Umthandazo wokusizwa
1Umthandazo kaDavida.
Beka indlebakho Somnini, ungiphendule
ngombana ngisichaka begodu ngiswele.
2Londa ipilwami
ngombana ngingothembekileko.
Wena unguZimami,
sindisa incekwakho ekwethembako.
3Ngirhawukele Somandla
ngombana ilanga loke ngilila kuwe.
4Thabisa umphefumulo wencekwakho
ngombana ngilangazelela wena, Somandla.
5Mbala, wena Somandla
ulungile begodu uyacolela,
ukwethembeka kwakho kukhulu
kibo boke abalila kuwe.
6Somnini, lalela umthandazwami,
ubeke indlebe esililweni sesibawo sami.
7Ngelanga lesizi lami ngilila kuwe
ngombana uyangiphendula.
8Kibo boke abozinyana
akakho onjengawe Somandla
nemisebenzi enjengeyakho ayikho.
9Zoke izizwe ozenzileko Somnini,
zizakuza ziguqe phambi kwakho,
zidumise ibizo lakho
10ngombana wena umkhulu
begodu wenza iimangaliso.
Wena wedwa unguZimu.
11Ngifundise indlelakho Somnini,
ukuze ngikhambe eqinisweni lakho;
ngiphe ihliziyo epheleleko
ukuze ngesabe ibizo lakho.
12Somandla, Zimami,
ngikuthokoza ngehliziywami yoke,
ngidumisa ibizo lakho nini nanini
13ngombana ukwethembeka kwakho kukhulu kimi:
Watjhaphulula umphefumulwami emgodini wokufa.
14Zimu, iindeleli zingivukele,
ijima leendlova lizumana nepilwami
begodu wena azikubeki ndawo.
15Kodwana wena Somandla,
unguZimu onomusa nesirhawu,
ubuthaka ekusilingekeni,
uzele ukwethembeka neqiniso.
16Phendukela kimi ungirhawukele!
Qinisa incekwakho ngamandlakho,
usindise indodana yencekukazakho.
17Ngibonise iphawu lesisa sakho
ukuze abangizondako badane
nababona wena Somnini ungisiza, ungiduduza.
