1 Ndodana yami, nxa usamukela amazwi ami
2 uvule indlebe yakho izwe ukuhlakanipha
3 njalo nxa ucela ukuqedisisa
4 futhi ukudingisisa njengokudinga isiliva
5 lapho-ke uzakuzwisisa ukumesaba uThixo
6 Ngoba uThixo uyapha ukuhlakanipha,
7 Abaqotho ubapha ukunqoba,
8 ngoba uyayilinda indlela yabalungileyo
9 Yikho uzazwisisa lokho okulungileyo lokuqondileyo lokufaneleyo
10 Ngoba ukuhlakanipha kuzangena enhliziyweni yakho,
11 Ukwazi ukukhetha kuzakuvikela,
12 Ukuhlakanipha kuzakusindisa ezindleleni zabantu ababi,
13 abatshiya izindlela eziqondileyo,
14 abathokoza ngokwenza okubi
15 abandlela zabo zitshekile
16 Kuzakukhulula njalo koyisiphingikazi,
17 osetshiye indoda yakhe yobutsha bakhe
18 Ngoba indlu yakhe iholela ekufeni
19 Kakho ongena kuye obuyayo
20 Ngakho uzahamba ezindleleni zabantu abalungileyo
21 Ngoba abaqotho bazahlala elizweni,
22 kodwa izigangi zizasuswa elizweni,