AMahubo 42

₁Njengendluzele ilangazelela amanzi emifula,

kanjalo umphefumulo wami

ulangazelela Wena Nkulunkulu.

₂Umphefumulo wami womele uNkulunkulu,

uNkulunkulu ophilayo,

ngiyakufika nini ngibonakale phambi

kukaNkulunkulu na?

₃Izinyembezi zami zingukudla kwami

imini nobusuku,

ngokuba usuku lonke bathi kimi:

“Uphi uNkulunkulu wakho na?”

₄Ngiyakukhumbula lokhu,

ngithulule umphefumulo wami

phakathi kwami,

njengalokhu ngangihamba esixukwini

ngiya naso endlini kaNkulunkulu

ngenhlokomo yokwethaba nokubonga,

ibandla ligubha umkhosi.

₅Mphefumulo wami, kungani udangele,

uyaluza ngaphakathi kimi na?

Themba uNkulunkulu,

ngokuba ngisazomdumisa

ngokusindisa kobukhona bakhe.

₆Nkulunkulu wami, umphefumulo wami udangele

ngaphakathi kimi;

ngizokukhumbula eJordani naseHermoni

nasentabeni iMizari.

₇Lapho kuhlokoma izimpophoma zakho,

utwa luyenanelana,

wonke amadlambi namaza akho,

kudlange kwangaphezu kwami.

₈Emini uSimakade uyaleza umusa wakhe,

ebusuku isihlabelelo sakhe sikimi,

ngikhuleke kuNkulunkulu wokuphila kwami.

₉Ngizakuthi kuNkulunkulu, iDwala lami:

“Ungikhohlweleni na?

Ngihambelani ngilila,

ngicindezelwe yisitha na?”

₁₀Kunjengokuphohlozwa kwamathambo ami,

nxa izitha zami zingiklolodela,

zithi kimi usuku lonke:

“Uphi uNkulunkulu wakho na?”

₁₁Mphefumulo wami, kungani udangele,

uyaluza ngaphakathi kwami na?

Themba uNkulunkulu,

ngokuba ngisazomdumisa

ngokusindisa kobukhona bakhe.