1 Wasusela uTsofare waseNahama, wathi,
2 Le nto ininzi yamazwi ayikuphendulwa na,Indoda elipholopholo igwetyelwe na?
3 Ukuphololoza kwakho kuya kubetha athi tu na amadoda,Ukuba ugculele, kungabikho ukuhlazayo?
4 Ùthi, Iqaqambile imfundiso yam,Ndinyulu emehlweni akho.
5 Kodwa akaba uThixo ubethetha,Avule umlomo wakhe kuwe;
6 Akuxelele iimfihlakalo zobulumko,Ukuba buphindeke kabini, bayinto ezimasekileyo;Ùbuya kwazi ke ukuba uThixo wenzé ukuba ubulibale ubugwenxa bakho.
7 Ùnokufikelela na ezingontsingontsini zikaThixo?Unokufikelela na ekufezekeni kukaSomandla?
8 Kuphakame ngokwamazulu; ùnokwenza ntoni na?Kunzulu kunelabafileyo; ùnokwazi ntoni na?
9 Kukude kunehlabathi ukulinganiswa kwako,Kubanzi kunolwandle.
10 Ukuba úthe phe yena, wavingcela,Wamemela ematyaleni, ngubani na onokumnqanda?
11 Kuba yena uyabazi abantu abakhohlakeleyo,Uyabubona ubutshinga engaqondelanga.
12 Nomntu onjengesidenge angaba nokuqonda,Nethole le-esile lasendle lingaba nokuzalwa lingumntu.
13 Ukuba uthe wena wabhekisa intliziyo yakho kuye,Wazolulela izandla zakho kuye:
14 Ukuba kuthe kwakho inkohlakalo esandleni sakho, yise kude,Ungabuhlalisi ubugqwetha ezintenteni zakho;
15 Okunene, ùya kwandula ukubuphakamisa ubuso bakho bungenasisihla,Uthi bhuxe, ungoyiki.
16 Kuba wòkulibala ukwaphuka kwakho,Ukukhumbule njengamanzi adluleyo;
17 Ukudla kwakho ubomi kuvuke, kuqaqambe ngaphezu kwemini enkulu;Nakuba kusongelwe emnyameni, kokhanya njengokusa.
18 Wòkholosa, ngokuba sekukho ithemba,Uhlole, ulale phantsi enkolosekweni;
19 Ubuthume, kungekho wothusayo,Bakuncekelele abaninzi.
20 Ke wona amehlo abangendawo ophelelwa;Idake kubo indawo yokusabela,Ithemba labo libe kukuphuma umphefumlo.