18. Wathabatha iingubo zakho ezimfakamfele, wayigubungela ngazo; neoli yam nesiqhumiso sam wasibeka phambi kwayo.
19. Isonka sam endakunikayo, nomgubo ocoliweyo, neoli, nobusi, izinto endakudlisayo zona, wazibeka phambi kwayo, ukuba zibe livumba elithozamisayo. Kwaba njalo; itsho iNkosi uYehova.
20. Wathabatha oonyana bakho neentombi zakho, owazizalela mna, wabingelela ngazo kuyo ukuba idle. Bebubuncinane na ke ubuhenyu bakho,
21. ukuba nje ubasike oonyana bam, ubanikele ngokubacandisa bona emlilweni ngenxa yayo?
22. Emasikizini akho onke, nasebuhenywini bakho, akuyikhumbulanga imihla yobuncinane bakho, oko ubuze kanye, ugqushagqusha egazini lakho.
23. Kwaza kwathi, emva kwezo nto zakho zonke ezimbi (yeha! yeha ke wena! itsho iNkosi uYehova),
24. wazakhela amanqugwala, wazenzela iindawo eziphakamileyo ezitratweni zonke.
25. Emantloko eendlela zonke wazakhela iindawo zakho eziphakamileyo, wabenza ubuhle bakho balisikizi, wayithi qheke imilenze yakho kubo bonke abadlula ngendlela, wabandisa ubuhenyu bakho.
26. Wahenyuza noonyana bamaYiputa, abamelwane bakho abakhulu ngenyama; wabandisa ke ubuhenyu bakho ukuze undiqumbise.
27. Yabona, ndasolula phezu kwakho isandla sam, ndawunciphisa umamkeliso owumiselweyo, ndakunikela elitheni labakuthiyayo, kweleentombi zamaFilisti, ezibe ziyidanele indlela yakho yamanyala.
28. Wahenyuza noonyana baseAsiriya, ngenxa yokuba unganelanga; wahenyuza ke nabo, akwanela noko.
29. Wabandisela ezweni lamaKanan ubuhenyu bakho kwelamaKaledi, akwanela nayiloo nto.
30. Hayi, ukuthamba kwentliziyo yakho! itsho iNkosi uYehova; ukuba wénze zonke ezo zinto, imisebenzi yenkazana ehenyuzayo, esileyo.
31. Ekwakheni kwakho amanqugwala emantloko eendlela zonke, nasekwenzeni kwakho iindawo zakho eziphakamileyo ezitratweni zonke, akubanga njengehenyukazi eli, ngokusuka uwucukuceze umvuzo wobuhenyu.
32. Umfazi okrexezayo wamkela abasemzini, noko angumkamntu.
33. Onke amahenyukazi bawanika izipho; ke wena wazinika zonke izithandane zakho izipho zakho, wazicenga ukuze zize kuwe ngeenxa zonke ekuhenyuzeni kwakho.
34. Wena okwakho ukuhenyuza kuthe kwaphambana nokwamankazana, ngokuthi ingabi nguwe olandelwayo ekuhenyuzeni; ngokuthi urhole wena umvuzo wobuhenyu, ungàrholelwa umvuzo wobuhenyu; waba ngophambileyo ke.
35. Ngako oko, henyukazi, live ilizwi likaYehova.