1Umhobe kaDavide. Yehova, yiva umthandazo wam, kubekele indlebe ukutarhuzisa kwam; Ndiphendule ngokunyaniseka kwakho, ngobulungisa bakho.
2Musa ukumsa ematyaleni umkhonzi wakho: Ngokuba phambi kwakho akukho namnye uhleliyo olilungisa.
3Ngokuba utshaba luwusukele umphefumlo wam, Lubutyumzele emhlabeni ubomi bam; Lundihlalise ezindaweni ezimnyama, njengabafe ngonaphakade.
4Utyhafile phakathi kwam umoya wam; Imangalisiwe phakathi kwam intliziyo yam.
5Ndikhumbula imihla yamandulo; Ndicamngca ngemisebenzi yakho yonke, Ndicamngca ngesenzo sezandla zakho.
6Ndizolulela kuwe izandla zam, Umphefumlo wam ukungxamele njengelizwe elibharhileyo. (Phakamisani.)
7Khawuleza undiphendule, Yehova; uyaphela umoya wam. Musa ukubusithelisa kum ubuso bakho, Ndifane nabahla baye emhadini.
8Ndivise kwakusasa inceba yakho, Ngokuba ndikholose ngawe. Ndazise indlela endiya kuhamba ngayo: Ngokuba ndiwuphakamisela kuwe umphefumlo wam.
9Ndihlangule ezintshabeni zam, Yehova. Ndizimela ngawe.
10Ndifundise ukwenza ikholo lakho, ngokuba unguThixo wam. UMoya wakho olungileyo makandikhaphele ezweni elisithabazi.
11Ngenxa yegama lakho, Yehova, ndiphilise; Wukhuphe embandezelweni umphefumlo wam ngobulungisa bakho.
12Ngenceba yakho zibhangise iintshaba zam, Ubatshabalalise bonke abawubandezelayo umphefumlo wam, Ngokuba ndingumkhonzi wakho.