UISAYA 55

₁We nina nonke enomileyo, wozani emanzini;

nani eningenamali wozani nithenge, nidle;

wozani nithenge ngaphandle kwemali,

yebo, iwayini nobisi, kungabizwa-lutho.

₂Niyichithelani imali kukho okungesiso isinkwa,

nenzuzo yenu kukho okunganelisiyo, na?

Ngilaleleni nokungilalela, nidle okuhle,

umphefumulo wenu ujabule ngamanoni.

₃Bekani izindlebe, nize kimi,

nizwe, uyakuphila umphefumulo wenu;

ngiyakwenza nani isivumelwano esiphakade,

izenzo zomusa oqinisekileyo zikaDavide.

₄Bheka, ngimniké abe-ngufakazi kubantu,

umholi nomyali kubantu.

₅Bheka, uyakubiza izizwe ongazaziyo,

nezizwe ebezingakwazi ziyakugijimela kuwe

ngenxa kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho

nangenxa yoNgcwele kaIsrayeli,

ngokuba ukudumisile.

₆Mfuneni uJehova esenokutholwa,

nimbize eseseduze.

₇Omubi makashiye indlela yakhe,

nomuntu owenza okubi imicabango yakhe,

abuyele kuJehova, uyakuba-nomusa kuye,

yebo, abuyele kuNkulunkulu wethu,

ngokuba uyakwenza ukuthethelela kube-kukhulu.

₈Ngokuba imicabango yami ayisiyo imicabango yenu,

nezindlela zenu azisizo izindlela zami, usho uJehova.

₉Ngokuba njengamazulu ephakeme kunomhlaba,

kanjalo izindlela zami ziphakeme kunezindlela zenu,

nemicabango yami kunemicabango yenu.

₁₀Ngokuba njengokwehla kwemvula neqhwa ezulwini,

kungabuyeli khona, kepha kuwunethisa umhlaba,

kuwenze ukuba uthele, uhlume,

unike ohlwanyelayo inhlwanyelo nodlayo isinkwa,

₁₁liyakuba-njalo izwi lami

eliphuma emlonyeni wami:

aliyikubuyela-ze kimi,

lingakafezi lokhu engikufunayo,

liphumelele kulokhu engilithumele kukho.

₁₂Ngokuba niyakuphuma ngokuthokoza,

niholwe ngokuthula;

izintaba namagquma kuyakuqhumuka ngokuhlabelela phambi kwenu,

nemithi yonke yasendle iyakushaya ihlombe.

₁₃Esikhundleni sogagane kuyakumila umsayipuresi*,

nasesikhundleni samakhakhasi kuyakumila umbomvana.

Kuyakuba-yigama kuJehova,

nesibonakaliso esingapheliyo esingayikunqunywa.