1Zwanini lokhu lina bantu lonke;
2abantukazana lezikhulu,
3Umlomo wami uzakhuluma amazwi okuhlakanipha;
4Ngizabeka indlebe yami kuso isaga;
5Ngingesabelani na nxa kufika insuku ezimbi,
6labo abathembe inotho yabo
7Kakho umuntu ongahlenga impilo yomunye
8ngoba ukuhlenga impilo yomuntu kuyadula,
9ukuze aphile kokuphela
10Phela bonke bayabona ukuthi izihlakaniphi ziyafa;
11Amangcwaba abo ayizindlu zabo zanininini,
12Kodwa umuntu, lokuba elenotho, kaphili kokuphela;
13Lesi yisiphetho salabo abazithembayo bona,
14Njengezimvu bamiselwe ingcwaba,
15Kodwa uNkulunkulu uzayihlenga eyami impilo engcwabeni;
16Ungasuki udangale kakhulu ngokubona omunye enotha;
17phela kazukuhamba lalutho mhla esifa,
18Loba wayesithi esaphila azibone engobusisiweyo
19uzakuyahlangana lesizukulwane sabokhokho bakhe,
20Umuntu olenotho kodwa engaqedisisi