Verse 1: UJobe wabuye waphakamisa izwi lakhe, wathi:
Verse 2: “Kuphila kukaNkulunkulu osusile ukwahlulelwa kwami, noSomandla owenze munyu umphefumulo wami,
Verse 3: kusekhona ukuphefumula kimi, nomoya kaNkulunkulu usemakhaleni ami,
Verse 4: izindebe zami aziyikukhuluma okubi, nolimi lwami aluyikukhipha inkohliso.
Verse 5: Makube kude nami ukuba nginivumele; angiyikuzaphuca ukuphelela kwami ngize ngife.
Verse 6: Ngibambelela ekulungeni kwami, angikuyeki; inhliziyo yami ayisoli nowodwa wemihla yami.
Verse 7: “Isitha sami masibe njengomubi, nongisukelayo njengowonileyo.
Verse 8: Liyini ithemba longenaNkulunkulu, nxa enqunywa, lapho uNkulunkulu esusa umphefumulo wakhe, na?
Verse 9: UNkulunkulu uyakuzwa ukukhala kwakhe, lapho ehlelwa lusizi, na?
Verse 10: Uyakuthokoza ngoSomandla, ambize uNkulunkulu ngezikhathi zonke, na?
Verse 11: “Ngiyakunifundisa ngesandla sikaNkulunkulu; okukuSomandla angiyikukufihla.
Verse 12: Bhekani, nina nonke nikubonile; kungani ukuba nizenze ize na?
Verse 13: “Lokhu kuyisabelo somuntu omubi kuNkulunkulu, nefa lezidlwangudlwangu ezilamukela kuSomandla.
Verse 14: Uma abantwana bakhe banda, bandela inkemba; inzalo yakhe ayiyikusutha ngokudla.
Verse 15: Abasele kuye bayakumbelwa ekufeni, abafelokazi babo bangalili.
Verse 16: Noma enqwabela isiliva njengothuli, alungise izambatho njengodaka,
Verse 17: makakulungise, kepha kuyakwembathwa ngolungileyo, ongenacala abele isiliva.
Verse 18: Uyakha indlu yakhe njengenundu, ibe njengedlangala elakhiwa ngumlindi.
Verse 19: Uyalala enothile, angakuphindi kodwa; uyavula amehlo akhe, abe engasekho.
Verse 20: Ingebhe iyamehlela njengamanzi; isivunguvungu siyamphephula ebusuku.
Verse 21: Umoya wasempumalanga uyamthatha, amuke; uyambhengula endaweni yakhe.
Verse 22: Uyacibishelwa engahawukelwa; uyabaleka nokubaleka esandleni sakhe.
Verse 23: Abantu bayakumshayela ihlombe, bamncimfele ukuba asuke endaweni yakhe.