AMahubo 88

₁Simakade, Nkulunkulu wensindiso yami,

ngikhala imini nobusuku phambi kwakho.

₂Beka indlebe yakho ekunxuseni kwami,

umkhuleko wami mawufike kuwe.

₃Umphefumulo wami ugcwele izinsizi,

ukuphila kwami kusondele endaweni yabafileyo.

₄Sengibalwa nabehlela emgodini,

sengifana nomuntu ongasenamandla.

₅Ukhukho lwami luphakathi kwabafileyo,

nginjengababuleweyo, abalele ethuneni,

ongasabakhumbuli, asebesusiwe esandleni sakho.

₆Ungibeke emgodini ojule kunayo yonke,

ebumnyameni, otweni.

₇Ukuthukuthela kwakho kuphezu kwami;

ungishaye ngamadlambi akho wonke. Sela

₈Ubaxoshele kude ebengikade ngazana nabo,

ungenze ngaba yisinengiso kubo;

ngivalelwe, angikwazi ukuphuma.

₉Iso lami liyafa wusizi,

ngikhala kuwe, Simakade imihla yonke,

izandla zami ngizelulela kuwe.

₁₀Uyakubenzela yini abafileyo isimangaliso na?

Izithunzi ziyovuka yini zikubonge na? Sela

₁₁Ethuneni kuyolandiswa yini ngomusa wakho,

nangokwethembeka kwakho,

endaweni yokubhujiswa na?

₁₂Ziyaziwa yini izimangaliso zakho ebumnyameni,

nokulunga kwakho ezweni lokukhohlwa na?

₁₃Simakade, mina ngikhala kuwe,

ekuseni umkhuleko wami

uyenyuka phambi kwakho.

₁₄Simakade, uwulahlelani umphefumulo wami?

Ungifihlelelani ubuso bakho na?

₁₅Kusukela ebusheni bami ngihluphekile,

ngaba ngofayo,

ngathwala ukwesabeka kwakho, ngaphela.

₁₆Ulaka lwakho oluvuthayo lungehlele,

ukwesabisa kwakho kungiqedile.

₁₇Imihla yonke kungizungeze njengamanzi,

kungikake kanyekanye.

₁₈Ubaxoshele kude isihlobo nomngani,

ubumnyama yibona obungumhlobo wami.