Ungangilahli ngesikhathi sobudala, ungangishiyi lapho sengiluphele,
Ungangilahli esikhathini sobudala, ungangishiyi ekupheleni kwamandla ami,
Ungangilahli esikhathini sokuguga; ungangishiyi lapho amandla ami ephela.
Namuhla ngineminyaka engama-80; ngisakwazi yini ukwehlukanisa okuhle nokubi na? Inceku yakho isengakuzwa nje ekudlayo nekuphuzayo? Kepha ngingabe ngisalizwa yini izwi lamadoda ahlabelelayo nabesifazane abahlabelelayo na? Kungani inceku yakho izoba ngumthwalo enkosini yami, inkosi na?
Nalapho sengimdala, sengiyimpunga, uze ungangishiyi, ukuze ngishumayele ubukhulu bakho kwabasazozalwa, namandla akho ezizukulwaneni.
Umzimba wami nenhliziyo yami kuyaphela, nokho uNkulunkulu uyidwala lenhliziyo yami nesabelo sami kuze kube phakade.
Izinsuku esiziphilayo ziyiminyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa, kuthi uma ziziningi, zibe yiminyaka engamashumi ayisishiyagalombili.
Niyoze niguge nginguye, yebo, niyoze nibe yizimpunga, ngiyakunithwala; ngikwenzile lokhu, futhi ngiyakunetshatha, yebo, ngiyakunithwala, nginikhulule.
okungenxa yalo ngihlupheka. Kodwa anginamahloni, ngokuba ngiyamazi engikholwa kuye, futhi nginesiqiniseko sokuthi Yena unamandla okulondoloza lokho angithwese khona, kuze kufike lolo lusuku.
INkosi iyakungihlenga kuyo yonke imisebenzi emibi, ingivikele, ngize ngifinyelele embusweni wayo ezulwini: makube kuyo inkazimulo kuze kube phakade naphakade.