1 Oh Thixo, khumbula okusehleleyo

khangela ubone ukuyangeka kwethu.

2 Ilifa lethu seliphiwe abezizweni,

imizi yethu yathathwa ngabemzini.

3 Sesizintandane ezingelaboyise,

omama sebenjengabafelokazi.

4 Amanzi okunatha siyawathenga;

inkuni zethu zikhutshelwa imali.

5 Labo abasixotshayo basihlezi ezithende;

sikhathele asilakuphumula.

6 Sazinikela kwabeGibhithe labe-Asiriya

ukuze sizuze isinkwa.

7 Okhokho benza isono kodwa kabasekho,

thina yithi esesijeziswa.

8 Sibuswa yizigqili,

kakho osikhululayo ezandleni zazo.

9 Isinkwa sisithola ngendlela eyingozi

ngenxa yenkemba ekhona enkangala.

10 Isikhumba sethu sitshisa njengeziko,

silomkhuhlane wendlala.

11 Abesifazane bayahlukuluzwa eZiyoni

kanye lezintombi ezigcweleyo emadolobheni akoJuda.

12 Amakhosi alengisiwe ngezandla zawo;

abadala abasahlonitshwa.

13 Izinsizwa ziyahoqiswa ematsheni okuchola;

abafana babhensiswa yimithwalo yenkuni.

14 Abadala sebesukile esangweni lomuzi;

izinsizwa sezithule ukuhlabelela.

15 Ukuthokoza akusekho ezinhliziyweni zethu;

ukugida kwethu sekuphenduke ukukhala.

16 Umqhele usuwile ekhanda lethu.

Maye thina, ngoba sonile!

17 Ngenxa yalokhu inhliziyo zethu zibuthakathaka;

ngenxa yalezizinto amehlo ethu ayafiphala,

18 ngoba intaba iZiyoni silugwadule,

sekucathama amakhanka kuyo.

19 Wena, Oh Thixo, busa nini lanini;

ubukhosi bakho buhlezi kuzozonke izizukulwane.

20 Kungani uhlezi usikhohlwa?

Usifulathelelani isikhathi eside kangaka na?

21 Sibuyisele kuwe, Oh Thixo, ukuze siphenduke;

buyisa kabutsha insuku zethu njengezakudala,

22 ngaphandle kokuba nxa ususilahle kokuphela

wasizondela ngokungalinganisekiyo.