1Wasephendula uZofari umNahama wathi:
2“Imicabango yami ekhathazekileyo ingifuqa ukuthi ngiphendule
3Ngizwa kulokukhuzwa okungilulazisayo
4Ngempela uyakwazi ukuthi kwakuvele kunjani lendulo,
5ukuthi injabulo yomubi imfitshane,
6Loba ukuzigqaja kwakhe kufika emazulwini
7uzabhubha okwaphakade, njengobulongwe bakhe;
8Njengephupho uyanyamalala angabe esabonwa njalo,
9Ilihlo elake lambona kalisayikumbona njalo;
10Abantwabakhe bazazincengela ebayangeni
11Amadlabuzane obutsha alawo emathanjeni akhe
12Loba ububi bumnandi emlonyeni wakhe,
13loba esehluleka ukutshiyana labo
14kodwa ukudla kwakhe kuzahloba esiswini sakhe;
15Uzayihlanza yonke inotho ayiginyayo;
16Uzamunya ubuhlungu bezinyoka;
17Akayikuyikholisa imifula,
18Lokho akuginqeleyo kumele akubuyise engakudlanga;
19Ngoba ubebancindezela abayanga basala bengelalutho;
20Ngempela akayikudeda kulobubuhwaba bakhe;
21Akusela lutho angabe esaludla;
22Phakathi kwenotho yakhe uzahlaselwa zinhlupho;
23Nxa esesigcwalisile isisu sakhe,
24Lanxa angaze abalekele isikhali sensimbi
25Uyawuhwatsha emhlane wakhe,
26umnyama omkhulu uyilindele inotho yakhe.
27Amazulu azabembula ububi bakhe;
28Isikhukhula sizayithwala indlu yakhe,
29Sinjalo isiphetho uNkulunkulu asimisele ababi,