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| 1. | Wasephendula uJobe wathi: |
| 2. | Koze kube nini lihlupha umphefumulo wami, lingiphahlaza ngamazwi? |
| 3. | Lezizikhathi ezilitshumi lingithela ngehlazo; kalilanhloni, lingiphatha kubi. |
| 4. | Uba-ke kuliqiniso ukuthi ngiduhile, ukuduha kwami kuzahlala lami. |
| 5. | Uba isibili lizikhukhumeza phezu kwami, liphikisane lami nge hlazo lami, |
| 6. | yazini-ke ukuthi nguNkulunkulu ongihlanekeleyo, wangigombolozela ng embule lakhe. |
| 7. | Khangela, ngiyamemeza ngithi: Okubi! Kodwa kangiphendulwa. Ngicela usizo, kodwa akulasahlulelo. |
| 8. | Uyivalile indlela yami ngomduli ukuze ngingedluli, wamisa umnyama emikhondweni yami. |
| 9. | Ungihlubule udumo lwami, wasusa umqhele wekhanda lami. |
| 10. | Ungibhidlizile inhlangothi zonke, sengihambile, ulisiphule ithemba lami njengesihlahla. |
| 11. | Ulumathisile ulaka lwakhe kimi, ungibale njengezitha kuye. |
| 12. | Amabutho akhe afika kanyekanye, abuthelela indlela yawo emelene lami, amisa inkamba agombolozela ithente lami. |
| 13. | Ubeke abafowethu khatshana lami, labangaziyo isibili sebengabemzini kimi. |
| 14. | Izihlobo zami zinyamalele, labazana lami bangikhohliwe. |
| 15. | Abahlala endlini yami lencekukazi zami bangibala njengowezizwe; ngingumfokazi emehlweni abo. |
| 16. | Ngabiza inceku yami, kodwa kayiphendulanga; ngayincenga ngomlomo wami. |
| 17. | Umoya wami uyenyanyeka kumkami, sengiyisinengiso kumadodana esizalo sami. |
| 18. | Labantwana abancinyane bayangidelela; ngasukuma, basebekhuluma bemelene lami. |
| 19. | Bonke abantu besifuba sami banengwa yimi, labo ebengibathanda sebengiphendukele. |
| 20. | Ithambo lami linamathelana lesikhumba sami lenyama yami, njalo ngiphephe ngesikhumba samazinyo ami. |
| 21. | Ngihawukelani, ngihawukelani, lina bangane bami; ngoba isandla sikaNkulunkulu singithintile. |
| 22. | Lingizingelelani njengoNkulunkulu, lingeneliswa yinyama yami? |
| 23. | Kungathi ngabe khathesi amazwi ami abhaliwe! Kungathi ngabe abhaliwe ngokugujwa egwalweni! |
| 24. | Ngabe abazwe ngepheni yensimbi langomnuso edwaleni kuze kube nininini! |
| 25. | Ngoba mina ngiyazi: Umhlengi wami uyaphila, lekupheleni uzakuma emhlabathini. |
| 26. | Lapho sekutshabalalise lokhu emva kwesikhumba sami, kanti enyameni yami ngizambona uNkulunkulu, |
| 27. | mina engizazibonela yena, lamehlo ami azabona, hatshi omunye. Izinso zami seziphelile enkalweni zami. |
| 28. | Kodwa lithi: Kungani simzingela? Ngoba impande yendaba itholakala kimi. |
| 29. | Lina yesabeni inkemba, ngoba ulaka luletha izijeziso zenkemba, ukuze lazi ukuthi sikhona isahlulelo. |
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