Kubusa nemandla aSimakadze
1Simakadze uyabusa,
umhlaba awujabule
netichingi tonkhe tijabule.
2Emafu lamnyama amtungeletile,
kulunga nebucotfo sisekelo
lamise kuso sihlalo sakhe sebukhosi.
3Embikwakhe kuvutsa umlilo
udle titsa ngala nangala.
4Imibane yakhe ikhanyisa umhlaba,
umhlaba ungayibona lemibono, uyatfutfumela.
5Tintsaba tincibilika njengemtfwebeba
embikwaSimakadze,
yebo, tiyancibilika tiphele
embikweNkhosi yemhlaba wonkhe.
6Emazulu amemetela kulunga kwakhe,
tonkhe tive tibubone bukhosi bakhe.
7Bayahlazeka badliwe ngemahloni
bonkhe labakhonta tithico,
bachoshe ngetithico letingenamsebenti.
Bonkhe bonkulunkulu
bakhotsama kuSimakadze.
8BaseSiyoni bayeva bajabule,
yebo, netakhamiti takaJuda tiyatsakasa
ngenca yetehlulelo takho, Simakadze.
9Ngobe wena, Simakadze,
unguLosetikwako Konkhe,
ubusa umhlaba wonkhe,
uphakeme ngetulu kwabonkulunkulu.
10Nine lenitsandza Simakadze,
tondzani konkhe lokubi,
ngobe uyabelusa labametsembako,
abephule etandleni talababi.
11Kukhanya kuhlanyelelwa labalungile,
nekujabula kuhlanyelelwa
labanetinhlitiyo letinhle.
12Tfokotani nijabule nine lenilungile,
bongani libito lakhe lelingcwele.