1 Oh Thixo, khumbula uDavida

ngezinhlupheko zonke azibhenselayo.

2 Wafunga isifungo kuThixo

wenza isithembiso kuMninimandla kaJakhobe:

3 "Angizukungena endlini yami

loba ngiye embhedeni wami,

4 angiyikuwavumela amehlo ami ubuthongo,

akukuba lakuwozela enkopheni zami,

5 ngize ngifumane indawo kaThixo,

indawo yokuhlala uMninimandla kaJakhobe."

6 Sakuzwa lokhu e-Efrathi,

sakubona emangweni waseJayari:

7 "Kasiye lapho ahlala khona;

kasikhonze phansi kwesihlalo sakhe.

8 Phakama, Oh Thixo, ubuye endaweni yakho yokuphumula,

wena umtshokotsho wesivumelwano elitshengisa amandla akho.

9 Sengathi abaphristi bakho bangembeswa ngokulunga;

sengathi labathembekileyo bakho bangahlabelela ngentokozo."

10 Ngenxa yenceku yakho uDavida,

ungamfulatheli ogcotshiweyo wakho.

11 UThixo wenza isifungo kuDavida,

isifungo esiqinileyo angakusaphula wathi:

"Omunye wezizukulwane zakho

ngizambeka esihlalweni sakho sobukhosi

12 aluba amadodana akho egcina isivumelwano sami

lezimiso engibafundisa zona,

lapho-ke amadodana abo azahlala esihlalweni sakho

sobukhosi kuze kube nini lanini."

13 Ngoba uThixo uyikhethile iZiyoni,

uyithandile ukuba yindawo yakhe yokuhlala:

14 "Le yindawo yami yokuphumula lanini;

lapha ngizahlala ngisebukhosini, ngoba ngiyithandile

15 ngizayibusisa ngokudla okunengi;

abayanga bayo ngizabasuthisa ngokudla.

16 Ngizavunulisa abaphristi bayo ngensindiso,

labathembekileyo bakhe bazahlabelela ngentokozo nini lanini.

17 Lapha ngizakhulisa uphondo lukaDavida

ngilungisele ogcotshiweyo wami isibane.

18 Ngizakwembathisa izitha ngehlazo,

kodwa umqhele osekhanda lakhe uzakhazimula."