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₁Hayi bo! Mayingabi sithi, *Ndikhoyo;

ewe, makudunyiswe igama lakho,

ngenxa yezibele nokunyaniseka kwakho!

₂Ngani ukuba iintlanga zide zithi:

“Uphi na lo Thixo wabo kakade?”

₃UThixo wethu usemazulwini;

yena wenza loo nto ayithandayo.

₄Kanti ke *izithixo zabo ziyisiliva negolide;

bazenza ngezandla ngokwabo.

₅Ewe, zinemilomo nje, azithethi;

zinawo amehlo, kodwa ziimfama.

₆Nakuba zineendlebe, aziva kodwa;

zineempumlo, kodwa azikwazi ukusezela.

₇Ewe, zinezandla ezifileyo;

zineenyawo, kodwa azikwazi ukuhamba;

imiqala yazo ayikwazi kwenza sandi.

₈Ew', abenzi bazo bofana nazo,

bekwanjalo nabo bonke abaqamela ngazo.

₉Ke wena, Sirayeli, kholosa ngoNdikhoyo!

Uluncedo nomkhuseli wakho.

₁₀Nani, ndlu ka-Aron,

kholosani ngoNdikhoyo!

Uluncedo nomkhuseli wenu.

₁₁Nabo bonke abamthobelayo uNdikhoyo mabakholose ngaye!

Uluncedo nomkhuseli wabo.

₁₂UNdikhoyo wosithamsanqelisa, kuba uyasazelelela;

uya kuyithamsanqela indlu kaSirayeli,

ayithamsanqele indlu ka-Aron.

₁₃Bothamsanqeleka abamthobelayo uNdikhoyo;

ewe, nditsho abancinci kwanabakhulu.

₁₄Ngamana wanandisa uNdikhoyo,

nina kunye nezizukulwana zenu.

₁₅Ngamana wanithamsanqela uNdikhoyo

ongumenzi wamazulu nehlabathi.

₁₆Kambe ke wona amazulu ngakaNdikhoyo;

ke lona ihlabathi walabela oonyana babantu.

₁₇Abafileyo abamdumisi uNdikhoyo,

bengacingi nâbo behlela kwelabathe cwaka.

₁₈Kambe ke thina somdumisa uNdikhoyo

kusukela ngoku kude kuse ephakadeni.

Huntshu-u-u! Sithi: “Bayethe, Mhlekazi!”