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5 Ndvodzana yami, nakisisa emavi ami lahlakaniphile.
Kulalelisise loko lengikufundzisa kona mayelana nekucondza,+
2 Kuze uhlale usebentisa kahle ingcondvo
Futsi uhlale ukhuluma tintfo letiliciniso.+
4 Kodvwa ekugcineni lomfati ubaba njengesihlahla lesibabako+
Futsi ukhalipha njengenkemba lesika nhlangotsi totimbili.+
5 Tinyawo takhe tehlela ekufeni.
Indlela lahamba kuyo icondze eThuneni.*
6 Akacabangisisi ngendlela yekuphila.
Uyaduka futsi angati nekutsi uyaphi.
7 Ngako, ngilalele ndvodzana yami*
Ungakulahli loko lengikutjela kona.
8 Ungacali usondzele kuye;
Ungasondzeli nasemnyango wendlu yakhe,+
9 Kuze ungalahlekelwa sitfunti sakho+
Nobe udvonse kamatima kuphila kwakho konkhe;+
10 Kuze umcebo wakho ungatsatfwa ngulabanye bantfu,+
Netintfo lotisebentele tingayi endlini yalomunye umuntfu.
11 Nawenta njalo ngeke ube nelusizi ekugcineni,
Sewutibona uphelelwe ngemandla, futsi uhhohlokile nasemtimbeni+
12 Uze utsi: “Maye bengikwenyanya kuyalwa!
Bengikwenyanya ngenhlitiyo yami yonkhe kwekhutwa!
13 Angizange ngibalalele lebebangiyala
Futsi angizange ngibanake lebebangifundzisa.
15 Natsa emanti emtfombo wakho,
Unatse emanti lageletako lasuka esiyalwini sakho.+
16 Kufanele yini imitfombo yakho isakateke kuyo yonkhe indzawo,
Nemifudlana yakho igeletele etindzaweni tawonkhe wonkhe?+
17 Ayibe ngeyakho wedvwa,
Ingabi yalabanye bantfu.+
18 Shengatsi ungabusiswa umtfombo wakho,
Futsi shengatsi ungajabula ngemfati webusha bakho,+
19 Unjengenyamatane lensikati leyatilungela, nanjengembuti lenhle yasentsabeni.+
Emabele akhe akakujabulise ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi.
Shengatsi ungahlale ujatjuliswa lutsandvo lwakhe.+
20 Manje-ke ndvodzana yami, sikhona yini sidzingo sekutsi ujatjuliswe ngumfati lokhohlakele*
21 Ngobe Jehova uyatibona tindlela temuntfu;
Ahlolisise tonkhe tindlela umuntfu lahamba ngato.+
22 Emaphutsa emuntfu lomubi alugibe kuye,
Futsi tono takhe titambamba kube shengatsi uboshwe tintsambo.+
23 Utawufa ngobe akasemukelanga siyalo
Futsi utawuphambuka ngenca yebulima bakhe lobukhulu.