1Umoya wam wonakele, imihla yam icinyiwe, Into yam ngamangcwaba.
2Inene ndiyinto abadlala ngayo, Neliso lam lilibele ziinkani zabo.
3Khawubeke into, undimele; Ngubani na yena oya kubambana nam ngesandla?
4Ngokuba intliziyo yabo uyifihlele ukuqiqa; Ngenxa yoko akuyi kubaphakamisa.
5Unikela abahlobo ukuba babe ngamaxhoba, Amehlo abantwana bakhe aze aphelelwe.
6Undimise ndaba ngumzekeliso ezizweni; Ndaba ngotshicelwa ebusweni.
7Laza lanorhatyazo iliso lam kukukhathazeka; Amalungu am aba njengesithunzi onke ephela.
8Bamangaliswa abathe tye yile nto; Omsulwa uyazixhokonxa ngenxa yentshembenxa.
9Ke olilungisa ubambe indlela yakhe, Ozandla zihlambulukileyo uya ekhalipha.
10Kodwa nina nonke, buyani, khanize; Andiyi kufumana silumko phakathi kwenu.
11Imihla yam idlule, zijaciwe izigqibo zam, Amafa entliziyo yam.
12Bathi ubusuku yimini; Ukukhanya kusondele, xa kuza kuba mnyama.
13Ukuba ndithe ndathemba, ndithembe elabafileyo, indlu yam; Ndandlala umandlalo wam emnyameni;
14Ukuba ndithe kukubola, Ungubawo; Ndathi kwimpethu, Unguma, ungudade wethu:
15Liphi na ke ngoku ithemba lam? Ithemba lam, ngubani na owolibona?
16Liya kuhla liye emivalweni yelabafileyo, Xa siphumla kunye eluthulini.