Ukukhala kosengozini yokufa
Igama; ihubo lamadodana kaKora; kumholi wokuhlabelela; ngeMahalati-Leyanoti*; iMaskili* likaHemani umEzra
1Jehova Nkulunkulu wensindiso yami,
ngikhala imini nobusuku phambi kwakho.
2Umkhuleko wami mawufike ebusweni bakho,
indlebe yakho uyibeke ekunxuseni kwami.
3Ngokuba umphefumulo wami ugcwele izinsizi,
ukuphila kwami kusondele endaweni yabafileyo.
4Ngibalwa kanye nabashona emgodini,
nginjengomuntu ofileyo.
5Icansi lami liphakathi kwabafileyo;
nginjengababuleweyo abalele ethuneni,
ongasabakhumbuli,
benqunyiwe esandleni sakho.
6Ungibekile emgodini ojulile kunayo yonke,
ebumnyameni, otweni.
7Kuyangisinda ukuthukuthela kwakho;
amadlambi akho onke ayangicindezela phansi. Sela*.
8Engikade ngazana nabo ubaxoshele kude,
wangenza ngibe-yisinengiso kubo;
ngivalelwe, ngingephume.
9Iso lami liyafa ngosizi;
ngikhala kuwe-Jehova imihla yonke,
ngizelulela izandla zami kuwe.
10Abafileyo uyakubenzela isimangaliso na?
Ziyakuvuka yini izithunzi, zikubonge, na? Sela*.
11Kuyalandiswa yini ethuneni ngomusa wakho,
nangokuthembeka kwakho endaweni yokubhujiswa na?
12Izimangaliso zakho ziyaziwa yini ebumnyameni,
nokulunga kwakho ezweni lokukhohlwa na?
13Kepha mina, Jehova, ngikhala kuwe;
ekuseni umkhuleko wami uyenyuka phambi kwakho.
14Jehova, ulahlelani umphefumulo wami,
ungifihlelani ubuso bakho na?
15Ngihluphekile, ngingofayo kusukela ebusheni bami;
ngithwele ukwesabeka kwakho, ngiphelile.
16Ulaka lwakho olushisayo lungehlele;
ukwesabisa kwakho kungiqedile.
17Kungizungeza njengamanzi imihla yonke,
kungikaka kanyekanye.
18Isihlobo nomngane ubaxoshele kude;
ubumnyama bungumhlobo wami.