UJOBE 27

₂Kuphila kukaNkulunkulu osusile ukwahlulelwa kwami,

noSomandla owenzé-munyu umphefumulo wami,

₃kusekhona ukuphefumula kimi,

nomoya kaNkulunkulu usemakhaleni ami,

₄izindebe zami aziyikukhuluma okubi,

nolimi lwami aluyikukhipha inkohliso.

₅Makube-kude nami ukuba nginivumele;

angiyikuzaphuca ukuphelela kwami ngize ngife.

₆Ngibambelela ekulungeni kwami, angikuyeki;

inhliziyo yami ayisoli nowodwa wemihla yami.

₇Isitha sami masibe-njengomubi,

nongisukelayo njengowonileyo.

₈Liyini ithemba longenaNkulunkulu, nxa enqunywa,

lapho uNkulunkulu esusa umphefumulo wakhe, na?

₉UNkulunkulu uyakuzwa ukukhala kwakhe,

lapho ehlelwa lusizi, na?

₁₀Uyakuthokoza ngoSomandla,

ambize uNkulunkulu ngezikhathi zonke, na?

₁₁Ngiyakunifundisa ngesandla sikaNkulunkulu;

okukuSomandla angiyikukufihla.

₁₂Bhekani, nina nonke nikubonile;

kungani ukuba nizenzé ize na?

₁₃Lokhu kuyisabelo somuntu omubi kuNkulunkulu,

nefa lezidlwangudlwangu ezilamukela kuSomandla.

₁₄Uma abantwana bakhe banda, bandela inkemba;

inzalo yakhe ayiyikusutha ngokudla.

₁₅Abasele kuye bayakumbelwa ekufeni,

abafelokazi babo bangalili.

₁₆Noma enqwabela isiliva njengothuli,

alungise izambatho njengodaka,

₁₇makakulungise, kepha kuyakwembathwa ngolungileyo,

ongenacala abele isiliva.

₁₈Uyakha indlu yakhe njengenundu,

ibe-njengedlangala elakhiwa ngumlindi.

₁₉Uyalala enothile, angakuphindi kodwa;

uyavula amehlo akhe, abe engasekho.

₂₀Ingebhe iyamehlela njengamanzi;

isivunguvungu siyamphephula ebusuku.

₂₁Umoya wasempumalanga uyamthatha, amuke;

uyambhengula endaweni yakhe.

₂₂Uyacibishelwa engahawukelwa;

uyabaleka nokubaleka esandleni sakhe.

₂₃Abantu bayakumshayela ihlombe,

bamncimfele ukuba asuke endaweni yakhe.