UHabhakuki 1

₂Kuyoze kube nini Simakade

ngikhalela usizo,

ungezwa,

ngikhala kuwe kalusizi,

ungasindisi na?

₃Kungani ungibonisa ububi,

uthalalise ngenkathazo na?

Imbubhiso nobudlova kuphambi kwami;

kukhona ukulwa nombango okudlangile.

₄Ngalokho-ke umthetho awusathi shu,

nokwehlulela akusenziwa unomphelo,

ngokuba omubi uhaqa olungileyo;

ngenxa yalokho ubulungiswa buphuma buhlanekezelwe.

nibuke,

nishaqeke ngokumangala,

ngokuba ngizakwenza isimanga ezinsukwini zenu

eningayukusikholwa,

lapho kulandwa ngaso.

₆Ngokuba niyabona-ke,

sengizakuvusa amaKhaledi,

isizwe esinonya nesidlovayo,

esidabula ebubanzini bomhlaba

siyodla izindawo zokuhlala okungesizo ezaso.

₇Siyethusa, siyesabeka;

kuphuma kuso ukwehlulela kwaso nesithunzi saso.

ukuthi yini elungileyo.

₈Amahhashi aso agijima ukwedlula izingwe,

eyesabeka kunamankentshane ebusuku;

abagibeli bamahhashi aso bayagabadula,

futhi bavela kude abagibeli bamahhashi aso,

bandiza njengokhozi luphuthuma elizokudla.

₉Sonke ngothi lwaso sitheleka ngendluzula,

ubuso baso buqonde ngqo phambili;

sibutha abathunjwa njengesihlabathi.

₁₀Siklolodela amakhosi,

ababusi bayinhlekisa kuso;

sihleka zonke izinqaba,

senze izindunduma ngomhlabathi,

sidle izinqaba.

₁₁Sidlula njengesiphepho,

sidlulele phambili,

kodwa sona sinecala,

amandla aso angunkulunkulu waso.

₁₂Wena Simakade Nkulunkulu wami, oNgcwele,

awusiye yini owasemandulo na?

Asiyukufa;

usinqumele ukwehlulelwa;

Wena Dwala, usibekele ukujeziswa.

₁₃Amehlo akho ahlanzekile

ukuba ungabona ububi,

nokuba ungayibheki inkathazo.

Pho kungani ubukana nabakhohlisi,

uthalalisa lapho omubi eshwabadela

olungileyo kunaye na?

₁₄Wenze abantu banjengezinhlanzi zasolwandle,

nanjengezilwane ezinwabuzelayo ezingenambusi.

₁₅Uyabakhipha bonke ngodobo,

abahudule ngenetha lakhe,

abaqoqele enetheni lakhe elihudulwayo,

ngalokho-ke uyathokoza, ajabule.

₁₆Ngakho-ke uhlabela inetha lakhe,

alishisele impepho inetha lakhe elihudulwayo,

ngokuba isabelo sakhe sinokudla okuningi,

unokwanele azokudla.

₁₇Ngalokho uyakuthulula inetha lakhe,

aqhubeke nokubhubhisa izizwe,

angashiyi namunye.