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4 Madvodzana ami, lalelani siyalo sababe wenu;+
Sinakisiseni kuze nitfole kucondza,
2 Ngobe mine ngitaninika umyalo lomuhle;
4 Babe wangifundzisa, futsi watsi: “Shengatsi inhlitiyo yakho ingawabambisisa emavi ami.+
Gcina imiyalo yami kuze uphile sikhatsi lesidze.+
5 Tfola kuhlakanipha, utfole nekucondza.+
Ungakukhohlwa lengikutjela kona futsi ungakushiyi.
6 Ungakushiyi kuhlakanipha ngobe kutakuvikela.
Kutsandze, ngobe kutakulondvolota.
7 Kuhlakanipha kuyintfo lebaluleke kakhulu,+ ngako tfola kuhlakanipha,
Futsi ngisho nobe ungatfola ini lenye, ubociniseka kutsi utfola nekucondza.+
8 Kutsandze kakhulu kuhlakanipha ngobe kutakuphakamisa.+
Kutakudvumisa ngobe ukwemukele.+
9 Kutawubeka umhlobiso lomuhle enhloko yakho;
Kukuhlobise ngemchele lomuhle.”
10 Ndvodzana yami, lalela emavi ami futsi uwemukele,
Kuze uphile sikhatsi lesidze.+
12 Nawusahamba, angeke uphatamiseke;
Futsi nawugijima, angeke ugileke.
13 Bambelela esiyalweni; ungasilahli.+
Silondvolote ngobe sikuphila kwakho.+
14 Ungalubeki lunyawo lwakho endleleni yalabakhohlakele,
Futsi ungahambi endleleni yalababi.+
16 Ngobe lababi abakhoni kulala bangakakwenti lokubi.
Ababutfoli butfongo nangabe kute labamente wagileka.
17 Bubi sebufana nekudla kubo,
Futsi kubo, kwenta budlova sekunjengekunatsa liwayini.
18 Kodvwa indlela yalabalungile ifana nekukhanya kwasentsatsakusa
Lokuya ngekuya kukhanye kakhulu kuze kube semini.+
19 Indlela yalababi ifanana nebumnyama;
Bayagileka kodvwa bangati kutsi bagilwa yini.
20 Ndvodzana yami, kunakisise lengikutjela kona;
Uwalalelisise nemavi ami.
21 Ungacali uwakhohlwe;
Wagcine enhlitiyweni yakho,+
22 Ngobe akuphila kulabo labawatfolako+
Futsi awuphilisa wonkhe umtimba wabo.
23 Londvolota inhlitiyo yakho+ kwendlula tonkhe letinye tintfo,
Ngobe kuyo kuchichima imitfombo yekuphila.
24 Yibalekele inkhulumo lekhohlakele,+
Futsi yikhweshisele khashane nawe inkhulumo yebucili.
25 Emehlo akho akabuke embili,
Akabukisise lokusembikwakho kuphela.+
27 Ungaphambukeli ngesekudla nobe ngesencele.+
Susa tinyawo takho kulokubi.