+
12 Kuncono kuhlangana nelibhele lelemukwe bantfwana balo
Kunekuhlangana nesilima senta tintfo taso letibulima.+
13 Nangabe umuntfu abuyisela lokuhle ngalokubi,
Lokubi ngeke kusuke endlini yakhe.+
15 Bantfu labakhulula lababi nebantfu lababalahla ngelicala labalungile+
Bayenyanyeka kuJehova.
17 Umngani sibili ukutsandza ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi+
Futsi ungumnakenu longetsembela kuye ngesikhatsi sekuhlupheka.+
18 Umuntfu longenangcondvo wenta sivumelwane
Embikwamakhelwane wakhe sekutsi utawubhadalela labanye tikweleti tabo.+
19 Loyo lotsandza kucabana nalabanye utawugcine onile.+
Umuntfu lohlale atigabatisa* utiletsela inhlekelele.+
20 Umuntfu lonenhlitiyo lekhohlakele ngeke aphumelele,*+
Futsi loyo lokhohlisako utawehlelwa yinhlekelele.
21 Utawuba nelusizi umtali wemntfwana losilima;
Futsi babe wemntfwana longenangcondvo akajabuli.+
23 Umuntfu lomubi uvuma kudizelwa emasitseleni
Kuze ente kungabonakali kutsi ngubani lonelicala.+
24 Umuntfu lonekucondza uyatimisela kuze atfole kuhlakanipha,
25 Indvodzana lesilima ibangela babe wayo lusizi
Futsi imephula inhlitiyo make wayo.+
26 Akusikahle kujezisa* umuntfu lolungile,
Futsi akukalungi kushaya umuntfu lohlonishwako.
28 Ngisho nobe umuntfu asilima, kutawutsiwa uhlakaniphile nakathulile,
Futsi umuntfu lovala umlomo wakhe kutawutsiwa unekucondza.