1 Zwanini lokhu lina bantu lonke;
2 abantukazana lezikhulu,
3 Umlomo wami uzakhuluma amazwi okuhlakanipha;
4 Ngizabeka indlebe yami kuso isaga;
5 Ngingesabelani na nxa kufika insuku ezimbi,
6 labo abathembe inotho yabo
7 Kakho umuntu ongahlenga impilo yomunye
8 ngoba ukuhlenga impilo yomuntu kuyadula,
9 ukuze aphile kokuphela
10 Phela bonke bayabona ukuthi izihlakaniphi ziyafa;
11 Amangcwaba abo ayizindlu zabo zanininini,
12 Kodwa umuntu, lokuba elenotho, kaphili kokuphela;
13 Lesi yisiphetho salabo abazithembayo bona,
14 Njengezimvu bamiselwe ingcwaba,
15 Kodwa uNkulunkulu uzayihlenga eyami impilo engcwabeni;
16 Ungasuki udangale kakhulu ngokubona omunye enotha;
17 phela kazukuhamba lalutho mhla esifa,
18 Loba wayesithi esaphila azibone engobusisiweyo
19 uzakuyahlangana lesizukulwane sabokhokho bakhe,
20 Umuntu olenotho kodwa engaqedisisi