1Amazulu alanda ngenkazimulo kaNkulunkulu, umkhathi umemezela ngomsebenzi wezandla zakhe.
2Usuku lwedlulisela kolunye usuku ulwazi, nobusuku butshela obunye ngalolo lwazi.
3Akukho nkulumo, akukho mazwi, nezwi lakho alizwakali,
4nokho isilinganiso sakho siphumele emhlabeni wonke, namazwi akho emikhawulweni yomhlaba. Ulimisele ilanga ithende kuwo,
5eliphuma kulo njengomyeni ephuma elawini, nanjengendoda enamandla, ligijima endleleni yalo.
6Liphuma emikhawulweni yamazulu, lizungeze lize liyozilahla ekugcineni kwayo; akukho lutho olufihlakele ekushiseni kwalo.
7Umthetho kaSimakade uphelele, uvuselela umphefumulo. Ubufakazi bukaSimakade buthembekile, nongebani bumnika ukuhlakanipha.
8Imiyalo kaSimakade ilungile, ingumthombo wokwethaba kwenhliziyo; umyalo kaSimakade uhlanzekile, ukhanyisa amehlo.
9Ukwesaba uSimakade kungukuhlanzeka, kumi kuze kube phakade. Izehlulelo zikaSimakade ziliqiniso, zilungile zonke.
10Zinxanelekile kunegolide, ngisho nenqwaba yegolide elicwengekileyo. Zimnandi ukwedlula uju oluconsa emakhekhebeni.
11Ngazo, ngisho inceku yakho iyexwayiswa. Ukuzigcina kunomvuzo omkhulu.
12Ngubani owazi amaphutha akhe na? Ngithethelele eziphosisweni ezisithekileyo.
13Nqanda inceku yakho ezonweni ezihlazisayo; mazingabusi phezu kwami. Yikhona ngizohlala ngingenasisihla, ngibe msulwa eziphambekweni ezinkulu.
14Amazwi omlomo wami, nezizindlo zenhliziyo yami, makwemukeleke kuwe Simakade; dwala lami nomhlengi wami.