AMahubo 4

₁Ngiphendule lapho ngikhala,

Nkulunkulu ongukulunga kwami.

Ekucindezelweni wangenzela indawo ebanzi;

yiba nomusa kimi,

uzwe umkhuleko wami.

₂Madodana abantu,

kuyoze kube nini

nithunaza isithunzi sami na?

Kuyoze kube nini

nithanda okuyize,

nifuna okungamanga na? Sela

₃Yazini ukuthi uSimakade

uzehlukanisele abaqotho;

uSimakade uyakuzwa lapho ngikhala kuye.

₄Thukuthelani,

kodwa ningoni;

zindlani enhliziyweni yenu,

embhedeni wenu,

nithule. Sela

₅Nikelani ngeminikelo yokulunga,

nethembele kuSimakade.

₆Baningi abathi:

“Ngubani oyakusenzela okuhle na?”

Simakade, phakamisela ukukhanya

kobuso bakho phezu kwethu.

₇Ubeke injabulo enhliziyweni yami,

eyedlula leyo yesikhathi

lapho kunensada yokusanhlamvu,

neyewayini labo elisha.

₈Ngiyakulala phansi ngokuthula,

ngilalise okwengane,

ngoba nguWena wedwa, Simakade,

ongenza ngihlale ngiphephile.