Umkhuleko walowo locela kutsi enanelwe
Sihlabelelo saDavide, ishikayoni, lasihlabelela Simakadze ngenca yaKushe, intalelwane yaBhenjamini.
1Yebo, Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wami,
sengiphephele kuwe,
ngisindzise ungiphephise
kubo bonkhe labangitingelako,
2kuze umphefumulo wami
bangawudzabudzabuli
njengelibhubesi lelidzabudzabula
kubete nalolamulako.
3Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wami,
nangabe kukhona lokubi etandleni tami,
4nangiphindzisele ngalokubi kumnganami,
nome ngaphanga sitsa sami
ngaphandle kwesono,
5nakunjalo-ke:
Sitsa sami asingitingele size singibambe,
siyigcobagcobe emhlabatsini imphilo yami,
ludvumo lwami luphelele elutfulini. Cabanga.
6Simakadze!
Sukuma ngentfukutselo yakho.
Vuka ungimele elulakeni lwetitsa tami.
Nkulunkulu wami, vuka ungisite.
Nguwe wedvwa lonesehlulelo lesimsulwa.
7Inhlangano yetive ayisondzele ikuhace,
bese uyayibusa
usesihlalweni sakho sebukhosi.
8Simakadze akehlulele tive.
Simakadze, ngehlulele ngekulunga kwami,
uhlole nebucotfo bami.
9Ncandza bubi balababi,
wakha lolungile,
ngobe nguwe Nkulunkulu wekulunga
lohlola tingcondvo netinhlitiyo.
10Nkulunkulu usihlangu sami,
yena usindzisa labacotfo ngenhlitiyo.
11Nkulunkulu ungumehluleli lolungile,
yena unguNkulunkulu lophambana nebubi
onkhe emalanga.
12Nangabe umuntfu angaphendvuki,
Nkulunkulu ulola inkemba yakhe,
antsalele kunemba ngebutjoki bakhe,
13ulungisa tikhali takhe letinebutsi,
ente imicibisholo yakhe ivutse umlilo.
14Asubuke nje kutsi lomubi unemhelo webubi,
wemitsa kuganga, atale emanga.
15Umba umgodzi wekuhholokoshisela labanye,
bese kuhholokoshela yena
kulomgodzi lawumbile.
16Kuganga kwakhe kubuyela enhloko yakhe,
buhlophoyi bakhe behlele ebuntini lakhe.
17Simakadze ngiyawumbonga
ngekulunga kwakhe,
ngihlabelele ngekudvumisa libito
laSimakadze Losetikwako Konkhe.