1 Kukhumbule, Yehova, okusihleleyo; Bheka, uyibone ingcikivo yethu.
2 Ilifa lethu lisuke lenziwa elabasemzini,Izindlu zethu zalunga kwabolunye uhlanga.
3 Siziinkedama, asinabawo;Oma banjengabahlolokazi.
4 Amanzi ethu siwasela ngesilivere;Iinkuni zethu ziza kuthi ngexabiso.
5 Intshutshiso iphezu kwentamo yethu;Sidiniwe, asinakuphumla.
6 Isandla sisinika amaYiputa,Nama-Asiriya, ukuba sihluthe sisonka.
7 Oobawo bonile, àbasekho;Thina sithwele ubugwenxa babo.
8 Silawulwa ngabakhonzi;Akukho usiqhiwulayo ezandleni zabo.
9 Isonka sethu sisizuza ngomphefumlo wethu ùsisichenge.Ngenxa yekrele lasentlango.
10 Ulùsu lwethu luyavutha njengezikoNgenxa yolophu lwendlala.
11 Badlwengulé abafazi eZiyon,Iintombi emizini yakwaYuda.
12 Baxhomé abathetheli ngezandla;Ubuso bamadoda amakhulu àbubékwa.
13 Amadodana athwala amatye okusila,Amakhwenkwe akhubeka phantsi kweenkuni.
14 Amadoda amakhulu aphezile ukuya esangweni;Amadodana, ekubetheni uhadi.
15 Iphelile imihlali yentliziyo yethu,Ukuqamba kwethu kujike kwaba kukumbambazela.
16 Síwile isithsaba entlokweni yethu;Yeha ke thina! kuba sonile.
17 Ngenxa yoko ityhafile intliziyo yethu;Ngenxa yezo zinto amnyama amehlo ethu;
18 Ngenxa yentaba yaseZiyon, kuba ibharhile,Kuhamba iimpungutye phezu kwayo.
19 Wena, Yehova, uhleli ngonaphakade;Itrone yakho ikwisizukulwana ngesizukulwana.
20 Yini na ukuba usilibale ngonaphakade,Usilahle imihla emide?
21 Síbuyisele kuwe, Yehova; sobuya;Hlaziya imihla yethu njengokwamandulo.
22 Ùngaba usicekise mpela na,Wanoburhalarhume kuthi ngokukhulukazi na?