1Othanda ukusolwa uthanda ilwazi,
ozonda ukukhalinywa usiyila.
2Umuntu olungileko ufumana umusa kuSomnini,
kodwana uyamlahla umuntu onobuqili.
3Umuntu akanzinzi ngobukhohlakali;
isisekelo sabalungileko sinzinzile.
4Umfazi oqotho unjengesihlohlo endodenakhe,
kodwana ohlazisako unjengesidliso emathanjenayo.
5Amano wabalungileko alungile,
kodwana iseluleko seenkhohlakali siyikohliso.
6Amezwi weenkhohlakali acuphe iingazi,
kodwana umlomo wabaqotho uyabahlenga.
7Abakhohlakeleko bayaketulwa banyamalale,
kodwana ikumba yabalungileko iyadzimelela.
8Umuntu udunyiswa ukuya ngokuhlakanipha kwakhe,
kodwana onomkhumbulo ophambeneko uyanyazeka.
9Kungcono ukuba phasi khibe nokho unekhoboka,
kunobana uzenze umuntu kanti udobha phasi.
10Olungileko unakekela iindingo zefuywakhe,
kodwana imizwa yeenkhohlakali ililunya.
11Olima isimakhe uzakufumana ukudla okunengi,
kodwana ogijimisana nelize akanangqondo.
12Okhohlakeleko uyakhanuka,
iingilamkhuba ziyarhiribidela,
kodwana ipande yabalungileko iyathela.
13Omumbi ubanjwa ziimphambeko zomlomakhe,
kodwana olungileko uphunyurha emirarweni.
14Esithelweni somlomakhe umuntu utlonyeliswa okuhle,
njengombana imisebenzi yezandla zakhe imvuza.
15Indlela yesidlhadlha ibonakala ilungile kiso,
kodwana ohlakaniphileko ulalela iseluleko.
16Isidlhadlha siyarhaba ukukhombisa ukunyenya kwaso,
kodwana ovuthiweko uyayithalalisa ihlamba.
17Ufakazi weqiniso ukhuluma iqiniso,
kodwana wekohliso ubika amanga.
18Kunabantu abanamezwi ahlaba njengesabula,
kodwana ilimu labahlakaniphileko liyaphilisa.
19Iimbhena zeqiniso zijame mlibe,
kodwana ilimu lamanga ngelesikhatjhana.
20Kunekohliso eenhliziyweni zabahlosa okumbi,
kodwana kulithabo kilabo abakhuthaza ukuthula.
21Olungileko angeze ehlelwa ngokumbi,
kodwana abakhohlakeleko bazele ngehlupheko.
22Iimbhena ezikhuluma amanga zisinyenyiso kuSomnini,
kodwana uthokoziswa mumuntu oneqiniso.
23Umuntu ovuthiweko uzigoba ngengqondo nangelwazi;
iindlhadlha zipepeza ubudlhayela.
24Izandla zabakhutheleko zizakubusa,
kodwana ubuvila buphelela emsebenzini okatelelako.
25Obalabala ngehliziyo uyawurubajeka,
kodwana ilizwi elakhako liyamthabisa.
26Olungileko ukhombisa wekhabo indlela,
kodwana indlela yabakhohlakeleko iyabadurhisa.
27Isibozi asiyibasi inyamazana,
kodwana ukukhuthala kulilifa eliligugu emuntwini.
28Endleleni yokulunga kunokuphila
nokukhamba emzileni wakhona akunakufa.