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65 Maye! Zimu, ulindelwe kudunyiswa eZiyoni;
Sizokwenza esikufunge kuwe.
2 Maye! Muzwi womthandazo, yoke imihlobo yabantu izokuza kuwe.
3 Imitjhaphwami ingiqede amandla,
Kodwana wena ugubuzesa iimphambeko zethu.
4 Uyathaba umuntu omkhethako bese umtjhideze
Bona azokuhlala eenrhodlweni zakho.
Sizokwaneliswa bubuhle bendlwakho,
Ithempeli lakho elicwengileko.
5 Uzosiphendula ngezenzo zokulunga ezibabazekako,
Maye! Zimu wesindiswethu;
UliThemba lephasi loke
Nelalabo abakude khulu ngaphetjheya kwelwandle.
6 Ujamise iintaba zanzinza ngamandlakho;
Uvunule ngamandla.
7 Uthulisa amalwandle asilingekileko,
Itjhada lamagagasi wawo nomguruguru weentjhaba.
8 Izakhamuzi zeendaweni ezikude zizokumangazwa ziimbonakaliso zakho;
Uzokwenza abantu ukusuka epumalanga ukufikela etjingalanga bona barhuwelele ngethabo.
9 Utlhogomela iphasi,
Ulenze lithele inala begodu linothe.
Imilanjana evela kuZimu izele amanzi;
Ubanikela iinthoro,
Ngombana ulenze laba njalo iphasi.
10 Uthambisa imisele yalo begodu ulalise ihlabathalo elinyiweko;
Ulithambisa ngezulu; ubusise iimila zalo.
11 Uhlobisa umnyaka ngobuhle bakho;
Iindledlana zakho ziphuphuma inala.
12 Amadlelo wemmangweni asolo ayaphuphuma,
Imibundu ivunule ngethabo.
13 Amadlelo agubuzeswe mihlambi,
Imirhoba isibekelwe ziinthoro.
Inarha yoke irhuwelela ngethabo, iye, iyabhina.