1Ndodana yami, ungawukhohlwa umthetho wami, kepha inhliziyo yakho mayilonde imiyalelo yami,
2khona iyakwenezela kuwe izinsuku, neminyaka yokuphila nokuthula.
3Ububele neqiniso makungakushiyi; kubophele entanyeni yakho, ukulobe esibhebheni senhliziyo yakho,
4ukuze uthole umusa nodumo oluhle emehlweni kaNkulunkulu nabantu.
5Thembela kuSimakade ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho, unganciki kokwakho ukuqonda.
6Mazise Yena ezindleleni zakho zonke, uyakuqondisa imikhondo yakho.
7Ungazishayi ohlakaniphileyo emehlweni akho; mesabe uSimakade, uqhele ebubini.
8Lokho kuyakuba yimpilo emzimbeni wakho, nokuhlunyelelwa kwamathambo akho.
9Mhloniphe uSimakade ngempahla yakho, nangolibo lwazo zonke izithelo zakho,
10ukuze izinqolobane zakho ziphuphume ngobuningi bomkhiqizo, nezikhamo zakho zichichime iwayini elisha.
11Ndodana yami, ungakwedeleli ukuyala kukaSimakade, ungakwenyanyi ukusola kwakhe.
12Ngokuba uSimakade uyamyala amthandayo, njengoyise eyala indodana ayithandayo.
13Ubusisiwe umuntu othola ukuhlakanipha, nomuntu ozuza ukuqonda,
14ngokuba inzuzo yakho yinhle kunenzuzo yesiliva; nenzuzo yakho kunegolide.
15Ukuhlakanipha kuyigugu kunamarubhi, nakho konke okunxanelekayo akunakuqhathaniswa nakho.
16Impilo ende isesandleni sakho sokunene, kwesokhohlo sakho kukhona ingcebo nodumo.
17Izindlela zakho ziyizindlela zobumnandi; yonke imikhondo yakho ingukuthula.
18Kungumuthi wokuphila kulabo abakubambayo, babusisiwe labo ababambelela baqine kukho.
19USimakade wasekela umhlaba ngokuhlakanipha; wamisa amazulu ngokuqonda.
20Ngokwazi kwakhe izinzulu zaqhekezwa, amafu aconsa amazolo.
21Ndodana yami, makungasuki emehlweni akho, gcina ukuhlakanipha namasu,
22kuyokuba ngukuphila emphefumulweni wakho, nomgexo entanyeni yakho.
23Khona uyohamba endleleni yakho uphephile, unyawo lwakho lungaqhuzuki.
24Uma ulala, awuyukwesaba lutho; nalapho usulele, uyoba nobuthongo obumnandi.
25Awuyukwesaba inhlekelele ezumayo, nokubhujiswa okulethwa yizikhohlakali,
26ngokuba uSimakade uyakuba seduze nawe, agcine unyawo lwakho ukuba lungabhajwa.
27Ungabagodleli okuhle labo abakufanele, uma lokho kusemandleni akho ukuba ukwenze.
28Ungathi kumakhelwane wakho: “Hamba, ubuye kusasa, ngiyokunika khona,” ube unakho lokho akufunayo.
29Ungacebi okubi ngomakhelwane wakho, lapho ehlezi nawe elondekile.
30Ungaphikisani namuntu ngeze uma engakonanga ngalutho.
31Ungabi namhawu ngomuntu oyisidlova, ungakhethi neyodwa yezindlela zakhe,
32ngokuba oyisigwegwe uyisinengiso kuSimakade, kepha abaqotho bayisifuba sakhe.
33Isiqalekiso sikaSimakade sisendlini yezikhohlakali, kodwa uyalibusisa ikhaya labalungileyo.
34Izedeleli uyazedelela, kepha abathobekileyo ubapha umusa.
35Abahlakaniphileyo bayozuza udumo, kepha iziwula ziyothelwa ngehlazo.