1 Kubva kuWhola.
Kuna Gayiyasi ndhikani, wandinoda nelebeswa.
2 Ndhikani wangu, ndotembezelela kuti zwinhu zose zwikuyendile zwakanaka kakale ube nebutjilo gubuyanana, ndoziba kuti mumeya iyo kokuyendila zwakanaka. 3 Ngobe ndakahanha kwazo pakaswika amwe makamu epa busupi nekwelebeswa mubutjilo gugo, sekwawunotjila mulebeswa. 4 Akuna kumwe hanha kwandinako kunopinda ikoku, kuti ndiwhe kuti bana bangu banotobela malebeswa.
5 Ndhikani, nothama zwibuyanana hapa ubhatsha makamu kene nayipi zwayo zila, nekene usingawazibe. 6 Ibabo banhu bakapa busupi mbeli kwegubungano nekweludo gugo. Unowhoba uthama zwibuyanana hapa ubabhatsha mugwendo gwabo, ukuthama nezila inohanhisa Ndzimu. 7 Ngobe kwakabe kuli ngentha yezina lile kuti babe negwendo kakale abazowamutjila tjimwe tjinobva kubasingagalemoyo. 8 Ndizo takafanila wahha banhu banonga ibaba, kuti tibe bahingi panhu pan'ompela nabo mulebeswa.
9 Ndakakwalila gubungano lukwalo, koga Diyothirefesi, unoda zwisa mbeli, atowamutjila butungamili gwangu. 10 Ndizo pandinowhohha, ndowholeba kose kwaanothama, endigongobola nematama akayipa. Pehhugwi kwayikoko, unolamba wamutjila makamu, kakale unodzibisa ibabo banohaka bawamutjila ebatata mugubungano.
11 Ndhikani wangu, usiyedzelele bubi koga yedzelela tjakanaka. Unothama tjakanaka ndeweNdzimu; unothama bubi haanhu akabona Ndzimu.
12 Dimethiriyasi unolebgwa zwakanaka nenhu wose, kose nelebeswa tjekwalo lowunleba zwakanaka, nami bo ndopa busupi nekukwe, moziba kuti busupi gwangu gulebeswa.
13 Ndinakunjinji kwandingakukwalila, koga andingakwale nelusiba nange inki. 14 Ndakalingilila kukumba nekulibilidza, ndipo patinowholebeleka takalingisana.
15 Kunyalala ngakube kukuli.
Bakwinya banokubuyisa. Ubuyise bo bakwinya, umwe newumwe wabo.