1Nkulunkulu wami, Nkulunkulu wami, ungishiyeleni na? Ukude namazwi okubububula kwami nokusindiswa kwami.
2Nkulunkulu wami, ngikhala emini, kepha awuphenduli, nasebusuku, ngingabi nakuthula.
3Kepha wena ungoNgcwele ohlezi ezibongweni zika-Israyeli.
4Obaba bethu babekwethemba; babethemba, wena wabakhulula.
5Bakhala kuwe, bakhululwa; bethemba wena, abaze bajabha.
6Kepha mina ngiyimphethu, angisiye umuntu; ngiyisithuko sabantu, ngiyindelelo yabantu.
7Bonke abangibonayo bayangiklolodela, baphukule imilomo, banikine amakhanda,
8bathi: “Zinikele kuJehova; makamsindise, amkhulule, njengokuba emthanda.”
9Impela nguwe owangikhipha esizalweni, wangikhoselisa ngasemabeleni kamame.
10Ngaphonswa phezu kwakho kwasesizalweni; unguNkulunkulu wami kwasesizalweni sikamame.
11Ungabi kude nami, ngokuba inhlupheko iseduze, nosizayo akakho.
12Izinkunzi eziningi zingibunganyele, ezinamandla zaseBashani zingizungezile.
13Zingikhamisele umlomo wazo njengengonyama edwengulayo nebhodlayo.
14Ngichithiwe njengamanzi; onke amathambo ami enyele; inhliziyo yami injengengcina, incibilikile phakathi kwezibilini zami.
15Amandla ami omile njengodengezi; ulimi lwami lunamathela olwangeni lwami; ungibeka othulini lokufa.
16Ngokuba izinja ziyangibungayela; umbonda wababi ungizungezile; izandla zami nezinyawo zami bazibhobozile.
17Ngingabala onke amathambo ami; bayabukela, bangibuke bengiklibhizela.
18Babelana izingubo zami, benzelana inkatho ngesambatho sami.
19Kepha wena Jehova mawungabi kude, wena mandla ami, shesha ungisize.
20Sindisa umphefumulo wami enkembeni, ukuphila kwami emandleni ezinja.
21Ngisindise emlonyeni wengonyama; nasezimpondweni zezinyathi uyangizwa.
22Ngiyakushumayeza abafowethu igama lakho, ngikudumise phakathi kwebandla.
23Nina enesaba uJehova, mbongeni; nina nonke nzalo kaJakobe, mdumiseni, nimesabe nina nonke nzalo ka-Israyeli.
24Ngokuba akadelelanga, akanengwanga yinhlupheko yohluphekayo; akamfihlelanga ubuso bakhe, kepha nalapha ekhala kuye, wezwa.
25Kuyakuvela kuwe ukudumisa kwami ebandleni elikhulu; izithembiso zami ngiyakuzigcwalisa phambi kwabamesabayo.
26Abamnene bayakudla, basuthe; abafuna uJehova bayakumdumisa; inhliziyo yenu mayiphile kuze kube phakade.
27Imikhawulo yonke yomhlaba iyakukhumbula, iphendukele kuJehova, nezizukulwane zonke zezizwe ziyakukhuleka ebusweni bakho.
28Ngokuba umbuso ungokaJehova; nguye obusa izizwe.
29Bonke abacebileyo bomhlaba bayakudla, bakhuleke; bonke abehlela othulini bayakukhothama phambi kwakhe, naye ongenakugcina umphefumulo wakhe ekuphileni.
30Inzalo iyakumkhonza; isizukulwane esizayo siyakulandiswa ngayo iNkosi.
31Bayakuza bashumayele ukulunga kwayo kuso isizwe esiyakuzalwa ngokuthi ikwenzile.