26 Imicabango lemibi isinengiso kuSimakadze; kodvwa emavi lalungile ayamjabulisa Simakadze.
Emavi emlomo wami netizindlo tenhlitiyo yami atemukeleke kuwe, Simakadze, Dvwala lami, neMkhululi wami.
Inhlitiyo yami itsintsekile ngalendzaba, ngigeceta nginkentete; ngibalisa ngetibongo enkhosini, lulwimi lwami lunjengelutsi lwekubhala lwalobhala ngebungcweti.
Simakadze uyabenyanya bantfu labanenhlitiyo lembi; kodvwa ujatjuliswa ngulabo labangasoleki.
Umuntfu uyajabula nakanika imphendvulo lengiyo. Maye! Kuhle kunika imphendvulo lefanele ngesikhatsi lesifanele!
Simakadze uyawubhidlita umuti wemuntfu lotigcabhako; kodvwa iminyele yendzawo yemfelokati uyayigcina.
Umuntfu lofuna inzuzo ngendlela lembi uletsa kuhlupheka ekhaya lakhe; kodvwa umuntfu lotondza kudizelwa uyawuphila.
Emavi lajabulisako afanana neluju, anambitseka kamnandzi aphilise umtimba.
Tinhloso tesilima tisono, nebantfu bayamtondza umuntfu lowedzelelako.
Maye kitsi, ngobe sibhujisiwe. Maye Jerusalema, geza bubi lobusenhlitiyweni yakho, khona utewusindziswa. Uyawuyifukamela kuze kube ngunini lemicabango yakho lemibi?
Ngobe enhlitiyweni kuvela imicabango lemibi, nekubulala, nekuphinga, nebugwadla, nekuba, nekucalemanga, nekuhlambalata.