UJobe 17

₁“Umoya wami usuchithekile, imihla yami iyacimeka;

okwami sekuyithuna nje.

₂Impela kukhona abangiklolodelayo,

iso lami lisekucunuleni kwabo.

₃Ake unginike isibambiso, ungimele;

ngubani oyakuxhawulana nami na?

₄Ngokuba uvalile izinhliziyo zabo zingaqondi;

ngalokho awuyikubaphakamisa.

₅Ochaka abangane bakhe ngenxa yesabelo,

amehlo abantwana bakhe ayakufiphala.

₆Ungibeke isaga sabantu,

ngibe ngokhafulelwa ebusweni.

₇Iso lami lifiphele ngosizi;

onke amalungu ami anjengethunzi.

₈Abaqotho bayethuswa yilokho;

ongenacala uyavukela ongenaNkulunkulu.

₉Kepha olungileyo ubambelela endleleni yakhe;

onezandla ezihlanzekileyo ude eqina njalo.

₁₀Nokho buyani nonke phela, nize;

kodwa angiyikuthola phakathi kwenu ohlakaniphileyo.

₁₁Imihla yami isidlulile,

amasu ami anqunyiwe

kanye nemicabango yami yenhliziyo.

₁₂Ubusuku babenza imini,

bathi:

‘Ukukhanya kuseduze nobumnyama.’

₁₃Uma ngithemba ukuthi indawo yabafileyo iyindlu yami,

ngendlalele ukhukho lwami ebumnyameni,

₁₄ngibize ukubola ngokuthi ubaba

nezimpethu ngokuthi umame nodadewethu,

₁₅liphi, pho, ithemba lami na?

Yebo, ithemba lami,

ngubani oyakulibona na?

₁₆Liyakwehlela emigoqweni yendawo yabafileyo,

lapho kuyakuba khona ukuphumula othulini kanyekanye.”