13 Ngoba ngabe ngalala ngathula, ngalala, ngaphumula,
13 Ngoba manje ngabe ngilele ekuthuleni; ngabe ngisebuthongweni ekuphumuleni
ngingakayi lapho ngingasayikubuya khona, elizweni lomnyama lethunzi lokufa,
elizweni lomnyama lesivubevube lapho ukukhanya kunjengomnyama.
uyamahlula kokuphela aze adlule, uyaphendula ubuso bakhe, umsuse.
Ngoba kusele iminyaka elutshwana ngingakahambi indlela yalapho ngingayikubuya khona.
Uba ngisenza indawo yabafileyo ibe yindlu yami, uba ngisandlala icansi lami emnyameni,
Ngoba mina ngiyazi ukuba uMsizi wami ukhona, ekupheleni uzakuma emhlabeni;
engizambona ngawami amehlo, mina uqobo lwami kungesuye omunye. Inhliziyo yami iyaphelelwa ngamandla
Baqeda insuku zabo ngokuhle, behlele endaweni yabafileyo ngokuthula.
Omunye uyafa esaphile kuhle, ezinzile, elokuthula,
Balala phansi emhlabeni bobabili, lempethu zibasibekele.
Njengoba ukubalela lokutshisa kumqeda ungqoqwane, ngokunjalo amanzi asendaweni yabafileyo ayasiqeda isoni.
Unina kasayikumkhumbula, lempethu izakumdla aphele nya, kasayikukhunjulwa kuze kube nininini.
Izithunzi ziyathuthumela, amanzi kanye labahlala kuwo.
Indawo yabafileyo isikhamisile phambi kukaNkulunkulu, lendawo yokubhubha kayilasisibekelo.
Amadolo angamukelelani, lamabele ukuba ngimunye na?
Kakulandawo elomnyama omkhulu lapho ababi bangacatsha khona.
Kawungithetheleli ngani isiphambeko sami, ususe isono sami na? Ngoba khathesi ngizalala phansi elibeni; uzangidinga, kodwa kangiyikuba khona.
Lokho okwenzayo ukwenze kuhle, ngoba kawukho umsebenzi lomcabango lolwazi lokuhlakanipha endaweni yabafileyo lapho uya khona.
Kabayikulala lamaqhawe afa kudala ehlela endaweni yabafileyo lezikhali zawo, aqanyeliswa imikhonto yawo, lamathambo awo endlalelwa ngezihlangu zawo; ukwesabeka kwamaqhawe kwakuselizweni labaphilayo.