Ukucela ukukhuselwa ezintshabeni

1 Awu, Thixo, ndizimisele ngokupheleleyo;

ewe ngenene, andithandabuzi;

ndiza kumemelela nditsholoze!

2 Ndosuka ndiqubul’ ihapu nekatala;

ewe, ndovuka xa kumpondo zankomo.

3 Ndiya kukuncoma phakathi kweentlanga, *Ndikhoyo;

ewe, ndokudumisa naphakathi kwezizwe.

4 Izibele zakho zibalasele ezulwini;

ukuthembeka kwakho kurhec’ amafu.

5 Awu, Thixo, zimaseka phezulu esibhakabhakeni;

isidima nesihomo sakho masibe phezu kwehlabathi jikelele.

6 Nceda ngamandla akho usivelele,

ukuze basinde abo ubathandayo.

7 UThixo uthethe *esesibingelelweni sakhe,

wathi: “IShekem ndiyayahlula-hlula,

ngoloyiso ndiyayihlahlela;

intili yeSukoti yona ndiyibenge.

8 IGiliyadi yeyam, noManase ngowam;

uEfrayim lelona xhadi lam;

uJuda ngumsimbithi wam.

9 UMowabhi yintili yam yebhongo;

ke yena uEdom ndiyambanga.

EFilistiya ndikhwaza uloyiso.”

10 Ngubani onokundisa emzini oxhotyisiweyo?

Ngubani onokundisa e-Edom?

11 Noko usilahlile, Thixo?

Akusaphumi nemikhosi yethu?

12 Sincedise ezintshabeni zethu;

kaloku olomntu uncedo luphuthile.

13 Ukuba uThixo ungakuthi, siya kuphumelela;

uya kuzinyhasha iintshaba zethu.