Verse 1: Wayesephendula uJobe ethi:
Verse 2: “Sengathi ukuncokolozwa kwami ngabe kulinganiswe nokulinganiswa, inhlupheko yami ibekwe esilinganisweni kanyekanye.
Verse 3: Ngokuba manje iyasinda kunesihlabathi solwandle; ngalokho amazwi ami ayengukubheda.
Verse 4: Ngokuba imicibisholo kaSomandla ikimi; isihlungu sayo siphuzwa ngumoya wami; izesabiso zikaNkulunkulu ziyangehlela.
Verse 5: Imbongolo yasendle iyakhala yini inotshani na? Inkabi iyakhonya isekudleni kwayo na?
Verse 6: Okudumayo kungadliwa ngaphandle kukasawoti na? Kukhona ukuklwabusa kokumhlophe kweqanda na?
Verse 7: Umphefumulo wami uyala ukukuthinta, kungukudla okunengekayo kimi.
Verse 8: “Sengathi isicelo sami singenziwa, uNkulunkulu angiphe lokhu engikubhekayo.
Verse 9: Yebo, sengathi uNkulunkulu angangichoboza, athukulule isandla sakhe, anginqume.
Verse 10: Lokho ngakube kuhlale kube yinduduzo yami, yebo, ngabe ngijabule ebuhlungwini obungahawukeliyo ukuthi angigodlanga amazwi oNgcwele.
Verse 11: Ayini amandla ami ukuba ngingaze ngethembe na? Ukuphela kwami kuyini ukuba ngingaze ngibekezele na?
Verse 12: Pho, amandla ami angamandla amatshe yini? Inyama yami iyithusi na?
Verse 13: Akusikho yini ukuthi alukho usizo kimi; ukusindiswa kususwa kimi.
Verse 14: “Odangeleyo nga ehawukelwa ngumngane wakhe; kepha ukumesaba uSomandla kuyayekwa.
Verse 15: Abafowethu bambuluzile njengomfula, njengemithonjana yemifula eshayo,
Verse 16: emnyama ngeqhwa, lapho ungqoqwane ezisitheza khona,
Verse 17: kepha ngesikhathi sokufudumala inyamalale, ishe endaweni yayo, lapho libalele.
Verse 18: Abahamba ngezindlela zayo bayaphambuka, benyukela oqwathuleni, babhubhe.
Verse 19: Izihambi zakwaThema zabheka; izindwendwe zakwaSheba zazihlalela.
Verse 20: Zajabha, ngokuba zazibhekile; sezifike khona zadana.
Verse 21: Ngokuba kalokhu seniyize nje; nibona okwesabisayo niyesaba.
Verse 22: Ngasho yini ukuthi: ‘Ngipheni, ninginike isipho empahleni yenu,’ na?
Verse 23: noma: ‘Ngikhululeni esandleni sesitha, ningihlenge esandleni sezidlova,’ na?
Verse 24: “Ngifundiseni, khona ngiyakuthula mina, ningiqondise lapho ngiduke khona.
Verse 25: Ukukhuluma okuqotho kunamandla, kepha ukusolwa nokusolwa yinina kusizani na?
Verse 26: Nicabanga yini ukusola amazwi, lokhu ukukhuluma kophelelwa ithemba kungumoya nje na?
Verse 27: Yebo, nenza inkatho ngentandane, nithengisa ngomngane wenu.
Verse 28: Manje, qalani ukungibuka; kuyakuba sobala, uma ngiqamba amanga.
Verse 29: Ake niphenduke, kungabikho ukungalungi, nibuye niphenduke; indaba yami ilungile.
Verse 30: Kukhona ukungalungi olimini lwami yini, ulwanga lwami alunakuqonda okubi na?