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₁Ndiyakhwaza, ndibhekisa kuThixo;

ndikhala kuye, ukuba andiphulaphule.

₂Ngomhla wenkathazo ndibhenela eNkosini;

ebusuku ndiyazingisa, ndiziphakamisela kuyo izandla,

umoya wam ungavumi ukuthuthuzeleka.

₃Ndakucinga ngoThixo, ndiba nesingqala;

ndakucamngca, uyatyhafa umoya wam.

₄Andisabazi nobuthongo;

ndixakwe nakukuthetha ziinkathazo.

₅Hay' imihla yamfamlibe;

ndikhumbul' iminyaka yamandulo.

₆Ebusuku ndidliwa ngumva-ndedwa;

ndiyacamngca ndiyicikida intliziyo yam, ndisithi:

₇“Ngaba yondilahla kuphele iNkosi,

ingaze ibuye indamkele?

₈Ngaba lutshitshile na uthando lwayo?

Sibhangile na isithembiso sayo?

₉Selekulibele na uThixo ukubuya ngetarhu?

Ngaba umsindo wakhe uluvalile uvelwano?”

₁₀Ndide ndithi: “Nantsi eyona indixhelayo:

kukunqamka kwamandla kaPhezukonke.

₁₁Ndikhumbula izenzo zakho, *Ndikhoyo;

ewe, ndicinga ngemimangaliso yamandulo.

₁₂Ndicamngca ngemisebenzi yakho;

ndetyisa izenzo zakho ezikhwankqisayo.”

₁₃Hayi ke beth' ubunyulu bukaThixo!

Thixo wuphi ofana noThixo wethu?

₁₄Wena unguThixo owenza imimangaliso;

amandla akho abonakele phakathi kwabantu;

₁₅Wabakhulula ngamandla akho abantu;

ewe, nditsho oonyana bakaYakobi nabakaJosefu.

₁₆Uthi wakuvela wena, Thixo, arhwaqel' amanzi,

nenzongonzongo yolwandle ingcangcazele.

₁₇Amafu wona atsho avuz' amanzi,

isibhakabhaka sona sagragrama,

imibane yona yaphithizela.

₁₈Izithonga zeendudumo zazihamba nezaqhwithi,

imibane yalikhanyisa lonke ihlabathi,

umhlaba wangcangcazela wanyikima.

₁₉Wena wadabul' ulwandle,

wacand' amanzi anzongonzongo.

Ke wona umkhondo wakho awufumaneki.

₂₀Wabakhokela njengomhlambi abantu bakho

ngesandla sikaMosis noAron.