1Simakade, yizwa umkhuleko wami, ukukhala kwami makufiyinyelele kuwe.
2Ungangifihleli ubuso bakho ngosuku losizi lwami; beka indlebe yakho kimi, ngosuku engikumemeza ngalo, usheshe ungiphendule.
3Izinsuku zami ziphele njengomusi, namathambo asha njengezinkuni.
4Umphefumulo wami udangele, wabunisa okotshani, inhliziyo yami imnyama, ukudla akusangeni.
5Ngenxa yokugqiha kwami, ngibubula, amathambo ami asenamathele esikhumbeni.
6Ngifana nomandukulu ehlane, nginjengesikhova kwahlongasibi.
7Abehli ubuthongo, ngifana nenyoni ehleli yodwa ophahleni lwendlu.
8Izitha zami zingethuka usuku lonke, abangihlambalazayo bayangiqalekisa.
9Ngikhume umlotha njengesinkwa, nengikuphuzayo ngakuxubanisa nezinyembezi,
10ngenxa yentukuthelo nolaka lwakho, ungiqukule wangilahla kude.
11Izinsuku zami zifana nethunzi seliyoshona, mina luqobo, ngibuna njengotshani.
12Wena Simakade uyohlala kuze kube phakade, nesikhumbuzo sakho, izizukulwane ngezizukulwane.
13Uzovuka, uhawukele iZiyoni, ngokuba sekuyisikhathi somusa wakho kulo, isikhathi esinqunyiweyo sesifikile.
14Ngokuba izinceku zakho ziyathokoza ngamatshe alo, ziyadabuka ngothuli lwalo.
15Yikhona abezizwe bezolesaba igama likaSimakade, namakhosi wonke omhlaba, inkazimulo yakho.
16Ngokuba uSimakade ulakhile iZiyoni, ubonakele enkazimulweni yakhe.
17Wawunaka umkhuleko wabangenalutho, akaze awedelela umthandazo wabo.
18Lokhu makulotshelwe isizukulwane, ukuze abantu abangakazalwa bamdumise uSimakade.
19USimakade wabuka phansi, esekuphakameni ezulwini, endaweni yakhe engcwele, wabuka emhlabeni
20ukuba ezwe ukububula kweziboshwa, akhulule labo abase beqonde ekufeni,
21ukuze igama likaSimakade lishunyayelwe eZiyoni, nodumo lwakhe, eJerusalema,
22lapho izizwe zibuthana ndawonye nemibuso, ukuzodumisa uSimakade.
23Wanciphisa amandla ami endleleni, wafinyeza izinsuku zami.
24Ngithi: “Nkulunkulu wami, uze ungangithathi ngisemncane, Wena ominyaka yakho ihlezi izizukulwane ngezizukulwane.
25Izisekelo zomhlaba wazibeka kwasemandulo, namazulu angumsebenzi wezandla zakho.
26Kuyobhubha lokhu, kodwa Wena uyokuma, konke kuyoguga njengengubo, njengesembatho, uyokuguqula kushabalale,
27kepha Wena unguwe njalo, iminyaka yakho ayinasiphetho.
28Abantwana bezinceku zakho bayakuhlala, izizukulwane zabo ziyovikeleka phambi kwakho.”