1. Makabongwe uYehova, uliwa lam,Ulofundisa izandla zam ukulwa,Iminwe yam imfazwe.
2. Unceba yam, umboniselo yam,Ungxonde yam, umsindisi wam, mna lo;Ungweletshetshe yam, undizímela ngaye;Ulonyathelela abantu bam phantsi kwam.
3. Yehova, úyintoni na umntu, le nto umaziyo?Unyana womfo, le nto umnyamekelayo?
4. Umntu lo ufana nomphunga,Imihla yakhe injengethunzi elidlulayo.
5. Yehova, thoba amazulu akho, uhle;Phatha ezintabeni, ziqhume.
6. Banekisa imibane, uziphangalalise;Thuma iintolo zakho, uziduba-dube.
7. Thuma izandla zakho, zivele phezulu;Ndírhole, ndíhlangule emanzini amakhulu,Esandleni soonyana bolunye uhlanga;
8. Abamlomo uthetha inkohlakalo,Abasandla sokunene sisesokunene sobuxoki.
9. Thixo, ndokuvumela ingoma entsha,Ndikubethele umrhubhe ontambo zilishumi;
10. Ulonika ookumkani usindiso,Ulohlangula uDavide umkhonzi wakhe ekreleni elinobubi.
11. Ndírhole, ndíhlangule esandleni soonyana bolunye uhlanga,Abamlomo uthetha inkohlakalo,Abasandla sokunene sisesokunene sobuxoki;
12. Baze oonyana bethu babe njengezityalo ezikhulileyo ebutsheni babo;Iintomni zethu zibe njengeembombo ezivathisiweyo ngeemfakamfele ngokokwakhiwa kwebhotwe;