Yobhi

 2 Abantu babhekelisa imida yemihlaba;+

Beba neegusha bazise emadlelweni abo.

 3 Bemka nedonki yabantwana abangenatata,

Bathimbe* nenkunzi yenkomo yomhlolokazi.+

 4 Bakhupha amahlwempu endleleni ngetshova;

Abaxhwalekileyo banyanzeleka ukuba babazimele.+

 5 Amahlwempu akhangela ukutya okweedonki zasendle;+

Akhangelela abantwana bawo ukutya entlango.

 6 Avuna* kumasimi abanye abantu,

Achola-chole kumasimi eediliya abenzi-bubi.

 7 Alala eze ubusuku bonke,+

Engenanto yakwambatha kuloo ngqele.

 8 Aba manzi tixi ziimvula zasezintabeni;

Ancathama emaweni kuba engenakhusi.

 9 Usana olungenatata luxhwilwa ebeleni;+

Neempahla zamahlwempu ziyathathwa zibe sisibambiso,+

10 Anyanzeleke ukuba ahambe ze,

Athwale izithungu elambile.

11 Asebenza nzima, etshiswa lilanga ngakwiindonga zamasimi;

Ayanxanwa kodwa axovula iwayini.+

12 Abantu bayagcuma besifa esixekweni;

Abenzakeleyo bakhalela uncedo,+

Kodwa uThixo akaboni nto imbi kuloo nto.*

13 Kukho nabo badelela ukukhanya;+

Abaziboneli ntweni iindlela zako,

Ibe abahambi ngazo.

14 Umbulali uvuka ekuseni;

Ubulala amahlwempu nabo bangakwazi kuzenzela nto,+

Aze ebusuku abe lisela.

15 Umkrexezi ulinda kutshone ilanga,+

Esithi, ‘Akukho mntu uza kundibona!’+

16 Ebusuku amasela aqhekeza izindlu,

Aze emini azivalele ezindlini zawo.

19 Ingcwaba* liginya aboni,+

Kanye njengokuba imbalela nobushushu zitshisa amanzi ekhephu!

21 Baxhaphaza umfazi ongafumani bantwana,

Bamphathe kakubi umhlolokazi.

22 UThixo uza kubatshabalalisa abo bomeleleyo;

Nokuba bangaphakama, abaqinisekanga ngobomi babo.

23 UThixo uyabayeka bazithembe, bacinge ukuba bakhuselekile,+

Kodwa amehlo akhe abona yonke into abayenzayo.+

Bayathotywa+ baze bafe njengomntu wonke.

Baza kuqhawulwa njengezikhwebu.

25 Ngubani ke onokundiphikisa

Athi ndiyaxoka?”