Umthandazo wenkhosi wekuncoba
Sihlabelelo saDavide lesetfulwe kumhlabelisi.
1Shangatsi Simakadze angakuphendvula,
ngelilanga lekuhlupheka!
Shangatsi libito laNkulunkulu waJakobe
lingaba siphephelo sakho!
2Akakutfumelele lusito lwasendlini lengcwele
akusekele asentsabeni yakhe iSiyoni.
3Akayikhumbule yonkhe iminikelo yakho,
ayemukele neminikelo yakho yekushiswa. Cabanga.
4Akakuphe njengekufisa kwenhlitiyo yakho,
afeze tonkhe tinhloso takho.
5Asimemete sijabulele kuncoba kwakho,
asibetsele sishaye tandla
egameni laNkulunkulu wetfu.
Shangatsi Simakadze angaphumelelisa
tonkhe ticelo takho.
6Nyalo sengiyati kutsi
Simakadze uyamsindzisa logcotjiwe wakhe,
uyawumphendvula
asezulwini lakhe lelingcwele,
amphendvule ngemandla akhe ekusindzisa,
esandla sakhe sangesekudla.
7Labanye bantfu bachoshe ngetincola temphi,
labanye bachoshe ngemahhashi,
kodvwa tsine sigabe ngelibito
laSimakadze longuNkulunkulu wetfu.
8Labantfu bacimuleka bawe phansi,
kepha tsine sima sitsi zica.
9Yebo, Simakadze,
sindzisa inkhosi, uyiphe kuncoba.
Shangatsi Simakadze angasiphendvula,
nasikhala kuye.