1 Ilizwi likaThixo lafika kuJoweli indodana kaPhethuweli.

2 Zwanini lokhu, lina badala;

lalelani lonke lina elihlala elizweni.

Into enjengale seyake yenzakala na ensukwini zenu

loba ensukwini zabokhokho benu?

3 Kutsheleni abantwabenu,

abantwabenu labo batshele ababantwababo,

abantwababo batshele isizukulwane esilandelayo.

4 Lokho okutshiywe ngumtshitshi wezintethe

kudliwe yisikhongwane;

okutshiywe yisikhongwane

kudliwe yibuyane;

okutshiywe yibuyane

kudliwe ngezinye intethe.

5 Vukani lina zidakwa likhale!

Lilani lonke lina banathi bewayini;

lilani ngenxa yewayini elitsha,

ngoba lihluthunwe ezindebeni zenu.

6 Isizwe sihlasele ilizwe lami,

silamandla asingeke sibalwe,

silamazinyo esilwane,

ingavula zesilwanekazi.

7 Sesitshabalalise izivini zami,

saqothula lezihlahla zami zemikhiwa.

Sebule amaxolo azo

sawaphosela khatshana,

ingatsha zazo zasala sezimhlophe nke.

8 Lilani njengentombi egqoke isaka

idabukele umyeni wobutsha bayo.

9 Umnikelo wamabele lomnikelo wokunathwa

kususiwe endlini kaThixo.

Abaphristi bayalila,

bona abakhonzayo phambi kukaThixo.

10 Amasimu atshabalele,

umhlabathi womile;

amabele onakele,

iwayini elitsha liphelile,

amafutha kawasekho.

11 Delani, lina balimi,

lilani, lina balimi bamavini;

bubulelani ingqoloyi lebhali,

ngoba isivuno sensimu sitshabalalisiwe.

12 Ivini lomile

lomkhiwa ubunile;

iphomegranathi, lelala lesihlahla sama-aphula,

zonke izihlahla zeganga, zomile.

Impela ukuthokoza kwabantu

kuphelile.

13 Vunulani amasaka, lina baphristi, likhale.

Lilani lina elikhonzayo phambi kwe-alithari.

Wozani, lilale lembethe amasaka ebusuku,

lina elikhonzayo phambi kukaNkulunkulu wami,

ngoba iminikelo yamabele leminikelo yokunathwayo igodliwe,

kayanikelwa endlini kaNkulunkulu wenu.

14 Memezelani ukuzila okungcwele;

bizani ibandla elingcwele.

Memani abadala

labo bonke abahlala elizweni,

baye endlini kaThixo uNkulunkulu wenu,

likhale kuThixo.

15 Maye ngalolosuku!

Ngoba usuku lukaThixo seluseduze;

luzafika njengencithakalo evela kuSomandla.

16 Ukudla akuzange kuphele

phambi kwamehlo ethu,

lokuthokoza kanye lokuthaba

endlini kaNkulunkulu wethu na?

17 Inhlanyelo itshwabhene

ngaphansi kwamagade.

Izindlu zamabele zingamanxiwa,

iziphala zidiliziwe,

ngoba amabele kawasekho.

18 Yeka ukukhala kwezinkomo!

Imihlambi yenkomo iyaphithizela

ngoba kayilamadlelo;

lemihlambi yezimvu iyahlupheka.

19 Ngiyakhala kuwe Thixo,

ngoba umlilo usuqede amadlelo

lamalangabi asetshise zonke izihlahla zeganga.

20 Lezinyamazana zeganga zifuna wena;

izifula zamanzi sezicitshile njalo

lomlilo usuqede amadlelo.