1. Ke uYobi waphendula wenjenje:
2. “Zonke ezi zinto nindixelela zona sendikhe ndaziva ngaphambili;inene, xa ninonke ningabathuthuzeli abangento.
3. Ngaba le ntshwaqane yenu ayinasiphelo?Nomelezwa yintoni kangaka engxoxweni?
4. Nam bendingathethayo ngolo hlobo xa ibinini abakule meko ndikuyo;bendiya kuthetha nani ndimana ndichan' amagama,ndide ndimane ndihlunguzela intloko.
5. Bendiya kunomeleza ngamacebiso,ndinithuthuzele ngamazwi alalanisayo.
6. “Kambe ke, nokuba ndiyathetha, intlungu le ayisuki;kanti ke nokuba ndithule, kusafana.
7. Hayi ke, ngoku uThixo undiqobile;usapho lwam uluvuthulule bhuqe!
8. Ndifunyenwe nguye, kwaza oko kwaba bubungqina bokundityhola;ukonakala komzimba wam bubungqina obundidobelelayo.
9. Ngale ngqumbo yakhe undiqwengile wandenzakalisa;undisinekele ngaloo mazinyo akhe;yena mchasi wam uyandijamela.
10. Abantu bathetha ngam bendigxeka;bandimpakaza esidleleni ngengcikivo,bebonke badibana ngokundichasa.
11. UThixo undiyekele ngezaphula-mthetho,wandinikela ezandleni zezikhohlakali.
12. Mna bendingacingele nto, suka ke yena wandintlekeza,wandibamba ngobhongwana, wandiqwenga.Ewe, mna sendiyeyona nto ajolise kuyo.
13. Abeentolo bakhe bandirhawule;undincule izintso engenalusini,wayiphalazela emhlabeni inyongo yam.
14. Undingxwelerhe wada wandiqusha;ufunzela kum okwejoni.
15. “Ngoku sendithe wambu ezokuzila;uphondo lwam luseluthulini.
16. Sendilile ndada ndambatsha;ke wona amehlo am ade af' amnyama.
17. Kambe ke phofu mna andinabundlongo-ndlongo,nomthandazo wam kuThixo awunakumbi.
18. “Yini na, mhlaba!Sukulingcwab' igazi lam!Isikhalo sam masivakale!
19. Kaloku nangoku ingqina lam lisemazulwini;ewe, ukho ongakum ondithethelelayo kweliphezulu.
20. Sendiyintlekisa nakwizihlobo zam;ke iinyembezi zam ndiziphalaza phambi koThixo.
21. Akwaba ebenokulamla phakathi komntu noThixonjengoko ebakho umlamli phakathi komntu nomhlobo wakhe!
22. Kuba kaloku akuseminyaka mingaphi ndithathe uhambo olungabuyiyo.”