AMahubo 143

₁Simakade, yizwa umkhuleko wami,

ubeke indlebe yakho ekunxuseni kwami.

ungiphendule ngokwethembeka kwakho nangokulunga kwakho.

₂Ungayethwesi cala inceku yakho,

ngokuba akukho namunye ophilayo

olungile phambi kwakho.

₃Isitha sizingela umphefumulo wami,

impilo yami siyigandaya emhlabathini,

singenze ngahlala ebumnyameni

njengalabo abafa kudala.

₄Umoya wami udikibele,

inhliziyo yami idangele.

₅Ngiyazikhumbula izinsuku zasendulo,

ngizindla ngemisebenzi yakho yonke,

ngicabange ngezenzo zezandla zakho.

₆Izandla zami ngizelulela kuwe,

umphefumulo wami womela Wena

njengomhlaba owomileyo. Sela

₇Simakade, shesha ungiphendule,

umphefumulo wami udangele,

ungangifihleli ubuso bakho,

funa ngifane nabashona egodini.

₈Mangizwe ububele bakho ekuseni,

ngokuba ngethembela kuwe;

ngazise indlela engifanele ukuhamba ngayo,

ngokuba umphefumulo wami

ngiwuphakamisela kuwe.

₉Ngihlenge ezitheni zami,

Simakade, ngicashe kuwe.

₁₀Ngifundise ukwenza intando yakho,

ngokuba Wena unguNkulunkulu wami,

uMoya wakho omuhle

mawungihole emhlabathini ohlelembekile.

₁₁Simakade, ngiphilise ngenxa yegama lakho,

ngokulunga kwakho

uwukhiphe umphefumulo wami ekuhluphekeni.

₁₂Ngomusa wakho uzishabalalise izitha zami,

ubabhubhise bonke abahlupha umphefumulo wami,

ngokuba ngiyinceku yakho.