4 Ngitshayiwe, ngabuna njengotshani; inhliziyo yami imnyama.
4 Inhliziyo yami yonakele, ibunile njengotshani; ngiyakhohlwa ukudla kwami.
Abadala bendlu yakhe bazama ukumvusa phansi; kodwa wala, futhi kavumanga ukudla labo.
UEzra wasesuka phambi kwendlu kaNkulunkulu, waya endlini kaJehohanani indodana kaEliyashibi lapho ayalala khona; kadlanga kudla, kanathanga manzi, ngoba wayelilela ububi babathunjiweyo abasebebuyile.
Ngiyanengwa yikuphila kwami; ngizakhuluma ngokukhululeka ngokusola kwami, ngikhulume ngokudabuka emoyeni wami;
Isigogo sami siphenduke saba mnyama, siyayobuka kimi, lamathambo ami ayatshisa.
aze enyanye ukudla, angazikhwabithi lezibondlo.
Imitshoko kaSomandla ingihlabile; umoya wami uyanatha ubuhlungu bayo; okwesabisayo kukaNkulunkulu kuyangehlela.
Insuku zami zinjengethunzi lakusihlwa, ngiyabuna njengotshani.
Ngoba ngidla umlotha, ngixubanise okunathwayo kwami lezinyembezi
Ngoba bazakoma njengotshani, babune njengezihlahlana eziluhlaza.
Umphefumulo wami udanile phakathi kwami; ngakhoke ngiyakukhumbula wena lapha elizweni laseJordani lelaseHermoni lasentabeni iMizari.
Ukuthukwa kuyidabule inhliziyo yami, ngakho ngiyagula kakhulu. Bengilindele ukuhawukelwa, kodwa kangikuzuzanga, labaduduzayo, kodwa kangibafumananga.
Ngiyamkhumbula uNkulunkulu, ngibubule; ngiyacabanga, lomoya wami uphele amandla.
Utshani buyabuna, lamaluba awohloke, lapho umoya weNkosi uphephetha phezu kwakho; impela abantu bangutshani.
Ihlabile inhliziyo yami ngemitshoko yesamba sayo.
Umoya wami uhlala ukukukhumbula, kukhathazeke phakathi kwami.
Kwaba zinsuku ezintathu engaboni, engadli, enganathi.