Ukucela uncedo engxakini
Umhobe kaDavide, kumbhexeshi-kwayara; uhlatyelwa ngeentambula; ngelizwi lebhasi.
1Uze ungandikhalimeli unomsindo, *Ndikhoyo;
ungandohlwayi uqumbile.
2Yiba nenceba kum, Ndikhoyo, kuba ndityhafile;
ndomeleze, Mhlekazi, ndiphelelwe.
3Ndihleli ndinexhala elibi;
koda kube nini kodwa kunje, Ndikhoyo?
4Yiza, Ndikhoyo, undihlangule;
ndikhulule ngenxa yothando lwakho olungajikiyo.
5Kaloku akusekho kukukhumbula kwabafileyo;
akukho bani unokukudumisa engcwabeni.
6Sendide ndatyhafa sisingqala;
ubusuku ngobusuku ndiyantywizisa;
umqamelo umanzi tixi ziinyembezi.
7Atyhumfutyhumfu amehlo am kukulila;
sekude kwanzima nokujonga.
Ndinje nje nje kungenxa yeentshaba zam.
8Sukani kum, nonke nina mathol' esihulu-hulu!
Kaloku uNdikhoyo usivile isingqala sam.
9Ukuvile ukubongoza kwam,
wawuphulaphula umthandazo wam.
10Ziya kudana, zidideke zonk' iintshaba zam;
ziya kujika ngephanyazo, ziphoxekile.