1. Ukuhlakanipha kwakhile indlu yakho;kuzibazile izinsika zakho eziyisikhombisa.
2. Kuhlabile umhlatshelo,kuvubele iwayini lakho;futhi kulungisile itafula lakho.
3. Kuthumile izintombi zakho, kuyamemaemagqumeni aphakemeyo omuzi, kuthi:
4. “Ongenalwazi makaphambukele lapha,”kongenangqondo kuthi:
5. “Wozani nidle isinkwa sami,niliphuze iwayini engilivubeleyo.
6. Yekani ubuwula, niphile,nihambe ngendlela yokuqonda.
7. “Osola isideleli uzithathela inhlamba;othethisa omubi uzitholela isisihla.
8. Ungathethisi isideleli, funa sikuzonde;thethisa isihlakaniphi,siyakukuthanda.
9. Siphe isihlakaniphi,siyakwanda ngokuhlakanipha;fundisa olungileyo,uyakwenezela emfundweni.
10. “Ukuqala kokuhlakanipha kungukumesaba uJehova,nokumazi oNgcwele kungukuqonda.
11. Ngokuba ngami izinsuku zakho ziyakuba ziningi,neminyaka yokuphila kwakho iyakwenezelwa kuwe.
12. Uma uhlakaniphile, uzihlakaniphele;uma udelela,uyakukuthwala wena wedwa.”
13. Ubuwula bungowesifazane oyisithutha onomsindo,ongazi lutho.
14. Uhlezi ngasemnyango wendlu yakheesihlalweni ezindaweni eziphakemeyo zomuzi
15. ukuba ameme abadlula endleleni,abaqonda emikhondweni yabo,ngokuthi:
16. “Ongenalwazi makaphambukele lapha,”kongenangqondo uthi:
17. “Amanzi ebiweyo amnandi,nesinkwa sentukuso singesenamisayo.”
18. Kepha akazi ukuthi kuyizithunzi ezilaphonokuthi izimenywa zakhe zisezigodini zendawo yabafileyo.