Verse 1: “Kungani ukuba uSomandla angazibekeleli izikhathi zokwahlulela, abamaziyo babone imihla yakhe, na?
Verse 2: Imincele iyasuswa; bahlwitha imihlambi, bayiklabise.
Verse 3: Bamukisa imbongolo yezintandane, nenkomo yomfelokazi bayayithatha ibe yisibambiso.
Verse 4: Bafuzula abaswelayo endleleni; abampofu bomhlaba bacasha ndawonye.
Verse 5: Bheka, njengezimbongolo ehlane bayaphumela emisebenzini yabo befunisisa ukudla; ihlane lingukudla kwabo abakunika abantwana babo.
Verse 6: Emasimini bavuna ifoliji; bakhothoza esivinini somubi.
Verse 7: Ebusuku balala nqunu bengenangubo, bengenanto yokuzisibekela emakhazeni.
Verse 8: Bamanzi ngezihlambi zasezintabeni; basingatha idwala bengenasiphephelo.
Verse 9: Intandane ihlwithwa ebeleni, nengane yompofu ithathwa ibe yisibambiso,
Verse 10: bahambe nqunu bengenangubo, bethwele izithungu, belambile.
Verse 11: Benza amafutha phakathi kwezingange zabahluphi; banyathela izikhamo zewayini, kepha bayoma.
Verse 12: Bexoshwe emzini abafayo bayabubula; imiphefumulo yabalimeleyo iyakhala, kepha uNkulunkulu akanaki lokho okubi.
Verse 13: “Bakhona abakuhlubukile ukukhanya; abazi indlela yakho, abanamatheli emikhondweni yakho.
Verse 14: Umbulali uvuka ekuseni, abulale ompofu noswelayo; ebusuku unjengesela.
Verse 15: Iso lesiphingi libheka ukuhlwa ngokuthi: ‘Malingangiboni iso,’ sisithe ubuso baso.
Verse 16: Bafohla izindlu sekumnyama; emini bayazivalela; ukukhanya abakwazi.
Verse 17: Ngokuba ithunzi lokufa kubo bonke labo linjengokusa, lokhu beyazi ingebhe yethunzi lokufa.
Verse 18: “Banejubane ebusweni bamanzi; izabelo zabo ziqalekisiwe emhlabeni; abasayikuphendukela endleleni yezivini.
Verse 19: Ukoma nokushisa kuyaqeda amanzi eqhwa; kanjalo indawo yabafileyo labo abonileyo.
Verse 20: Isizalo siyamkhohlwa; izimpethu ziyamsobozela; akasayikukhunjulwa; ukungalungi kuyaphulwa njengomuthi.
Verse 21: Uyayidla inyumba engazaliyo; akenzeli umfelokazi okuhle.
Verse 22: Uyadonsa namaqhawe ngamandla akhe; uyavuka; akakho osenethemba lokuphila.
Verse 23: UNkulunkulu uyamnika ukuba alondeke, asekelwe; kepha amehlo akhe aphezu kwezindlela zabo.
Verse 24: Bayaphakanyiswa; emva kwesikhashana abasekho; bayaphela njengabanye, bafe; babuna njengezihloko zezikhwebu.
Verse 25: “Uma kungenjalo, ngubani ongangenza onamanga, awenze ize amazwi ami, na?”