Seluleko kumadvodzana
1Ndvodzana yami, ungayikhohlwa imfundziso yami, kodvwa inhlitiyo yakho ayigcine imiyalo yami, 2ngobe ngiyo letakunika emalanga neminyaka leminyenti ekuphileni kwakho; ikunike nekuchuma. 3Ungehlukani nenhlonipho nekwetsembeka; kukhungele entsanyeni yakho, ukubhale etibhelekeceni tenhlitiyo yakho. 4Loko kuyawukwenta ube neludvumo loluhle utsandvwe nguNkulunkulu nebantfu.
5Tsemba Simakadze ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yakho, ungeyami ekwatini kwakho. 6Matise kuko konkhe lokwentako, yena uyakucondzisa tindlela takho. 7Ungatenti sihlakaniphi, yesaba Simakadze, ukuyekele lokubi. 8Ngiko loko lokuyakwelapha umtimba wakho, kuphilise nematsambo akho. 9Dvumisa Simakadze ngalokuhle lonako nangetitselo tekucala tako konkhe lokulimile, 10netincolobane takho tiyakugcwaliswa ngenala, imiphandza yakho iphuphume liwayini.
11 Ndvodzana yami, ungakwedzeleli kucondziswa nguSimakadze, ungadzinwa kutsetsiswa nguye. 12Ngobe Simakadze uyamtsetsisa amcondzise lowo lamtsandzako, njengobe neyise enta endvodzaneni yakhe lajabula ngayo. 13Ubusisiwe umuntfu lotfola kuhlakanipha nalowo lowemukela kucondza. 14Ngobe kuhlakanipha kwendlula isiliva ngekucebisa umuntfu, nenzuzo yako yinkhulu kuneyegolide. 15Kuhlakanipha kuligugu kakhulu, kwengca ematje laligugu; kute lokufisako longakulinganisa nako. 16Imphilo lendze isesandleni sako sekudla, kantsi esandleni sako sesancele kunengcebo neludvumo. 17Tindlela tako kutindlela tekujabula, netindlela tako tonkhe ngetekuthula. 18Kusihlahla sekuphila kulabakuphutfumako; labo labakubamba bakunkonkoshele ngulabo labajabulako.
19Simakadze wasekela umhlaba ngekuhlakanipha,
wamisa emazulu endzaweni yawo ngekucondza.
20Ngelwati lwakhe
wehlukanisa emanti langaphansi kwemhlaba,
nangelwati lwakhe emafu ehlisa imvula.
21Ndvodzana yami, bambelela ekuhlakanipheni nasekuzitseni; ungakuvumeli kusuke kuwe. 22Kuyawuba kuphila emphefumulweni wakho, kube ngumhlobiso entsanyeni yakho. 23Endleleni yakho uyakuhamba ngekuphepha, nelunyawo lwakho lungakhubeki. 24Nawucambalala phansi, ungeke wesabe; nawulala, uyawutfola butfongo lobumnandzi. 25Ungesabi kutunywa yinhlekelele yengoti nekuhlaselwa bantfu lababi; 26ngobe Simakadze uyawuba siphephelo sakho; uyawulondvolota lunyawo lwakho lungabanjwa lugibe.
27Yenta lokuhle kulabo labakudzingako, nangabe unawo emandla ekukwenta. 28Ungasho kumakhelwane wakho utsi: “Hamba, ngitawubuye ngikunike kusasa,” kantsi unako nalamuhla. 29Ungatimiseli ngekwenta lokubi kumakhelwane wakho lohlala ngekukwetsemba. 30Ungaphikisani nemuntfu ngelite angakakukhubi nekukukhuba. 31Ungabi namhawu ngemuntfu losidlova; ungacali ukhetse ngisho nome yinye yetindlela takhe. 32Ngobe umuntfu losidlova usinengiso kuSimakadze, kodvwa labalungile balitsemba lakhe. 33Sicalekiso saSimakadze sisemndenini walomubi, kodvwa indlu yalolungile uyayibusisa. 34Uyabahleka labo labeyisako, kodvwa unemusa kulabatfobekile. 35Labahlakaniphile bayawudvunyiswa, kodvwa tilima tiyawuhlazeka.
