1 Ndvodzana yami, ungayikhohlwa imfundziso yami, kodvwa inhlitiyo yakho ayigcine imiyalo yami,
Livi lakho ngililondvolote enhlitiyweni yami, kuze ngingoni kuwe.
Buka kuhlupheka kwami ungikhulule, ngobe angikawukhohlwa umtsetfo wakho.
Ngiyawutfokota ngetimiso takho; ngingeke ngilikhohlwe livi lakho.
Ngedukile, njengemvu lelahlekile. Ngifune, mine nceku yakho, ngobe imiyalo yakho angikayikhohlwa.
Ngiphe ingcondvo yekwati umtsetfo wakho, kuze ngiwugcine kahle, ngiwulalele ngenhlitiyo yami yonkhe.
Nome lababi banginkinka ngetintsambo, ngingeke ngiwukhohlwe umtsetfo wakho.
Ngingeke ngitikhohlwe timiso takho, ngobe ungiphilise ngato.
Ngiyawumesutsisa ngebudze bemalanga akhe ngimkhombise emandla ensindziso yami.”
Kodvwa labangitsandzako nalabagcina imiyalo yami ngibehlisela umusa wami longapheli etinkhulungwaneni tetitukulwane netitukulwane tabo.
Ndvodzana yami, lalela umyalo weyihlo, ungayali imfundziso yenyoko,
Budzala bungumvuzo wemphilo yekulunga; timvu tingumchele walabalungile.
Ndvodzana yami, yemukela loku lengikufundzisa kona, uyigcine imiyalo yami.
Ndvodzana yami, ngilalele utigcine ngekunakekela tindlela tami.
Nase banatsa bayayikhohlwa lemitsetfo lebekiwe, bese bakhohlwa emalungelo alabacindzetelwe.
Ngininika imiyalo lemihle, ningacali niyilahle nje imfundziso yami.
Ungawavumeli kutsi alahleke emehlweni akho, walondvolote enhlitiyweni yakho.
Zuza kuhlakanipha uzuze nekuvisisa. Ungakhohlwa, futsi ungesuki emavini emlomo wami.
Utsi kambe kuhlakanipha akumemeti yini? Kona kucondza akuliphakamisi yini liphimbo lako?
Kuhlakanipha kwakhe indlu yako, kwayisimisa ngetinsika letisikhombisa.
Vuka, vuka, sukuma, wena Jerusalema, wena lonatse esandleni saSimakadze indzebe yentfukutselo yakhe, wena lominyele sinatfo lesiseludziweni lesenta bantfu badzayitele.
Simakadze utsi: “Ngulesi sivumelwane lengiyakusenta nendlu yaka-Israyeli emvakwaleso sikhatsi: Ngiyawufaka umtsetfo wami etingcondvweni tabo, ngiwubhale etinhlitiyweni tabo. Ngiyawuba nguNkulunkulu wabo, bona babe bantfu bami.
bantfu bami bayabhujiswa ngenca yekweswela lwati. “Njengobe nikulahlile kwati mine, nami-ke sengiyanilahla kutsi ningete naba baphristi bami; njengobe niwutsalalisele umtsetfo waNkulunkulu wenu, nami-ke ngiyawubatsalalisela bantfwabenu.
Caphelani ningasikhohlwa sivumelwane saSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu lasenta nani. Ningatenteli sithico nome saluphi luhlobo Simakadze Nkulunkulu lanalele kutsi nisente.
Caphelani-ke nilindze kahle imiphefumulo yenu, ningaze nikhohlwe nguletintfo lenitibone ngemehlo enu nome nitiyekele tiphunyuke enhlitiyweni yenu yingci nanisaphila. Niyakutifundzisa bantfwabenu nebantfwana bebantfwabenu.
“ ‘Hlonipha uyihlo nenyoko, njengobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakho akuyala, khona utewuphila sikhatsi lesidze kuze kukuhambele kahle eveni Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakho lakupha lona.
Hambani endleleni Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu laniyale kutsi nihambe ngayo, khona nitewuphila nichume, netinsuku tenu tandze eveni lelitawuba lenu.”
“Caphelani kutsi nilandzela yonkhe imitsetfo lengininika yona lamuhla, khona nitewuphila, nandze, ningene nilidle lelive Simakadze laletsembisa ngesifungo kubokhokho benu.