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