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 4 Ubani lo enizama ukukhuluma naye,

Futhi ubani onenze nasho lezo zinto?

 5 Labo abangenamandla ekufeni bayathuthumela;

Bangaphansi ngisho kolwandle nezinto ezihlala kulo.

 6 Akukho lutho eThuneni* olufihlakele kuNkulunkulu, +

Ubona yonke into endaweni yokubhubha.*

 7 Welulela isibhakabhaka* endaweni engenalutho, +

Alengise umhlaba phezu kweze;

 8 Asonge amanzi emafwini akhe, +

Ukuze amafu angaqhumi ngenxa yokusindwa amanzi;

 9 Usitha isihlalo sakhe sobukhosi,

Elulele ifu lakhe phezu kwaso. +

10 Ubeka uphawu oluhlukanisa isibhakabhaka namanzi; +

Wenza umngcele ohlukanisa ukukhanya nobumnyama.

11 Izinsika zezulu ziyandindizela;

Ziyathuthumela lapho ephakamisa izwi lakhe.

12 Unyakazisa ulwandle ngamandla akhe, +

Nangokuqonda kwakhe uphihliza isilwane esesabekayo sasolwandle* sibe izicucu. +

13 Ngomoya wakhe wenza isibhakabhaka sicwathe;

Isandla sakhe sihlaba inyoka eshesha njengonyazi.*

14 Bheka! Lokhu kumane kuyingxenye encane nje yemisebenzi yakhe; +

Yeka ukuthi kuncane kangakanani esikuzwayo ngaye ngezindlebe zethu!