18 Sondzela emphefumulweni wami, uwuhlenge, ngephule ngobe titsa tami tinyenti.
Ngike ngasho yini ngatsi: ‘Ngikhululeni esandleni sesitsa, ningisindzise etidladleni talabanelunya’?
Simakadze, umeleni khashane? Utifihleleni ngesikhatsi sisekuhluphekeni?
Sive sakhe wasitfumelela kuhlengwa, wemisa sivumelwane sakhe kuze kube phakadze. Lingcwele liyesabeka libito lakhe.
Sheshisa, Simakadze, ungiphendvule; umoya wami ushona phansi. Ungangifihleli buso bakho, funa ngibe njengalabashona emgodzini.
Nkulunkulu wami! Nkulunkulu wami! Ungishiyeleni? Ukhashane leni nekungisita? Ukhwesheleni emavini ekukhala kwami?
Titsa letinyenti tingitungeletile, tinkunzi letinemandla taseBhashani tingivimbetele.
Kodvwa wena, Simakadze, ungabi khashane nami! Awu, mandla ami, ngiphutfume ungisite.
Sindzisa umphefumulo wami enkembeni, nekuphila kwami lokuligugu ukwephule emlonyeni wetinja.
Ungabufihli buso bakho kimi. Ungayincandzi ngentfukutselo inceku yakho, nguwe Somandla, lolusito lwami. Ungangiyekeleli, ungangilahli! Wena unguNkulunkulu wensindziso yami.
Nginikela umoya wami esandleni sakho, ungihlengile wena Simakadze; unguNkulunkulu lowetsembekile.
Kodvwa, Nkulunkulu, umphefumulo wami uyakuwuhlenga emandleni ekufa ngobe uyawungemukela. Cabanga.
Awu, Tsemba la-Israyeli, Msindzisi wakhe ngetikhatsi telusizi, wentelani kuba njengemfokati eveni, nanjengesihambi lesihlala busuku bunye nje?
Wasondzela kimi nangikubita, watsi: “Ungesabi.”
Kodvwa ngakwesaba kucolosha kwesitsa, funa sitsa singacondzisisi kahle, bese sitsi: “Sandla sami sincobile akukentiwa nguSimakadze konkhe loku.” ’
EmaKhenani kanye naletinye tive takuletive titakuva ngaloku, bese tiyasivimbetela tilitsanyele liphele nya libito letfu emhlabeni. Utakwenta njani-ke ngeLibito lakho lelikhulu kangaka?”