UYOBI 23

₂“Nanamhlanje ndisamkhalazela ndikrakra uThixo,

kuba undiphethe gadalala nakuba sendincwina kangaka nje!

₃Akwaba bendimazi apho akhoyo,

ndiyazi nendlela eya apho ahlala khona.

₄Bendiya kusibeka isikhalo sam phambi kwakhe,

ndixoxe ndizithethelele.

₅Bendiya kukhe ndimve ukuba uthini na;

ndive ukuba uthetha ntoni na.

₆Ngaba angasunduzana nam ngaloo mandla akhe?

Hayi, uThixo ngeke akwenze oko.

₇Kaloku enkundleni yakhe amalungisa aphuma phambili.

Ke ngoko uMgwebi wam ebeya kundigwebela kuphele.

₈“Ndikhangele ndamfuna empumalanga, kodwa andimfumani;

ukanti nasentshonalanga andimbhaqanga.

₉Nokuba usebenza kwelasentla andimboni;

xa ebuyela kwelasezantsi usithele emehlweni am.

₁₀Phofu ke uThixo uyayazi indlela endiyihambayo;

ukuba unokukhe andivavanye ndingafumaneka ndimsulwa okwegolide.

₁₁Kaloku iinyawo zam zilandela emkhondweni wakhe;

indlela yakhe ndiyigcinile, andaphambuka kuyo.

₁₂Andiyishiyanga imiyalelo yemilebe yomlomo wakhe;

andenzanga ngokufuna kwam, koko ndiwathobele amazwi akhe.

₁₃Xa enze isigqibo ngubani ongamjikayo?

Oko afuna ukukwenza uyakwenza.

₁₄Ngoko ke uya kukufezekisa konke oko andimisele kona,

nditsho nokuba yintoni na ayicebileyo ngam.

₁₅Ngoko ke ndisuka ndirhwaqele phambi kwakhe;

ewe, ndithi ndakucinga ngaye ndinkwantye.

₁₆NguThixo lo unditsho ndoyika kangaka!

Ewe, nguSomandla lo undirhwaqelisayo.

₁₇Phofu bona ubumnyama abundivalanga umlomo,

nditsho esi sithokothoko sigqume ubuso bam.”