1 “Thulani lithi zwi phambi kwami lina zihlenge!
2 Ngubani osevuse lowo ovela empumalanga,
3 Uyawaxotsha yena adlule engathintwanga lutho,
4 Ngubani owenze lokhu wakuphumelelisa,
5 Izihlenge zikubonile njalo ziyesaba;
6 yilowo lalowo usiza omunye
7 Umbazi ukhuthaza umkhandi wegolide,
8 “Kodwa wena we Israyeli, nceku yami,
9 ngakuthatha emikhawulweni yomhlaba,
10 Ngakho ungesabi, ngoba ngilawe;
11 Bonke abakuthukutheleleyo,
12 Lanxa izitha zakho uzidinga,
13 Ngoba mina nginguThixo uNkulunkulu wakho,
14 Ungesabi, wena mpethu enguJakhobe,
15 “Khangela, ngizakwenza
16 Uzawahlungula, umoya uwathathe,
17 Abayanga labaswelayo badinga amanzi,
18 Ngizakwenza amanzi ageleze emiqolweni engelalutho
19 Enkangala ngizamilisa khona
20 ukuze abantu babone njalo bazi,
21 Bikani indaba yenu,”
22 “Lethani izithombe zenu
23 lisazise okuqukethwe yizinsuku ezizayo,
24 Kodwa lina liyize,
25 Sengithukuthelise omunye enyakatho, njalo uyeza
26 Ngubani owabika lokhu kwasekuqaleni,
27 Mina yimi engaba ngowokuqala
28 Ngiyakhangela kodwa akulamuntu,
29 Khangela, bonke bayize!