Verse 1: “Kepha manje abancane ngeminyaka kunami bayangihleka, oyise babo engangibadelela ukuba ngingababeki naphakathi kwezinja zezimvu zami.
Verse 2: Yebo, namandla ezandla zabo angangisiza kanjani, abantu abaphelile iziphika, na?
Verse 3: Bondile ngokuswela nangendlala; baququda ugwadule oluyize, olwaluyilohle nakuqala.
Verse 4: Bayakha imifino kasawoti ezihlahleni; izimpande zezinwele zingukudla kwabo.
Verse 5: Bayaxoshwa phakathi kwabantu; bamemeza emva kwabo njengasemva kwamasela.
Verse 6: Bahlala ezigodini ezesabekayo, nesemihumeni yomhlaba, naseziweni.
Verse 7: Bayakhonya phakathi kwezihlahla; phansi kwezimbabazane bayabuthana,
Verse 8: bengabantwana beziwula, abantwana babangenamagama, beshaywa, bexoshwa ezweni.
Verse 9: “Manje sengihaywa yibo, yebo, sengiyisaga sabo.
Verse 10: Bayanengwa yimi, bemi kude nami; abayeki ukungikhafulela ngamathe.
Verse 11: Bakhululile imichilo yabo, bangithobisa; balahlile itomu phambi kwami.
Verse 12: Ngakwesokunene kuvuka amachwensa; agudlumeza izinyawo zami, anginqwabelela izindlela zokubhubhisa.
Verse 13: Achitha umkhondo wami; asebenzela ukubhujiswa kwami engazibambi.
Verse 14: Angena kungathi ngesikhala esibanzi; phakathi kwencithakalo atheleka phezu kwami.
Verse 15: Ingebhe ithululwa phezu kwami; njengomoya luyaxoshwa udumo lwami; inhlalakahle yami iyadlula njengefu.
Verse 16: “Manje umphefumulo wami uthululiwe phakathi kwami; izinsuku zosizi zingibambile.
Verse 17: Ebusuku amathambo ami ayabhotshozwa, asuke kimi; ubuhlungu obungigedlayo abuphumuli.
Verse 18: Ngamandla amakhulu umzimba wami wonakele; unamathela kimi njengentamo yesambatho sami.
Verse 19: Ungiphonsile odakeni; sengifana nothuli nomlotha.
Verse 20: “Ngikhala kuwe, kepha awungiphenduli; ngimi lapha, uyangibuka nje.
Verse 21: Uyaguquka ukuze ungiphathe ngonya; ngamandla esandla sakho uyangizingela.
Verse 22: Uyangiphakamisela emoyeni, ungikhwelisa kuwo, wenze ukuba ngincibilike ngokuhlokoma kwesivunguvungu.
Verse 23: Ngokuba ngiyazi ukuthi ungiyisa ekufeni nasendlini yokubuthana kwabaphilayo bonke.
Verse 24: “Kepha umuntu angelule isandla sakhe encithakalweni, akhale uma esengozini, na?
Verse 25: Angimkhalelanga yini ozinsuku zakhe zazilukhuni na? Umphefumulo wami awuhawukelanga abampofu na?
Verse 26: Lapho ngabheka okuhle, kwafika okubi; ngalindela ukukhanya, kwafika ubumnyama.
Verse 27: Izibilini zami ziyaxhuxhuzela, aziphumuli; izinsuku zosizi zingehlele.
Verse 28: Ngihamba ngimnyama, kungenziwanga yilanga; ngisukuma ebandleni ngikhala.
Verse 29: Ngingumfowabo wamakhanka, nomngane wezintshe.
Verse 30: Isikhumba sami simnyama, siyebuza kimi; amathambo ami ashile ngokushisa.
Verse 31: Ihabhu lami seliphenduke isililo, nomtshingo wami uyizwi labakhalayo.