IiNdumiso

 2 Ngaphambi kokuba iintaba zizalwe

Okanye ngaphambi kokuba wenze umhlaba nelizwe,*+

Ukususela ngonaphakade ukusa ngonaphakade, wena unguThixo.+

 3 Umntu ofayo umbuyisela eluthulini;

Uthi: “Buyelani, bonyana babantu.”+

 4 Kuba iminyaka eliwaka emehlweni akho injengosuku lwayizolo,+

Nanjengexesha likanogada ebusuku.

 5 Uyabatshayela;+ bafana nje nobuthongo;

Kusasa banjengengca ehlumayo.+

 6 Kusasa iyatyatyamba ibe luhlaza,

Kodwa ngokuhlwa iyabuna yome.+

 7 Kuba umsindo wakho asikwazi kuwunyamezela,+

Ibe siyakoyika ukucaphuka kwakho.

 8 Ubeka iziphoso zethu phambi kwakho;*+

Iimfihlo zethu zibhencwa kukuqaqamba kobuso bakho.+

 9 Ubomi bethu bugqitywa ngumsindo wakho;

Iminyaka yethu iphela kanye njengokusebeza.

10 Ubomi bethu buba yiminyaka eyi-70,

Okanye eyi-80+ kumntu owomeleleyo.*

Kodwa igcwele iingxaki neenkathazo;

Ikhawuleza idlule, siphaphazele simke.+

12 Sifundise indlela yokubala imihla yethu+

Ukuze sibe nentliziyo enobulumko.

14 Sanelise kusasa ngothando lwakho olungagungqiyo,+

Ukuze sikhwaze ngovuyo size sonwabe+ ubomi bethu bonke.

15 Senze sonwabe ngokulingana nemihla owasivisa intlungu ngayo,+

Ngokulingana neminyaka esehlelwa ngayo ziintlekele.+

16 Abakhonzi bakho mabawubone umsebenzi wakho,

Noonyana babo babubone ubukhulu bakho.+

17 Kwanga ububele bukaYehova uThixo wethu bungaba phezu kwethu;

Kwanga ungawenza uphumelele* umsebenzi wezandla zethu.