1 UDavida wahlabelela uThixo amazwi alelihubo lapho uThixo wamsindisa esandleni sezitha zakhe zonke lasesandleni sikaSawuli.
2 Wathi:
3 uNkulunkulu wami ulidwala lami, lapho engiphephela khona,
4 Ngakhuleka kuThixo ofanele ukudunyiswa,
5 Amagagasi okufa angikhulela;
6 Izibopho zengcwaba zangithandela;
7 Ekukhathazekeni kwami ngakhuleka kuThixo;
8 Umhlaba wagedezela wazamazama,
9 Intuthu yalanquka emakhaleni akhe;
10 Waqhekeza amazulu wehlela phansi;
11 Wagada amakherubhi waphapha;
12 Wenza umnyama isigubuzelo esimhanqileyo,
13 Phakathi kokukhazimula kobukhona bakhe,
14 UThixo wakhwaza esezulwini;
15 Waciba imitshoko wazihlakaza izitha,
16 Izigodi zolwandle zambulwa
17 Welula isandla sakho usezulwini wangibamba
18 Wangihlenga esitheni sami esilamandla,
19 Zangijamela mhla ngisebunzimeni,
20 Wangikhupha wangibeka endaweni ebanzi;
21 UThixo ungenzele okulingene ukulunga kwami;
22 Ngoba ngizigcinile izindlela zikaThixo;
23 Yonke imithetho yakhe iphambi kwami;
24 Ngibe ngilokhu ngimsulwa phambi kwakhe
25 UThixo ungivuze ngokufanele ukulunga kwami;
26 Kwabathembekileyo lawe uthembekile,
27 kwabahlanzekileyo uziveza uhlanzekile,
28 Uyabasindisa abathobekileyo;
29 Uyisibane sami, Oh Thixo,
30 Ngosizo lwakho ngingaphuma ngimelane lebutho lempi,
31 Izindlela zikaNkulunkulu uqobo lwakhe ziphelele;
32 Ngoba ngubani uNkulunkulu ngaphandle kukaThixo?
33 NguNkulunkulu ongihlomisa amandla
34 Wenza inyawo zami zibe njengezempala;
35 Ufundisa izandla zami ukulwa impi,
36 Uyanginika isihlangu sakho sokunqoba;
37 Uqhelisa indlela enginyathela kuyo,
38 Ngaxotshana lezitha zami ngaziqothula;
39 Ngaziqothula okupheleleyo, njalo zazingeke zisavuka;
40 Wangihlomisa ngamandla okulwa impi;
41 Wenza izitha zami zafulathela zabaleka,
42 Bakhala becela uncedo, kodwa wayengekho owayengabahlenga
43 Ngabatshaya bacholeka njengothuli lomhlabathi;
44 Ungikhulule ekuhlaselweni yilababantu;
45 abezizweni bayatshotshobala phambi kwami;
46 Bonke badelile;
47 UThixo uyaphila! Alidunyiswe iDwala lami!
48 UnguNkulunkulu ongiphindiselelayo,
49 ongikhululayo ezitheni zami.
50 Ngakho ngizakudumisa, Oh Thixo, phakathi kwezizwe;
51 Unika inkosi yakhe ukunqoba okukhulu;