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4 Yimameleni bonyana, ingqeqesho katata wenu;+
Mamelani kakuhle ukuze nicacelwe,
2 Kuba ndiza kunifundisa kakuhle;
4 Utata wayendifundisa esithi: “Kwanga intliziyo yakho ingawabamba nkqi amazwi am.+
Thobela imiyalelo yam uze uhlale uphila.+
5 Funa ubulumko, ufune nokuqonda.+
Uze ungazilibali, yaye ungasuki kwizinto endizithethayo.
6 Ungabulahli, buza kukukhusela.
Buthande, buza kukugada.
7 Ubulumko yeyona nto ibalulekileyo,+ ngoko funa ubulumko,
Ibe ngaphezu kwazo zonke ezinye izinto ozifunayo, funa ukuqonda.+
8 Buxabise kakhulu, buza kukuphakamisa.+
Buza kukuzukisa ngenxa yokuba ubamkela.+
9 Buza kukuthwalisa isithsaba esinomtsalane entloko,
Bukuhombise ngesithsaba sobuhle.”
12 Xa uhamba, iinyawo zakho azizukuphazanyiswa,
Naxa ubaleka, awuzukukhubeka.
13 Bambelela kwingqeqesho; ungayiyeki.+
Yigcine, kuba iya kukunika ubomi.+
16 Kuba abakwazi kulala bengenzanga nto imbi.
Abuhli ubuthongo bengakhange benzakalise mntu.
17 Ububi sisonka abasityayo,
Nenkohlakalo yiwayini abayiselayo.
19 Indlela yabenzi-bubi injengobumnyama;
Naxa bekhubeka abayazi into abakhubeka kuyo.
21 Mawangemki emehlweni akho;
Wagcine emazantsi entliziyo yakho,+
22 Kuba abubomi kwabo bawafumanayo+
Nempilo emizimbeni yabo.
23 Ngaphezu kwazo zonke ezinye izinto ozikhuselayo, khusela intliziyo yakho,+
Kuba iphuma kuyo imithombo yobomi.
27 Sukuya ngasekunene okanye ngasekhohlo.+
Zisuse iinyawo zakho ebubini.