AMahubo 19

₁Amazulu alanda ngenkazimulo kaNkulunkulu,

umkhathi umemezela ngomsebenzi wezandla zakhe.

₂Usuku lwedlulisela kolunye usuku ulwazi,

nobusuku butshela obunye ngalolo lwazi.

₃Akukho nkulumo,

akukho mazwi,

nezwi lakho alizwakali,

₄nokho isilinganiso sakho

siphumele emhlabeni wonke,

namazwi akho emikhawulweni yomhlaba.

Ulimisele ilanga ithende kuwo,

₅eliphuma kulo njengomyeni ephuma elawini,

nanjengendoda enamandla,

ligijima endleleni yalo.

₆Liphuma emikhawulweni yamazulu,

lizungeze lize liyozilahla ekugcineni kwayo;

akukho lutho olufihlakele ekushiseni kwalo.

₇Umthetho kaSimakade uphelele,

uvuselela umphefumulo.

Ubufakazi bukaSimakade buthembekile,

nongebani bumnika ukuhlakanipha.

₈Imiyalo kaSimakade ilungile,

ingumthombo wokwethaba kwenhliziyo;

umyalo kaSimakade uhlanzekile, ukhanyisa amehlo.

₉Ukwesaba uSimakade kungukuhlanzeka,

kumi kuze kube phakade.

Izehlulelo zikaSimakade ziliqiniso,

zilungile zonke.

₁₀Zinxanelekile kunegolide,

ngisho nenqwaba yegolide elicwengekileyo.

Zimnandi ukwedlula uju

oluconsa emakhekhebeni.

₁₁Ngazo, ngisho inceku yakho iyexwayiswa.

Ukuzigcina kunomvuzo omkhulu.

₁₂Ngubani owazi amaphutha akhe na?

Ngithethelele eziphosisweni ezisithekileyo.

₁₃Nqanda inceku yakho ezonweni ezihlazisayo;

mazingabusi phezu kwami.

Yikhona ngizohlala ngingenasisihla,

ngibe msulwa eziphambekweni ezinkulu.

₁₄Amazwi omlomo wami,

nezizindlo zenhliziyo yami,

makwemukeleke kuwe Simakade;

dwala lami nomhlengi wami.