Verse 1: Wo kuwe Ariyeli, Ariyeli, umuzi lapho amisa khona uDavide. Yengezelani umnyaka emnyakeni, imikhosi iyingilize,
Verse 2: ngize ngilicindezele i-Ariyeli, kube khona ukukhala nokububula, libe njenge-Ariyeli kimi.
Verse 3: Ngiyakumisa, ngikuhaqe nxazonke zakho, ngikuvimbezele ngezinqaba, ngikumisele izindonga.
Verse 4: Uyakubhidlizelwa phansi, ukhulume usemhlabathini; ukukhuluma kwakho kuyakuthotshiselwa phansi, kuphume othulini, izwi lakho libe njengelonedlozi livela emhlabathini, ukukhuluma kwakho kubethe imilozi othulini.
Verse 5: Kodwa isixuku sezitha zakho siyakuba njengebhuqu elicolekileyo, noquqaba lwabacindezeli njengamakhoba adlulayo, yebo, kuyakwenzakala ngokuzumayo ngokuphazima kweso.
Verse 6: Uyakuhanjelwa nguJehova Sebawoti ngokuduma nangokuzamazama, nangomsindo omkhulu, nangesivunguvungu, nangesiphepho, nangelangabi lomlilo oqothulayo.
Verse 7: Isixuku sezizwe zonke ezisukela i-Ariyeli, ezisukela lona kanye nenqaba yalo, nezilicindezelayo, siyakuba njengephupho nombono wasebusuku.
Verse 8: Kuyakuba njengolambileyo ephupha ukuthi uyadla, kepha evuka usenephango, noma njengowomileyo ephupha ukuthi uyaphuza, kepha evuka uyethile, womile; siyakuba njalo isixuku sezizwe zonke ezisukela intaba yaseSiyoni.
Verse 9: Zimangaliseni, nimangale; ziphuphuthiseni, niphuphutheke; badakiwe, kepha kungengewayini, bayatengezela, kodwa kungengaphuzo olunamandla.
Verse 10: Ngokuba uJehova uthulule phezu kwenu umoya wobuthongo obunzima; uwavalile amehlo enu, usibekele abaprofethi benu nezinhloko zenu ababoni.
Verse 11: Umbono wakho konke lokho wawusuba kini njengamazwi encwadi enamathelisiweyo enikwa owazi incwadi ngokuthi: “Ake ufunde lokhu,” abesethi yena: “Angikwazi, ngokuba inamathelisiwe,”
Verse 12: incwadi bese yinikwa ongayazi incwadi ngokuthi: “Ake ufunde lokhu,” abesethi yena: “Angiyazi incwadi.”
Verse 13: Yathi iNkosi: “Ngenxa yokuba laba bantu besondela, bangidumise ngemilomo yabo nangezindebe zabo, kodwa bazidedisele kude nami izinhliziyo zabo, nokungesaba kwabo kungumyalo wabantu abawufundisiweyo nje,
Verse 14: ngalokho ngiyakubuye ngenzele laba bantu izenzo ezimangalisayo, izimangaliso impela; ukuhlakanipha kwabahlakaniphileyo babo kuyakuphela, nokuqonda kwabaqondileyo babo kuyakusitheka.”
Verse 15: Wo kubona abajula ukuba basithezele uJehova isu labo, abamisebenzi yabo isebumnyameni, nabasho ukuthi: “Ngubani osibonayo, ngubani osaziyo, na?”
Verse 16: O ukuphendukezela kwenu! Ibumba liyakulinganiswa nombumbi yini, ukuze okwenziweyo kusho ngokwenzileyo ukuthi: “Yena akangenzanga,” na? noma okubunjiweyo kusho ngokubumbileyo ukuthi: “Akanakuqonda,” na?
Verse 17: Akuseyisikhashana nje iLebanoni lize liphenduke insimu, nensimu ithiwe ihlathi, na?
Verse 18: Ngalolo suku izithulu ziyakuzwa amazwi encwadi, namehlo ezimpumputhe ayakubona, engasenakufiphala ngesigayegaye nabumnyama.
Verse 19: Abathobekileyo bayakwandisa intokozo yabo kuJehova, nabampofu kubantu bayakujabula koNgcwele ka-Israyeli.
Verse 20: Ngokuba umcindezeli akasayikuba khona, nesideleli siyakube singasekho, nabo bonke abazulumba ububi bayakube beqothuliwe,
Verse 21: ababemtholisa umuntu icala ngezwi nje, bambekela ugibe yena owathetha amacala esangweni, bachezukisa olungileyo ngento engelutho.
Verse 22: Ngalokho ngendlu kaJakobe usho kanje uJehova owamhlenga u-Abrahama, uthi: “UJakobe akasayikuba namahloni, nobuso bakhe abusayikuphaphatheka.
Verse 23: Ngokuba lapho ebona abantwana bakhe, umsebenzi wezandla zami phakathi kwakhe, bayakungcwelisa igama lami, yebo, bayakungcwelisa oNgcwele kaJakobe, bamesabe uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli.
Verse 24: Abaduka emoyeni bayakwazi, baqonde, nabakhononayo bayakufunda, bakwamukele.”