Yobhi

 2 “Kuza kude kube nini na nindingcungcuthekisa,+

Nindihlaba ngamazwi?+

 3 Nindikhalimele* kalishumi;

Aninazintloni ukundiphatha ngqwabalala kangaka.+

 4 Ukuba nyhani ndenze impazamo,

Ayinifuni nganto loo nto.

 5 Ukuba niqhubeka nindiphakamela,

Nisithi indifanele le nto indehleleyo,

 6 Ze nazi ke ukuba ndilahlekiswe nguThixo,

Wandibambisa ngomnatha wakhe wokuzingela.

 7 Ndiba ngakhwaza ndisithi, ‘Ubundlobongela!’ kodwa ndingahoywa;+

Ndiba ngakhalela uncedo, kodwa ndingathethelelwa.+

 8 Indlela yam uyivale ngodonga lwamatye, andikwazi kudlula;

Uzenze zamnyama iindlela endihamba kuzo.+

 9 Undohluthe uzuko lwam,

Wasusa nesithsaba sentloko yam.

10 Undiqoba macala onke, uyandigqiba;

Ulincothula oku komthi ithemba lam.

11 Uyavutha ngumsindo,

Ibe undibona njengotshaba lwakhe.+

12 Imikhosi yakhe indirhangqile,

Ijikeleze intente yam.

13 Undenze ndabalekwa nangabantakwethu,

Nabantu abandaziyo bandilahlile.+

14 Abahlobo bam bandishiyile,*

Nabantu ebendivana nabo bandilibele.+

15 Iindwendwe zam+ nezicakakazi zam azisandazi;

Ndingumntu nje wasemzini kuzo.

16 Ndiba ngasikhwaza isicaka sam, suke singaphenduli.

Ndiyasicenga ukuba sibe nosizi.

17 Umfazi wam wenyanya nokuphefumla oku kwam,+

Ndinuka kakubi nakubantakwethu.

18 Ndidelelwa nangabantwana;

Xa ndiphakama, bayandinxwala.

19 Bonke abahlobo bam bayandicaphukela,+

Yaye bonke abo ndibathandayo bandijikele.+

20 Ulusu lwam nenyama yam zithe nca emathanjeni am,+

Ibe ndisinde cebetshu.

21 Ndisizeleni, bahlobo bam, ndisizeleni,

Kuba ndibethwe sisandla sikaThixo.+

22 Kutheni ninditshutshisa njengoThixo nje,+

Ningayeki ukundihlasela?+

23 Akwaba amazwi am ebebhalwe phantsi!

Akwaba ebebhalwe encwadini!

24 Akwaba ebebhalwe elityeni ngonaphakade,

Ngosiba lwentsimbi nelothe!

25 Kuba ndiyazi ukuba ukhona umsindisi wam,+

Uza kuza, eme emhlabeni.*

26 Nokuba ndingabhitya ndibe ngamathambo,

Ndiza kumbona uThixo ndiseyinyama,

27 Ndiza kumbona ngokwam,

Ngawam amehlo, kungekhona awomnye umntu.+

29 Nini abamele baloyike ikrele,+

Kuba ikrele lohlwaya abo bonayo.

Ze nazi ke ukuba ukhona umgwebi.”+