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UJobe Uqhubeka Ekhuluma
1 “Umuntu kakho ekutshikatshikeni okunzima yini emhlabeni?
Insuku zakhe kazifani lezomuntu oqhatshiweyo na?
2 Njengesigqili siloyisa amathunzi okuhlwa,
lanjengoqhatshiweyo elindele umholo wakhe,
3 kanjalo ngibekelwe izinyanga ezingelambadalo,
lobusuku bosizi sebabelwe mina.
4 Ngithi nxa ngilala ngicabange ngithi, ‘Kuzakusa nini na’?
Ubusuku buyadonsa ngiqwayize kuze kuse.
5 Umzimba wami uphihlika impethu lamathuthuva,
isikhumba sami siyobukile siyabhibhidla.
 
6 Insuku zami ziyaphangisa kulosungulo lomaluki,
zisuka ziphele kungekho ithemba.
7 Khumbula, Oh Nkulunkulu, ukuthi impilo yami ngumoya nje;
amehlo ami kawayikufa akubona njalo ukuthokoza.
8 Ilihlo elingibonayo khathesi alisayikuphinde lingibone futhi;
lizangidinga, kodwa ngizakuba ngingasekho.
9 Njengeyezi elinyamalalayo liphele,
kanjalo lowo ongena engcwabeni kaphenduki.
10 Kasoze lanini aphinde angene endlini yakhe;
indawo yakhe kayisayikubuye imazi lanini.
 
11 Ngakho-ke kangizukuthula;
ngizakhuluma ubuhlungu obusemoyeni wami,
ngizasola ngokudabuka komphefumulo wami.
12 Ngilulwandle yini, kumbe ngiyisilo semanzini
okungaze lihlale lingilindile?
13 Ngithi lapho ngicabanga ukuthi umbheda wami uzangiduduza
lecansi lami liphungule ukusola kwami,
14 lakhona lapho liyangethusa ngamaphupho
njalo lingethusele ngemibono,
15 okwenza ngiqome ukuklinywa lokufa,
kulalo umzimba wami.
16 Ngiyayeyisa impilo yami; kangiloyisi ukuphila okwaphakade.
Ngiyekelani; insuku zami kazisatsho lutho.
 
17 Umuntu uyini ongaze uzihluphe kangaka ngaye,
ungaze umnake kangaka,
18 uze umhlole ekuseni insuku zonke
njalo umlinge imizuzwana yonke na?
19 Kawusoze uke ukhangele eceleni kwami na,
loba uke ungixekele okomzuzwana yini?
20 Aluba ngenze isono, kuyini engikwenzileyo kuwe,
wena mlindi wabantu?
Kungani ukhethe ukuhlukuluza mina na?
Sengingumthwalo kuwe na?
21 Kungani ungaxoleli iziphambeko zami na,
uthethelele izono zami?
Ngoba kakusekhatshana ukuthi ngilale othulini;
uzangidinga, kanti ngizabe ngingasekho.”

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