1Njengendluzele ilangazelela amanzi emifula, kanjalo umphefumulo wami ulangazelela Wena Nkulunkulu.
2Umphefumulo wami womele uNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu ophilayo, ngiyakufika nini ngibonakale phambi kukaNkulunkulu na?
3Izinyembezi zami zingukudla kwami imini nobusuku, ngokuba usuku lonke bathi kimi: “Uphi uNkulunkulu wakho na?”
4Ngiyakukhumbula lokhu, ngithulule umphefumulo wami phakathi kwami, njengalokhu ngangihamba esixukwini ngiya naso endlini kaNkulunkulu ngenhlokomo yokwethaba nokubonga, ibandla ligubha umkhosi.
5Mphefumulo wami, kungani udangele, uyaluza ngaphakathi kimi na? Themba uNkulunkulu, ngokuba ngisazomdumisa ngokusindisa kobukhona bakhe.
6Nkulunkulu wami, umphefumulo wami udangele ngaphakathi kimi; ngizokukhumbula eJordani naseHermoni nasentabeni iMizari.
7Lapho kuhlokoma izimpophoma zakho, utwa luyenanelana, wonke amadlambi namaza akho, kudlange kwangaphezu kwami.
8Emini uSimakade uyaleza umusa wakhe, ebusuku isihlabelelo sakhe sikimi, ngikhuleke kuNkulunkulu wokuphila kwami.
9Ngizakuthi kuNkulunkulu, iDwala lami: “Ungikhohlweleni na? Ngihambelani ngilila, ngicindezelwe yisitha na?”
10Kunjengokuphohlozwa kwamathambo ami, nxa izitha zami zingiklolodela, zithi kimi usuku lonke: “Uphi uNkulunkulu wakho na?”
11Mphefumulo wami, kungani udangele, uyaluza ngaphakathi kwami na? Themba uNkulunkulu, ngokuba ngisazomdumisa ngokusindisa kobukhona bakhe.