Verse 1: Zwanini, madodana ami, ukulaya kukayise, nilalele, ukuze nazi ukuqonda.
Verse 2: Ngokuba ngiyaninika izifundiso ezinhle; ningawushiyi umthetho wami.
Verse 3: Ngokuba ngangiyindodana kubaba, ethambileyo neyodwa emehlweni kamame.
Verse 4: Wangifundisa, wathi kimi: “Inhliziyo yakho mayibambe amazwi ami; gcina imiyalo yami, uphile.
Verse 5: Zuza ukuhlakanipha, zuza ukuqonda; ungakhohlwa, ungachezuki emazwini omlomo wami;
Verse 6: ungakushiyi, kuyakukugcina; kuthande, kuyakukulondoloza.
Verse 7: Ukuqala kokuhlakanipha yilokhu: Zuza ukuhlakanipha; yebo, ngakho konke okutholileyo zuza ukuhlakanipha.
Verse 8: Kukhulise, kuyakukuphakamisa; kuyakukudumisa, lapho ukugona.
Verse 9: Kuyakunika ikhanda lakho umgexo womusa, kunikeze kuwe umqhele wodumo.”
Verse 10: Yizwa, ndodana yami, wamukele izwi lami; kuyakuthi iminyaka yokuphila kwakho ibe miningi.
Verse 11: Ngikufundisa ngendlela yokuhlakanipha; ngikuhola emikhondweni yobuqotho.
Verse 12: Ekuhambeni kwakho isinyathelo asiyikuvinjelwa, nasekugijimeni kwakho awuyikukhubeka.
Verse 13: Bambelela ekulayweni, ungakuyeki; kulonde, ngokuba kungukuphila kwakho.
Verse 14: Ungangeni emkhondweni wababi, ungahambi endleleni yabonakeleyo.
Verse 15: Yixwaye, ungadluli ngayo; chezuka kuyo, udlule.
Verse 16: Ngokuba abalali, uma bengenzanga okubi; ubuthongo buyasuswa, uma bengakhubekisanga muntu.
Verse 17: Ngokuba badla isinkwa sobubi, baphuza iwayini lobudlwangudlwangu.
Verse 18: Umkhondo wabalungileyo unjengokukhanya kokusa okuqhubeka ngokukhanya njalo kuze kube semini.
Verse 19: Indlela yababi injengobumnyama; abazi ukuthi bakhubeka ngani.
Verse 20: Ndodana yami, lalela amazwi ami, ubeke indlebe yakho kukho ukukhuluma kwami.
Verse 21: Makungachezuki emehlweni akho, ukugcine phakathi kwenhliziyo yakho,
Verse 22: ngokuba kungukuphila kwabakufumanayo nempilo yomzimba wonke wabo.
Verse 23: Phezu kwakho konke okugcinayo, gcina inhliziyo yakho, ngokuba kuyilapho kuvela khona ukuphila.
Verse 24: Susa kuwe ukuphambana komlomo, nezindebe eziyisigwegwe uzidedisele kude nawe.
Verse 25: Amehlo akho mawabheke phambili, nezinkophe zakho maziqonde phambi kwakho.
Verse 26: Yenza umkhondo wonyawo lwakho ukuba ulingane, ziqine zonke izindlela zakho.
Verse 27: Ungaphambuki ngakwesokunene nangakwesokhohlo; chezukisa unyawo lwakho ebubini.