11Isikali esikhohlisayo siyisinengiso eNkosini, kodwa ilitshe lokulinganisa elipheleleyo liyintokozo yayoa.

2 Nxa kufika ukuzigqaja, kufika lehlazob; kodwa kwabathobekileyo kukhona inhlakaniphoc.

3 Ubuqotho babaqotho buzabaqondisad, kodwa ukuphambeka kwabaphambekayo kuzababhubhisae.

4 Inotho kayisizif ngosuku lolakag, kodwa ukulunga kophula ekufenih.

5 Ukulunga kwabaqotho kuzaqondisa indlela yakhe, kodwa okhohlakeleyo uzakuwa ngenkohlakalo yakhe.

6 Ukulunga kwabaqotho kuzabophulai, kodwa abaphambukayo bazathunjwa zinkanuko zaboj.

7 Nxa umuntu okhohlakeleyo esifa, ithemba lakhe lizabhubhak, lethemba lolamandla liyabhubhal.

8 Olungileyo ukhululwa ekuhluphekeni, kodwa omubi ungena endaweni yakhem.

9 Ngomlomo umzenzisi uchitha umakhelwane wakhen, kodwa ngolwazi abalungileyo bayakhululwao.

10 Ngempumelelo yabalungileyo umuzi uyathokoza; lekubhubheni kwabakhohlakeleyo kulenjabulop.

11 Ngesibusiso sabaqothoq umuzi uyaphakanyiswar, kodwa ngomlomo wabakhohlakeleyo uyachithekas.

12 Oswela ingqondo udelela umakhelwanet, kodwa umuntu oqedisisayo uyazithulela.

13 Ohamba enyeya wembula imfihlakalo, kodwa othembekileyo ngomoya ufihla udaba.

14 Lapho kungekhou izeluleko abantu bayawav; kodwa ukukhululwa kusebunengini babelulekiw.

15 Oba yisibambiso sowezizwe uzahlupheka ngokubi; kodwa ozonda ukutshaya izandla uvikelekilex.

16 Owesifazana olomusa ubamba udumoy, labalamandla babamba inothoz.

17 Umuntu olomusa wenzela umphefumulo wakhe okuhlea, kodwa olesihluku ukhathaza inyama yakheb.

18 Okhohlakeleyo wenza umsebenzi wenkohliso, kodwa ohlanyela ukulunga ulomvuzo weqinisoc.

19 Njengoba ukulunga kungokwempilod, kunjalo ozingela okubi kungokokufa kwakhee.

20 Abaphambeneyo ngenhliziyo bayisinengiso eNkosinif, kodwa abaqotho ngendlelag bayintokozo yayoh.

21 Isandla esandleni omubi kayikuyekelwa ukujeziswai, kodwa inzalo yabalungileyo izaphephaj.

22 Ulisongo legolide empumulweni yengulubek owesifazana obukekayo ophambuka engqondwenil.

23 Isifiso sabalungileyo singokuhle kuphela; ithemba labakhohlakeleyo lulakam.

24 Kukhonan ohlakazayo, kube kanti okunengi kuyengezwao; logodla okwedlula okufaneleyo, kodwa kungokokuswelap.

25 Umphefumulo obusisayoq uzakhuluphaliswar, lothelelayo uzathelelwa layes.

26 Ogodla amabele, abantu bazamqalekisat; kodwa isibusiso sizakuba phezu kwekhanda lothengisayo.

27 Odingisisa okuhle, udinga umusau; kodwa odinga okubi, kuzakuza kuyev.

28 Othemba inotho yakhe yena uzakuwaw, kodwa abalungileyo bazahlumax njengamahlamvuy.

29 Oletha inkathazo emzini wakhe uzakudla ilifa lomoya, lesithutha sizakuba yinceku yohlakaniphileyo ngenhliziyoz.

30 Isithelo solungileyoa siyisihlahla sempilob, lozuza imiphefumulo uhlakaniphilec.

31 Khangela, olungileyo uzavuzwa emhlabeni; kakhulu kangakanani omubi lesonid!