Nkosi, wena uyisiphephelo sethu ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane.
Kungakaveli izintaba,
ungakawenzi umhlaba nezwe,
kuthi kusukela phakade kuze kube phakade
wena Nkulunkulu ukhona.
Uyambuyisela umuntu othulini, uthi:
“Buyani, bantwana babantu.”
Ngokuba iminyaka eyinkulungwane emehlweni akho injengezolo selidlulile,
nanjengomlindo ebusuku.
Uyabamukisa njengesikhukhula, banjengobuthongo;
ekuseni banjengotshani obuhlumayo;
ekuseni buyakhahlela, buhlume;
kusihlwa bunqunywe, bubune.
Ngokuba siyaqedwa yintukuthelo yakho,
nangolaka lwakho siyabhubha.
Ubekile amacala ethu phambi kwakho,
izono zethu ezifihliweyo ekukhanyeni kobuso bakho.
Ngokuba izinsuku zethu ziyadlula ngentukuthelo yakho;
siyafeza iminyaka yethu njengephefu.
Izinsuku zeminyaka yethu zineminyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa;
kuthi uma ziziningi, zineminyaka engamashumi ayisishiyagalombili;
nokho ukuvama kwazo kungukuhlupheka nelize,
ngokuba zidlula masinyane,
thina siyandiza, simuke.
Ngubani owaziyo amandla entukuthelo yakho
nolaka lwakho olunjengakho ukwesabeka kwakho na?
Sifundise, Nkosi, ukubala izinsuku zethu,
sizuze inhliziyo enokuhlakanipha.
Buya, Jehova! Koze kube nini na?
Hawukela izinceku zakho.
Sisuthise ngomusa wakho,
kuse sekuseni,
ukuze sithokoze, sijabule izinsuku zethu zonke.
Sithokozise ngangezinsuku owasihlupha ngazo,
nangangeminyaka esabona okubi ngayo.
Izenzo zakho mazibonakale kuzo izinceku zakho,
nenkazimulo yakho kubantwana bazo.
Yebo, ubuhle beNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu abube phezu kwethu,
umise umsebenzi wezandla zethu phezu kwethu;
yebo, umsebenzi wezandla zethu uwumise.
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