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¹Ngalolosuku ingoma le izahlatshelwa elizweni lakoJuda:

²Vulani amasango

³Lizamemeza abe lokuthula okupheleleyo

⁴Thembani uThixo kokuphela,

⁵Ubehlisela phansi abahlala engqongeni;

⁶Inyawo zilinyathelela phansi,

⁷Indlela yabalungileyo iqondile;

⁸Yebo, Thixo, sihamba endleleni yemithetho yakho,

⁹Umphefumulo wami uyakulangazelela ebusuku,

¹⁰Lanxa ababi betshengiswa umusa,

¹¹Oh Thixo, isandla sakho siphakanyiselwe phezulu,

¹²Thixo, usilethela ukuthula;

¹³Oh Thixo, Nkulunkulu wethu, amanye amakhosi ngaphandle kwakho ake asibusa,

¹⁴Khathesi asafa, kawasaphili;

¹⁵Usandisile isizwe, Oh Thixo;

¹⁶Thixo, beza kuwe ekuhluphekeni kwabo;

¹⁷Njengowesifazane okhulelweyo lapho esezabeletha

¹⁸Sasikhulelwe, sabhinqika ebuhlungwini,

¹⁹Kodwa abafileyo bakho bazaphila Thixo,

²⁰Hambani bantu bami, ngenani ezindlini zenu,

²¹Khangelani, uThixo uyaphuma lapho ahlala khona