1. Ozahlulayo ufuna umnqweno wakhe;Into yonke ezimasayo uyayivungamela.
2. Isinyabi asikunanzile ukuqonda;Ke sinanzé ukuzityhila kwentliziyo yaso.
3. Ekuzeni kongendawo kuza ukudela,Ukungcikiva, nokucukuceza.
4. Ngamanzi anzulu amazwi omlomo wendoda,Ngumlanjana obalekayo, lithende lobulumko.
5. Ukukhetha ubuso bongendawo akulungile;Nokugqwetha ilungisa ekuthetheni ityala.
6. Imilebe yomlomo wesinyabi ingena ekubambaneni,Nomlomo waso ubiza amanqindi.
7. Umlomo wesinyabi uyasitshabalalisa,Nemilebe yomlomo waso sisirhintyelo somphefumlo waso.
8. Amazwi entlebi yimithamo emnandi;Yona ihla iye ezingontsini zombilini.
9. Nohilizayo eshishinini lakheNgumninawa kaSokonakalisa.
10. Yinqaba ende eliqele igama likaYehova;Ilungisa ligidimela kulo, libe sengxondeni.
11. Ubuncwane besityebi sisixeko saso esiliqele;Bunjengodonga oluphakamileyo emabhongweni aso.
12. Phambi kwentshabalalo iyazidla intliziyo yendoda;Phambi kozuko lululamo.
13. Ophendula ilizwi engekeva,Kukumatha oko kuye, nehlazo.
14. Umoya wendoda uyasinyamezela isifo sayo;Ke umoya odakumbileyo, ngubani na ongawuthwalayo?
15. Intliziyo yonengqondo irhweba ukwazi;Nendlebe yezilumko ifuna ukwazi.
16. Isipho somntu siyamgabulela,Simse phambi kwabakhulu.
17. Únga úlilungisa oqalelayo etyaleni lakhe;Uza ummelwane wakhe, amgocagoce.
18. Liphelisa ingxabano iqashiso,Libahlule abanamandla.
19. Umzalwana ekukreqiweyo kuye ulukhuni ngaphezu kwesixeko esiliqele,Neengxabano zinjengomvalo woxande olude.
20. Ngesiqhamo somlomo wendoda uyahlútha umbilini wayo;Iyahlútha ngongeniselo lomlomo wayo.
21. Ukufa nokuphila kusemandleni olwimi;Abaluthandayo baya kudla isiqhamo salo.
22. Othe wafumana umfazi, ufumene okulungileyo;Uzuzé okulikholo kuYehova.
23. Ihlwempu lithetha ngezibongozo;Isityebi siphendula ngokulukhuni.
24. Indoda enezihlobo iyachithwa;Kukho sithandwa sinamathelayo kunomzalwana.