1Ndodana yami, nxa usamukela amazwi ami
2uvule indlebe yakho izwe ukuhlakanipha
3njalo nxa ucela ukuqedisisa
4futhi ukudingisisa njengokudinga isiliva
5lapho-ke uzakuzwisisa ukumesaba uThixo
6Ngoba uThixo uyapha ukuhlakanipha,
7Abaqotho ubapha ukunqoba,
8ngoba uyayilinda indlela yabalungileyo
9Yikho uzazwisisa lokho okulungileyo lokuqondileyo lokufaneleyo
10Ngoba ukuhlakanipha kuzangena enhliziyweni yakho,
11Ukwazi ukukhetha kuzakuvikela,
12Ukuhlakanipha kuzakusindisa ezindleleni zabantu ababi,
13abatshiya izindlela eziqondileyo,
14abathokoza ngokwenza okubi
15abandlela zabo zitshekile
16Kuzakukhulula njalo koyisiphingikazi,
17osetshiye indoda yakhe yobutsha bakhe
18Ngoba indlu yakhe iholela ekufeni
19Kakho ongena kuye obuyayo
20Ngakho uzahamba ezindleleni zabantu abalungileyo
21Ngoba abaqotho bazahlala elizweni,
22kodwa izigangi zizasuswa elizweni,