1 Zwana umkhuleko wami, Oh Thixo;
2 Ungangifihleli ubuso bakho
3 Ngoba insuku zami ziyanyamalala njengentuthu;
4 Inhliziyo yami yonakele, ibunile njengotshani;
5 Ngenxa yokububula kwami okukhulu sengiphelile,
6 Sengifana lesikhova senkangala,
7 Ngilala ngikhangele;
8 Ilanga lonke izitha zami ziyangichukuluza;
9 Ngoba ngidla umlotha njengokudla kwami,
10 ngenxa yokuthukuthela kwakho okukhulu,
11 Insuku zami zifana lesithunzi sakusihlwa;
12 Kodwa wena, Oh Thixo, uhlezi ebukhosini lanininini;
13 Uzaphakama uzwele iZiyoni isihawu,
14 Ngoba amatshe ayo aligugu ezincekwini zakho;
15 Izizwe zizalesaba ibizo likaThixo,
16 Ngoba uThixo uzayakha kutsha iZiyoni
17 Uzaphendula imikhuleko yabahluphekayo;
18 Lokhu kakulotshwe phansi kube ngokwesizukulwane sakusasa,
19 “UThixo wakhangela phansi ephezulu endlini yakhe engcwele,
20 ukuze ezwe ukububula kwezibotshwa
21 Ngalokho-ke ibizo likaThixo lizamenyezelwa eZiyoni
22 lapha izizwe lemibuso
23 Wawanciphisa amandla ami ngisaphila;
24 Yikho ngasengisithi,
25 Ekuqaleni wabeka izisekelo zomhlaba,
26 Konke kuzabhubha, kodwa wena uzasala;
27 Kodwa wena uhlala unjalo,
28 Abantwana bezinceku zakho bazahlala besemehlweni akho;