1 Inhliziyo yami iyagubhazela ngendaba enkulu

nxa ngivuma inkondlo yami ngiyihayela inkosi;

ulimi lwami lusiba lomlobi ololwazi.

2 Uyilikhwa lamakhwa emadodeni wonke

lezindebe zakho ziconjwe kuhle ngobunono,

njengalokhu uNkulunkulu

ekubusisile lanininini.

3 Hloma inkemba yakho okhalweni, wena omkhulu;

zembathise ngokukhazimula langobukhosi.

4 Usebukhosini bakho khwela enqoleni ulokunqoba

umele iqiniso lokuzithoba lokulunga;

akuthi isandla sakho sokunene senze izimanga.

5 Akuthi imitshoko yakho ecijileyo icibe inhliziyo zezitha zenkosi;

akuthi izizwe ziwe ngaphansi kwezinyawo zakho.

6 Isihlalo sakho sobukhosi,

Oh Nkulunkulu, sizakuma nini lanini;

intonga yokwahlulela okulungileyo

izakuba yintonga yombuso wakho.

7 Uyakuthanda ukulunga njalo uyabuzonda ububi;

ngakho uNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu wakho

usekubeke ngaphezu kwabakhula bakho

ngokukugcoba ngamafutha entokozo.

8 Zonke izembatho zakho ziqholiwe ngemure,

langenhlaba langekhasiya;

ezigodlweni eziceciswe ngempondo zendlovu kuqhamuka

inhlokomo yeziginci ekuthokozisayo.

9 Amadodakazi amakhosi akhona

kanye labanye abesifazane abahloniphekayo;

kwesokunene sakho ngumlobokazi wesikhosini

oceciswe ngegolide lase-Ofiri.

10 Lalela, ndodakazi, nanzelela uvule indlebe;

khohlwa abakini, lendlu yakwenu.

11 Inkosi iyaphelelwa ngobuhle bakho;

yihloniphe, ngoba iyinkosi yakho.

12 Indodakazi yaseThire izakuza lesipho,

amadoda anothileyo azazincengela kuwe.

13 Ngaphakathi exhibeni layo

inkosazana yibucwazicwazi;

isembatho sayo sicecisiwe ngegolide.

14 Isiwa enkosini yembethe izivunulo ezelukiweyo;

abakhaphi bayo bayayilandela

balethwe kuwe.

15 Bangeniswa lapho ngentokozo lenjabulo;

bangena esigodlweni senkosi.

16 Amadodana enu azathatha isikhundla saboyihlo;

lizawenza abe ngamakhosana elizweni lonke.

17 Ibizo lakho ngizalenza

likhunjulwe kokuphela yizizukulwane zonke;

yikho-ke izizwe zizakudumisa nini lanini.