1 Yimi umuntu olubonileyo usizi
2 Ungixotshile, wangiphumputhekisa
3 ngempela usengiphakamisele isandla sakhe,
4 Usenze ijwabu lami laluphala,
5 Ungihanqile wangihonqolozela
6 Ungenze ngahlala emnyameni
7 Ungihonqolozele ngenqaba ukuze ngingaphunyuki;
8 Kuthi lanxa ngimemeza loba ngidinga usizo,
9 Uvale indlela yami ngamatshe;
10 Njengebhele licathamile,
11 wangihudulela eceleni kwendlela, wangifohloza,
12 Wadonsa idandili lakhe,
13 Wangiciba enhliziyweni
14 Ngaba yinhlekisa ebantwini bakithi bonke;
15 Ungigqibe ngemithi ebabayo,
16 Ungihlafunise ukhethe ngamazinyo;
17 Ngincitshiwe ukuthula;
18 Ngakho ngithi, “Sebuphelile ubucwazicwazi bami,
19 Ngikhumbula ukuhlupheka lokuntula kwami,
20 Konke ngikukhumbula kamhlophe,
21 Kodwa ngikhumbula lokhu
22 Ngenxa yothando olukhulu lukaThixo kasibhujiswanga,
23 Siba sitsha ukusa kwamalanga;
24 Ngiyazitshela ngithi, “UThixo uyisabelo sami;
25 UThixo ulungile kulowo omethembayo,
26 kuhle ukulinda ngokuthula,
27 Kuhle ukuthi umuntu alithwale ijogwe
28 Kahlale yedwa ngokuthula,
29 Kembele ubuso bakhe ethulini,
30 Kaphe isihlathi sakhe kulowo ofuna ukumhlankala,
31 Ngoba uThixo kabalahli abantu
32 Loba engaletha ubuhlungu, uzatshengisa uzwelo,
33 Ngoba kehliseli ukuhlupheka
34 Ukuhlifiza ngezinyawo
35 ukuncitsha umuntu amalungelo akhe
36 ukungahluleli kuhle,
37 Ngubani ongatsho ulutho lwenzakale
38 Akuveli emlonyeni woPhezukonke
39 Pho kungani umuntu ophilayo esola
40 Kasilingeni njalo sihlole izindlela zethu,
41 Asiphakamiseleni inhliziyo lezandla zethu
42 “Sonile sahlamuka,
43 Uzigubuzele ngolaka waxhumana lathi;
44 Uzisibekele ngeyezi
45 Usenze saba ngamanyala lengcekeza
46 Izitha zethu zonke zivule imilomo yazo
47 Sesihlukuluzwe yikuthuthumela lokukhilikithela,
48 Imifula yezinyembezi iyajuluka emehlweni ami
49 Amehlo ami azajuluka kokuphela,
50 UThixo aze akhangele phansi
51 Engikubonayo kuthelela usizi emphefumulweni wami
52 Labo ababa yizitha zami kungelasizatho,
53 Bazama ukuquma impilo yami emgodini
54 amanzi asibekela ikhanda lami,
55 Ngalimemezela ibizo lakho, Oh Thixo,
56 Wezwa ukuncenga kwami: “Ungavali indlebe zakho
57 Wasondela lapho ngikumemeza,
58 Oh Thixo, wasamukela isikhalazo sami;
59 Ububonile Thixo, ububi obenziwe kimi.
60 Usubonile ukujula kokusonga kwabo,
61 Awu Thixo, uzwile inhlamba zabo,
62 ukunyenyeza lokungunguna kwabo ngami
63 Ake ubabone! Bahlezi kumbe bajamile,
64 Awu Thixo, akubaphindisele ngokubafaneleyo,
65 Basibekele ngelembu ezinhliziyweni zabo,
66 Xhumana labo ngolaka, ubabhubhise