1Indoda eyohlwaywa futhi, íyenze lukhuni intamo yayo,
Iya kuchithakala ngephanyazo, kungabikho kuncedwa.
2Ekwandeni kwamalungisa bayavuya abantu;
Ekulawuleni kongendawo bayagcuma abantu.
3Indoda ethanda ubulumko ivuyisa uyise;
Olikholwane lamahenyukazi uchitha impahla yakhe.
4Ukumkani ulimisa ilizwe ngesiko;
Ke yona indoda erhunywayo iyalibhukuqa.
5Umfo ocengacenga ummelwane wakhe
Uthiyela iinyawo zakhe ngomnatha.
6Elukreqweni lwendoda enobubi kubakho isirhintyelo;
Ke lona ilungisa limemelela livuye.
7Ilungisa liyalazi ibango lesisweli;
Ke yena ongendawo akanangqondo yakulazi.
8Amadoda agxekayo aphembelela isixeko;
Ke zona izilumko ziyawudambisa umsindo.
9Yakumangalelana indoda elumkileyo nesimathane,
Soguguma sihleke, kungabikho kuthozama.
10Amadoda amagazi ayabathiya abagqibeleleyo;
Nabathe tye, afuna umphefumlo wabo,
11Isinyabi siya kukhupha konke ukufutha kwaso,
Ke sona isilumko sikudambisela embilinini yaso.
12Umlawuli olibazela indlebe ilizwi lobuxoki,
Bonke abalungiseleli bakhe bangabangendawo.
13Ihlwempu nendoda engumxinezeli bayaqubisana;
Umkhanyiseli wamehlo abo bobabini nguYehova.
14Ukumkani ogweba ityala lezisweli ngenyaniso,
Itrone yakhe iya kuzinza ngonaphakade.
15Intonga nesohlwayo sinika ubulumko;
Ke yena umntwana oyekelelweyo udanisa unina.
16Ekwandeni kwabangendawo luyanda ukreqo;
Ke wona amalungisa aya kukubona ukuwa kwabo.
17Mqeqeshe unyana wakho, wókuphefumlisa,
Awuyolise umphefumlo wakho.
18Apho kungekho mbono baba yimiqhathu abantu;
Bakuwugcina umyalelo, hayi, uyolo lwabo!
19Isicaka asiqeqeshwa ngamazwi;
Kuba siyaqonda, singakhathali.
20Ùyayibona indoda engxamileyo ngamazwi ayo?
Kukho ithemba ngesinyabi kunayo.
21Osifekethisayo kwasebuncinaneni isicaka sakhe
Uya kwenelwa lukhula ekupheleni.
22Indoda enomsindo ixhaya ingxabano;
Umntu onobushushu uzele lukreqo.
23Ikratshi lomntu liya kumthoba;
Ke yena omoya uthobekileyo ufumana uzuko.
24Owahlulelana nesela uthiya umphefumlo wakhe;
Uyasiva isishwabulo, angaxeli.
25Ukugubha ngumntu kunesirhintyelo;
Ke yena okholose ngoYehova uya kuphakanyiselwa phezulu.
26Baninzi abafuna ubuso bomlawuli;
Ke lona ibango lendoda livela kuYehova.
27Indoda enobugqwetha lisikizi kumalungisa;
Ondlela ithe tye lisikizi kongendawo.