1 Ngikhala kuwe, Simakadze; vani livi lami, nangikhala kuwe.
Awuticoleli ngani tiphambuko tami, utsetselele tono tami? Ngobe mine sengitawulala elutfulini masinyane; maye, utase uphenye sewungifuna mine ngingasekho!”
Simakadze, vani umkhuleko wami ubeke indlebe yakho ekuncengeni kwami, ungiphendvule njengekwetsembeka kwakho nangekulunga kwakho.
Sheshisa, Simakadze, ungiphendvule; umoya wami ushona phansi. Ungangifihleli buso bakho, funa ngibe njengalabashona emgodzini.
Kodvwa wena, Simakadze, ungabi khashane nami! Awu, mandla ami, ngiphutfume ungisite.
Lalela livi lekuncusa kwami, nangikhalela kusitwa nguwe, nangisaphakamisela tandla tami endzaweni yakho lengcwelengcwele.
Akube kuhle kuwe, Simakadze! Ase ungikhulule, Simakadze! Phutfuma ungisite.
Abahlazeke bajabhe labo labafuna kuphila kwami nalabo labafuna kungibulala. Abancandzekiswe bahlazekile labo labangifisela kutsi ngife.
Kodvwa mine ngihluphekile futsi ngeswele, ngiphutfume, Nkulunkulu. Nguwe lolusito lwami nemkhululi wami. Awu, Simakadze, shesha, ungalibali.
Hhawu, Nkulunkulu! Ungakhweshi kimi! Hhawu, Nkulunkulu wami! Phutfuma ungihlenge!