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₁UJehova uyinkosi;

umhlaba mawethabe,

zijabule iziqhingi eziningi.

₂Amafu nobumnyama kuyamphahla;

ukulunga nokwahlulela kuyisisekelo sesihlalo sakhe sobukhosi.

₃Umlilo uyahamba phambi kwakhe,

udla izitha zakhe nxazonke.

₄Imibani yakhe ikhanyisa izwe;

umhlaba uyakubona, uthuthumele.

₅Izintaba zincibilika njengengcina phambi kukaJehova,

phambi kweNkosi yomhlaba wonke.

₆Amazulu ashumayela ukulunga kwakhe;

izizwe zonke zibona inkazimulo yakhe.

₇Mabajabhe bonke abakhonza izithombe ezibaziweyo,

abazigabisa ngezithombe.

Mkhonzeni nina nonke bonkulunkulu.

₈ISiyoni liyezwa, liyajabula;

amadodakazi akwaJuda ayethaba

ngenxa yezahlulelo zakho, Jehova.

₉Ngokuba wena Jehova uphezu komhlaba wonke,

uphakeme kakhulu phezu kwawonkulunkulu bonke.

₁₀Nina enithanda uJehova zondani okubi;

uyagcina imiphefumulo yabamkhonzayo;

uyabasindisa ezandleni zababi.

₁₁Ukukhanya kuhlwanyelelwe olungileyo,

ukujabula kuhlwanyelelwe abanhliziyo ziqotho.

₁₂Jabulani kuJehova nina balungileyo,

nibonge igama lakhe elingcwele.