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26 Njengeqhwa ehlobo nanjengemvula ngesikhathi sokuvuna,

Udumo alumfanele oyisiphukuphuku. +

 2 Njengoba nje inyoni inesizathu sokubaleka nenkonjane inesizathu sokundiza,

Nesiqalekiso asizi ngaphandle kwesizathu sangempela.*

 3 Isiswebhu ngesehhashi, amatomu awembongolo, +

Nenduku eyomhlane wabantu abayiziphukuphuku. +

 4 Ungamphenduli oyisiphukuphuku ngokobuwula bakhe,

Ukuze ungafani naye.*

 5 Phendula oyisiphukuphuku ngokobuwula bakhe,

Ukuze angacabangi ukuthi uhlakaniphile. +

 6 Njengomuntu owenza izinyawo zakhe zikhubazeke, azilimaze yena

Unjalo umuntu ophathisa isiphukuphuku izindaba zakhe.

 7 Njengemilenze exegezelayo yolunyonga,

Sinjalo isaga emlonyeni wabantu abayiziphukuphuku. +

 8 Njengokufaka itshe endwayimaneni,

Kunjalo ukunika isiphukuphuku udumo. +

 9 Njengesihlahla sameva esandleni sesidakwa,

Sinjalo isaga emlonyeni wabantu abayiziphukuphuku.

10 Njengomcibisheli omane acibe nje noma ikuphi,*

Unjalo umuntu oqasha isiphukuphuku noma oqasha abadlula ngendlela.

11 Njengenja ebuyela emhlanzweni* wayo,

Oyisiphukuphuku uphinda ubuwula bakhe. +

13 Ivila lithi: “Kukhona iwundlu lebhubesi emgwaqweni,

Kukhona ibhubesi esigcawini!” +

14 Isicabha silokhu siphenduka emahinjini* aso,

Nevila lilokhu liphenduka embhedeni walo. +

15 Ivila lifaka isandla esitsheni,

Kodwa likhathele kakhulu ukuba lisibuyisele emlonyeni walo. +

16 Ivila licabanga ukuthi lihlakaniphile

Kunabantu abayisikhombisa abaphendula ngokunengqondo.

17 Njengomuntu obamba inja ngamadlebe

Unjalo umuntu odlulayo othukutheliswa ingxabano* okungeyona eyakhe. +

18 Njengohlanya oluciba izikhali ezivuthayo, imicibisholo nokufa*

19 Unjalo umuntu okhohlisa umakhelwane wakhe bese ethi, “Bengizidlalela!” +

20 Lapho kungekho zinkuni umlilo uyacima,

Nalapho kungekho mnyundeli ukuxabana kuyaphela. +

21 Njengamalahle amasha afakwa kwavuthayo nezinkuni ezifakwa emlilweni,

Unjalo nomuntu onochuku obhebhezela ingxabano. +

22 Amazwi omnyundeli anjengokudla okumnandi;*

Ayagwinywa angene phakathi esiswini. +

23 Njengesiliva elicwebezelayo elinanyekwe odengezini

Anjalo amazwi othando avela enhliziyweni embi. +

24 Ozonda abanye uyakufihla lokho ngezindebe zakhe,

Kodwa ngaphakathi ufukamele inkohliso.

25 Nakuba ekhuluma ngomusa, ungamethembi,

Ngoba enhliziyweni yakhe kukhona izinto eziyisikhombisa ezinengekayo.*

26 Nakuba inzondo yakhe ifihlwe yinkohliso,

Ububi bakhe buyokwembulwa ebandleni.

27 Ogubha umgodi uyowela kuwo,

Nanoma ubani ogingqa itshe—liyobuyela kuye. +

28 Ulimi lwamanga luyabazonda abachotshozwe yilo,

Nomlomo othophayo ubangela umonakalo. +