Sihlabelelo 28

₁Ngikhala kuwe,

Simakadze, Dvwala lami.

Ungabi sihhulu kimi,

ngobe nangabe ungangiphendvuli,

ngitawufana nalabaya ethuneni.

₂Lalela livi lekuncusa kwami,

nangikhalela kusitwa nguwe,

nangisaphakamisela tandla tami

endzaweni yakho lengcwelengcwele.

₃Ungangilahli kanye nalababi,

ungangilahli kanye nalabenta lokubi,

labakhuluma kuthula nabomakhelwane babo,

kantsi etinhlitiyweni tabo bamumetse bubi.

₄Banike njengekwemisebenti yabo,

nanjengekwemisebenti yabo lemibi;

baphindzisele ngekwemisebenti yetandla tabo,

baphindzisele njengalokubafanele.

₅Njengobe bangayinaki

imisebenti yaSimakadze,

nome-ke imisebenti yetandla takhe,

ngako-ke utabaphihlita,

bangaphindzi babuyele esimeni sabo.

₆Akabongwe Simakadze, advunyiswe,

ngobe ulivile livi lekuncusa kwami.

₇Simakadze ungemandla ami nesihlangu sami,

inhlitiyo yami yetsembele kuye.

Wangisita, ngako inhlitiyo yami

igcunyagcunyiswa yinjabulo.

Ngiyawumbonga ngengoma yami.

₈Simakadze ungemandla ebantfu bakhe,

usiphephelo sekusindzisa logcotjiwe wakhe.

₉Sindzisa sive sakho,

ubusise labo labalifa lakho.

Beluse ubetfwale,

kuze kube phakadze naphakadze.