1Kukhumbule, Yehova, okusihleleyo; Bheka, uyibone ingcikivo yethu.
2Ilifa lethu lisuke lenziwa elabasemzini, Izindlu zethu zalunga kwabolunye uhlanga.
3Siziinkedama, asinabawo; Oma banjengabahlolokazi.
4Amanzi ethu siwasela ngesilivere; Iinkuni zethu ziza kuthi ngexabiso.
5Intshutshiso iphezu kwentamo yethu; Sidiniwe, asinakuphumla.
6Isandla sisinika amaYiputa, Nama-Asiriya, ukuba sihluthe sisonka.
7Oobawo bonile, abasekho; Thina sithwele ubugwenxa babo.
8Silawulwa ngabakhonzi; Akukho usiqhiwulayo ezandleni zabo.
9Isonka sethu sisizuza ngomphefumlo wethu usisichenge. Ngenxa yekrele lasentlango.
10Ulusu lwethu luyavutha njengeziko Ngenxa yolophu lwendlala.
11Badlwengule abafazi eZiyon, Iintombi emizini yakwaYuda.
12Baxhome abathetheli ngezandla; Ubuso bamadoda amakhulu abubekwa.
13Amadodana athwala amatye okusila, Amakhwenkwe akhubeka phantsi kweenkuni.
14Amadoda amakhulu aphezile ukuya esangweni; Amadodana, ekubetheni uhadi.
15Iphelile imihlali yentliziyo yethu, Ukuqamba kwethu kujike kwaba kukumbambazela.
16Siwile isithsaba entlokweni yethu; Yeha ke thina! kuba sonile.
17Ngenxa yoko ityhafile intliziyo yethu; Ngenxa yezo zinto amnyama amehlo ethu;
18Ngenxa yentaba yaseZiyon, kuba ibharhile, Kuhamba iimpungutye phezu kwayo.
19Wena, Yehova, uhleli ngonaphakade; Itrone yakho ikwisizukulwana ngesizukulwana.
20Yini na ukuba usilibale ngonaphakade, Usilahle imihla emide?
21Sibuyisele kuwe, Yehova; sobuya; Hlaziya imihla yethu njengokwamandulo.
22Ungaba usicekise mpela na, Wanoburhalarhume kuthi ngokukhulukazi na?