Umthandazo woloyiso
Umhobe kaDavide; kumbhexeshi-kwayara.
1 Wanga *uNdikhoyo angakuphulaphula ngemini yeembandezelo!
Wanga angakukhusela uThixo kaYakobi!
2 Wanga angakuthumela uncedo luvel’ ebhotwe lakhe,
akuxhase esentabeni
yeZiyon.
3 Wanga angayamkela iminikelo yakho uThixo,
akholiseke ngamadini omenzela wona.
4 Wanga angakunika umnqweno wentliziyo yakho,
aziphumelelise zonk’ iinquleqhu zakho.
5 Sokwandul’ ukuba nemincili ngoloyiso lwakho,
siphakamis’ izindwe, simbong’ uThixo.
Wang’ uNdikhoyo angaziva izicelo zakho!
6 Kaloku ndiyaz’ ukuba uNdikhoyo uyamnceda umthanjiswa wakhe,
uyamva ekwibhotwe lakhe elilodwa ezulwini,
umnik’ uloyiso ngamandla akhe.
7 Baqhayisa ngeenqwelo zokulwa abanye, abanye ngamahashe;
thina siqhayisa ngoNdikhoyo uThixo wethu.
8 Bona babhukuqwa bawe;
thina sisuka sime ngxishi.
9 Ndikhoyo, mnike amandla oloyiso ukumkani;
sive naxa sizibika kuwe!