Verse 1: Njengeqhwa ehlobo nemvula ngesikhathi sokuvuna, kanjalo udumo alufanele isiwula.
Verse 2: Njengomzwilili ekuhambeni kwawo nanjengenkonjane ekundizeni kwayo, kanjalo isiqalekiso esingenasizathu asizi.
Verse 3: Isiswebhu singesehhashi, netomu lingelembongolo, noswazi lungolomhlane weziwula.
Verse 4: Ungasiphenduli isiwula njengobuwula baso, funa ufane naso.
Verse 5: Phendula isiwula njengobuwula baso, funa sibe ngohlakaniphileyo emehlweni aso.
Verse 6: Othuma izwi ngesandla sesiwula unquma izinyawo zakhe, uphuza ingozi.
Verse 7: Imilenze yonyonga iyalengalenga; zinjalo izaga emilonyeni yeziwula.
Verse 8: Njengobopha itshe endwayimaneni, unjalo onika isiwula udumo.
Verse 9: Njengeva elingena esandleni sesidakwa, sinjalo isaga emlonyweni weziwula.
Verse 10: Ingqongqo yenza konke yodwa; oqasha isiwula uqasha abadlulayo nje.
Verse 11: Njengenja ebuyela ebuhlanzweni bayo, kanjalo isiwula siphinda ubuwula baso.
Verse 12: Uyabona umuntu ohlakaniphile emehlweni akhe na? Kukhona ithemba ngesiwula kunaye.
Verse 13: Ivila lithi: “Kukhona ingonyama endleleni nebhubesi esigcawini.”
Verse 14: Isicabha siphenduka ngezingibe zaso, nevila ecansini lalo.
Verse 15: Ivila liyafaka isandla salo esitsheni; kuyamkhathaza ukusibuyisela emlonyeni walo.
Verse 16: Ivila lihlakaniphile emehlweni alo kunabayisikhombisa abaphendula ngokuhlakanipha.
Verse 17: Odlula nje ehlanganyela ukuxabana okungesikho okwakhe unjengobamba inja ngezindlebe zayo.
Verse 18: Njengohlanya oluphonsa izikhuni nemicibisholo ebulalayo,
Verse 19: unjalo umuntu okhohlisa umakhelwane wakhe, ethi: “Angithi ngintelile nje na?”
Verse 20: Ngokuphela kwezinkuni umlilo uyacimeka, nalapho kungekho abancethezi, kuyabodla ukuxabana.
Verse 21: Njengamalahle othuthwini nezinkuni emlilweni, unjalo umuntu ophikisa ukuvusa inkani.
Verse 22: Amazwi omncethezi anjengesibiliboco: ayehlela kokuphakathi komuntu.
Verse 23: Izindebe ezishisayo nenhliziyo embi kunjengesitsha sebumba esinamekwe ngamanyela esiliva.
Verse 24: Ozondayo uyazenzisa ngezindebe zakhe, ubekelela inkohliso enhliziyweni yakhe.
Verse 25: Lapho enza izwi lakhe libe mnandi, ungakholwa nguye, ngokuba kukhona izinengiso eziyisikhombisa enhliziyweni yakhe.
Verse 26: Noma inzondo yakhe isibekelwa ngenzondo, ububi bakhe buyakwambulwa ebandleni.
Verse 27: Omba umgodi uyakuwela kuwo, nogingqa itshe, liyakubuyela phezu kwakhe.
Verse 28: Ulimi lwamanga luyazonda olubachobozileyo, nomlomo othophayo usebenza incithakalo.