Verse 1: Olungileyo uyabhubha, akakho okubeka enhliziyweni; abantu abanomusa bayasuswa, kungaqondi muntu. Olungileyo uyasuswa ebubini,
Verse 2: angene ekuthuleni; abahambe ngobuqotho bayakuphumula emibhedeni yabo.
Verse 3: “Kepha sondelani nina madodana abahlola imihlola, inzalo yomphingi neyesifebe.
Verse 4: Nidlala nobani, nikhamisela bani umlomo, ninyalizela bani, na? Anisibo abantwana beziphambeko, inzalo yamanga yini,
Verse 5: nina enisha phakathi kwama-oki phansi kwayo yonke imithi eluhlaza, enibulala abantwana ezigodini phansi emifantwini yamadwala, na?
Verse 6: Isabelo sakho siphakathi kwamatshe abushelezi asesigodini; wona yiwo angawenkatho yakho; nakuwona uthululele umnikelo wokuphuzwa, wenza umnikelo wempuphu. Ngiyakwaneliswa ngalokhu na?
Verse 7: Entabeni ende nephakemeyo uwubekile umbhede wakho; futhi wakhuphukela khona ukunikela ngomhlatshelo.
Verse 8: Wabeka isithombe sakho emva kwezicabha nezinsika, wazambulela omunye kunami, wakhwela embhedeni, wawandisa, wavumelana nabo, wayithanda imibhede yabo, wazibonelela indawo.
Verse 9: Waya kuMoloki uphethe amafutha, wawandisa amakha akho; wathumela kude izithunywa zakho, wazehlisela nasendaweni yabafileyo.
Verse 10: Wakhathala ngobude bendlela, kepha awushongo ukuthi: ‘Kuyize.’ Wathola amandla aneleyo, ngalokho awuphelanga amandla.
Verse 11: “Washaywa luvalo ngobani, wamesaba, waze waqamba amanga, awangikhumbula, futhi ungakubekanga enhliziyweni yakho, na? Angithi njengokuba ngithulile kwasendulo, awungesabi, na?
Verse 12: Mina ngiyakumemezela ukulunga kwakho nemisebenzi yakho; kepha akuyikukusiza.
Verse 13: Ekukhaleni kwakho izixuku zezithombe zakho mazikophule, kepha umoya uzakuzisusa zonke, ukuphefumula kuzithathe; kodwa othemba kimi uzakudla ifa lezwe, adle nefa lentaba yami engcwele.”
Verse 14: Kuyakuthiwa: “Hlelani, hlelani, nilungise indlela, nisisuse isikhubekiso endleleni yabantu bami.”
Verse 15: Ngokuba usho kanje ophakamileyo nophezulu, ohlala kuze kube phakade, ogama lakhe lingoNgcwele, uthi: “Ngihlala endaweni ephakemeyo nengcwele, kepha nakuye onomoya ochotshoziweyo nothobekileyo, ukuvuselela umoya wabathobekileyo nokuphilisa izinhliziyo zabachotshoziweyo.
Verse 16: Ngokuba angiyikulwa kuze kube phakade, angiyikuthukuthela njalonjalo, ngokuba umoya ubuyakuphela phambi kwami, leyo miphefumulo engiyenzileyo.
Verse 17: Ngenxa yobubi bokuhaha kwakhe ngathukuthela, ngamshaya, ngazisitheza ngisathukuthele, kepha waqhubeka wahlubuka ngendlela yenhliziyo yakhe.
Verse 18: Ngizibonile izindlela zakhe, ngiyakumphilisa; ngiyakumhola, ngimduduze yena nabamlilelayo,
Verse 19: ngidala izithelo zezindebe zomlomo ngokuthi: Ukuthula, ukuthula kuye okude nakuye oseduze,” usho uJehova; “ngiyakumphilisa.”
Verse 20: Ababi banjengolwandle olunyakazisiweyo, ngokuba alunakuphumula, namanzi alo akhipha udaka nobishi.
Verse 21: “Akukho ukuthula kwababi,” usho uNkulunkulu wami.