1 Ndiwamisele amehlo am umnqophiso;Ndingáthini na ukuqwalasela entombini?
2 Besiya kuba yini na isahlulelo sikaThixo esivela phezulu,Nelifa loSomandla elivela ezindaweni eziphakamileyo?
3 Ukusindeka asikokogqwethayo yini na,Neshwangusha asilelabenzi bobutshinga yini na?
4 Akaziboni na yena iindlela zam,Awabale onke amabanga am?
5 Ukuba ndibe ndihamba nokhohlakeleyo,Lwangxamela inkohliso unyawo lwam,
6 Makandilinganise esikalini* sobulungisa,Ákwazi uThixo ukugqibelela kwam.
7 Ukuba ebethe gu bucala amabanga am endleleni,Yalandela amehlo am intliziyo yam,Sanamathela isisihla ezandleni zam:
8 Mandihlwayele, kudle omnye,Iingcambu zabaphume kum zincothulwe.
9 Ukuba ibihendekile intliziyo yam ngenxa yomkamntu,Ndalalela esangweni lommelwane wam,
10 Umkam makasilele omnye umntu,Kuguqe abanye phezu kwakhe.
11 Kuba loo nto bubugqwirha,Loo nto bubugwenxa phambi kwabagwebi.
12 Inene, loo nto ngumlilo odla use enzonzobileni;Ibiya kuncothula iingcambu zongeniselo lwam lonke.
13 Ukuba ndibe ndilahle ilungelo lomkhonzi wam nelomkhonzazana wam,Bakubambana nam,
14 Bendingáthini na ukwenza, xa athe uThixo wesuka waphakama?Xa athe wavela, bendingáthini na ukuphendula?
15 Owandenzayo ezibilinini akamenzanga na naye?Owasimilisa esizalweni akamnye na?
16 Ukuba ndibe ndisala nabakungxameleyo abasweleyo,Ndawaphelisa amehlo omhlolokazi,
17 Ndawudla ndedwa umthamo wam,Ayadla inkedama kuwo:
18 Hayi bo! Kwasebuncinaneni bam inkedama yakhulela kum, ngathi ikuyise,Ndamalathisa umhlolokazi nasesizalweni sikama.
19 Ukuba ndibe ndimbona otshabalalayo engenanto yokwambatha,Ihlwempu lingenanto yokuzigubungela;
20 Ukuba abengàndisikeleli amanqe akhe,Àkazifudumeza ngoboya beemvana zam;
21 Ukuba bendilingisile ngesandla sam kwinkedama,Ngokuba bendiboné uncedo lwam esangweni:
22 Igxalaba lam maliwe esixhantini salo,Nomkhono wam waphuke ethanjeni lawo.
23 Bekuya kuba kum ukunkwantya, ukusindeka nguThixo,Ndikhohlwe phambi kokuphakama kwakhe.
24 Ukuba bendenze igolide inqolonci yam,Ndathi kwecikizekileyo, Nkoloseko yam;
25 Ukuba bendikuvuyela ukuba buninzi kobutyebi bam,Nokufumana kakhulu kwesandla sam;
26 Ukuba bendilibona ilanga likhupha imitha,Nenyanga ihamba indilekile,
27 Yahendeka ngasese intliziyo yam,Ndasangela ngomlomo wam isandla sam:
28 Nako oko ngekuba bubugwenxa phambi kwabagwebi;Kuba ngendiba ndimkhanyele uThixo waphezulu.
29 Ukuba ndibe ndivuyela ilishwa londithiyayo,Ndaxhumela ukuba efunyenwe bububi
30 (Ke andilivumelanga ikhuhlangubo lam, ukuba lone,Ndiwùcele ngentshwabulo umphefumlo wakhe);
31 Ukuba babengàtsho abantu bentente yam, ukuthi,Angaba ngubani na ongahluthanga yinyama yakhe?
32 Ubengalali phandle umphambukeli,Iingcango zam bendizivulela endleleni;
33 Ukuba bendilugubungela ukreqo lwam, njengoAdam,Ngokuqhusheka ubugwenxa bam esifubeni sam,
34 Ngakuba bendingcangcazela phambi kwengxokolo eninzi,Ndaqhiphuka umbilini kukudelwa yimizalwane,Ndathi cwaka, andaphuma emnyango —
35 Andaba bendinondiphulaphulayo!Nangu umqondiso wam, uSomandla makandiphendule;Nantsi incwadi ayibhalileyo obambene nam.
36 Inene, ndoyithwala ngesixhanti nam,Ndoyithi jize kum njengesithsaba.
37 Inani lamabanga am ndomxelela,Ndimsondele njengengànga.
38 Ukuba umhlaba wam ubukhala ndim,Nemiqela yawo yalila kunye nawo;
39 Ukuba bendiwadla amandla awo kungekho mali,Ndabanga ukuba uphume umphefumlo womniniwo:
40 Makuphume amakhakakhaka esikhundleni sengqolowa,Nokhula esikhundleni serhasi.Agqityiwe amazwi kaYobhi.