1. Kukhumbule, Yehova, okusihleleyo; Bheka, uyibone ingcikivo yethu.
2. Ilifa lethu lisuke lenziwa elabasemzini,Izindlu zethu zalunga kwabolunye uhlanga.
3. Siziinkedama, asinabawo;Oma banjengabahlolokazi.
4. Amanzi ethu siwasela ngesilivere;Iinkuni zethu ziza kuthi ngexabiso.
5. Intshutshiso iphezu kwentamo yethu;Sidiniwe, asinakuphumla.
6. Isandla sisinika amaYiputa,Nama-Asiriya, ukuba sihluthe sisonka.
7. Oobawo bonile, àbasekho;Thina sithwele ubugwenxa babo.
8. Silawulwa ngabakhonzi;Akukho usiqhiwulayo ezandleni zabo.
9. Isonka sethu sisizuza ngomphefumlo wethu ùsisichenge.Ngenxa yekrele lasentlango.
10. Ulùsu lwethu luyavutha njengezikoNgenxa yolophu lwendlala.
11. Badlwengulé abafazi eZiyon,Iintombi emizini yakwaYuda.
12. Baxhomé abathetheli ngezandla;Ubuso bamadoda amakhulu àbubékwa.
13. Amadodana athwala amatye okusila,Amakhwenkwe akhubeka phantsi kweenkuni.
14. Amadoda amakhulu aphezile ukuya esangweni;Amadodana, ekubetheni uhadi.
15. Iphelile imihlali yentliziyo yethu,Ukuqamba kwethu kujike kwaba kukumbambazela.
16. Síwile isithsaba entlokweni yethu;Yeha ke thina! kuba sonile.
17. Ngenxa yoko ityhafile intliziyo yethu;Ngenxa yezo zinto amnyama amehlo ethu;
18. Ngenxa yentaba yaseZiyon, kuba ibharhile,Kuhamba iimpungutye phezu kwayo.
19. Wena, Yehova, uhleli ngonaphakade;Itrone yakho ikwisizukulwana ngesizukulwana.
20. Yini na ukuba usilibale ngonaphakade,Usilahle imihla emide?
21. Síbuyisele kuwe, Yehova; sobuya;Hlaziya imihla yethu njengokwamandulo.
22. Ùngaba usicekise mpela na,Wanoburhalarhume kuthi ngokukhulukazi na?