Sihlabelelo 19

₁Emazulu ababata bukhosi baNkulunkulu,

nemkhatsi wembula likhono lakhe.

₂Lilanga litjela lelililandzelako,

nebusuku bulandzisa

lobubulandzelako ngalolwati.

₃Kute inkhulumo, kute nemavi,

kute neliphimbo lelivakalako.

₄Noko-ke liphimbo lako

liphumele emhlabeni wonkhe,

nemavi ako aphumele emhlabeni wonkhe.

Lilanga ulakhele umpheme

ngaphansi kwesibhakabhaka.

₅Lilanga liphuma

licatsame njengemyeni,

yebo, njengemyeni acwebetela

ahlangabeta makoti wakhe;

njengemgijimi lotimisele ngemncintiswano.

₆Liphuma ngale kwemaphetselo elizulu,

litungelete lize liyewumbamba unina;

kute lokusitsakele ekushiseni kwalo.

₇Imfundziso yaSimakadze iphelele,

ihlumelelisa umphefumulo;

bufakazi baSimakadze buliciniso,

buyabahlakaniphisa labate lwati.

₈Imitsetfo yaSimakadze icondzile,

ingumtfombo wekujabula kwenhlitiyo.

Umyalo waSimakadze umsulwa,

uvula emehlo engcondvo.

₉Kwesaba Simakadze kuhlantekile,

kuyawuhlala kukhona naphakadze.

Tincumo tetehlulelo taSimakadze tiliciniso,

tilunge tonkhe, kantsi atinakusoleka.

₁₀Titsandzeka kakhulu kunegolide lecengekile,

yebo, kakhulu kunegolide lecengekile,

timnandzi kakhulu kuneluju,

yebo, kakhulu kunematfonsi eluju.

₁₁Impela, inceku yakho iyalwa ngato,

lowo lotigcinako unemvuzo lomkhulu.

₁₂Ngubani nje longabona tiphosiso takhe?

Simakadze, ngikhulule etonweni letifihlekile.

₁₃Ngijubele ekwenteni tono ngemabomu,

ungativumeli kutsi tingibuse;

khona-ke ngiyawuphelela,

bese ngibate licala

esiphambukweni lesikhulu.

₁₄Emavi emlomo wami

netizindlo tenhlitiyo yami

atemukeleke kuwe, Simakadze,

Dvwala lami, neMkhululi wami.