1 Ndvodzana yami, nangabe umelele makhelwane wakho nome-ke umuntfu wetive ngesikwelede lasentako,
Mine ngitawuba sibambiso sakhe ngemphilo yami; nangabe ngingakabuyi naye la kuwe, licala laloko ngitawuletfwala ngize ngife.
“Awu, Nkulunkulu! Ngihlawulele! Kodvwa ngubani nje lomunye longangimela?
Umuntfu angahle angene ekuhluphekeni lokukhulu, nangabe sihambi asentele sibambiso; kodvwa nangabe uyala, kute langakwesaba.
Ngumuntfu longenangcondvo kuphela lowetsembisa kuba sibambiso ekukhokheni tikwelede talomunye umuntfu.
Nangabe sihambi seboleka bese sibambisa ngelijazi laso, litsatse. Lelijazi lisiciniseko kuwe, ngobe ungasati lesihambi.
Ungaboba sibambiso nome fakazi wemuntfu, nakenta tikwelede.
Tsatsa sibambiso salofungela sihambi kutsi sitekutsatsa sikwelede; sitsatse sibe sibambiso salesihambi.
nangabe ungene elugibeni lwesetsembiso sakho, wabanjwa ngemavi akho,
Ubalahlile bantfu bakho, indlu yakaJakobe, ngobe sebagcwele bungoma basemphumalanga; bagcwele nekuphengula njengemaFilisti, bamdzibimunye nemahedeni.
Nguloko-ke lokwenta kutsi Jesu abe sibambiso sesivumelwane lesincono.