7 Sicitfo sesilima ngumlomo waso; emavi emlomo waso atingibe kuso.
Labo labangitungeletile labatigcabhako bubi labasongela kubenta kimi abehlele kubo.
Lulwimi lwabo luyawubabhubhisa, bonkhe labababonako bayawunikina tinhloko.
Bantfu labahlakaniphile babutsa lwati, kodvwa silima nasikhuluma njalo nje, sibanga ingoti.
Umuntfu lohlakaniphile uyakwemukela kuyalwa; kodvwa lowo lokhulumela futsi uyawukhubeka, awe.
Umuntfu ubanjwa tinkhulumo takhe letimbi; kodvwa lolungile uyasindza enhluphekweni.
Umuntfu lobamba lulwimi lwakhe ulondvolota kuphila kwakhe; yebo, umuntfu lokhulumela futsi ulandza kuhlupheka.
Ligcabho lesilima livakala enkhulumeni yaso; kodvwa emavi ebantfu labahlakaniphile ayabaphephisa.
Kuhlakanipha kungumtfombo wekuphila kulabo labanako; kodvwa kubulima kwetama kufundzisa silima.
Emavi enhlebo afanana nemtsamo wekudla lokumnandzi; ehla kamnandzi afinyelele ngekhatsi etibilinini temuntfu.
Imisebenti yemuntfu lomubi ilugibe, ubanjwa elugibeni lwesono sakhe.
nangabe ungene elugibeni lwesetsembiso sakho, wabanjwa ngemavi akho,
Watsi nakayibona, waklebhula timphahla takhe, wakhala, watsi: “Awu, ndvodzakati yami! Ungidzabukisile wangihluphekisa, ngobe ngente sifungo kuSimakadze lengingasoze ngasephula.”