AmaHubo 18

¹Ngiyakuthanda, Oh Thixo, Mandla ami.

²UThixo ulidwala lami, inqaba yami, lomsindisi wami;

³Ngakhuleka kuThixo ofanele ukudunyiswa

⁴Izibopho zokufa zangihilela;

⁵Izibopho zengcwaba zangithandela;

⁶Ekukhathazekeni kwami ngakhuleka kuThixo;

⁷Umhlaba wagedezela wazamazama,

⁸Intuthu yalanquka emakhaleni Akhe

⁹Waqhekeza amazulu wehlela phansi;

¹⁰Wagada amakherubhi waphapha;

¹¹Wenza umnyama isembeso sakhe,

¹²Phakathi kokukhazimula kobukhona bakhe

¹³UThixo wakhwaza esezulwini;

¹⁴Waciba imitshoko wazihlakaza izitha,

¹⁵Izigodi zolwandle zambulwa

¹⁶Welula isandla Sakhe esezulwini

¹⁷Wangihlenga esitheni sami esilamandla,

¹⁸Zangijamela mhla ngisebunzimeni,

¹⁹Wangikhupha wangibeka endaweni ebanzi

²⁰UThixo ungenzele okulingene ukulunga kwami;

²¹Ngoba ngizigcinile izindlela zikaThixo;

²²Yonke imithetho yakhe ibiphambi kwami;

²³Ngibe ngilokhu ngimsulwa phambi kwakhe

²⁴UThixo unginike umvuzo ngokufanele ukulunga kwami,

²⁵Kwabathembekileyo lawe uthembekile,

²⁶Kwabahlanzekileyo uziveza uhlanzekile

²⁷Uyabasindisa abathobekileyo;

²⁸Wena, Oh Thixo, gcina isibane sami sibhebha;

²⁹Ngosizo lwakho ngingaphuma ngimelane lebutho lempi;

³⁰Izindlela zikaNkulunkulu uqobo lwakhe ziphelele;

³¹Ngoba ngubani uNkulunkulu ngaphandle kukaThixo?

³²NguNkulunkulu ongihlomisa amandla

³³Wenza inyawo zami zibe njengezempala;

³⁴Ufundisa izandla zami ukulwa impi;

³⁵Wena uyanginika isihlangu sakho sokunqoba,

³⁶Uqhelisa indlela enginyathela kuyo,

³⁷Ngaxotshana lezitha zami ngazifica;

³⁸Ngazichoboza, zazingeke zisavuka;

³⁹Wangihlomisa ngamandla okulwa impi;

⁴⁰Wenza izitha zami zafulathela zabaleka,

⁴¹Bakhala becela uncedo, kodwa wayengekho owayengabalamulela

⁴²Ngabatshaya bacholeka njengothuli luphetshulwa ngumoya;

⁴³Ungikhulule ekuhlaselweni yilababantu;

⁴⁴Bathi bengizwa nje ngendaba, bangilalele;

⁴⁵Bonke badelile;

⁴⁶Uthixo uyaphila!

⁴⁷UnguNkulunkulu ongiphindiselelayo,

⁴⁸ongisindisayo ezitheni zami.

⁴⁹Ngakho ngizakudumisa phakathi kwezizwe, Oh Thixo;

⁵⁰Upha inkosi yakhe ukunqoba okukhulu;