IMizekeliso
5 Nyana wam, buve ubulumko bam.
3 Kuba imilebe yomfazi oziphethe kakubi* imnandi njengobusi,+
Nomlomo wakhe uthambe ngaphezu kweoli.+
5 Iinyawo zakhe zikhokelela ekufeni.
Ukunyathela kwakhe kusa ngqo engcwabeni.*
6 Akayikhathalelanga nganto indlela yobomi.
Indlela yakhe ibhadulela esithubeni.
7 Bonyana bam, ndimameleni
Nize ningayinikeli mva le nto ndiyithethayo.
8 Hambela kude kuye,
Ungasondeli nakumnyango wendlu yakhe,+
9 Ukuze singalahleki isidima sakho kwabanye,+
Ungavuni neminyaka yentlungu;+
10 Ukuze abasemzini bangabusengi ubutyebi bakho,*+
Nezinto ozisebenzele nzima zingayi endlini yowasemzini.
11 Ukuba awenzi njalo, uza kuba sentlungwini ekupheleni kobomi bakho
Xa inyama nomzimba wakho ziguga+
12 Uze uthi wena: “Ndlela le bendikucaphukela ngayo ukuqeqeshwa!
Ndlela le intliziyo yam ibisonyanya ngayo isohlwayo!
13 Andikhange ndibamamele abo bebendifundisa
Ndingakhange ndibahoye ootitshala bam.
16 Kutheni le nto kufuneka amanzi akho achithakele ngaphandle,
Imisinga yakho yamanzi kwiindawo zikawonke-wonke?+
18 Makusikeleleke owakho umthombo,
Wonwabe nomfazi wobutsha bakho,+
19 Ixhamakazi elinothando, ibhokhwe yasezintabeni entle kunene.+
Amabele akhe mawakwanelise* ngalo lonke ixesha.
Uhlale uyotywa luthando lwakhe.+
23 Kuza kumbulala ukungafuni kwakhe ingqeqesho,
Aphume endleleni ngenxa yokuqatsela kobudenge bakhe.