Isimemo sobulumko

1 Ubulumko buyakhile indlu yabo,

bayenzela iintsika ezisixhenxe.

2 Ubulumko buxhelile, bayixuba newayini;

kwaye netafile sebuyidekile.

3 Buthume izicakazana ukuba zime ezindulini,

zazise apho edolophini, zithi:

4 “Yizani nonke, nina bangaqondiyo.”

Kanti ke kwabaswele ukuqonda buthi:

5 “Ngenani nitye ukutya endikulungisileyo,

nisele newayini endiyixubileyo.

6 Lahlani ubuyatha, khon’ ukuze niphile;

hambani ngendlela yeengqondi.

7 “Othethisa umgxeki uzibizela ukuthukwa;

okhalimela isikhohlakali udibana nokunyeliswa.

8 Sukuziduba ngokululeka umgxeki kuba wosuka akucaphukele;

kambe ke wakululeka isilumko sitsho sikuhloniphe.

9 Wakusifundisa isilumko sitsho silumke ngaphezulu.

Ukuba uyalicebisa ilungisa litsho longeze ulutho kulwazi lwalo.

10 “Isiseko sobulumko kukuthobela *uNdikhoyo;

umntu omaziyo oyiNgcwele kanye uzuza ingqiqo.

11 Mna bulumko ndoyenza ibe mininzi imihla yakho,

ndiyongeze iminyaka yobomi bakho.

12 Xa usisilumko woncedwa bubulumko bakho;

kanti xa ungumgxeki iya kuba nguwe kanye ohluphekayo.”

Isimemo sobudenge

13 Umfazi onguNobudenge usoloko engxola;

yindlavinikazi engazi nto.

14 Uthanda ukuhlala emnyango endlwini yakhe

okanye kwiindawo eziphezulu edolophini,

15 ufike selemana ekhwaza abantu abadlula ngendlela,

behamba bexakeke yimicimbi yabo,

16 esithi: “Yizani apha nonke, nina bangaqondiyo!”

Kwabaswele ukuqonda uthi:

17 “Akamnandi ngako amanzi abiweyo!

Kanti ke nokutya okutyiwa ekufihlekeni kokona kunencasa.”

18 Abamphulaphulayo abaqondi ukuba kukufa okubalindele apho;

abazi ukuba abo bakhe bamtyelela xa kungokunje bakwelabafileyo.