1Nyana wam, gcina intetho yam, Uyiqwebele kuwe imithetho yam.2Gcina imithetho yam, udle ubomi; Nesiyalo sam, njengokhozo lweliso lakho.3Yibophe eminweni yakho, Yibhale emacwecweni entliziyo yakho.4Yithi kubulumko, Ungudade wethu; Uthi, Ingqondo sisihlobo;5Ukuze ugcinwe kumkamntu, Kowolunye uhlanga, ontetho igudileyo.6Kuba ngefestile yendlu yam, Ndingasemva kwenqwanqwa, ndalunguza;7Ndabona phakathi kweziyatha, Ndaqonda phakathi kwamadodana, Umfana oswele intliziyo;8Ehambahamba esesitratweni, kufuphi nekhumbi lendlu yomkamntu, Enyathela ngendlela ngasendlwini yakhe;9Ngongcwalazi, ukumka komhla, Naphakathi kobusuku esithokothokweni.10Nanko umfazi emkhawulela, Enengubo yehenyukazi, enentliziyo enobuqhetseba.11Uyaphithizela, uyinjubaqa; Azihlali endlwini yakhe iinyawo zakhe.12Uthi ephandle, abe esezitratweni, Alale kufuphi neembombo zonke.13Wambamba ke, wamanga, Wayingwanyalala ubuso; wathi kuye,14Imibingelelo yoxolo ibiphezu kwam, Namhla ndizizalisile izibhambathiso zam.15Ngenxa yoko ndiphume ndeza kukukhawulela, Ndihle ndakufuna ubuso bakho; ndikufumene ke.16Umandlalo wam ndiwandlele ngemiqamelo, Ngeengubo ezimfakamfele zoluko lwaseYiputa;17Ndisifefe isilili sam Ngemore, nehaloti, nesinamon.18Yize ke sizikholise ngezincokoliso kude kuse, Sizidlamkise ngothando.19Kuba indoda ayikho ekhaya, Ihambe uhambo olude;20Iphethe ingxowa yemali; Yobuya ngosuku lokuhlangana kwenyanga ukuza ekhaya.21Wamthi gu bucala ngobuninzi bobuciko bakhe, Wamwexula ngokumcenga kwakhe.22Wamlandela ke ngesiquphe, Njengenkomo isiya ekuxhelweni, Njengesimathane sisiya kuqinwa ngamakhamandela,23Njengentaka ikhawulezela esibatheni; Ingazi ukuba oko kuyingozi kumphefumlo wayo, Lude utolo lusicande isibindi sakhe.24Ke ngoko, bonyana, ndiphulaphuleni, Niyibazele indlebe intetho yomlomo wam.25Intliziyo yakho mayinganxaxheli ezindleleni zakhe, Ungandwendweli emendweni wakhe.26Kuba zininzi iingxwelerha aziwisileyo; Linani elikhulu alibuleleyo.27Iziindlela zelabafileyo indlu yakhe, Zihla ziye ezingontsini zokufa.