1 Nkulunkulu wami, Nkulunkulu wami, kungani usungidelile na?
2 Oh Nkulunkulu wami, ngiyakhala emini,
3 Kanti usesihlalweni sobukhosi uNguye oNgcwele
4 Obaba babeka ithemba labo Kuwe;
5 Bakhala kuwe bakhululwa;
6 Kodwa ngiyimpethu nje kangisumuntu,
7 Bonke abangibonayo bayangihleka;
8 “Uthemba uThixo
9 Kanti wena wangikhupha esiswini;
10 Kusukela ekuzalweni kwami ngabekwa ezandleni Zakho;
11 Ungabi khatshana kwami,
12 Inkunzi ezinengi zingihanqile;
13 Izilwane ezibhongayo ezibamba zidabudabule
14 Ngiyathululeka njengamanzi,
15 Amandla ami asetshile qhu ingathi ludengezi,
16 Izinja sezingihanqile;
17 Ngingawabala wonke amathambo ami;
18 Behlukaniselana izembatho zami
19 Kodwa wena, Thixo, ungabi kude lami.
20 Phephisa impilo yami enkembeni,
21 Ngilamulela emlonyeni wezilwane;
22 Ngizamemezela ibizo Lakho kubafowethu;
23 Lina elimesabayo uThixo, mdumiseni!
24 Ngoba keyisanga loba adelele
25 Sivela kuwe isithathelo sokudumisa kwami emhlanganweni omkhulu;
26 Abayanga bazakudla basuthe
27 Yonke imikhawulo yomhlaba
28 ngoba umbuso ungokaThixo
29 Zonke izinothi zomhlaba zizazitika ngokudla
30 Abesikhathi esizayo bazamkhonza;
31 Bazatshumayela ukulunga kwakhe,