Ihubo 44

₁Nkulunkulu, sizwile ngezindlebe zethu,

okhokho besilandisa ngesenzo

owasenzayo emihleni yabo,

emihleni yasendulo.

₂Nguwe owabaxosha abezizwe ngesandla sakho,

kepha bona wabatshala;

wazichitha izizwe, kepha bona wabandisa.

₃Ngokuba abalidlanga izwe ngenkemba yabo,

nengalo yabo ayibasindisanga;

kepha kwaba yisandla sakho sokunene, nengalo yakho,

nokukhanya kobuso bakho,

ngokuba wawubathanda.

₄Wena Nkulunkulu uyinkosi yami;

yaleza ukusindiswa kukaJakobe.

₅Ngawe sizakulahla phansi izitha zethu;

ngegama lakho sizakunyathela abasivukelayo.

₆Ngokuba angiwethembi umnsalo wami,

nenkemba yami ayingisindisi;

₇kepha nguwe owasisindisa ezitheni zethu,

wajabhisa abasizondayo.

₈Sizincoma ngoNkulunkulu usuku lonke;

igama lakho siyalibonga kuze kube phakade. Sela*

₉Nokho ususilahlile, wasijabhisa;

awusaphumi nezimpi zethu.

₁₀Usihlehlisela emuva esitheni;

abasizondayo bayaziphangela.

₁₁Usinikezele ukudliwa njengezimvu,

wasihlakaza phakathi kwabezizwe.

₁₂Uthengisa ngesizwe sakho ngokuyize;

awuzuzi lutho ngokubiza ngaso.

₁₃Usenza isihlamba kubakhelwane bethu,

inhlekiso nendumazo kwabasiphahlileyo.

₁₄Usenza isaga kwabezizwe,

banikine ikhanda phakathi kwabantu.

₁₅Usuku lonke ukudunyazwa kwami kuphambi kwami,

namahloni amboza ubuso bami

₁₆ngenxa yoklolodayo nojivazayo,

ngenxa yesitha nomphindiseli.

₁₇Konke lokho kusehlele,

kodwa asikukhohlwanga wena;

asisaphulanga isivumelwano sakho.

₁₈Inhliziyo yethu ayibuyelanga emuva;

izinyathelo zethu aziphambukanga endleleni yakho,

₁₉uze usiphahlaze endaweni yezimpungushe,

usimboze ngethunzi lokufa.

₂₀Uma ngabe sikhohliwe igama likaNkulunkulu wethu,

sazelulela izandla zethu kunkulunkulu mumbe,

₂₁uNkulunkulu ubengayikukuhlola na?

Ngokuba yena uyazazi izimfihlakalo zenhliziyo.

₂₂Yebo, ngenxa yakho sibulawa usuku lonke,

siphathiswa okwezimvu zokuhlatshwa.

₂₃Vuka, Nkosi! Ulaleleni na?

Vuka, ungasilahli njalonjalo.

₂₄Ubufihlelani ubuso bakho,

ukhohlwe ukuhlupheka nokucindezelwa kwethu, na?

₂₅Ngokuba umphefumulo wethu ukhothamele othulini;

umzimba wethu unamathele emhlabathini.

₂₆Sukuma, usisize,

usihlenge ngenxa yomusa wakho.