Kwixesha elilahlekileyo, phakathi kwamaphepha angcwele abhaliweyo,
Isithunzi siyabhadula, uMzisi wobumnyama, uqalekisiwe.
Ukusuka kwisicatshulwa sakudala ukuya kwisenzi esitsha sobuthixo,
Ibali lakhe liyatyhileka, ikamva elibi neligqwethekileyo.
Umvuseleli kaDavide, phantsi kwesibhakabhaka esineenkwenkwezi,
Uxhokonxa isono, ukubala iintliziyo ezingenakuzikhusela.
Intlungu nenxeba, ixabiso lekratshi;
Umhlaba uyakhala, isibhakabhaka siba mnyama, ithemba liyaphela.
Umceli-mngeni kaYobhi, kwisaqhwithi sobomi,
Ufumana ukholo, ngentlungu kunye nokuphelelwa lithemba.
Kodwa umphefumlo ococekileyo, ekubandezelekeni ufumana,
Ukukhanya okunamandla, umgca wokuphila.
ummangaleli kaYoshuwa, phambi koYehova,
Amazwi avuthayo, kodwa ubabalo lukaThixo luyoyisa.
Inceba iyehla, isityholo sichithwa;
Kuxolelo, isiqalo esitsha, intsikelelo entsha.
Umhendi entlango, unezithembiso ezingento;
UYesu uyachasa, iLizwi liyamkhusela.
Kuphindwe kathathu ubugwenxa, buyakhanyelwa kathathu;
INyaniso iyoyisa, ubumnyama buyarhoxa.
Wawa esibhakabhakeni, njengombane wequbuliso,
Imvukelo yakhe, isijwili esingenasiphelo.
Ulahlile ukukhanya, ikratshi elaphukileyo,
Ingelosi ewileyo, ekunxunguphaleni kwanaphakade.
Umphembeleli wokungcatsha, intliziyo eyonakeleyo,
UAnaniyas uyawa, inyaniso ifihlakele.
Kodwa ukukhanya kungena, isono sityhilekile,
Okusesikweni kukaThixo, isilumkiso esiqatha.
Ingelosi yokukhanya, kodwa iguqulwe ngokukhohlisa,
Ulahlekisa iintliziyo, ehonjiswe ngamadinga obuxoki.
Kodwa nabani na obona ngaphaya ufumanisa ubuxoki,
Yaye kolu hambo lunzima, ukholo luyomelezwa.
Umchasi ogqumayo, efuna ukumdla;
Kodwa abakhaliphileyo bayaxhathisa, abakhohliswa.
Ukuphaphama kunye nomthandazo, izixhobo zokulwa,
Ngokuchasene nobumnyama, inqaba yethemba.
Inyoka enkulu, kwintshabalalo yokugqibela yehlabathi, yatyhilwa, inyoka yaMandulo, itywinwe.
Ebotshwe iminyaka eliwaka, buphele ubukumkani bakhe;
Ukukhanya koyisa, ubumnyama buyanyamalala.
Ngoko ngonaphakade, umendo wakhe unomoya,
Umzisi wobumnyama, ontywiliselwe lusizi olungenasiphelo.
Ke ngentliziyo yonke enyamezelayo, elukholweni lonke oluzingisayo;
Inkwenkwezi iyakhanyisa, idinga lokusa, kwihlabathi elihlawulelweyo.