9 Liso lami liyafa ngenca yelusizi, ngikhala kuwe, Simakadze, imini nebusuku ngiphakamisa tandla tami, ngikhuleka kuwe.
“Noko nawunikela inhlitiyo yakho ngalokuphelele kuye, welulele tandla takho, ukhuleke, utinikele kuye,
Umncuseli wami ungumngani wami, ngesikhatsi emehlo ami aphophota tinyembeti kuNkulunkulu,
Emehlo ami asaze alutfuli ngenca yebuhlungu, bungimi bonkhe bami sebusitfunti nje.
Unikelwani imphilo umuntfu londlela yakhe ifihlakele, umuntfu lovinjetelwe nguNkulunkulu?
Ngiyakhala, umlotsa sekudla kwami, tinyembeti titfontsela esinatfweni sami,
Tandla tami ngitiphakamisela kuwe, umphefumulo wami womela wena njengemhlabatsi lowomele imvula. Cabanga.
Inhlitiyo yami iyagcuma, ngiphelelwa ngemandla, emehlo ami asacundzekile, akasaboni.
Bantfu labacondze kungibulala bangetsiye ngetingibe, labacondze kungilimata bakhuluma ngekungicitsa bangibulale, sonkhe sikhatsi bakha emacebo ebubi ngami.
Tinyembeti tami tikudla kwami busuku nemini, ngobe lilanga lonkhe bantfu bangichwephesha batsi: “Kantsi ushonephi loNkulunkulu wakho?”
Kube bese silikhohliwe libito laNkulunkulu wetfu, safuna lusito kulabanye bonkulunkulu,
Kusihlwa, nasekuseni, nasemini ngiyatikhalela ngibubule kuye, bese uyaliva livi lami.
Liso lami liyadzikita ngenca yelusizi. Liso lami liyaguga ngenca yekukhaliswa titsa tami.
Emancusa ayawuvela eGibhithe, naKushe atinikele kuNkulunkulu.
Bani nemusa kimi, Nkulunkulu, ngobe ngikhala kuwe lonkhe lilanga.
Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wensindziso yami. Ngikhala kuwe imini nebusuku.
Ungibiyele ngetindvonga, ngako angikhoni kuphunyula ngibaleke. Ungibophe ngetinketane letimatima.
Livi laSimakadze lefika kimi, latsi:
Jesu wakhala tinyembeti.