Umthandazo wocindezelekile lapho ephelelwe yithemba futhi ethululela kuJehova okumkhathazayo. +
102 O Jehova, yizwa umthandazo wami; +
Kwangathi ukukhalela kwami usizo kungafika kuwe. +
2 Ungangifihleli ubuso bakho ngesikhathi sokucindezeleka. +
Ngilalele;
Ngiphendule ngokushesha lapho ngikubiza. +
3 Ngoba izinsuku zami ziphela njengentuthu,
Amathambo ami amnyama njengeziko. +
4 Inhliziyo yami ishiswe yilanga njengotshani yabuna, +
Ngoba ngiyakhohlwa ukudla ukudla kwami.
5 Ngenxa yokuhlupheka kwami ngiyabubula, +
Amathambo ami anamathele enyameni yami. +
6 Ngifana nevuba lasehlane;
Nginjengesikhova ezindaweni ezibhuqiwe.
7 Ngiqwashile,
Nginjengenyoni engayodwa phezu kophahla. +
8 Izitha zami zingiklolodela usuku lonke. +
Labo abangidelelayo basebenzisa igama lami njengesiqalekiso.
9 Ukudla kwami wumlotha, +
Isiphuzo sami sixubene nezinyembezi, +
10 Ngenxa yentukuthelo yakho nolaka lwakho,
Ngoba ungiphakamisile ukuze nje ungilahle.
11 Izinsuku zami zinjengethunzi elishabalalayo lapho ilanga lishona, +
Ngiyabuna njengotshani. +
12 Kodwa wena Jehova, uyohlala kuze kube phakade, +
Nodumo lwakho luyohlala zonke izizukulwane. +
13 Nakanjani uyovuka ubonise iZiyoni isihe, +
Ngoba yisikhathi sokuba ulibonise umusa wakho; +
Isikhathi esibekiwe sesifikile. +
14 Izinceku zakho zithola injabulo ematsheni alo +
Zithanda ngisho nothuli lwalo. +
15 Izizwe ziyolesaba igama likaJehova,
Nawo wonke amakhosi omhlaba ayoyiqonda inkazimulo yakho. +
16 Ngoba uJehova uyolakha kabusha iZiyoni; +
Uyozibonakalisa ekhazimula. +
17 Uyowunaka umthandazo wabangenalutho; +
Ngeke ayidelele imithandazo yabo. +
18 Lokhu kulotshelwe isizukulwane esizayo, +
Ukuze isizwe esizayo simdumise uJah.
19 Ngoba ubheka phansi esendaweni yakhe ephakeme engcwele, +
Esemazulwini uJehova ubuka emhlabeni,
20 Ukuze ezwe ukukhalaza kwesiboshwa, +
Ukuze akhulule abagwetshelwe ukufa, +
21 Ukuze igama likaJehova limenyezelwe eZiyoni +
Nodumo lwakhe eJerusalema,
22 Lapho izizwe nemibuso
Kubuthene ndawonye ukuba kukhonze uJehova. +
23 Washeshe wangiphuca amandla ami;
Wazifinyeza izinsuku zami.
24 Ngathi: “O Nkulunkulu wami,
Ungangibulali ngoba angikagugi;
Wena ophila kuzo zonke izizukulwane. +
25 Kudala wabeka izisekelo zomhlaba,
Amazulu awumsebenzi wezandla zakho. +
26 Kuyoshabalala, kodwa wena uyohlale ukhona;
Konke kuyoguga njengengubo nje.
Njengengubo uyobeka okunye esikhundleni sako, kuyophelelwa isikhathi.
27 Kodwa wena awushintshi, awunasiphetho. +
28 Amadodana ezinceku zakho ayohlala evikelekile,
Inzalo yawo iyomiswa iqine phambi kwakho.” +