1Mbongeni uThixo ngoba ulungile,
2Akuthi abahlengiweyo bakaThixo batsho lokhu,
3labo abaqoqa emazweni
4Abanye bantula egwaduleni lwenkangala,
5Balamba boma,
6Basebekhala kuThixo besekuhluphekeni kwabo,
7Wabahola ngendlela eqondileyo
8Ngakho kabambonge uThixo ngothando lwakhe olungaphuthiyo
9ngoba ubenza bakholwe abomileyo
10Abanye bahlala emnyameni lasethunzini elinzima
11ngoba babewahlamukele amazwi kaNkulunkulu
12Ngakho wabathwalisa umsebenzi onzima;
13Ngakho basebekhala kuThixo besekuhluphekeni kwabo
14Wabakhupha emnyameni lethunzini elinzima
15Ngakho kabambonge uThixo ngothando lwakhe olungaphuthiyo
16ngoba uyawafohloza amasango ethusi
17Abanye baba yiziwula ngenxa yezindlela zabo zokuhlamuka
18Benyanya konke ukudla
19Bakhala kuThixo besekuhluphekeni kwabo,
20Wathumela ilizwi lakhe labasilisa;
21Kabambonge uThixo ngothando lwakhe olungaphuthiyo
22Kabenze imihlatshelo yeminikelo yokubonga
23Abanye bawela olwandle ngemikhumbi;
24Bayibona imisebenzi kaThixo,
25Ngoba wakhuluma kwaqubuka isiphepho
26Akhwela athinta emazulwini, ehla ayatshona ezinzikini;
27Bazigxobagxoba badiyazela njengabantu abadakiweyo;
28Basebekhala kuThixo besekuhluphekeni kwabo,
29Wasethulisa isiphepho ngokunyenyeza;
30Bajabula bonke sekudedile,
31Kabambonge uThixo ngothando lwakhe olungaphuthiyo
32Kabamphakamise emhlanganweni wabantu
33Waguqula imifula yaba yinkangala,
34lomhlabathi olezithelo waba lugwadule oluletshwayi,
35Waguqula inkangala yaba ngamachibi amanzi
36lapho waletha abalambileyo ukuba bahlale khona,
37Bahlanyela amasimu,
38wababusisa banda baba banengi kakhulu,
39Kwasekusithi ubunengi babo sebunciphile,
40kwathi yena othela ihlazo ezikhulwini
41Kodwa abaswelayo wabakhupha ekuhluphekeni kwabo
42Abaqotho bayabona bathokoze,
43Lowo ohlakaniphileyo, kaqaphele lezizinto