Ubukhulu bakaZimu
1Hlokomani kuSomnini nina balungileko!
Iye, ukudumisa kungokwabaqotho!
2Dumisani uSomnini ngeharibhana,
nimbethele iharibha leenara ezilitjhumi!
3Mrhubeleni ingoma etja,
niyibethe kuhle ngeenara, nihlokome!
4Mbala, ilizwi lakaSomnini liliqiniso,
zoke izenzo zakhe zikukwethembeka.
5Uthanda okufaneleko nokulungileko,
iphasi ligcwele ukwethembeka kwakaSomnini.
6Ngelizwi lakaSomnini, kwadaleka umkayi,
iye, ngokukhuluma kwakhe
kwenzeka koke okukiwo.
7Wabuthelela amanzi welwandle
kwanga angemgqomini;
wabeka amanzi amanengi ngeenlulwini.
8Iphasi loke alimesabe uSomnini;
kuthi zoke izakhamuzi ephasini,
zithuthumele ngaye
9ngombana wakhuluma, kwadaleka,
wayala, kwaba khona.
10USomnini uhlangahlanganisa iinhloso zezizwe,
araranise amaqhinga wabantu.
11Iinhloso zakaSomnini zijame isiphelani,
iqhinga lakhe lingelanini nanini.
12Sibusisiwe isizwe uZimaso kuSomnini,
isizwe uSomnini azikhethele bona sibe lilifa lakhe.
13USomnini ubona phasi asezulwini,
aqale woke umuntu.
14Esihlalweni sakhe
uyelela boke bephasi.
15Yena owadala iinhliziyo zabo boke,
uqaphela zoke izenzo zabo.
16Amakhosi akahluli ngobunengi bebutho lawo
neengorho azisindi ngobukhulu bamandlazo.
17Iinjomani zepi zilithemba elililize ekusindiseni
begodu azihlengi ngobukhulu bamandlazo.
18Kwamambala, ilihlo lakaSomnini liphezu kwabamesabako,
iye, phezu kwabaqalelele ukwethembeka kwakhe,
19kobana atjhaphulule ipilwabo ekufeni,
abalonde baphilile ngesikhathi sendlala.
20Umphefumulwethu ulindela uSomnini;
yena ulisizo nesihlangu sethu.
21Iinhliziyo zethu zenamile kuye
ngombana sithemba ibizo lakhe elicwengileko.
22Somnini, ukwethembeka kwakho
akube phezu kwethu
ngombana siqalelele wena.