1“Tshono kubafowenu uthi, ‘Bantu bami,’ ngabodadewenu uthi, ‘Bathandekayo bami.’ ”
2“Mkhuze unyoko, mkhuze,
3Funa ngimhlubule abe nqunu,
4Kangiyikubonakalisa uthando lwami ebantwaneni bakhe,
5Unina ubeyisifebe,
6Ngakho-ke indlela yakhe ngizayivala ngamahlahla ameva;
7Uzaxotshana lezithandwa zakhe kodwa angazifici,
8Kavumanga ukuthi yimi engamnika amabele,
9Ngakho-ke ngizawathatha amabele ami lapho esevuthiwe,
10Ngakho khathesi ngizahlazulula ukuxhwala bakhe
11Ngizayiqeda yonke imikhosi yakhe yokuthokoza:
12Ngizatshabalalisa izivini zakhe lezihlahla zakhe zemikhiwa,
13Ngizamjezisela insuku atshisela ngazo
14“Ngakho sengizamhuga;
15Lapho-ke ngizambuyisela izivini zakhe,
16Ngalolosuku,” kutsho uThixo*,
17Ngizawasusa amabizo aboBhali ezindebeni zakhe;
18Ngalolosuku ngizabenzela isivumelwano
19Ngizakwendisela kimi kuze kube nininini;
20Ngizakwendisa ngokuthembeka,
21Ngalolosuku ngizasabela,”
22lomhlaba uzasabela emabeleni