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¹EkaDavide. Makabongwe uYehova, uliwa lam, Ulofundisa izandla zam ukulwa, Iminwe yam imfazwe.

²Unceba yam, umboniselo yam, Ungxonde yam, umsindisi wam, mna lo; Ungweletshetshe yam, undizimela ngaye; Ulonyathelela abantu bam phantsi kwam.

³Yehova, uyintoni na umntu, le nto umaziyo? Unyana womfo, le nto umnyamekelayo?

⁴Umntu lo ufana nomphunga, Imihla yakhe injengethunzi elidlulayo.

⁵Yehova, thoba amazulu akho, uhle; Phatha ezintabeni, ziqhume.

⁶Banekisa imibane, uziphangalalise; Thuma iintolo zakho, uziduba-dube.

⁷Thuma izandla zakho, zivele phezulu; Ndirhole, ndihlangule emanzini amakhulu. Esandleni soonyana bolunye uhlanga;

⁸Abamlomo uthetha inkohlakalo, Abasandla sokunene sisesokunene sobuxoki.

⁹Thixo, ndokuvumela ingoma entsha, Ndikubethele umrhubhe ontambo zilishumi;

¹⁰Ulonika ookumkani usindiso, Ulohlangula uDavide umkhonzi wakhe ekreleni elinobubi.

¹¹Ndirhole, ndihlangule esandleni soonyana bolunye uhlanga, Abamlomo uthetha inkohlakalo, Abasandla sokunene sisesokunene sobuxoki;

¹²Baze oonyana bethu babe njengezityalo ezikhulileyo ebutsheni babo; Iintombi zethu zibe njengeembombo ezivathisiweyo ngeemfakamfele ngokokwakhiwa kwebhotwe;

¹³Oovimba bethu bazale, bavelise iintlobo ngeentlobo; Iigusha zethu zizale amawaka, zande ngezigidi emaphandleni ethu;

¹⁴Iinkomo zethu zizale, Kungabikho kungenelwa, kungabikho kuthinjwa, Kungabikho kuhlahlamba ezitratweni zethu.

¹⁵Hayi, uyolo lwabantu ekunjalo kubo! Hayi, uyolo lwabantu abaThixo unguYehova!