12. Ke yena ongumqeshwa, engengumalusi, ezingezizo ezakhe izimvu, uyibona ingcuka isiza, azishiye izimvu, abaleke, ize ingcuka izibambe, izichithachithe izimvu.
13. Umqeshwa lo ke ubaleka ngokuba engumqeshwa, engazikhathalele izimvu.
14. Ndim umalusi olungileyo; ndiyazazi ezam, ndiyaziwa zezam.
15. Njengokuba endazi uBawo, nam ndiyamazi uBawo, nobomi bam ndibuncamela izimvu.
16. Ndinazo nezinye izimvu, ezingezizo ezobu buhlanti; nazo ezo ndimelwe kukuza nazo; zaye ziya kuliva izwi lam, zibe mhlambi mnye, nomalusi abe mnye.
17. Ngenxa yoku uBawo uyandithanda; ngokuba mna ndibuncama ubomi bam, ukuze ndibuye ndibuthabathe.
18. Akukho namnye ubuhluthayo kum, ndiyabuncama mna ngokwam; ndinegunya lokubuncama, ndinegunya lokubuya ndibuthabathe; lo mthetho ndawamkela kuBawo.
19. Abuya ngoko amaYuda athi qheke kubini ngenxa yala mazwi.
20. Yayisithi ke into eninzi kuwo, Únedemon, úyageza; yini na ukuba nimphulaphule?
21. Abanye babesithi, La mazwi asingawo awophethwe yidemon: idemon ingaba inako yini na ukuvula amehlo emfama?
22. Ke kaloku, kwabakho umthendeleko wokuhlaziywa kwetempile eYerusalem; kwaye kusebusika.
23. Waye ehambahamba uYesu etempileni, evarandeni* kaSolomon.