1. Ndingenile emyezweni wam, dade wethu, mtshakazi wam;Ndiyikhile imore* yam kunye netyeleba lam;Ndiyidlile intlango yam kunye nencindi yam;Ndiyiséle iwayini yam kunye namasi am.Yidlani bethu,Selani nibe mnandi, zintánda.
2. Ndilele, yona intliziyo yam iphaphamile.Yiva, nantso intánda yam inkqonkqoza, isithi,Ndivulele, dade wethu, vukuthu lam, ngqibeleli yam,Ngokuba intloko yam izele ngumbethe,Isihlwitha sam sizele ngamathontsi obusuku.
3. Ndathi, Sendikhulule nengubo yam yangaphantsi; ndothini na ukubuya ndinxibe?Sendizihlambile iinyawo zam, ndothini na ukubuya ndizidyobhe?
4. Intánda yam yasolula isandla sayo ngekroba;Kwasika esiswini ngenxa yayo.
5. Ndavuka ndaya kuyivulela intánda yam,Nezandla zam zavuza imore;Neminwe yam, imore eyivuzelayoEsiphathweni sesitshixo.
6. Ndayivulela mna intánda yam;Ke yona intánda yam ibijike yemka.Ndemkelwa ngumbilini yakuthetha;Ndayifuna, andayifumana;Ndayibiza, àyasabela.
7. Bandifumana abalindi abajikajika phakathi komzi,Bandibetha, bandilimaza;Abalindi beendonga bandihlutha ingubo yam yokwaleka ekrelekrele.
8. Ndiyanifungisa, zintombi zaseYerusalem, ukuba nithe nayifumana intánda yam,Into enoyixelela yona, nothi, ndiyafa luthando.
9. Iyintoni na intánda yakho kunezinye iintánda,Wena nzwakazindini phakathi kweentokazi?Iyintoni na intánda yakho kunezinye,Ukuba wenjenje ukusifungisa?
10. Intánda yam iqaqambile, iyingqombela,Iyeyongamileyo ngaphezu kwamawaka alishumi.
11. Intloko yayo iyigolide engcwengiweyo, ecikizekileyo;Isihlwitha sayo siziinduli ngeenduli, simnyama njengehlungulu.
12. Amehlo ayo anjengawamavukuthu, engasemifuleni yamanzi,Ezihlamba ngamasi, ehleli njengamatye afakwe kakuhle.
13. Izidlele zayo zinjengemityino yetyeleba, njengezigánga zezityalo zokuqhola;Umlomo wayo unjengeenyibiba, uvuza imore ezivuzelayo.
14. Izandla zayo ziintonga zegolide, zifakwe amatye aseTarshishe,Isibili sayo siluphondo lwendlovu, lukrwilwe ngesafire.*
15. Imilenze yayo ziintsika zemarmore* emhlophe, zifakwe ezisekweni zegolide engcwengiweyo.Isithomo sayo sinjengeLebhanon, sisihle njengemisedare.*
16. Ikhuhlangubo layo linobumnandi; inqwenelekile yona iphela.Yiyo leyo intánda yam; nguye lowo uwethu,Zintombi zaseYerusalem.