USomnini ulidwala nobuphephelo
1Irhubo lakaDavida.
Akadunyiswe uSomnini olidwala lami,
yena obandulela izandla zami ipi
neminwami ukulwa.
2USomnini ulidwala nobuphephelo bami,
irharha nomsindisami;
usihlangu sami engiphepha ngaso,
uthobisa abantu bami ngaphasi kwami.
3Somnini, umuntu bekayini kobana umnake,
namkha obhubhako kobana umkhumbule?
4Umuntu ufana nomphefumulo nje;
imihlakhe ifana nesithunzi esinyamalalako.
5Somnini, vula amazulu, wehlele phasi;
thinta iintaba ukuze zithunye intuthu.
6Phazimisa imibani, uphadlhalaje izizwe;
thumela imisubelakho, uzihlangahlanganise.
7Yelula isandla sakho uphezulu;
ngisindise bewungenyule emanzini amanengi,
iye, ezandleni zabatjhili,
8abanemilomo ekhuluma amala
nabanesidla sekohliso.
9Ngizakuvuma ingoma etja kuwe Zimu;
ngikubethele iharibha leenara ezilitjhumi!
10Nguwe opha amakhosi ukuhlula
nosindisa uDavida incekwakho
esabuleni yesihluku.
11Iye, ngisindise bewungenyule
ezandleni zabatjhili
abanemilomo ekhuluma amala
nabanesidla sekohliso!
12Kwanga amadodanethu ebutjheni bawo
angafana nesimila esikhula kuhle;
amadodakazethu afane neensika zesikghudlhu
ezibazwe njengezesigodlweni.
13Kwanga iinlulu zethu zingaphuphuma
ngemihlobohlobo yemikhiqizo;
izimvu neembuzi zethu zande ngeenkulungwana,
iye, ngeenkulungwana ezilitjhumi
emirhuleni yamadlelwethu;
14kwanga neenkomo zethu zingamitha.
Kungabi nomphundlukelo emithangalenethu,
kungabi nesililo sesizi eendledlaneni zethu.
15Babusisiwe abantu abehlelwa ngilokho,
iye, babusisiwe abantu uZimabo onguSomnini.
