AMAHUBO 45

₁Inhliziyo yami iyachichima ngendaba enhle;

ngikhuluma igama engiliqambé ngenkosi;

ulimi lwami lulusiba loloba ngokushesha.

₂Umuhle wena kunabantwana babantu;

ubuhle buthululelwe ezindebeni zakho;

ngakho-ke uNkulunkulu ukubusisile kuze kube-phakade.

₃Bophela inkemba yakho okhalweni lwakho wena-qhawe,

kube-ngukuphakama kwakho nobukhosi bakho.

₄Hlahlameleka ebukhosini bakho,

uqhubeke ngenxa yeqiniso nokuthobeka nokulunga;

isandla sakho sokunene siyakukufundisa izinto ezesabekayo.

₅Imicibisholo yakho ibukhali,

izizwe ziyawa phansi kwakho;

isenhliziyweni yezitha zenkosi.

₆Isihlalo sakho sobukhosi, Nkulunkulu, singesaphakade naphakade;

intonga yobuqotho iyintonga yombuso wakho.

₇Ukuthandile ukulunga, wakuzonda okubi;

ngakho-ke uNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu wakho, ukugcobile

ngamafutha enjabulo ngokungaphezu kwabangane bakho.

₈Zonke izingubo zakho ziqholiwe ngenhlaka, nenhlaba, nekasiya*;

ezindlini zobukhosi zophondo lwendlovu ukubethwa kwezingubhu zezintambo kukujabulisile.

₉Amadodakazi amakhosi aphakathi kwabesifazane bakho abadumileyo;

inkosikazi imi ngakwesokunene sakho, ihlobé igolide laseOfiri.

₁₀Mawuzwe-ke, ndodakazi, uqaphele, ubeke indlebe yakho,

ukhohlwe isizwe sakini nendlu kayihlo,

₁₁yikhona inkosi izakubuthanda ubuhle bakho,

ngokuba yona iyinkosi yakho, woyikhothamela.

₁₂Indodakazi yaseTire, yebo, nabacebileyo babantu

bancenga umusa wakho ngesipho.

₁₃Indodakazi yenkosi inhle kakhulu, ilapho phakathi;

ingubo yayo yalukiwe ngegolide.

₁₄Iyiswa enkosini igqoké izingubo ezifekethisiweyo;

izintombi ezingabangane bayo ziyayilandela; ziyiswa kuwe.

₁₅Ziyiswa ngokujabula nangokwethaba,

zingena endlini yenkosi.

₁₆Amadodana akho ayakuba-sesikhundleni sawoyihlo;

uyakuwabeka abe-yizikhulu emhlabeni wonke.

₁₇Igama lakho ngiyakulenza likhunjulwe ezizukulwaneni zonke;

ngakho-ke izizwe ziyakukubonga kuze kube-phakade naphakade.