1Ozahlulayo ufuna umnqweno wakhe; Into yonke ezimasayo uyayivungamela.2Isinyabi asikunanzile ukuqonda; Ke sinanze ukuzityhila kwentliziyo yaso.3Ekuzeni kongendawo kuza ukudela, Ukungcikiva, nokucukuceza.4Ngamanzi anzulu amazwi omlomo wendoda, Ngumlanjana obalekayo, lithende lobulumko.5Ukukhetha ubuso bongendawo akulungile; Nokugqwetha ilungisa ekuthetheni ityala.6Imilebe yomlomo wesinyabi ingena ekubambaneni, Nomlomo waso ubiza amanqindi.7Umlomo wesinyabi uyasitshabalalisa, Nemilebe yomlomo waso sisirhintyelo somphefumlo waso.8Amazwi entlebi yimithamo emnandi; Yona ihla iye ezingontsini zombilini.9Nohilizayo eshishinini lakhe Ngumninawa kaSokonakalisa.10Yinqaba ende eliqele igama likaYehova; Ilungisa ligidimela kulo, libe sengxondeni.11Ubuncwane besityebi sisixeko saso esiliqele; Bunjengodonga oluphakamileyo emabhongweni aso.12Phambi kwentshabalalo iyazidla intliziyo yendoda; Phambi kozuko lululamo.13Ophendula ilizwi engekeva, Kukumatha oko kuye, nehlazo.14Umoya wendoda uyasinyamezela isifo sayo; Ke umoya odakumbileyo, ngubani na ongawuthwalayo?15Intliziyo yonengqondo irhweba ukwazi; Nendlebe yezilumko ifuna ukwazi.16Isipho somntu siyamgabulela, Simse phambi kwabakhulu.17Unga ulilungisa oqalelayo etyaleni lakhe: Uza ummelwane wakhe, amgocagoce.18Liphelisa ingxabano iqashiso, Libahlule abanamandla.19Umzalwana ekukreqiweyo kuye ulukhuni ngaphezu kwesixeko esiliqele, Neengxabano zinjengomvalo woxande olude.20Ngesiqhamo somlomo wendoda uyahlutha umbilini wayo; Iyahlutha ngongeniselo lomlomo wayo.21Ukufa nokuphila kusemandleni olwimi; Abaluthandayo baya kudla isiqhamo salo.22Othe wafumana umfazi, ufumene okulungileyo; Uzuze okulikholo kuYehova.23Ihlwempu lithetha ngezibongozo; Isityebi siphendula ngokulukhuni.24Indoda enezihlobo iyachithwa; Kukho sithandwa sinamathelayo kunomzalwana.