1 Ndodana yami, nxa usamukela amazwi ami

ugcine imilayo yami ngaphakathi kwakho,

2 uvule indlebe yakho izwe ukuhlakanipha

unikele inhliziyo yakho ukuthi izwisise,

3 njalo nxa ucela ukuqedisisa

ukhalela kakhulu ukuzwisisa,

4 futhi ukudingisisa njengokudinga isiliva

ukuphenye njengento eligugu efihliweyo,

5 lapho-ke uzakuzwisisa ukumesaba uThixo

njalo uluzuze ulwazi lukaNkulunkulu.

6 Ngoba uThixo uyapha ukuhlakanipha,

emlonyeni wakhe kuphuma ulwazi lokuqedisisa.

7 Abaqotho ubapha ukunqoba,

ulihawu lalabo abahamba bengasoleki,

8 ngoba uyayilinda indlela yabalungileyo

avikele ukuhamba kwabathembekileyo bakhe.

9 Yikho uzazwisisa lokho okulungileyo lokuqondileyo lokufaneleyo

zonke izindlela ezinhle.

10 Ngoba ukuhlakanipha kuzangena enhliziyweni yakho,

lolwazi lube mnandi emphefumulweni wakho.

11 Ukwazi ukukhetha kuzakuvikela,

lokuzwisisa kuzakulinda.

12 Ukuhlakanipha kuzakusindisa ezindleleni zabantu ababi,

abantu abamazwi abolileyo,

13 abatshiya izindlela eziqondileyo,

bahambe ngezindlela ezilamathunzi,

14 abathokoza ngokwenza okubi

bajabule ngokungcola kokubi,

15 abandlela zabo zitshekile

lokuhamba kwabo kakuqondakali.

16 Kuzakukhulula njalo koyisiphingikazi,

lasemfazini olamazwi akhohlisayo,

17 osetshiye indoda yakhe yobutsha bakhe

wadela isifungo asenza phambi kukaNkulunkulu.

18 Ngoba indlu yakhe iholela ekufeni

lezindlela zakhe zidonsela kwabafileyo.

19 Kakho ongena kuye obuyayo

kumbe aphinde azuze izindlela zokuphila.

20 Ngakho uzahamba ezindleleni zabantu abalungileyo

walele emikhondweni yabaqondileyo.

21 Ngoba abaqotho bazahlala elizweni,

labangasolekiyo bazasala kulo;

22 kodwa izigangi zizasuswa elizweni,

labangathembekanga bazakhutshwa kulo.