1 Wasephendula uZofari umNahama wathi:
2 “Imicabango yami ekhathazekileyo ingifuqa ukuthi ngiphendule
3 Ngizwa kulokukhuzwa okungilulazisayo
4 Ngempela uyakwazi ukuthi kwakuvele kunjani lendulo,
5 ukuthi injabulo yomubi imfitshane,
6 Loba ukuzigqaja kwakhe kufika emazulwini
7 uzabhubha okwaphakade, njengobulongwe bakhe;
8 Njengephupho uyanyamalala angabe esabonwa njalo,
9 Ilihlo elake lambona kalisayikumbona njalo;
10 Abantwabakhe bazazincengela ebayangeni
11 Amadlabuzane obutsha alawo emathanjeni akhe
12 Loba ububi bumnandi emlonyeni wakhe,
13 loba esehluleka ukutshiyana labo
14 kodwa ukudla kwakhe kuzahloba esiswini sakhe;
15 Uzayihlanza yonke inotho ayiginyayo;
16 Uzamunya ubuhlungu bezinyoka;
17 Akayikuyikholisa imifula,
18 Lokho akuginqeleyo kumele akubuyise engakudlanga;
19 Ngoba ubebancindezela abayanga basala bengelalutho;
20 Ngempela akayikudeda kulobubuhwaba bakhe;
21 Akusela lutho angabe esaludla;
22 Phakathi kwenotho yakhe uzahlaselwa zinhlupho;
23 Nxa esesigcwalisile isisu sakhe,
24 Lanxa angaze abalekele isikhali sensimbi
25 Uyawuhwatsha emhlane wakhe,
26 umnyama omkhulu uyilindele inotho yakhe.
27 Amazulu azabembula ububi bakhe;
28 Isikhukhula sizayithwala indlu yakhe,
29 Sinjalo isiphetho uNkulunkulu asimisele ababi,