ImiZekeliso Chapter 18

1. Ozahlulayo ufuna umnqweno wakhe; Into yonke ezimasayo uyayivungamela.

2. Isinyabi asikunanzile ukuqonda; Ke sinanze ukuzityhila kwentliziyo yaso.

3. Ekuzeni kongendawo kuza ukudela, Ukungcikiva, nokucukuceza.

4. Ngamanzi anzulu amazwi omlomo wendoda, Ngumlanjana obalekayo, lithende lobulumko.

5. Ukukhetha ubuso bongendawo akulungile; Nokugqwetha ilungisa ekuthetheni ityala.

6. Imilebe yomlomo wesinyabi ingena ekubambaneni, Nomlomo waso ubiza amanqindi.

7. Umlomo wesinyabi uyasitshabalalisa, Nemilebe yomlomo waso sisirhintyelo somphefumlo waso.

8. Amazwi entlebi yimithamo emnandi; Yona ihla iye ezingontsini zombilini.

9. Nohilizayo eshishinini lakhe Ngumninawa kaSokonakalisa.

10. Yinqaba ende eliqele igama likaYehova; Ilungisa ligidimela kulo, libe sengxondeni.

11. Ubuncwane besityebi sisixeko saso esiliqele; Bunjengodonga oluphakamileyo emabhongweni aso.

12. Phambi kwentshabalalo iyazidla intliziyo yendoda; Phambi kozuko lululamo.

13. Ophendula ilizwi engekeva, Kukumatha oko kuye, nehlazo.

14. Umoya wendoda uyasinyamezela isifo sayo; Ke umoya odakumbileyo, ngubani na ongawuthwalayo?

15. Intliziyo yonengqondo irhweba ukwazi; Nendlebe yezilumko ifuna ukwazi.

16. Isipho somntu siyamgabulela, Simse phambi kwabakhulu.

17. Unga ulilungisa oqalelayo etyaleni lakhe: Uza ummelwane wakhe, amgocagoce.

18. Liphelisa ingxabano iqashiso, Libahlule abanamandla.

19. Umzalwana ekukreqiweyo kuye ulukhuni ngaphezu kwesixeko esiliqele, Neengxabano zinjengomvalo woxande olude.

20. Ngesiqhamo somlomo wendoda uyahlutha umbilini wayo; Iyahlutha ngongeniselo lomlomo wayo.

21. Ukufa nokuphila kusemandleni olwimi; Abaluthandayo baya kudla isiqhamo salo.

22. Othe wafumana umfazi, ufumene okulungileyo; Uzuze okulikholo kuYehova.

23. Ihlwempu lithetha ngezibongozo; Isityebi siphendula ngokulukhuni.

24. Indoda enezihlobo iyachithwa; Kukho sithandwa sinamathelayo kunomzalwana.