Umthandazo wokubawa umusa ngesikhathi sokubandezeleka
1Kumkhaleli; ngesililiso seenara; ngeTjheminithi; irhubo lakaDavida.
2Somnini, ungangikhalimi ngobukhali bakho,
ungangibethi uselakeni lakho.
3Yiba nomusa kimi, Somnini
ngombana ngibuthakathaka.
Yewungipholise Somnini
ngombana ngisebuhlungwini,
4iye, umphefumulwami ukhathazeke khulu.
Awu Somnini, kuzabe kube nini na?
5Phenduka Somnini!
Hlenga ipilwami!
Ngisindise ngenca yokwethembeka kwakho
6ngombana akukho ukukulotjha kwabafileko.
Ngubani okudumisako endaweni yabafileko na?
7Sengidiniwe ngesibibithwana sami:
Ubusuku boke ngithambisa umsamelwami;
iye, ngimanzisa umsemami ngeenyembezi.
8Amehlwami avuvukile ngebanga lesizi,
ayafiphala ngenca yezitha zami zoke.
9Dedani kimi noke nina benzi bobumbi
ngombana uSomnini usizwile isililo sami;
10uSomnini usizwile isibawo sami sesirhawu,
iye, uSomnini uwamukele umthandazwami.
11Zoke izitha zami zizakukhena,
zikhathazeke khulu,
zibuyele emuva,
zidane masinyana.
