1“Umuntu kakho ekutshikatshikeni okunzima yini emhlabeni?
2Njengesigqili siloyisa amathunzi okuhlwa,
3kanjalo ngibekelwe izinyanga ezingelambadalo,
4Ngithi nxa ngilala ngicabange ngithi, ‘Kuzakusa nini na’?
5Umzimba wami uphihlika impethu lamathuthuva,
6Insuku zami ziyaphangisa kulosungulo lomaluki,
7Khumbula, Oh Nkulunkulu, ukuthi impilo yami ngumoya nje;
8Ilihlo elingibonayo khathesi alisayikuphinde lingibone futhi;
9Njengeyezi elinyamalalayo liphele,
10Kasoze lanini aphinde angene endlini yakhe;
11Ngakho-ke kangizukuthula;
12Ngilulwandle yini, kumbe ngiyisilo semanzini
13Ngithi lapho ngicabanga ukuthi umbheda wami uzangiduduza
14lakhona lapho liyangethusa ngamaphupho
15okwenza ngiqome ukuklinywa lokufa,
16Ngiyayeyisa impilo yami; kangiloyisi ukuphila okwaphakade.
17Umuntu uyini ongaze uzihluphe kangaka ngaye,
18uze umhlole ekuseni insuku zonke
19Kawusoze uke ukhangele eceleni kwami na,
20Aluba ngenze isono, kuyini engikwenzileyo kuwe,
21Kungani ungaxoleli iziphambeko zami na,