16 Nangabe sihambi seboleka bese sibambisa ngelijazi laso, litsatse. Lelijazi lisiciniseko kuwe, ngobe ungasati lesihambi.
Umuntfu angahle angene ekuhluphekeni lokukhulu, nangabe sihambi asentele sibambiso; kodvwa nangabe uyala, kute langakwesaba.
Kucophelela nekucondzisisa kutakusindzisa kulomsikati loyingwadla, umfati walenye indvodza, lonelulwimi lolushelelako,
Igolide nematje laligugu lamanyenti ungaba nako; kodvwa umlomo lokhuluma lwati ungetulu kwentsengo yematje laligugu.
Kudla lokutfolakale ngekwebiwa kucala kube njengeluju kulona lokwebile; kodvwa ekugcineni kugcwala umlomo kube shangatsi udla umhlabatsi.
Tingwadla tingumgodzi lojulile, nemfati losiphingi ulugibe lolubulalako.
Tsatsa sibambiso salofungela sihambi kutsi sitekutsatsa sikwelede; sitsatse sibe sibambiso salesihambi.
Tindzebe temfati loyingwadla tivuta luju, inkhulumo yakhe ishelela kwengca emafutsa;
Ndvodzana yami, nangabe umelele makhelwane wakho nome-ke umuntfu wetive ngesikwelede lasentako,
Masinyane lomfati wahlangabeta lensizwa, embatsise kwengwadla, agcwele bucili.
Ngaloko uyawuphepha kumfati losiphingi, umfati walenye indvodza nalonemavi latobotanako.