1 Kwathi lapho uBhilidadi umShuhi waphendula wathi:

2 "Koze kube nini ulokhu uphethe emlonyeni?

Nakana andubana sikhulume.

3 Kungani usithatha njengezinkomo

kube ingathi siyizithutha kuwe na?

4 Wena ozidabudabulayo ube yiziqa ngokuthukuthela kwakho,

uthi sesingawudela umhlaba ngenxa yakho?

Loba uthi amadwala agudlulwe ezindaweni zawo na?

5 Isibane somubi siyacima;

ilangabi lomlilo wakhe liyaphela ukubhebha.

6 Ukukhanya ethenteni lakhe kuyafiphala;

isibane esiseceleni kwakhe siyacima.

7 Izisinde zakhe zamandla ziyadeda;

lamacebo akhe yiwo amlahla phansi.

8 Inyawo zakhe zimbeka emambuleni

acine esemthandele.

9 Umjibila umhwiphula ngesithende;

isihitshela simuthi nki.

10 Isihitshela usifihlelwe phansi;

umjibila uthukuziwe endleleni yakhe.

11 Uyethuka ngokwesaba inxa zonke

kumlandelele langaphi aya khona.

12 Umonakalo umlambele;

incithakalo imlindele nxa esiwa.

13 Kudla ingxenye yesikhumba sakhe;

izibulo lokufa lidla izitho zakhe.

14 Uyasuswa ekuvikelekeni kwethente lakhe

aqhutshwe asiwe enkosini yokwesaba.

15 Umlilo uhlala ethenteni lakhe;

isolufa evuthayo ichithachithwe emzini wakhe.

16 Impande zakhe ziyabuna ngaphansi

lamagatsha akhe abune ngaphezulu.

17 Ukukhunjulwa kwakhe kuyaphela emhlabeni;

kalabizo elizweni.

18 Uyasuswa ekukhanyeni aye ebumnyameni

njalo axotshwe emhlabeni.

19 Kalabantwana loba isizukulwane ebantwini bakibo,

kakho loyedwa owakhe lapho ake ahlala khona.

20 Abantu bentshonalanga bayanengwa yisiphetho sakhe;

abantu bempumalanga bayatshaqeka.

21 Ngempela linjalo ikhaya lomuntu omubi;

yiyo indawo yalowo ongamaziyo uNkulunkulu."