IsiLilo 5

₁Khumbula, Jehova, esehlelwe yikho;

bheka, ubone ihlazo lethu.

₂Ifa lethu seliphendulelwe abafokazi,

nezindlu zethu kwabezizwe.

₃Siyizintandane, asinababa;

omame banjengabafelokazi.

₄Amanzi ethu siyawaphuza ngemali,

izinkuni zethu ziza ngentengo.

₅Abasixoshayo basezintayeni zethu;

sikhathele, asinakuphumula.

₆Sinike isandla sethu kulo iGibithe

nakulo i-Asiriya ukuba sisuthe isinkwa.

₇Obaba bona abasekho;

thina sithwala ububi babo.

₈Izigqila ziyasibusa;

akakho osikhulula esandleni sabo.

₉Sithola ukudla kwethu ngokuzidela amathambo

ngenxa yenkemba yasehlane.

₁₀Isikhumba sethu siyasha njengeziko

ngokushisa kwendlala.

₁₁Balala nabesifazane eSiyoni,

izintombi zasemizini yakwaJuda.

₁₂Izikhulu zaphanyekwa ngezandla zabo;

ubuso babadala ababuhloniphanga.

₁₃Izinsizwa zathwala amatshe okugaya,

abantwana bakhubeka phansi kwezinkuni.

₁₄Abadala baphelile esangweni,

nezinsizwa ekuhlabeleleni kwazo.

₁₅Intokozo yenhliziyo yethu iphelile;

ukusina kwethu kuphenduke ukulila.

₁₆Umqhele uwile ekhanda lethu.

Maye kithina, ngokuba sonile!

₁₇Ngalokho inhliziyo yethu idangele;

ngalezi zinto amehlo ethu afiphele,

₁₈ngenxa yentaba yaseSiyoni echithekile,

zize zihambe kuyo izimpungushe.

₁₉Wena Jehova umi phakade;

isihlalo sakho sobukhosi

sikhona ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane.

₂₀Usikhohlelwani kuze kube phakade,

usishiye izinsuku eziningi, na?

₂₁Sibuyisele kuwe Jehova, siyakubuya;

yenza izinsuku zethu zibe zintsha njengasendulo,

₂₂ngokuba usilahlile nokusilahla,

wasithukuthelela kakhulu.