1 Nyana wam, ukuba uthe wazamkela iintetho zam,Wayiqwebela kuwe imithetho yam,
2 Ukuze uyibazele ubulumko indlebe yakho,Uyithobele ukuqonda intliziyo yakho;
3 Ewe, ukuba uthe wayibiza ingqondo,Walisa ekuqondeni ilizwi lakho;
4 Ukuba uthe wabufuna njengesilivere,Wabumba njengobutyebi obuselelweyo:
5 Ùya kwandula ukukuqonda ukoyika uYehova,Ukufumane ukumazi uThixo,
6 Ngokuba uYehova upha ubulumko;Emlonyeni wakhe kuphuma ukwazi nokuqonda.
7 Ubaqwebela uzimaso abathe tye,Uyingweletshetshe kwabahamba ngengqibelelo,
8 Ukuze alondoloze umendo wesiko,Agcine nendlela yabakhe benceba.
9 Ùya kwandula uqonde ubulungisa,Nesiko, nokuthe tye, nayo yonke imikhondo yokulungileyo;
10 Kuba ubulumko buya kungena entliziyweni yakho,Ukwâzi kwenze mnandi umphefumlo wakho.
11 Ukunkqangiyela kókugcina,Ukuqonda kókulondoloza;
12 Ukuba kukuhlàngule endleleni embi,Kubantu abathetha impenduka;
13 Kwabashiya umendo wokuthe tye,Ukuze bahambe ngeendlela zobumnyama;
14 Kwabavuyela ukwenza ububi,Bagcobe ngeempenduka zabenza ububi;
15 Abamendo ujibilizayo,Abathi gu bucala ngemikhondo yabo;
16 Ukuze uhlangulwe kumkamntu,Kowolunye uhlanga, ontetho yakhe igudileyo;
17 Lowo ushiya ikholwane lobutsha bakhe,Awulibale umnqophiso woThixo wakhe.
18 Kuba útshona ekufeni nendlu yakhe,Nemikhondo yakhe itshonela kwabangasekhoyo;
19 Bonke abangénayo kuye ababuyi,Abafiki kumendo wobomi:
20 Ukuze uhambe ngendlela yabalungilyo,Ugcine umendo wamalungisa.
21 Ngokuba abathe tye baya kulíma ilizwe,Basale kulo abagqibeleleyo,
22 Banqunyùlwe ezweni abangendawo,Abanginizayo bancothulwe kulo.