1 Lowo ohlala ekusithekeni koPhezukonke
2 Ngizakuthi kuThixo, “Uyisiphephelo sami lenqaba yami,
3 Ngempela uzakuphephisa
4 Uzakusibekela ngezinsiba zakhe,
5 Awuyikwesaba umnyama wobusuku,
6 kumbe ingozi ehahabela emnyameni,
7 Abazinkulungwane bangawa eceleni lakho;
8 Uzaphosa nje amehlo akho
9 Ungenza oPhezukonke abe likhaya lakho
10 lapho-ke akulangozi engakuwela,
11 Ngoba uzayala izingilosi zakhe ngawe
12 zizakuphakamisa ezandleni zazo,
13 Uzanyathela isilwane lephimpi;
14 “Ngoba uyangithanda,” kutsho uThixo, “ngizamkhulula;
15 Uzangibiza, ngimphendule;
16 Ngizamsuthisa ngempilo ende