Verse 1: ukuba ngizibonge noma kungasizi; kepha sengizakuphatha imibono nezambulo zeNkosi.
Verse 2: Ngiyamazi umuntu ekuKristu, sekuyiminyaka eyishumi nane — nakuba wayesemzimbeni angazi, nakuba wayengaphandle komzimba angazi, nguNkulunkulu owaziyo — onjalo wahlwithwa wayiswa kwelesithathu izulu.
Verse 3: Yebo, ngiyamazi umuntu onjalo — nakuba wayesemzimbeni, nakuba wayengekho emzimbeni, angazi, nguNkulunkulu owaziyo —
Verse 4: ukuthi wahlwithwa wayiswa eParadisi, wezwa amazwi angakhulumekiyo, okungavunyelwe ukuba umuntu awakhulume.
Verse 5: Ngonjalo ngizakuzibonga, kepha ngami uqobo angizukuzibonga, kuphela ngobuthakathaka bami.
Verse 6: Ngokuba noma bengingathanda ukuzibonga, bengingezukuba yisiwula; ngokuba bengizakube ngikhuluma iqiniso, kepha ngiyayeka, funa umuntu acabange ngami okungaphezu kwalokho angibona ngiyikho nakuzwayo kimi.
Verse 7: Ngalokho ukuze ngingaziphakamisi kakhulu ngobukhulu bezambulo, nganikwa iva enyameni, ingelosi kaSathane, ukuba ingimukule, ukuze ngingaziphakamisi kakhulu.
Verse 8: Ngayo-ke nganxusa iNkosi kathathu ukuba isuke kimi.
Verse 9: Yathi kimi: “Umusa wami ukwanele; ngokuba amandla ami apheleliswa ebuthakathakeni.” Ngakho kunalokho ngijabulela ukuzibonga ngobuthakathaka bami, ukuze amandla kaKristu ahlale phezu kwami.
Verse 10: Ngakho ngenamile ebuthakathakeni, nasekuphathweni kabi, nasekusweleni, nasekuzingelweni, nasekubandezekeni ngenxa kaKristu, ngokuba uma ngibuthakathaka, yikhona nginamandla.
Verse 11: Sengize ngaba yisiwula; nina ningiphoqile. Ngokuba mina kwakufanele ukuba nginconywe yinina. Ngokuba angisilele ngalutho kubaphostoli abaqhamileyo kakhulu, noma ngingento yalutho.
Verse 12: Impela izibonakaliso zobuphostoli zenziwe kini ngokukhuthazela konke, nangezibonakaliso, nangezimangaliso, nangemisebenzi yamandla.
Verse 13: Ngokuba nancishwani kunamanye amabandla, uma kungeyilokho ukuthi mina angibanga mthwalo kini na? Ngithetheleleni lelo cala.
Verse 14: Bhekani, sekungokwesithathu ngilungele ukuza kini; angiyikuba mthwalo kini, ngokuba angifuni okwenu, kodwa ngifuna nina. Ngokuba akubantwana abafanele ukuqongelela abazali, kodwa abazali baqongelela abantwana.
Verse 15: Kepha ngokujabula okukhulu ngiyakunikela konke, yebo, ngizinikele mina ngenxa yemiphefumulo yenu. Uma nginithanda kakhulu, kanti kuyilapho ngithandwa kancane na?
Verse 16: Kepha makube ngukuthi anginisindanga mina, kodwa lokhu ngiyisihlakaniphi, nganibamba ngobuqili.
Verse 17: Ngake nganiqilizela yini ngomunye walabo engabathumela kini na?
Verse 18: Nganxusa uThithu, ngathuma kanye naye umzalwane; uThithu wake waniqilizela na? Asihambanga ngamoya munye na? Nangamkhondo munye na?
Verse 19: Kade nicabanga ukuthi siyaziphendulela kini. Thina sikhuluma phambi kukaNkulunkulu sikuKristu; kepha konke, bathandwa, kwenzelwa ukwakhiwa kwenu.
Verse 20: Ngokuba nginovalo lokuthi ekufikeni kwami mhlawumbe ngizakunifumana ningenjengalokho engikuthandayo, nami ngifunyanwe yinina nginjengalokho eningakuthandiyo, mhlawumbe kube khona ukuphikisana, nomhawu, nokuthukuthela, nemibango, nenhlebo, nokuceba, nokukhukhumala, neziyaluyalu,
Verse 21: funa kuthi ekufikeni kwami futhi uNkulunkulu wami angithobise phambi kwenu, ngililele abaningi abakade bonile, bengaphendukanga kukho ukungcola nobufebe namanyala abakwenzileyo.