1 Woba lomusa kimi, Oh Nkulunkulu,

ngoba abantu baxotshana lami kubi;

ilanga lonke bayajujumezela bengihlasela.

2 Labo abangigconayo baxotshana lami ilanga lonke;

abanengi bangihlasela bekloloda.

3 Nxa ngisesaba ngizathemba kuwe.

4 KuNkulunkulu, engidumisa ibizo lakhe,

ngithemba kuye uNkulunkulu; angiyikwesaba.

Umuntu wenyama angenzani kimi?

5 Ilanga lonke batshona behlanekela amazwi ami;

beqoqa ukungibhidliza.

6 Bayabuthana bengicathamela

balandele izinyathelo zami

betshisekela ukucitsha impilo yami.

7 Loba sekutheni ungabayekeli baphunyuke;

ngokuthukuthela kwakho, Nkulunkulu, zidilize izizwe.

8 Bhala phansi isililo sami;

bhala ithonsi ngalinye lezinyembezi zami emqulwini wakho

kazikho yini emibhalweni yakho?

9 Lapho-ke izitha zami zizafulathela

nxa sengicela uncedo.

Ngalokhu ngizakwazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu ulami.

10 KuNkulunkulu, engidumisa ibizo lakhe,

kuThixo engidumisa ibizo lakhe,

11 kuNkulunkulu ngiyathemba; angiyikwesaba.

Umuntu angenzani kimi na?

12 Ngibanjwe yizifungo kuwe, Oh Nkulunkulu;

ngizakwethula umnikelo wami wokubonga kuwe.

13 Ngoba ungikhulule ekufeni

lezinyawo zami lapho ngikhubeka,

ukuze ngihambe phambi kukaNkulunkulu

ekukhanyeni kwempilo.