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 3 Kuyakuzuzisa yini ukungicindezela,

Ukuzonda umsebenzi wezandla zakho +

Ube usekela iseluleko sababi?

 4 Unamehlo enyama yini,

Noma ubona ngendlela umuntu ofayo abona ngayo?

 5 Izinsuku zakho ziyafana yini nezinsuku zabantu abafayo,

Noma ingabe iminyaka yakho iyafana neyomuntu, +

 6 Ukuba ungafuna isiphambeko sami

Uqhubeke ufuna isono sami? +

 7 Uyazi ukuthi anginaphutha; +

Futhi akekho ongangisindisa esandleni sakho. +

 8 Izandla zakho zingibumbile zangenza, +

Kodwa manje uzongibhubhisa ngokuphelele.

 9 Ngicela ukhumbule ukuthi wangenza ngobumba, +

Kodwa manje ungibuyisela othulini. +

10 Awuzange yini ungithulule njengobisi

Futhi ungenze njengoshizi?

11 Wangigqokisa isikhumba nenyama,

Wangenza ngamathambo nangemisipha. +

12 Unginike ukuphila nothando oluqotho;

Uqaphe umoya wami* ngothando lwakho. +

14 Ukube ngonile ubuyongibona, +

Ubungeke ungikhulule esiphambekweni sami.

Ngisho noma ngimsulwa, angikwazi ukuphakamisa ikhanda lami, +

Ngoba kimi kugcwele ukuhlazeka nenhlupheko. +

16 Uma ngiphakamisa ikhanda, ungizingela njengoba kwenza ibhubesi +

Uphinde ubonise amandla akho ngokumelene nami.

17 Ungilethela ofakazi abasha bamelane nami

Ungithukuthelele kakhulu,

Njengoba ngehlelwa ubunzima bulandelana.

19 Bekuyoba sengathi angikaze ngibe khona;

Bengiyovele ngisuswe esibelethweni ngiyiswe ethuneni.’

20 Azikho mbalwa yini izinsuku zami? + Makangiyeke;

Makasuse amehlo akhe kimi, ukuze ngikhululeke *+

21 Ngaphambi kokuba ngihambe—futhi ngeke ngibuye +—

Ngiye ezweni elimnyama bhuqe, *+

22 Ezweni lobumnyama obukhulu,

Izwe lethunzi elimnyama nesiyaluyalu,

Lapho ngisho nokukhanya kufana nobumnyama.”