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 3 Ingabe uNkulunkulu uyophendukezela ubulungisa,

Noma ingabe uMninimandla Onke uyophendukezela ukulunga?

 4 Uma amadodana akho onile kuye,

Uyawayeka ajeziswe ngenxa yokuvukela kwawo;*

 5 Kodwa ukube wena ubuyovele ubheke kuNkulunkulu +

Uncenge umusa kuMninimandla Onke,

 6 Futhi ukube ubumsulwa ngempela futhi uqotho, +

Ubeyokunaka*

Akubuyisele endaweni yakho efanele.

 7 Nakuba isiqalo sakho sasisincane,

Ikusasa lakho liyoba lihle kakhulu. +

 8 Ngicela ubuze isizukulwane sangaphambili,

Unake izinto oyise baso abazithola. +

 9 Ngoba thina sizalwe izolo nje, asazi lutho,

Ngoba izinsuku zethu emhlabeni ziyithunzi.

10 Ngeke yini bakufundise

Bakutshele abakwaziyo?*

12 Lapho kusaqhakaza, kungakakhiwa,

Kuyokoma kuqala kunazo zonke ezinye izitshalo.

13 Lona umphumela* wabo bonke abakhohlwa uNkulunkulu,

Ngoba ithemba longenaNkulunkulu* liyoshabalala,

14 Lowo ukuqiniseka kwakhe okuyize,

Nonethemba elibuthaka njengobulwembu* besicabucabu.

15 Uyoncika ngendlu yakhe, kodwa iyobhidlika;

Uyozama ukubambelela kuyo, kodwa ngeke ime iqine.

16 Uyisitshalo esigcwele amanzi elangeni,

Izitshalo zakhe ezihlumayo zisabalala engadini. +

17 Izimpande zakhe zithandela enqwabeni yamatshe;

Ufuna indlu phakathi kwamatshe.

18 Kodwa lapho esishulwa* endaweni yakhe,

Leyo ndawo iyomphika, ithi ‘Angikaze ngikubone.’ +

19 Ngempela, iyona ndlela ayonyamalala ngayo leyo; *+

Ngemva kwalokho kuyovela abanye othulini.

20 Nakanjani uNkulunkulu ngeke abalahle labo abaqotho* kuye;

Futhi ngeke abasekele* ababi,

21 Ngoba uyokwenza uphinde uhleke,

Uphinde umemeze ngenjabulo.

22 Labo abakuzondayo bayombozwa ngamahloni,

Netende lababi ngeke lisaba khona.”