ISILILO 5

₁Khumbula, Jehova, esehlelwe yikho;

bheka, ubone ihlazo lethu.

₂Ifa lethu seliphendulelwe abafokazi,

nezindlu zethu kwabezizwe.

₃Siyizintandane, asinababa;

omame banjengabafelokazi.

₄Amanzi ethu siyawaphuza ngemali,

izinkuni zethu ziza ngentengo.

₅Abasixoshayo basezintanyeni zethu;

sikhathele, asinakuphumula.

₆Siniké isandla sethu kulo iGibithe

nakulo iAsiriya ukuba sisuthe isinkwa.

₇Obaba bona abasekho;

thina sithwala ububi babo.

₈Izigqila ziyasibusa;

akakho osikhulula esandleni sabo.

₉Sithola ukudla kwethu ngokuzidela amathambo

ngenxa yenkemba yasehlane.

₁₀Isikhumba sethu siyasha njengeziko

ngokushisa kwendlala.

₁₁Balala nabesifazane eSiyoni,

izintombi zasemizini yakwaJuda.

₁₂Izikhulu zaphanyekwa ngezandla zabo;

ubuso babadala ababuhloniphanga.

₁₃Izinsizwa zathwala amatshe okugaya,

abantwana bakhubeka phansi kwezinkuni.

₁₄Abadala baphelile esangweni,

nezinsizwa ekuhlabeleleni kwazo.

₁₅Intokozo yenhliziyo yethu iphelile;

ukusina kwethu kuphenduké ukulila.

₁₆Umqhele uwile ekhanda lethu.

Maye kithina, ngokuba sonile!

₁₇Ngalokho inhliziyo yethu idangele;

ngalezizinto amehlo ethu afiphele,

₁₈ngenxa yentaba yaseSiyoni echithekile,

zize zihambe kuyo izimpungushe.

₁₉Wena-Jehova umi phakade;

isihlalo sakho sobukhosi sikhona ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane.

₂₀Usikhohlelwani kuze kube-phakade,

usishiye izinsuku eziningi, na?

₂₁Sibuyisele kuwe-Jehova, siyakubuya;

yenza izinsuku zethu zibe-zintsha njengasendulo,

₂₂ngokuba usilahlile nokusilahla,

wasithukuthelela kakhulu.