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 2 “Ngimfunge uNkulunkulu, ongigodlele ubulungisa, +

Ngimfunge uMninimandla Onke, ongenze ngaba lusizi, +

 3 Uma nje umoya engiwuphefumulayo usengaphakathi kimi,

Nomoya kaNkulunkulu usemakhaleni ami, +

 4 Izindebe zami ngeke zikukhulume okungalungile;

Nolimi lwami ngeke lungundaze inkohliso!

 6 Ngizokulondoloza ukulunga kwami, angisoze ngakudedela; +

Inhliziyo yami ngeke ingilahle* uma nje ngisaphila.*

 7 Kwangathi isitha sami singafana nomubi,

Labo abangihlaselayo bafane nongalungile.

 8 Ngoba unathemba lini umuntu ongamesabi uNkulunkulu* lapho ebhujiswa, +

Lapho uNkulunkulu ethatha ukuphila kwakhe?

 9 Ingabe uNkulunkulu uyokuzwa ukukhala kwakhe

Lapho efikelwa izinkathazo? +

11 Ngizonifundisa ngamandla* kaNkulunkulu;

Ngeke ngifihle lutho ngoMninimandla Onke.

12 Bhekani! Uma nonke niyibonile imibono,

Kungani enikukhulumayo kuyize leze?

13 Lesi isabelo somuntu omubi esivela kuNkulunkulu, +

Ifa omashiqela abalamukela kuMninimandla Onke.

14 Uma amadodana akhe anda, azodliwa inkemba, +

Nenzalo yakhe ngeke ibe nokudla okwanele.

15 Inzalo yakhe esele iyobulawa isifo esibi,

Nabafazi bayo ngeke bayililele.

16 Ngisho noma enqwabelanisa isiliva njengokungathi isiliva liwuthuli

Futhi eqongelela izingubo ezisezingeni eliphezulu njengokungathi uqongelela ubumba,

17 Nakuba engakuqongelela

Olungile uyozigqoka, +

Nomsulwa uyohlukanisa isiliva lakhe.

18 Indlu ayakhayo intekenteke njengendlu yesinambuzane,*

Njengompheme + owenziwe umlindi.

19 Uyolala ecebile, kodwa akukho lutho ayoluvuna;

Lapho evula amehlo akhe, kuyobe kungenalutho.

20 Izinto ezesabisayo ziyamfica njengesikhukhula;

Isivunguvungu siyamhlwitha ebusuku. +

21 Umoya wasempumalanga uyomthwala uhambe naye aphephuke;

Uyamsusa endaweni yakhe. +

22 Uyozijikijela kuye ungabi nazwela +

Njengoba ezama ngawo wonke amandla ukuwubalekela. +

23 Umshayela izandla

Umshayele ikhwela + usendaweni yawo.*