3 Kaloku ihashe silifaka umkhala, ukuze lisilulamele, sikwazi ukulilawula ngokupheleleyo.
4 Okanye khanicinge ngenqanawa, inkulu injalo, noba ngade ityhalwe yimimoya emikhulu, kodwa ilawulwa ngentongana nje encinci, ize iye apho athanda ukuba iye khona umqhubi.
5 Lukwanjalo ke nalo ulwimi, nakuba luluncinci kangaka nje – luyagwagwisa kakhulu.Mhlawumbi makhe senze umzekelo ngehlathi: noba selilikhulu kangakanani na lingátshiswa yintlantsana nje yomlilo.
6 Nalo ke ulwimi lufana nqwa nomlilo; lululwandle lobubi. Lulelinye lamalungu omzimba wethu nje luphembelela ububi kubume bethu buphela. Ubomi bethu buphela libuntumeka ngomlilo eliwuthatha esihogweni.
7 Uluntu luyakwazi ukuzilulamisa zonke iintlobo zezidalwa – ezizitho zine kwaneentaka, ezirhubuluzayo kwanezaselwandle – yaye lukholisile ukwenjenjalo.
8 Kodwa akukho mntu ukwaziyo ukululawula ulwimi. Luyinkathazo engalawulekiyo, futhi luyityhefu.
9 Sisebenzisa lona xa sibonga sibulela iNkosi uTata wethu, ukanti sibaqalekisa kwangalo nabantu abadalwe bafuza uThixo.