UYOBI 4

₂“Ngaba xa umntu enokukuphendula awungekhathazeki kodwa?

Phofu ke ibingubani onokuthula nje?

₃Khumbula kaloku ukuba baninzi abantu obaqeqeshileyo,

ubakhuthaza ubomeleza abazandla zinomkhinkqi!

₄Ngamazwi akho ubaxhasile abakhubekayo,

wabaqinisa abamadolo agevezelayo.

₅Namhlanje ke kungawe, naku ke wena ungenakunyamezela;

ewe, zidla kuwe, ngoku ke wena suka wadideka.

₆Andithi na kaloku wena ukholosa ngokuhlonela uThixo?

Ewe kaloku, qamela ngobunyulu beendlela zakho, ukholose!

₇“Hayi kaloku, khawuzikise ukucinga;

ngubani owakha wabhanga emsulwa?

Ingubani khona owakhe watshabalala kodwa engenabala?

₈Ke kwawam amava, abalima ububi, batyale inkathazo,

bavuna loo nto bayilimileyo.

₉Ewe kaloku, ngokuphefumla nje kukaThixo batsho badake;

ngenene yena ufutha kube kanye batsho baphel' emehlweni!

₁₀Bona banjengeengonyama ezikroboke amazinyo:

nokuba ziyagquma zibhavumle ngokurhwaqelisayo,

₁₁ziyatshabalala kukuswela amaxhoba,

nawo amathole azo asuke abe ziintsali.”

₁₂“Ndakha ndee rhithi udaba bunkente-nkente;

ewe, iindlebe zam zeva amarhe ngathi kuyasetyezwa.

₁₃Kanye ngaloo mathuba emiva-ndedwa yemibono ebusuku,

xa kanye ndikobentlombe,

₁₄suka ndarhwaqela ndankwantya,

ada amathambo am anengevane.

₁₅Nako ke kusithi phinzi into phambi kwam;

hayi ke, ndahlathuzela ngamanwele!

₁₆Nantso ke, suka yema bhunxe!

Hayi, andibanga nakuyinakana mpela.

Phofu wona umthinzi wabe uphambi kwam –

hayi ke, kwathi cwaka,

ndada ndeva ilizwi lisithi:

₁₇‘Ngab' ingenzeka na into yokuba umntu abe lilungisa kunoThixo?

Umntu angaba nyulu ngaphezu koMdali wakhe?

₁₈Andithi na kaloku nezicaka zakwakhe akazithembi?

Nditsho nezithunywa zakhe azimkholisi kwaphela.

₁₉Babengoobani ke abantu abahlala ezindlwini zodaka,

abantu abasiseko siluthuli,

abasuka batyumke njengenundu?

₂₀Umntu ungambona ekhona kusasa,

kanti ke kuya kuthi kurhatyela abe selengasekho;

ewe, utshabalala kuphele engakhange aqondakale!

₂₁Kaloku nelo nqugwala lakhe lisuka lincothulwe,

ke yena afe engekabufumani bona ubulumko!’ ”