1 Khawubek' iindlebe, malusi kaSirayeli!Wena makhokel' uJosefu njengomhlambi,wena osesihlalweni *ngakwizithunywa ezimaphiko,
2 khanya kwaEfrayim nakwaBhenjamin nakwaManase;ngaloo mandla akho yiza usisindise.
3 Awu, Thixo, yiba nebuyambo;velana nathi usisindise!
4 *Ndikhoyo Thixo onamandla onke,koda kube nini ungayamkeli imithandazo yabantu bakho?
5 Wena usondle ngeentsizi,wasiseza iinyembezi.
6 Usitsho abamelwane baxhwithana ngathi;ngoku iintshaba zihlekisa ngathi.
7 Awu, Thixo Somandla, yiba nebuyambo;velana nathi usisindise!
8 Wena weza nomdiliya eJiputa,wazigxotha iintlanga, watyala wona.
9 Walima wawulungiselela umhlaba,wamila waxanda emhlabeni wonke.
10 Ithunzi lawo lafikelela ezintabeni,lawagquma amasebe emisedare.
11 Amasebe awo afikelela elwandle,iingcambu zafikelela e-Efrati.
12 Uludilizeleni ke uthango lwawo,abadlulayo sebegqwathula iziqhamo nje?
13 Ngoku sewunqunqudwa nayingulube;iinyamakazi zizifikisela kuwo.
14 Khawusivelele, Thixo onamandla onke;khawuphos' amehlo uzibonele, uwuhlangule umdiliya.
15 Nditsho isebe owalityalayo,ewe, elo latyalwa zizandla zakho.
16 Bawugecile baza bawutshisa;batshabalalise ngomsindo wakho.
17 Kodwa ke basindise abantu bakho abayinqobo,abo uzomelezele bona.
18 Thina ke soze sabuya mva;sihlaziye saye sohlala sikudumisa.
19 Awu, Thixo Somandla, yiba nebuyambo;velana nathi usisindise!