Verse 1: “Umoya wami usuchithekile, imihla yami iyacimeka; okwami sekuyithuna nje.
Verse 2: Impela kukhona abangiklolodelayo, iso lami lisekucunuleni kwabo.
Verse 3: Ake unginike isibambiso, ungimele; ngubani oyakuxhawulana nami na?
Verse 4: Ngokuba uvalile izinhliziyo zabo zingaqondi; ngalokho awuyikubaphakamisa.
Verse 5: Ochaka abangane bakhe ngenxa yesabelo, amehlo abantwana bakhe ayakufiphala.
Verse 6: Ungibeke isaga sabantu, ngibe ngokhafulelwa ebusweni.
Verse 7: Iso lami lifiphele ngosizi; onke amalungu ami anjengethunzi.
Verse 8: Abaqotho bayethuswa yilokho; ongenacala uyavukela ongenaNkulunkulu.
Verse 9: Kepha olungileyo ubambelela endleleni yakhe; onezandla ezihlanzekileyo ude eqina njalo.
Verse 10: Nokho buyani nonke phela, nize; kodwa angiyikuthola phakathi kwenu ohlakaniphileyo.
Verse 11: Imihla yami isidlulile, amasu ami anqunyiwe kanye nemicabango yami yenhliziyo.
Verse 12: Ubusuku babenza imini, bathi: ‘Ukukhanya kuseduze nobumnyama.’
Verse 13: Uma ngithemba ukuthi indawo yabafileyo iyindlu yami, ngendlalele ukhukho lwami ebumnyameni,
Verse 14: ngibize ukubola ngokuthi ubaba nezimpethu ngokuthi umame nodadewethu,
Verse 15: liphi, pho, ithemba lami na? Yebo, ithemba lami, ngubani oyakulibona na?
Verse 16: Liyakwehlela emigoqweni yendawo yabafileyo, lapho kuyakuba khona ukuphumula othulini kanyekanye.”