1 Ngizahlabelela ngothando lukaThixo olukhulu lanininini;
2 Ngizamemezela ukuthi uthando lwakho lumi luqinile laphakade,
3 Wathi, “Sengenze isivumelwano lalowo okhethiweyo wami,
4 ‘Ngizawumisa umndeni wakho laphakade,
5 Amazulu ayazidumisa izimanga zakho, Oh Thixo,
6 Phela ngubani onjengoThixo phakathi kwabaphilayo ezulwini na?
7 Enhlanganisweni yabangcwele uNkulunkulu uyesatshwa kakhulu;
8 Yebo Thixo Nkulunkulu Somandla, ngubani onjengawe na?
9 Uyabusa phezu kolwandle olugubhazelayo;
10 Wamchoboza uRahabi njengomunye wababuleweyo;
11 Ngawakho amazulu, ngowakho njalo lomhlaba;
12 Wayidala inyakatho kanye leningizimu;
13 Ingalo yakho igcwele amandla;
14 Ukulunga lokwahlulela kuhle yikho okuyinsika yesihlalo sakho sobukhosi;
15 Babusisiwe labo asebekufundile ukukubabaza,
16 Bayathokoza ngebizo lakho ilanga lonke;
17 Ngoba uyibukhosi babo lamandla abo,
18 Ngempela isihlangu sethu ngesikaThixo, iNkosi yethu
19 Endulo wakhuluma ngombono,
20 Sengifumane uDavida inceku yami;
21 Isandla sami sizamsekela;
22 Akulasitha esizamncindezela ukuthi athele kuso;
23 Ngizazichoboza izitha zakhe phambi kwakhe
24 Uthando lwami oluthembekileyo luzaba laye,
25 Ngizabeka isandla sakhe phezu kolwandle,
26 Uzamemeza kimi athi, ‘UnguBaba,
27 Njalo ngizamisa abe lizibulo lami,
28 Ngizalugcina uthando lwami kuye laphakade,
29 Inzalo yakhe ngizayimisa nini lanini,
30 Aluba amadodana akhe edela umlayo wami
31 nxa besephula izimemezelo zami
32 ngizajezisa isono sabo ngoswazi,
33 kodwa kangiyikulususa uthando lwami kuye,
34 Kangiyikusephula isivumelwano sami
35 Ngavele ngafunga kanye ngobungcwele bami
36 ukuthi inzalo yakhe izaqhubeka laphakade
37 sizakuma laphakade njengenyanga,
38 Kodwa usumalile, usumlahlile,
39 Ususikhalele isivumelwano lenceku yakho
40 Usuyibhidlizile yonke imiduli yakhe,
41 Bonke abedlula khona bamphangile;
42 Usuphakamisile isandla sokunene sezitha zakhe;
43 Uyibuyisele emuva inkemba yakhe ebukhali
44 Usuyiqedile inkazimulo yakhe
45 Uluqumile lwaba lufitshane usuku lobutsha bakhe;
46 Koze kube nini, Oh Thixo? Uzazifihla kokuphela na?
47 Khumbula ukwedlula masinyane kwempilo yami.
48 Ngumuntu bani ongaphila angaze abona ukufa,
49 Oh Thixo, lungaphi uthando lwakho lwakudala olukhulu,
50 Khumbula, Thixo ukuthi inceku yakho iklolodelwa njani,
51 izigcono izitha zakho eziklolode ngazo, Oh Thixo,
52 Udumo kalube kuThixo laphakade!