27Ungazincomi ngosuku lwakusasaa, ngoba kawazi ukuthi usuku luzazalanib.

2 Owemzini kakudumise, njalo hatshi umlomo wakho; owezizwe, njalo hatshi indebe zakhoc.

3 Ilitshe linzima, letshebetshebe liyasinda, kodwa ulaka lwesithutha lunzima kulakho kokubilid.

4 Ulaka lulolunya, lentukuthelo iyisikhukhula; kodwa ngubani ongema phambi komona?

5 Kungcono ukukhuzwa ngokusobala kulothando lwensithae.

6 Amanxeba omnganef athembekileg, kodwa ukwanga kwesitha kuyakhohlisa.

7 Umphefumulo osuthiyo unyathelela phansi uhlanga lolujuh, kodwa kumphefumulo olambileyo konke okubabayo kumnandii.

8 Njengenyoni eduha isuka esidlekeni sayo unjalo umuntu oduha esuka endaweni yakhej.

9 Amafutha lempepha kuthokozisa inhliziyok; kunjalo ubumnandi bomngane womuntu ngenxa yeseluleko somphefumulol.

10 Ungadeli umngane wakho lomngane kayihlom; njalo ungangeni endlini yomfowenu ngosuku lwencithakalo yakho; kungcono umakhelwane oseduze kulomfowenu okhatshanan.

11 Hlakanipha, ndodana yamio, uthokozise inhliziyo yamip, ukuze ngibe lempenduloq kongisolayor.

12 Okhaliphileyo uyabona ububi acatshes, kodwa abangelalwazi bayaqhubeka bajeziswet.

13 Thatha isigqoko soyisibambiso ngenxa yowemzini, umthathele isibambiso ngenxa yowesifazana wezizweu.

14 Obusisa umngane wakhe ngelizwi elikhulu evuka ekuseni kakhulu, kuzathiwa yisiqalekiso kuye.

15 Ukuchophelela ngosuku lwezulu eliqhubekayo lowesifazana oxabanayo kuyafananav.

16 Omfihlayo ufihla umoya, lamagcobo ahlangana lesandla sakhe sokunenew.

17 Insimbi ilolwa ngensimbi; ngokunjalo umuntu ulola ubuso bomngane wakhe.

18 Olondoloza isihlahla somkhiwa uzakudla isithelo saso; lolinda inkosi yakhe uzadunyiswax.

19 Njengemanzini ubuso busebusweni, ngokunjalo inhliziyo yomuntu isemuntwini.

20 Isihogo lencithakaloy kakusuthiz, ngokunjalo amehlo omuntua kawasuthi.

21 Imbiza yokucenga ngeyesiliva, lesithando ngesegolideb; kunjalo umuntuc ngokokudunyiswa kwakhed.

22 Lanxa ugiga isithuthae ngomgigof engigeni phakathi kwengqoloyi, ubuthutha baso kabuyikusuka kusog.

23 Yazi lokwazi isimo sezimvu zakho, beka inhliziyo yakho kumihlambi yakho, 24 ngoba inotho kayisiyaphakade; kumbe umqhele ube sesizukulwaneni lesizukulwana yini? 25 Utshani buyasuswah, lohlaza lubonakalei, kubuthwe lemibhida yezintabaj. 26 Amawundlu angawezigqoko zakho, lezimpongo ziyintengo yesiqintik. 27 Kuzakuba lochago lwezimbuzi olwanele ukudla kwakho lokudla kwendlu yakho lempilo yencekukazi zakhol.