1 Imizekeliso kaSolomon unyana kaDavide, ukumkani wamaSirayeli,
2 Yokuba kwaziwe ubulumko noqeqesho;Yokuba kuqondwe iintetho zengqondo;
3 Yokuba kwamkelwe uqeqesho lwengqiqo,Ubulungisa, nesiko, nokuthe tye;
4 Yokuba izidenge zinikwe ubuqili,Ulutsha lunikwe ukwazi nokunkqangiyela;
5 Ukuze eve osisilumko, aqokele afunde,Oqondayo azuze amacebo obulumko;
6 Yokuba kuqondwe umzekeliso nezafobe zokuthetha,Amazwi ezilumko nezintsonkotha zazo.
7 Ukoyika uYehova kukuqala kokwazi;Ubulumko noqeqesho izimathane ziludelile.
8 Nyana wam, yiva uqeqesho lukayihlo,Ungawulahli umyalo kanyoko.
9 Kuba ezo zinto zisisangqawe esihle entlokweni yakho,Nezambalo emqaleni wakho.
10 Nyana wam, ukuba aboni bathe bakuhenda,Uze ungavumi ke.
11 Ukuba bathe, Hamba nathi,Masilalele igazi,Masibalalele abamsulwa bengenatyala;
12 Masibaginye njengelabafileyo behleli,Begqibelele, njengabehla baye emhadini;
13 Sofumana ubuncwane obunqabileyo,Sozizalisa izindlu zethu ngamaxhoba;
14 Wena ke woliphosa phakathi kwethu iqashiso lakho,Yoba nye ingxowa yethu sonke:
15 Nyana wam, musa ukuhamba ngendlela nabo;Lunqande unyawo lwakho emendweni wabo.
16 Kuba iinyawo zabo zigidimela ububi,Zikhawulezela ukuphalaza igazi;
17 Kuba úfumana usanekwa umnathaEmehlweni eentaka ezi zonke;
18 Ke bona balalela elabo igazi,Bazonda owabo umphefumlo.
19 Unjalo umendo wabo bonke abangxamele inzuzo embi;Imka nomphefumlo womniniyo.
20 Ubulumko bumemeza ngaphandle,Buvakalisa izwi labo ezitratweni.
21 Bumemeza emantloko eendawo zembutho;Ekungeneni kwamasango,Phakathi komzi, buthetha iintetho zabo, busithi:
22 Kunini na, ziyathandini, nithanda ubuyatha,Abagxeki befuna ukugxeka,Izinyabi zithiya ukwazi?
23 Nithe nabuyela ekohlwayeni kwam,Niyabona, ndowumpompozisela kuni umoya wam,Ndonazisa amazwi am.
24 Ngokokuba ndinibizile, anavuma,Ndolulé isandla sam, akwabakho ukhathalayo;
25 Nesuka naliyeka necebo lam lonke,Anavuma ndakunohlwaya.
26 Nam ke ndonihleka ekusindekeni kwenu;Ndogculela ekufikeni kokunkwantyiswa kwenu;
27 Ekufikeni kokunkwantyiswa kwenu njengesithonga,Ekuzeni kokusindeka kwenu njengesaqhwithi,Ekufikelweni kwenu yimbandezelo nenkcutheko.
28 Baya kwandula bandibize, ndingaphenduli,Bandifune kwakusasa, bangàndifumani;
29 Ngethuba lokuba bakuthiyile ukwazi,Àbakunyula ukoyika uYehova;
30 Àbalivuma icebo lam,Basigiba sonke isohlwayo sam:
31 Baya kudla ke isiqhamo sendlela yabo,Bahluthe ngamacebo abo.
32 Kuba ukuphamba kweziyatha kuyazibulala,Nobunqobo bezinyabi buyazitshabalalisa.
33 Ke yena ondivayo uhleli ekholosile,Wonwabile ekunkwantyiseni kobubi.