Ubukhohlakali babantu nomusa kaZimu
1Kumkhaleli; irhubo lakaDavida, inceku kaSomnini.
2Phakathi kwehliziyo yesikhohlakali,
kubusa isiphambeko.
Ngokubona kwaso akunasidingo sokwesaba uZimu.
3Emehlwenaso sizitjhaya khulu
kobana singabona icala laso besilizonde.
4Amezwaso amamala nekohliso;
silise ukuhlakanipha nokwenza okuhle.
5Embhedenaso sisopha ikohliso
sidzimelele ekwenzeni okumbi
asinyenyi ukonakala.
6Somnini, ukwethembeka kwakho
kunabele emazulwini,
nobuqotho bakho bufika emkayini.
7Ukulunga kwakho kunjengeentaba ezikulu,
ubulungiswa bakho bunjengamalwandle azikileko.
Wena Somnini, usindisa abantu neenlwana.
8Maye, kuligugu elingangani ukwethembeka kwakho Zimu!
Boke abantu bakhosela emthunzini wamaphikwakho.
9Bayaqabuleka endlinakho,
ubakholisa ngamanzi womlambo ohlobileko
10ngombana kuwe kunomthombo wokuphila;
iye, ekukhanyeni kwakho sibona ukukhanya.
11Yenabisa ukwethembeka kwakho kilabo abakwaziko
nokulunga kwakho kilabo abaqotho ngehliziyo.
12Ungavumeli inyawo lozigqajako lingigadange,
namkha isandla seenkhohlakali singiqotjhe.
13Qala bona ziwe njani iingilamkhuba;
iye, zimadlheke phasi, asoze zisavuka.
