Ukudunyiswa kobukhosi bakaZimu
1Kumkhaleli; irhubo lakaDavida.
2Isibhakabhaka sibika iphazimulo kaZimu
iye, umkayi umemezela umsebenzi wezandla zakhe.
3Ilanga libikela elinye umlayezo
nobusuku bulandisa obulandelako ngelwazi.
4Nanyana kungekho ikulumo namezwi
nelizwi lazo lingazwakali,
5umlayezwazo urhatjheka iphasi loke
nombikwazo emaphelelweni womhlaba,
ukuya phezulu etendeni lelanga.
6Ilanga linjengomkhwenyana naphuma ngelawini lakhe,
lithaba njengengorho ekhamba ibanga layo.
7Liphuma ngakelinye ihlangothi lesibhakabhaka,
libuyele emuva ngakelinye.
Akukho okungafihleka ekutjhiseni kwalo.
8Umthetho kaSomnini uphelele,
uvuselela ipilo.
Ubufakazi bakaSomnini buthembekile,
bunikela ubuhlakani kabanganalwazi.
9Ifundiso kaSomnini ilungile,
yenamisa ihliziyo.
Imiyalo kaSomnini imsulwa,
ikhanyisa amehlo.
10Ukuzithoba kuSomnini kuhlambulukile
kunzinzile ngeenkhathi zoke.
Iingwebo zakaSomnini ziliqiniso,
zifanelekile.
11Koke lokho kuthandeka ukudlula igolide,
iye, ukudlula igolidembala elinengi.
Kunandipha ukudlula iinyosi,
iye, ukudlula iliju lesihlaka.
12Incekwakho nayo ilulekwa ngikho;
ukukulonda lokho kunomvuzo omkhulu.
13Akakho noyedwa owazi imitjhapho efihlakeleko;
nje-ke, Somnini, ungangibethi
ngebanga lemitjhapho leyo!
14Khandela incekwakho
ingenzi izono ngabomu.
Ungazivumeli zingibuse.
Khona ngizahlala ngimsulwa
begodu nginganacala lesiphambeko esikhulu.
15Sengathi amezwi womlomami
nemikhumbulo yehliziywami
ingamukeleka kuwe Somnini,
Dwala lami nomHlengami.
