1Lalela, Nkulunkulu, umkhuleko wami, ungazifihli ekunxuseni kwami.
2Ngizwele, ungiphendule; ngiyayaluza ekukhaleni kwami, ngiyabubula
3ngenxa yezwi lesitha, ngenxa yokucindezela komubi; ngokuba bagingqela okubi phezu kwami; bangizingela bethukuthele.
4Inhliziyo yami iyathuthumela phakathi kwami; amavuso okufa angehlele.
5Ngifikelwe luvalo nokuqhaqhazela; ngikhwelwe ngukwesaba okukhulu.
6Besengithi: “Sengathi ngingaba namaphiko njengejuba; ngabe ngindizela ekudeni, ngihlale khona.”
7Bheka, bengiyakubaleka, ngiye kude, ngingenise ehlane. Sela*
8Ngabe ngiphuthuma indawo yokuphepha emoyeni ovunguzayo nasesiphephweni.
9Bachithe, Nkosi, uphambanise ulimi lwabo, ngokuba ngibonile ubudlwangudlwangu nokuxabana emzini.
10Imini nobusuku bahamba bezungeza phezu kwezingange zawo; okubi nokushinga kuphakathi kwawo.
11Ububi buphakathi kwawo; imbandezelo nenkohliso akusuki esigcawini sawo.
12Ngokuba akusiso isitha esingiklolodelayo; ngabe ngiyakuthwala; akusiye ongizondayo oziphakamise phezu kwami; ngabe ngamcashela;
13kepha nguwe ntanga yami, mhlobo wami nomngane wami.
14Sasihlalisana kamnandi; sasiya endlini kaNkulunkulu kanye nebandla elithokozayo.
15Ukufa makubazume, bashonele endaweni yabafileyo besezwa, ngokuba ububi busezindlini zabo nasezinhliziyweni zabo.
16Mina ngizakukhala kuNkulunkulu; uJehova uzakungisindisa.
17Kusihlwa nasekuseni nasemini ngizakuzikhalela, ngibubule, abeselizwa izwi lami.
18Uyawuhlenga umphefumulo wami ngokuthula, bangasondeli kimi, ngokuba baningi abamelene nami.
19UNkulunkulu uzakuzwa, abaphendule, yena okhona kwaphakade. Sela* Yibona kambe okungekho kubo ukuphenduka, nabangamesabiyo uNkulunkulu.
20Ubeka isandla ngakuye ohlalisene kahle naye; udumazile isivumelwano sakhe.
21Umlomo wakhe ubushelezi kunephehlwa, kepha inhliziyo yakhe iyimpi; amazwi akhe athambile kunamafutha; nokho ayizinkemba ezikhokhiweyo.
22Phonsa phezu kukaJehova umthwalo wakho, uzakukuphasa; akayikuvuma naphakade ukuba olungileyo azanyazanyiswe.
23Wena Nkulunkulu uyakubaphonsa egodini lokubhubhisa; abantu begazi nenkohliso abayikufinyelela nasenxenyeni yezinsuku zabo; kepha mina ngizakwethemba wena.