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| 1. | Kakukho yini imfazo kumuntu emhlabeni, lensuku zakhe ka zinjengensuku zoqatshiweyo yini? |
| 2. | Njengesigqili sikhefuzelela umthunzi, lanjengesiqatshwa silindele iholo laso, |
| 3. | ngokunjalo mina ngidliswe ilifa lenyanga zeze, lobusuku bezinhlupheko bubalelwe mina. |
| 4. | Lapho ngilala phansi ngithi: Ngizavuka nini? Ngoba ubusuku bude, njalo ngigcwele ukutshukuma kuze kuse. |
| 5. | Inyama yami yembethe impethu lamagade othuli; isikhumba sami siyadabuka siyenyanyeka. |
| 6. | Insuku zami ziyaphangisa kuleselukiso someluki, ziphele kungelathemba. |
| 7. | Khumbula ukuthi impilo yami ingumoya; ilihlo lami kaliyikuphinda libone okuhle. |
| 8. | Ilihlo longibonayo kaliyikungibona futhi; amehlo akho aphezu kwami, kodwa ngizakuba nginga se kho. |
| 9. | Iyezi liyaphela linyamalale; ngokunjalo owehlela engcwabeni kayikwenyuka. |
| 10. | Kaphindi abuyele emzini wakhe, lendawo yakhe kayisayikumazi. |
| 11. | Ngakho mina kangiyikubamba umlomo wami; ngizakhuluma ekucindezelweni komoya wami, ngisole ekubabeni komphefumulo wami. |
| 12. | Ngilulwandle yini, kumbe isilo solwandle, ukuze lingibekele abalindi? |
| 13. | Lapho ngisithi: Umbheda wami uzangiduduza, icansi lami liphungule ukusola kwami; |
| 14. | ubusungiqhaqhazelisa ngamaphupho, angethuse ngemibono; |
| 15. | ukuze umphefumulo wami ukhethe ukuklinywa, ukufa kulamathambo ami. |
| 16. | Ngiyanengwa yikho, kangiyikuphila njalonjalo; ngiyekele, ngoba insuku zami ziyize. |
| 17. | Uyini umuntu ukuthi umkhulise, lokuthi ubeke inhliziyo yakho kuye, |
| 18. | lokuthi umhambele ikuseni yonke, umlinge sonke isikhathi? |
| 19. | Koze kube nini ungayekeli ukungiqaphela, ungangiyekeli ngize ngiginye amathe ami yini? |
| 20. | Ngonile, ngizakwenzani kuwe, wena mlindi wabantu? Ungimiseleni ngibe yinto yakho yokunenjwa, ngize ngibe ngumthwalo kimi? |
| 21. | Njalo kawuthetheleli ngani isiphambeko sami, ususe isono sami? Ngoba sengizalala phansi othulini; uzangidinga ngovivi, kodwa kangiyikuba khona. |
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