Kubonga Nkulunkulu ngemvelo
Sihlabelelo lesiyingoma yaDavide; lesetfulwe kumhlabelisi.
1Yebo Nkulunkulu,
lukufanele ludvumo eSiyoni,
tetsembiso tetfu kufanele
tigcwaliseke kuwe.
2Wena uva imithandazo uyiphendvule;
bonkhe bantfu bafanele kuta kuwe
3ngenca yetono tabo.
Ngesikhatsi tiphambuko tetfu tisehlula
nguwe lositsetselelako.
4Ubusisiwe umuntfu lokhetfwa nguwe
umsondzete kuwe,
uyawuhlala endzaweni yakho lengcwele.
Siyakwesutsiswa ngalokuhle
kwendlu yakho,
lithempeli lakho lelingcwele!
5Usiphendvule ngemisebenti lemangalisako,
wena Sokulunga;
wena unguNkulunkulu wensindziso yetfu.
Bonkhe bantfu emhlabeni wonkhe,
nangesheya kwetilwandle,
betsembele kuwe.
6Wena lowamisa tintsaba ngemandla akho,
watimisa uvunule emandla.
7Ubindzisa kudvuma kwetilwandle,
uthulise kugubha nekuhlokoma kwemagagasi,
ubindzise siphitsiphitsi
lesicokotelisa tive.
8Ngako bonkhe bantfu emhlabeni wonkhe
bayawutfutfumela
ngenca yetibonakaliso takho;
tento takho
tiletse kujabula lokukhulu,
emini nasebusuku,
emhlabeni wonkhe jikelele.
9Unakekela umhlaba ngekuwupha inala,
uwuvundzise kakhulu.
Umfula waNkulunkulu ugcwele emanti.
Bantfu ubapha emabele.
Loku ukwenta kanje:
10Unisa imvula leyenele emasimini,
udvubadvube emagadze awo;
utsambise umhlabatsi ngemvula,
ubusise nalokukhula kuwo.
11Uhlobisa umnyaka ngetipho takho,
lapho uhambe khona kulandzele inala.
12Emadlelo elihlane ahlume luhlata,
emagcuma avunule injabulo,
13emadlelo embeswe yimihlambi,
tifundza tibe bovu tju emabele,
timemete kanyekanye
ngekuhlabelela ngenjabulo.