iMizekeliso 1:1-19

Amazwi kaSolomon unyana kaDavide, ukumkani wakwaSirayeli; Ubazi ubulumko noqeqesho; ukunakana kwamagama engqiqo; yokwamkela imfundiso yobulumko, nesiko, nesiko, nobulungisa; Ukunika abo bafuna amaqhinga, ulwazi kunye neengcebiso kwabaselula. Oweva osisilumko, aqokele afunde; Umntu onengqondo uya kucebisana nobulumko. Ukuqonda izaci neenkcazelo; Amazwi ezilumko nezintsonkotha zazo. Ukoyika uYehova kukuqala kokwazi; Ubulumko noqeqesho izimathane ziludelile. Nyana wam, yiva uqeqesho lukayihlo, Ungawushiyi umyalelo kanyoko. Kuba iya kuba sisivatho sokuhomba entlokweni yakho, nemixokelelwane yentamo yakho. Nyana wam, xa aboni bekulinga, awukholwa; Ukuba bathe, Hamba nathi, masilinde igazi, sifune abamsulwa emfihlekweni, simsulwa. Wathi abo badlayo usaphila njengengcwaba; nabo bangcathu, njengabo behla ngezinyuko; Sozifumana zonke izinto ezinqwenelekayo, sozizalisa izindlu zethu ngamaxhoba. Liphose phakathi kwethu iqashiso lakho; masibe nesipaji esinye sonke. Nyana wam, musa ukuhamba nabo endleleni; Lugcine unyawo lwakho endleleni yabo. Kuba iinyawo zabo zigidimela ebubini, zigijimela kuphalaza igazi; Okunene umnatha owanekwayo phambi kwamehlo eentaka zonke ulilize. Balalela igazi labo; bafihla ubomi babo emfihlekweni. Zizo ezo iindlela zabo bonke abalungileyo; ethatha ubomi babanikazi bayo.