Verse 1: Umthamo owomileyo kanye nokuthula ungcono kunendlu egcwele okuhlatshiweyo kanye nokuxabana.
Verse 2: Inceku eqondileyo iyabusa phezu kwendodana ehlazisayo; iyakudla ifa phakathi kwezelamani.
Verse 3: Ukhamba lokuncibilikisela lungolwesiliva, nesithando ngesegolide, kepha ovivinya izinhliziyo nguJehova.
Verse 4: Owenza okubi uqaphela izindebe zokona, nomqambimanga ubeka indlebe olimini olubi.
Verse 5: Oklolodela ompofu usola uMenzi wakhe, nothokoza ngengozi akayikuyekwa.
Verse 6: Abantwana babantwana bangumqhele wabadala, nodumo lwabantwana lungoyise.
Verse 7: Izindebe ezinobungcweti azifanele isiwula; kakhulu kangakanani umlomo wamanga isikhulu.
Verse 8: Isipho sinjengetshe elinqabileyo emehlweni omninilo: noma ebhekaphi, uyaphumelela.
Verse 9: Osibekela isiphambeko ufuna uthando, kepha onokondisa indaba wahlukanisa abahlobo.
Verse 10: Insolo ingena koqondileyo kunemivimbo eyikhulu koyisiwula.
Verse 11: Omubi ufuna ukuhlubuka kuphela; ngalokho kuyakuthunyelwa kuye isithunywa esinonya.
Verse 12: Umuntu makahlangane nebhere elaphuciwe amawundlu alo kunesiwula ebuwuleni baso.
Verse 13: Ophindisela okuhle ngokubi, ububi abuyikusuka endlini yakhe.
Verse 14: Ukuqala kokuxabana kunjengokuvula amanzi; ngalokho yeka inkani, ingakashisi.
Verse 15: Othetha omubi nolahla olungileyo bayisinengiso kuJehova bobabili.
Verse 16: Yini ukuba kube yimali esandleni sesiwula ukuthenga ukuhlakanipha, kungekho ukuqonda, na?
Verse 17: Umngane uthanda ngezikhathi zonke, nomzalwane uzalwa ekuhluphekeni.
Verse 18: Umuntu oswela ingqondo unikana nomunye izandla, abe yisibambiso phambi komakhelwane wakhe.
Verse 19: Othanda ukuxabana uthanda isiphambeko; owenza umnyango wakhe ukuba uphakame ufuna ukubhujiswa.
Verse 20: Onenhliziyo ephambeneyo akafumani okuhle; onolimi oluyisigwegwe uwela engozini.
Verse 21: Ozala isiwula kulusizi kuye; uyise wesiwula akathokozi.
Verse 22: Inhliziyo eyenamileyo iyikhambi elihle, kepha umoya owaphukileyo uyomisa amathambo.
Verse 23: Omubi uyamukela umvuzo okhishwa esifubeni ukuba aphambukise izindlela zokwahlulela.
Verse 24: Ukuhlakanipha kuphambi koqondileyo, kepha amehlo esiwula asemikhawulweni yomhlaba.
Verse 25: Indodana eyisiwula ilusizi kuyise nokubaba kowayizalayo.
Verse 26: Ukuhlawulisa olungileyo akukuhle, nokushaya abaqotho akulungile.
Verse 27: Obamba amazwi akhe unokwazi; onomoya opholileyo ungumuntu oqondileyo.
Verse 28: Nesiwula lapho sithule kuthiwa isihlakaniphi; ovala umlomo wakhe ungoqondileyo.