Umyeni:
1Maye, umuhle, sitsandvwa sami! Maye, umuhle bo!
Emehlo akho ngaphansi kweveyili yakho
afanana nematuba.
Tinwele takho tifanana nemhlambi wetimbuti,
yebo, wetimbuti natehla eNtsabeni iGileyadi.
2Ematinyo akho afanana nemhlambi wetimvu
letisandza kuhhulwa, natikhuphuka ekugezweni.
Nguleyo ihamba naleyo leliphahla kanye nayo,
kute nayinye lehamba ngayodvwa.
3Tindzebe temlomo wakho tinjengetincotfo
letiboshiwe letibovu,
umlomo wakho uyatsandzeka.
Tinhlafuno takho ngaphansi kweveyili yakho
tinjengetincetu temahananandza.
4Intsamo yakho injengembhoshongo waDavide,
lowakhiwe ngemihlobiso, uyindingilizi,
kuwo kulenga emahawu layinkhulungwane,
onkhe angemahawu etingwazi tasemphini.
5Emabele akho lamabili anjengemazinyane lamabili,
yebo, njengemazinyane langemaphahla emphala,
ladla emkhatsini weminduze.
6Kudzimate kudzabuke kusa, titfunti tibaleka,
ngiyawukhuphukela entsabeni yemure
nasegcumeni lemphepho.
7Umuhle wonkhe, sitsandvwa sami;
kute nalesincane sici kuwe.
8Wota nami sisuke eLebanoni, makoti wami,
wota sambe nawe lapha eLebanoni.
Yehla esicongweni sase-Amana,
esicongweni saseSeniri,
ingcongwane yeHemoni,
sisuke emhumeni wemabhubesi,
nakuso sidleke sekudlalela tingwe.
9Uyitfumbile inhlitiyo yami,
dzadzewetfu, makoti wami.
Uyitfumbile inhlitiyo yami
ngekungikha kanye nje ngemehlo akho,
ngelucu lunye nje lwengcibe yentsamo yakho.
10Maye, lumnandzi bo lutsandvo lwakho,
dzadzewetfu, makoti wami.
Lujabulisa kangakanani-ke lutsandvo
lwakho kuneliwayini,
neliphunga lemakha akho limnandzi kunelesinongo!
11Tindzebe temlomo wakho tintfontsa kunongotela
lokunjengekweluju lwetinyosi, makoti wami.
Lubisi neluju kungaphansi kwelulwimi lwakho.
Kutsaphuka kwemakha etingubo takho
kunjengalokwa kwaseLebanoni.
12Utungeletwe ngelutsango njengengadze,
dzadzewetfu, makoti wami.
Usiyalu lesakhelwe lutsango,
umtfombo lobekwe luphawu.
13Tilimo takho tilihlatsi lemahananandza
lanetitselo telikhetselo, nehena, nenadi,
14inadi nesafroni, ikalamu nesinamoni,
nayo yonkhe inhlobo yesihlahla semphepho,
nesemure, nesenhlaba,
nato tonkhe tinandzisi leticolisakele.
Makoti:
15Ngingumtfombo wasengadzeni,
siyalu semanti lagobhotako,
lageleta ehla esuka eLebanoni.
16Vuka, moya wasenyakatfo,
ute nawe, moya waseningizimu!
Hhusha etikwengadze yami,
kuze kutsaphuka kwemakha ayo kwandze kabanti.
Longitsandzako akete engadzeni yakhe
atewunambitsa titselo tayo telikhetselo.