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₁Dandulukani ngovuyo, nibonge uThixo osikhuselayo;

memelelani nidumise uThixo kaYakobi.

₂Hlabelani nitsho ngohadi;

dlobani ngoncuthu lweehapu neekatala.

₃Vuthelani ixilongo ukuthwasa kwenyanga,

nasekuhlanganeni kwenyanga mhla ngetheko.

₄Kaloku lowo ngummiselo wakwaSirayeli,

lisiko loThixo kaYakobi.

₅Walenza langummiselo kwaSirayeli,

mhla wahlasela elamaJiputa.

Ndiva ilizwi endingaliqondiyo, lisithi:

₆“Ndawothula umthwalo owawusemagxeni enu,

zaxibilika iingobozi ezandleni.

₇Nakhala ngomhla wengxingongo, ndanihlangula;

ndaniphendula ndingabonakali ndisezindudumeni;

ndanivavanya emthonjeni waseMeribha.

₈“Ndathi sigqaleni isilumkiso sam, bantu bam;

Sirayeli, akwaba ubuya kundiva!

₉Ze ningamnquli *uthixo wesinye isizwe;

ongomnye eningamaziyo ze ningamnquli.

₁₀Ndim mna *Ndikhoyo uThixo wenu

owanikhuphayo kwelamaJiputa;

khamisani, mna ndiza kunifunza.

₁₁“Phi ke! Abantu bam zange baphulaphule;

abafunanga nokuva oku ngam.

₁₂Ndaza ke ndabayekela kwezo nkani zabo,

ukuze benze ngokuthanda kwabo.

₁₃Ngamana nandiphulaphula, bantu bam;

akwaba ubungandithobela, Sirayeli.

₁₄Bendingazigeqayo iintshaba zakho;

ewe, bendiya kuzinyhasha iintshaba zakho.

₁₅Abamthiyileyo uNdikhoyo bebeya kushwabana,

isigwebo sabo sibe ngumlibe.

₁₆Bendiya kunondla ngeyona-yona ngqolowa,

ndinanelise ngobusi obupholileyo.”