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| 1. | Ndiwamisele amehlo am umnqophiso; Ndingathini na ukuqwalasela entombini? |
| 2. | Besiya kuba yini na isahlulelo sikaThixo esivela phezulu, Nelifa loSomandla elivela ezindaweni eziphakamileyo? |
| 3. | Ukusindeka asikokogqwethayo yini na, Neshwangusha asilelabenzi bobutshinga yini na? |
| 4. | Akaziboni na yena iindlela zam, Awabale onke amabanga am? |
| 5. | Ukuba ndibe ndihamba nokhohlakeleyo, Lwangxamela inkohliso unyawo lwam, |
| 6. | Makandilinganise esikalini sobulungisa, Akwazi uThixo ukugqibelela kwam. |
| 7. | Ukuba ebethe gu bucala amabanga am endleleni, Yalandela amehlo am intliziyo yam, Sanamathela isisihla ezandleni zam: |
| 8. | Mandihlwayele, kudle omnye, Iingcambu zabaphume kum zincothulwe. |
| 9. | Ukuba ibihendekile intliziyo yam ngenxa yomkamntu, Ndalalela esangweni lommelwane wam, |
| 10. | Umkam makasilele omnye umntu, Kuguqe abanye phezu kwakhe. |
| 11. | Kuba loo nto bubugqwirha, Loo nto bubugwenxa phambi kwabagwebi. |
| 12. | Inene, loo nto ngumlilo odla use enzonzobileni; Ibiya kuncothula iingcambu zongeniselo lwam lonke. |
| 13. | Ukuba ndibe ndilahle ilungelo lomkhonzi wam nelomkhonzazana wam, Bakubambana nam, |
| 14. | Bendingathini na ukwenza, xa athe uThixo wesuka waphakama? Xa athe wavela, bendingathini na ukuphendula? |
| 15. | Owandenzayo ezibilinini akamenzanga na naye? Owasimilisa esizalweni akamnye na? |
| 16. | Ukuba ndibe ndisala nabakungxameleyo abasweleyo, Ndawaphelisa amehlo omhlolokazi, |
| 17. | Ndawudla ndedwa umthamo wam, Ayadla inkedama kuwo: |
| 18. | Hayi bo! Kwasebuncinaneni bam inkedama yakhulela kum, ngathi ikuyise, Ndamalathisa umhlolokazi nasesizalweni sikama. |
| 19. | Ukuba ndibe ndimbona otshabalalayo engenanto yokwambatha, Ihlwempu lingenanto yokuzigubungela; |
| 20. | Ukuba abengandisikeleli amanqe akhe, Akazifudumeza ngoboya beemvana zam; |
| 21. | Ukuba bendilingisile ngesandla sam kwinkedama, Ngokuba bendibone uncedo lwam esangweni: |
| 22. | Igxalaba lam maliwe esixhantini salo, Nomkhono wam waphuke ethanjeni lawo. |
| 23. | Bekuya kuba kum ukunkwantya, ukusindeka nguThixo, Ndikhohlwe phambi kokuphakama kwakhe. |
| 24. | Ukuba bendenze igolide inqolonci yam, Ndathi kwecikizekileyo, Nkoloseko yam; |
| 25. | Ukuba bendikuvuyela ukuba buninzi kobutyebi bam, Nokufumana kakhulu kwesandla sam; |
| 26. | Ukuba bendilibona ilanga likhupha imitha, Nenyanga ihamba indilekile, |
| 27. | Yahendeka ngasese intliziyo yam, Ndasangela ngomlomo wam isandla sam: |
| 28. | Nako oko ngekuba bubugwenxa phambi kwabagwebi; Kuba ngendiba ndimkhanyele uThixo waphezulu. |
| 29. | Ukuba ndibe ndivuyela ilishwa londithiyayo, Ndaxhumela ukuba efunyenwe bububi |
| 30. | (Ke andilivumelanga ikhuhlangubo lam, ukuba lone, Ndiwucele ngentshwabulo umphefumlo wakhe); |
| 31. | Ukuba babengatsho abantu bentente yam, ukuthi, Angaba ngubani na ongahluthanga yinyama yakhe? |
| 32. | Ubengalali phandle umphambukeli, Iingcango zam bendizivulela endleleni; |
| 33. | Ukuba bendilugubungela ukreqo lwam, njengoAdam, Ngokuqhusheka ubugwenxa bam esifubeni sam, |
| 34. | Ngakuba bendingcangcazela phambi kwengxokolo eninzi, Ndaqhiphuka umbilini kukudelwa yimizalwane, Ndathi cwaka, andaphuma emnyango |
| 35. | Andaba bendinondiphulaphulayo! Nangu umqondiso wam, uSomandla makandiphendule; Nantsi incwadi ayibhalileyo obambene nam. |
| 36. | Inene, ndoyithwala ngesixhanti nam, Ndoyithi jize kum njengesithsaba. |
| 37. | Inani lamabanga am ndomxelela, Ndimsondele njengenganga. |
| 38. | Ukuba umhlaba wam ubukhala ndim, Nemiqela yawo yalila kunye nawo; |
| 39. | Ukuba bendiwadla amandla awo kungekho mali, Ndabanga ukuba uphume umphefumlo womniniwo: |
| 40. | Makuphume amakhakakhaka esikhundleni sengqolowa, Nokhula esikhundleni serhasi. Agqityiwe amazwi kaYobhi. |
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