1. Yivani, nâbo ubulumko bumemeza!Nayo ingqiqo nantso izazisa.
2. Kaloku bumi ngasezindleleni phezu kweentaba;ewe, nabu buthe bhunxe eziphambukeni zeendlela.
3. Nabo bungxang' emasangweni edolophu;ewe, buyamemelela ekungeneni esixekweni:
4. “Hoyina, ndibhenela kuni, nina nonke luntu;ndiyanibiza nani, nzala yakwantu.
5. Kambe nani, ziyatha, fundan' ingqiqo,nani, nina zidenge, qalisan' ukuqonda.
6. Phulaphulani, kuba ndiza kutheth' izintw' ezibalaseleyo;yivani, kuba ndiza kuyixel' imfanelo.
7. Kaloku ngomlomo wam ndiza kutheth' inyaniso,kuba ke mna ndiyithiyil' inkohlakalo emilebeni yam.
8. Onke amazwi omlomo wam anyanisekile;ubuqhophololo nobuxoki abukho kuwo.
9. Kumntu oqondayo onke acacile;kwâbo baziyo onke alungile.
10. Nawe ke, yamkela ingqeqesho kunesiliva;ndithi thatha ulwazi kuneyona golide.
11. Mna bulumko ndiyawagqitha namatye exabiso;nakwiindidi zobutyebi mna andidlulwa nto.
12. “Mna bulumko ndihlala ndithe qwa;ndixakath' ulwazi kunye nokulungelelanisa.
13. Ukumthobela *uNdikhoyo kukubuthiya ububi.Yiloo nto ndikuchasileyo ukuzigwagwisa,ikratshi, ukungabi nasimilo, kunye nentetho egwenxa.
14. Ndingusomacebo, ndingumthombo weembono ezichubekileyo;ndinako ukuqonda, kanti nokomelela kokwam.
15. Ewe, oozikumkani balawula ngam,neziphathamandla zilawula ngobulungisa nje ndim.
16. Bonke abasemagunyeni bancedwa ndim lo:oomatshawe, noozikhulu, nabagwebi ngokwabo.
17. Kaloku ndiyabathanda abo bandithandayo,futhi ndiyafumaneka kwabo bandifunayo.
18. Ndibathi jize ngesihomo nendyebo,batsho babe nobutyebi obuzinzileyo nenkqubela.
19. Inzala engenxa yam ingaphezu kwayo negolide;imveliso yam iyayibetha neyona siliva.
20. Ihambo yam bubulungisa bodwa;iindlela zam zifanelekile.
21. Ubutyebi lilifa endibanikayo abo bandithandayo;ndibathi jize ngoovimba abaphuphumayo.
22. “Ekuqalekeni kwendalo kaNdikhoyo mna ndandikho ndingowakhe;ewe, ndandikho ingekabikho imisebenzi yakhe yamandulo.
23. Mna wandiqingqa kwasephakadeni,kuqala ngqa, nehlabathi lingekabikho.
24. Ndavela engekabikho namanzi anzongo-nzongo,tanci ingekaveli nemithombo ephuphuma amanzi.
25. Ndingowokuqala phambi kwazo neentaba;neenduli zilibone emva kwam ilanga.
26. Ndabakho ungekabikho umhlaba neentili zawo;ewe, kwakungekabikho nothuli olu ehlabathini!
27. Ndandikho ekumiselweni kwamazulu nguThixo,xa wayetwabulula isibhakabhaka kumanzi anzongo-nzongo.
28. Xa wayesambathisa isibhakabhaka ngamafu ndandilapho,nangokuya wayeseka imithombo yeelwandle ndandikho.
29. Ndandilapho xa wayemisa imida yolwandle,xa wayesithi: ‘Latyuza, kodwa ungagqithi apha.’Ekuzimiseni kwakhe iziseko zehlabathi ndandikho.
30. Ewe, ndayingcali yomsebenzi, ndiyintonga yakhe yasekhosi;ndandizele yimincili iimini ngeemini,ndivuya apho ecaleni kwakhe.
31. Ngenene ndandichulumacha kulo elimiweyo;ndandiziva ndinemihlali phakathi koluntu.
32. “Ngoko ke, bonyana, ndiphulaphuleni,kuba banoyolo abo bahamba ngeendlela zam.
33. Yamkeleni ingqeqesho, ukuze nibe zizilumko;sanukuyityeshela, koko bambelelani kuyo.
34. Unenyhweba kambe umntu ondiphulaphulayo;nditsho lowo uhlala enkundleni yam yonke imihla,osoloko elindile emasangweni am phaya.
35. Ozuze mna ke ubufumene ubomi;uxhamla ukwaneliseka kukaNdikhoyo.
36. Kambe ke yena ondiphosileyo uzenzakalisile;kanti ke lowo undithiyileyo uthand' ukufa.”