1 Babusisiwe labo abandlela zabo zingelansolo,
2 Babusisiwe labo abagcina imilayo yakhe,
3 Kaboni lutho;
4 Wena ubekile izimiso
5 He, aluba izindlela zami zithembekile
6 Lapho-ke ngeke ngibe lenhloni
7 Ngizakudumisa ngenhliziyo eqotho
8 Ngizazilalela izimemezelo zakho;
9 Ijaha lingaphila njani impilo ehlambulukileyo?
10 Ngikudinga ngenhliziyo yami yonke;
11 Ilizwi lakho ngilifihlile enhliziyweni yami
12 Udumo kalube kuwe, Oh Thixo;
13 Ngezindebe zami ngiyayibala yonke
14 Kuyangithokozisa ukulandela izimiso zakho
15 Ngiyanakana ngezimiso zakho
16 Ngiyathokoza ngezimemezelo zakho;
17 Yenzele okuhle inceku yakho ukuba ngiphile;
18 Vula amehlo ami ukuze ngibone
19 Ngiyisihambi emhlabeni;
20 Umphefumulo wami uhugekile ngokulangazelela
21 Uyabakhuza abaklolodayo,
22 Susa kimi ihlazo lokweyisa,
23 Loba ababusi behlangana ngami bengigcona,
24 Izimiso zakho ziyinjabulo yami;
25 Ngehliselwe phansi othulini;
26 Ngabalisa izindlela zami wangiphendula;
27 Ngenza ngizwisise imfundiso yezimiso zakho;
28 Umphefumulo wami ukhathele ngosizi;
29 Ngivikela ezindleleni zenkohliso;
30 Ngikhethe indlela yeqiniso;
31 Ngibambelele ezimisweni zakho, Oh Thixo;
32 Ngigijima ngendlela yemithetho yakho,
33 Ngifundisa, Oh Thixo; ukulandela izimemezelo zakho;
34 Ngipha ukuzwisisa ukuze ngigcine umthetho wakho
35 Ngiqondisa endleleni yemilayo yakho,
36 Phendulela inhliziyo yami ezimisweni zakho
37 Phendula amehlo ami asuke ezintweni ezingesilutho;
38 Gcwalisa isithembiso sakho encekwini yakho,
39 Susa ihlazo engilesabayo,
40 Ngizilangazelela kanjani izimiso zakho!
41 Sengathi uthando lwakho olungaphuthiyo lungeza kimi, Oh Thixo,
42 lapho-ke ngizamphendula lowo ongithukayo,
43 Ungangemuki emlonyeni ilizwi leqiniso,
44 Ngizahlala ngiwulalela umthetho wakho,
45 Ngizazihambela ngikhululekile,
46 Ngizakhuluma ngezimiso zakho phambi kwamakhosi
47 ngoba ngithokoza ngisemilayweni yakho
48 Ngizaphakamisa izandla zami emilayweni yakho engiyithandayo,
49 Khumbula ilizwi lakho encekwini yakho,
50 Induduzo yami phakathi kokuhlupheka kwami yile:
51 Abaklolodayo bangihleka baze bakholise,
52 Ngiyayikhumbula imithetho yakho yekadeni, Oh Thixo,
53 Ngithukuthela ngife ngenxa yababi,
54 Izimemezelo zakho ziyiyo injongo yengoma yami
55 Ebusuku ngiyalikhumbula ibizo lakho, Oh Thixo,
56 Le yiyo injayelo yokwenza kwami:
57 Uyingxenye yami, Oh Thixo,
58 Ngiyabudinga ubuso bakho ngenhliziyo yami yonke;
59 Sengizihlolile izindlela zami
60 Ngizaphangisa ngingaphuzi
61 Loba ababi bengangibopha ngentambo,
62 Phakathi kobusuku ngivukela ukukubonga
63 Ngingumngane kubo bonke abakwesabayo,
64 Umhlaba ugcwele uthando lwakho, Oh Thixo;
65 Senzele okuhle isisebenzi sakho
66 Ngifundisa ulwazi lokwahlulela okufaneleyo,
67 Ngingakabi sekuhluphekeni ngalahleka,
68 Ulungile njalo okwenzayo kulungile;
69 Lokuba abaklolodayo bengibhaceke ngamanga,
70 Inhliziyo zabo zilolunya kazilazwelo,
71 Kwakukuhle kimi ukuthi ngihlutshwe
72 Umthetho ophuma emlonyeni wakho uligugu kimi
73 Izandla zakho zangenza zangibumba,
74 Sengathi labo abakwesabayo bangathokoza nxa bengibona,
75 Ngiyazi, Thixo, ukuthi imithetho yakho ilungile,
76 Sengathi uthando lwakho olungaphuthiyo lungaba yinduduzo kimi,
77 Isihawu sakho kasize kimi ukuze ngiphile,
78 Sengathi abaklolodayo bangayangiswa ngokungigcona ngingonanga lutho;
79 Sengathi labo abakwesabayo bangaphendukela kimi,
80 Sengathi inhliziyo yami ingaba msulwa ngezimiso zakho,
81 Umphefumulo wami uyacikizeka ngokulangazelela insindiso yakho,
82 Amehlo ami aseze efiphala ngokulinda isithembiso sakho;
83 Lanxa nginjengesixaxa sewayini esesikhumba sifuswe entuthwini,
84 Inceku yakho izalinda kuze kube nini na?
85 Abaklolodayo bangigebhela amagodi,
86 Yonke imilayo yakho ithembekile,
87 Baphose bangesula emhlabeni,
88 Ngivuselela ngomusa wakho olothando,
89 Ilizwi lakho, Oh Thixo, kalipheli lanini;
90 Ukuthembeka kwakho kukhona kuzozonke izizukulwane;
91 Imithetho yakho imi lanamhla lokhu,
92 Aluba umthetho wakho ubungesiyo injabulo yami
93 Kangisoze ngafa ngayilibala imithetho yakho,
94 Ngisindisa ngoba ngingowakho;
95 Ababi balindele ukungichitha,
96 Kukho konke ukuphelela ngibona kulomkhawulo;
97 Oh, ngiwuthanda kangakanani umthetho wakho!
98 Imilayo yakho iyangihlakaniphisa kulezitha zami,
99 Ngicacile ukuqedisisa kwami kulabafundisi bami,
100 Ngiyezwisisa okudlula abadala,
101 Inyawo zami kaziyinyathelanga layiphi indlela embi
102 Kangiphambukanga emithethweni yakho,
103 Amazwi akho anambitheka kamnandi kimi,
104 Ngiyazuza ukuqedisisa emithethweni yakho;
105 Ilizwi lakho liyisibane ezinyaweni zami
106 Sengenzile isifungo ngasiqinisa,
107 Sengihlupheke kakhulu;
108 Yamukela, Oh Thixo,
109 Loba ngihlezi ngizibona sengingene engozini,
110 Ababi sebengithiye ngomjibila
111 Izimiso zakho ziyilifa lami laphakade;
112 Inhliziyo yami izimisele ukugcina imilayo yakho
113 Ngiyabazonda abantu abangongqondombili,
114 Uyisiphephelo sami lesihlangu sami;
115 Sukani kimi lina benzi bobubi,
116 Ngisekela njengesithembiso sakho ukuze ngiphile;
117 Ngiqinisa ukuze ngikhululwe;
118 Uyabalahla bonke labo abaphambuka ezimisweni zakho,
119 Bonke ababi bomhlaba uyabalahlela kude njengezibi;
120 Inyama yami iyathuthumela ngokukwesaba;
121 Ngenzile okulungileyo lokufaneleyo;
122 Qinisa impilakahle yenceku yakho;
123 Amehlo ami asefiphala elokhu ekhangele insindiso yakho,
124 Yenza encekwini yakho ngokothando lwakho,
125 Ngiyinceku yakho; ngipha ukuqedisisa
126 Sekuyisikhathi sakho sokuthi wenze okwakho, Oh Thixo
127 Ngoba ngiyayithanda imilayo yakho kulegolide,
128 njalo njengoba ngisithi imithetho yakho ilungile,
129 Izimiso zakho ziyamangalisa;
130 Ukwambulwa kwamazwi akho kuletha ukukhanya;
131 Ngivula umlomo wami ngikhefuzele,
132 Phendukela kimi ube lomusa kimi,
133 Qondisa izinyathelo zami ngokwelizwi lakho;
134 Ngihlenga ekuncindezelweni ngabantu,
135 Yenza ubuso bakho bukhanye encekwini yakho,
136 Imifula yezinyembezi iyajuluka emehlweni ami,
137 Ulungile wena Thixo,
138 Izimiso ozibekileyo zilungile;
139 Ukutshiseka kwami kuyangicoba,
140 Izithembiso zakho zihlolisisiwe kakhulu,
141 Loba ngingumuntukazana ngiseyiswa,
142 Ukulunga kwakho kumi laphakade
143 Uhlupho losizi kuyakungehlele,
144 Izimiso zakho zihlezi zilungile;
145 Ngiyamemeza ngayo yonke inhliziyo yami;
146 Ngiyakubiza, ngisindisa mina
147 Ngivuka emathathakusa ngikhale kuwe ngicela usizo;
148 Amehlo ami alala ekhangele ngemilindo yonke yobusuku,
149 Zwana ilizwi lami ngokuya kothando lwakho;
150 Labo abakha amasu amabi baseduze,
151 Ikanti useduze, wena Thixo,
152 Sekukade ngafunda ezimisweni zakho
153 Khangela ukuhawula kwami ungikhulule,
154 Ake ungimele ukuze ungihlenge;
155 Insindiso ikhatshana kwababi,
156 Isihawu sakho sikhulu, Oh Thixo
157 Zinengi izitha ezingihluphayo,
158 Ngikhangela abangakholwayo ngibenyanye,
159 Ake ubone ukuthi ngiyithanda kanganani imithetho yakho;
160 Wonke amazwi akho aqinisile;
161 Ababusi bayangihlupha kungelasizatho,
162 Isithembiso sakho siyangithokozisa
163 Amanga ngiyawazonda njalo ngiyawenyanya
164 Ngikudumisa kasikhombisa ngelanga
165 Kukhulu ukuthula abalakho labo abathanda umthetho wakho,
166 Ngiyilindele insindiso yakho, Oh Thixo
167 Ngiyazilalela izimiso zakho,
168 Ngiyayilalela imithetho yakho lezimiso zakho,
169 Sengathi ukukhala kwami kungafika kuwe, Oh Thixo
170 Sengathi ukuncenga kwami kungafika kuwe;
171 Sengathi indebe zami zingageleza indumiso yakho,
172 Sengathi ulimi lwami lungalihlabela ilizwi lakho,
173 Sengathi isandla sakho singalungela ukungisiza,
174 Ngilangazelela insindiso yakho, Oh Thixo
175 Kangiphile ukuze ngikudumise,
176 Ngiphambukile njengemvu elahlekileyo.