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₁Ndiwuphakamisela kuwe, *Ndikhoyo, umphefumlo wam;

₂Thixo wam, ndithembele kuwe.

Mandingakhe ndidane konke;

mazingakhe zindivuyelele konk' iintshaba zam.

₃Ewe, mabangadani bonk' abathembele kuwe;

mayibe ngâbo banxaxhayo amabadane.

₄Ndibonise indlela yakho, Ndikhoyo;

ndifundise iindlela zakho.

₅Ndikhokelele enyanisweni yakho, undifundise.

Kaloku nguwe, Thixo, umkhululi wam;

ndihleli ndikulindele imini yonke.

₆Khumbula, Ndikhoyo, inceba yakho,

nothando lwakho obukade unalo kwakudala.

₇Ungazikhumbuli izono zobutsha bam,

nokungathobeli kwam umthetho wakho;

kanye ndazelelele ngothando olungagungqiyo,

ngenxa yobubele bakho, Ndikhoyo.

₈UNdikhoyo unobubele, ulungile.

Yiyo loo nto abafundisayo indlela yakhe aboni.

₉Abathobekileyo ubakhokelela kokulungileyo,

abafundise indlela yakhe abalulamileyo.

₁₀Zonk' iindlela zikaNdikhoyo zezothando nenyaniso

kwabo bathobela umnqophiso nemithetho yakhe.

₁₁Ngenxa yegama lakho, Ndikhoyo, ndixolele ityala lam

nakuba lilikhulu kangaka.

₁₂UNdikhoyo uya kumbonisa indlela umntu omoyikayo.

₁₃Uya kuhlala enenkqubela

nabantwana bakhe ube lilifa labo umhlaba.

₁₄Ungumhlobo kwabo bamhlonelayo uNdikhoyo,

uyabaqondisa umnqophiso wakhe.

₁₅Ndihleli ndilindele uncedo lukaNdikhoyo,

kuba uyawusombulula umgib' ezinyaweni zam.

₁₆Buyela kum, Ndikhoyo, undenzele inceba;

kaloku ndilikheswa, ndixhwalekile.

₁₇Ndikhulule kwintlungu endikuyo,

undikhuphe ezimbandezelweni.

₁₈Qwalasela ubunzima nosizi endikulo,

undixolele zonk' izono zam.

₁₉Zigqale ubuninzi bazo iintshaba zam,

nendlela ebuhlungu ezindiphethe ngayo ngolunya.

₂₀Bukhusele ubomi bam, undihlangule;

mandingadaniswa kaloku, kuba ndithembele ngawe.

₂₁Mandihlale ndingasoleki ndililungisa,

kuba kaloku ithemba lam likuwe.

₂₂Bakhulule, Thixo, abantu bakho amaSirayeli

kuzo zonke iimbandezelo zabo.