1 Ngikhala kuwe, Simakadze, Dvwala lami. Ungabi sihhulu kimi, ngobe nangabe ungangiphendvuli, ngitawufana nalabaya ethuneni.
Uwephulile umphefumulo wami kutsi ungayi emgodzini, sengitawuhlala ngijatjuliswa kukhanya.’
Ngikhala kuSimakadze ngelivi lami. Ngincenga Simakadze ngelivi lami.
Ngititfululela kuye tonkhe tikhalo tami, ngimtjele tonkhe tinhlupheko tami.
Sheshisa, Simakadze, ungiphendvule; umoya wami ushona phansi. Ungangifihleli buso bakho, funa ngibe njengalabashona emgodzini.
Simakadze, ulidvwala lami, nenqaba yami, neMkhululi wami. Nkulunkulu wami, ulidvwala lami lengiphephela kulo. Usihlangu sami sekungivikela nemandla ensindziso yami. Yena ungumgedze wami wekubhaca.
Awu, Nkulunkulu wami! Emini ngiyakhala, kodvwa awungiphendvuli; nasebusuku ngikhale, ngingaphumuli.
Ngelivi lami ngikhala kuSimakadze, uyangiphendvula asentsabeni yakhe lengcwele. Cabanga.
Nine labangcwele bakhe, hlabelani nidvumise Simakadze, nibonge libito lakhe lelingcwele.
“Nzuzo yini leyawutfolakala ngekubhujiswa kwami, nangabe sengiye ethuneni? Bantfu lese babuyele elutfulini bangakubonga yini? Bangakhuluma yini ngekwetsembeka kwakho?
Nawe, Simakadze, wakubona lokwenteka; ngako-ke phutfuma ungabindzi, ungakhweshi kimi, Simakadze.
Hhawu, Simakadze! Lalela umkhuleko wami, ubeke indlebe yakho ekuncuseni kwami, ungatitibi tinyembeti tekukhala kwami. Ngobe mine ngingumfokati lokhosele kuwe, ngisihambi njengabokhokho bami bonkhe.
Ngikhuluma kuNkulunkulu ngitsi: “Dvwala lami, kwentiwa yini kutsi ungikhohlwe? Kungani ngihambe ngilila ngenca yekucindzetelwa sitsa?”
Vani livi lekukhala kwami, ungisite, Nkhosi yami naNkulunkulu wami, ngobe ngithandaza kuwe, Simakadze.
Ungativumeli tikhukhula temanti kutsi tingemukise, ungawavumeli emanti kutsi angimite, ungawuvumeli nemgodzi kutsi ungigwinye.
Ngakhala kuNkulunkulu, ngakhala kuye, kuze atengiva.
Awu, Nkulunkulu! Ungathuli, utente simungulu. Ungatsalalisi, Nkulunkulu.
Asibagwinye baphila baye endzaweni yalabafile, njengalabo labangena baye phansi ethuneni.
Yetsembelani kuSimakadze kuze kube phakadze, ngobe Simakadze nguSimakadze loLidvwala laphakadze.
Ngobe lidliza lingeke likudvumise, nekufa ngeke kutigambute tibongo takho; labo labashona phansi emgodzini bangeke babeke litsemba labo ekwetsembekeni kwakho.
Yamjika emgodzini longenamkhawulo, yamvalela yase ibeka luphawu etikwakhe, kutsi angasaphindzi edukise tive, kuze kuphele leminyaka leyinkhulungwane. Emvakwaloko kufanele akhululwe sikhashane.