1. Amazwi kaLemuweli, inkosi yaseMasa, awafundiswa ngunina.
2. “Yini, ndodana yami,yini, ndodana yesizalo sami,yini, ndodana yezithembiso zami, na?
3. Unganiki abesifazane amandla akho,nezindlela zakho kwababhubhisa amakhosi.
4. “Akusikho okwamakhosi, Lemuweli,akusikho okwamakhosi ukuphuza iwayini,nokwababusi ukufisa uphuzo olunamandla,
5. funa baphuze, bakhohlwe izimiso,baguqule ukwahlulelwa kwabantwana bokuhlupheka.
6. Mnike obhubhayo uphuzo olunamandlanomunyu enhliziyweni iwayini.
7. Makaphuze akhohlwe ubumpofu bakhe,angabe esakhumbula usizi lwakhe.
8. “Sivulele isimungulu umlomo wakho,umele bonke abantwana abayizintandane.
9. Vula umlomo wakho,wahlulele ngokulunga,umele abahluphekayo nabampofu.”
10. Ngubani ongathola umfazi okhutheleyo na?Ngokuba inani lakhe lidlula kakhulu amarubi.*
11. Inhliziyo yendoda yakhe iyethemba kuye;ayiyikuswela inzuzo.
12. Uyayenzela okuhle, kungabi ngokubi,zonke izinsuku zokuphila kwakhe.
13. Ufuna uboya bezimvu nefilakisi;*usebenza ngezandla ezivumayo.
14. Unjengemikhumbi yabathengi;ulanda kude ukudla kwakhe.
15. Uyavuka kuse sebusuku,aphe abendlu yakhe ukudlanamantombazana akhe imisebenzi yawo.
16. Ucabanga ngensimu, ayithenge;ngesithelo sezandla zakhe utshala isivini,
17. Uyabhinca okhalweni amandla;uyaqinisa izingalo zakhe.
18. Uyabona ukuthi ukuphatha kwakhe kunenzuzo;isibani sakhe asicimeki nasebusuku.