1 U-Elihu waqhubeka esithi:
2 “Ake lingibekezelele okwesikhatshana ukuze ngilitshengise
3 Ngiluzuza kude ulwazi lwami;
4 Yiba leqiniso ukuthi amazwi ami aqinisile;
5 UNkulunkulu ulamandla, kodwa keyisi muntu;
6 Ababi kabayekeli bephila
7 Kawasusi amehlo akhe kwabalungileyo;
8 Kodwa nxa abantu bebotshwe ngamaketane,
9 uyabatshela lokho abakwenzileyo,
10 Ubenza balalele ukuqondiswa
11 Nxa bemlalela bamkhonze,
12 Kodwa nxa bengalaleli,
13 Abangamesabiyo uNkulunkulu bagodle ukusola enhliziyweni;
14 Bafa besesebatsha,
15 Kodwa labo abahluphekayo
16 Uyakulimukisa ukuthi uphume emihlathini yosizi
17 Kodwa manje usindwa yikwahlulelwa okulungele ababi;
18 Qaphela kungabikhona okulingayo ngenotho;
19 Kambe inotho yakho loba konke ukutshikatshika kwakho
20 Ungalangazeleli ubusuku,
21 Qaphela ungangeni kokubi,
22 UNkulunkulu uphakeme ngamandla akhe.
23 Ngubani omisele izindlela zakhe na,
24 Khumbula ukukhulisa umsebenzi wakhe,
25 Bonke abantu jikelele bakubonile lokhu;
26 Ubukhulu bukaNkulunkulu bungaphezulu kokuzwisisa kwethu!
27 Uyawadonsa amathonsi amanzi,
28 amayezi athulula amanzi awo
29 Ngubani ongakuzwisisa ukuthi uwendlala njani amayezi na,
30 Ake libone ukuthi uwuhlakaza njani umbane wakhe azizingelezele ngawo,
31 Yiyo indlela abusa ngayo izizwe
32 Ugcwalisa izandla zakhe ngombane
33 Ukuduma kwakhe kubika isiphepho esizayo;