1 Nkosi, ungihlolile, uyangazi.
1 Oh Thixo, usungihlolile usungazi.
Phoke, mina nginguDavida nje ngingabe ngisathini kuwe na? Ngoba wena uyayazi inceku yakho, Nkosi Nkulunkulu.
akuzwe wena usezulwini, endaweni yakho yokuhlala, umthethelele, umnike okufanele izenzo zakhe, wena owaziyo inhliziyo yakhe — ngoba nguwe wedwa owaziyo inhliziyo zabantu —
Ngiyakwazi ukusuka kwakho lokuhlala kwakho, ngiyakwazi lokuhamba kwakho konke.
Phoke, mina nginguDavida nje ngigabe ngisathini kuwe ngodumo olunike inceku yakho na? Ngoba uyayazi inceku yakho.
Wenake, Solomoni mntanami, ubomazi uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, umkhonze ngenhliziyo yonke langengqondo evumayo; ngoba iNkosi iyazihlola zonke inhliziyo, iyawazi amacebo wonke lemicabango yonke. Uba wena uyidinga, izakuziveza kuwe; kodwa uba uyitshiya, izakukulahla kokuphela.
Ngihlola, Nkulunkulu, uyazi inhliziyo yami; ngilinga, uyazi imicabango yami,
Uba ulinga inhliziyo yami, uba ungihambela ebusuku, uba ungihlola, kawuyikufica ububi kimi; kangikhulumanga okubi.
uNkulunkulu ubengayikukubona lokhu na? Ngoba uyayazi imfihlo yenhliziyo.
Kodwa, wena Nkosi, uyangazi, uyangibona, uyahlola inhliziyo yami ukuba injani kuwe. Bakhuphe njengezimvu zokuhlatshwa, ubalungisele usuku lokuhlatshwa.
Wathi kuye ngokwesithathu: Simoni, ndodana kaJohane, uyangithanda na? UPetro wadabuka ngoba wathi kuye ngokwesithathu: Uyangithanda na? Ngakho wathi kuye: Nkosi, uyakwazi konke, uyakwazi ukuthi ngiyakuthanda. UJesu wathi: Phana izimvu zami ukudla.
Futhi kakulalutho oludaliweyo olungabonakaliyo phambi kwakhe, kodwa konke kwambuliwe kusobala emehlweni akhe esizakuzilanda kuye.
Lakuso isithunywa sebandla eliseTiyathira loba uthi: Nanku ekutshoyo iNdodana kaNkulunkulu elamehlo anjengamalangabi omlilo, lezinyawo zayo ezifana lethusi elikhazimulayo,
ngizakubulala abantwana bakhe. Wonke amabandla azakwazi ukuthi nginguye ohlola ingqondo lenhliziyo, futhi ngizakumnika ilowo lalowo wenu ngokwemisebenzi yakhe.