Yobhi

 3 Kukunceda ngantoni ukundicinezela,

Ukucaphukela umsebenzi wezandla zakho,+

Wakugqiba umamele icebiso labenzi-bubi?

 4 Unamehlo enyama na,

Okanye ubona njengomntu?

 5 Iyalingana na imihla yakho neyabantu,

Okanye iminyaka yakho ifana neyabantu,+

 6 Le nto ude ukhangele isiphoso sam

Uze uqhubeke ukhangela isono sam?+

 7 Uyazi ukuba andenzanga nto;+

Ibe akukho mntu unokundisindisa esandleni sakho.+

 8 Ndenziwe ndaza ndabunjwa zizandla zakho,+

Kodwa ngoku nditshatyalaliswa kwanguwe.

 9 Khawukhumbule kaloku ukuba wandenza ngodongwe,+

Kodwa ngoku undibuyisela eluthulini.+

10 Zange undigalele njengobisi na,

Waza wandenza ngqindilili okwetshizi?

11 Wandambathisa ngolusu nenyama,

Waza wandibumba ngamathambo nemisipha.+

12 Undinike ubomi nothando olungagungqiyo;

Uye wandihoya.+

14 Ukuba bendonile, ubuza kundigada,+

Futhi ubungazukusixolela isono sam.

Nokuba ndimsulwa, andinakukwazi nokuphakamisa intloko,+

Kuba ndihlazekile yaye ndixhwalekile.+

17 Uzisa amangqina amatsha okundityhola,

Ibe uya uvutha umsindo wakho,

Kuba undithele chu ngokundihlasela.

19 Ngendafana nongazange abekho;

Ngendasuka esibelekweni ndaya ngqo engcwabeni.’

20 Azimbalwanga na iintsuku zam?+ Makandiyeke,

Andifulathele, khe ndiphumle*+

21 Ngaphambi kokuba ndimke,

Ndiye elizweni lobumnyama,+ ndingaphinde ndibuye,+

22 Ndiye kwilizwe lentsunguzi yobumnyama,

Ilizwe lethunzi elimnyama nesidubedube,

Apho ukukhanya kufana nobumnyama.”