1Lalela, Nkulunkulu, umkhuleko wami, ungazifihli ekunxuseni kwami.
2Ngizwele, ungiphendule; ngiyayaluza ekukhaleni kwami, ngiyabubula
3ngenxa yezwi lesitha, ngenxa yokucindezela komubi; ngokuba bagingqela okubi phezu kwami; bangizingela bethukuthele.
4Inhliziyo yami iyathuthumela phakathi kwami; amavuso okufa angehlele.
5Ngifikelwe luvalo nokuqhaqhazela; ngikhwelwe ngukwesaba okukhulu.
6Besengithi: “Sengathi ngingaba namaphiko njengejuba; ngabe ngindizela ekudeni, ngihlale khona.”
7Bheka, bengiyakubaleka, ngiye kude, ngingenise ehlane.
8Ngabe ngiphuthuma indawo yokuphepha emoyeni ovunguzayo nasesiphephweni.
9Bachithe, Nkosi, uphambanise ulimi lwabo, ngokuba ngibonile ubudlwangudlwangu nokuxabana emzini.
10Imini nobusuku bahamba bezungeza phezu kwezingange zawo; okubi nokushinga kuphakathi kwawo.
11Ububi buphakathi kwawo; imbandezelo nenkohliso akusuki esigcawini sawo.
12Ngokuba akusiso isitha esingiklolodelayo; ngabe ngiyakuthwala; akusiye ongizondayo oziphakamise phezu kwami; ngabe ngamcashela;
13kepha nguwe ntanga yami, mhlobo wami nomngane wami.
14Sasihlalisana kamnandi; sasiya endlini kaNkulunkulu kanye nebandla elithokozayo.
15Ukufa makubazume, bashonele endaweni yabafileyo besezwa, ngokuba ububi busezindlini zabo nasezinhliziyweni zabo.
16Mina ngizakukhala kuNkulunkulu; uJehova uzakungisindisa.
17Kusihlwa nasekuseni nasemini ngizakuzikhalela, ngibubule, abeselizwa izwi lami.
18Uyawuhlenga umphefumulo wami ngokuthula, bangasondeli kimi, ngokuba baningi abamelene nami.
19UNkulunkulu uzakuzwa, abaphendule, yena okhona kwaphakade. Yibona kambe okungekho kubo ukuphenduka, nabangamesabiyo uNkulunkulu.
20Ubeka isandla ngakuye ohlalisene kahle naye; udumazile isivumelwano sakhe.
21Umlomo wakhe ubushelezi kunephehlwa, kepha inhliziyo yakhe iyimpi; amazwi akhe athambile kunamafutha; nokho ayizinkemba ezikhokhiweyo.
22Phonsa phezu kukaJehova umthwalo wakho, uzakukuphasa; akayikuvuma naphakade ukuba olungileyo azanyazanyiswe.
23Wena Nkulunkulu uyakubaphonsa egodini lokubhubhisa; abantu begazi nenkohliso abayikufinyelela nasenxenyeni yezinsuku zabo; kepha mina ngizakwethemba wena.