Yobhi

 3 “Akwaba wawungazange ufike umhla endazalwa ngawo,+

Nobusuku ekwathiwa ngabo, ‘Kukhawulwe indoda!’

UThixo makangayihoyi;

Mayingakhanyi.

 6 Obo busuku mabuthinjwe sisithokothoko;+

Mabungonwabi nezinye iintsuku zonyaka;

Mabungabalwa kuzo zonke iinyanga.

 7 Obo busuku mabube ludlolo;

Makungavakali kwanto ingathi luvuyo kubo.

 8 Abo baqalekisa imini mababuqalekise nabo,

Abo bakwaziyo ukuvusa iLeviyatan.*+

 9 Iinkwenkwezi zobo busuku mazibe mnyama;

Mabuyilinde buyincame imini,

Bungaze buyibone imitha yelanga lakusasa.

10 Kuba abuzange buzivale iingcango zesibeleko sikamama,+

Bungazange bufihle namehlo am ezingxakini.

12 Kwakutheni ukuze ndisingathwe,

Ndize ndincanciswe?

13 Kuba ngendingqengqile ngoku ndingaphazanyiswa mntu;+

Ngendilele, ndiphumle+

14 Kunye nookumkani bomhlaba nabacebisi babo,

Abazakhela iindawo ezingamabhodlo ngoku,*

15 Okanye ngendiphumle kunye neenkosana ezazinegolide,

Ezazigcwalise izindlu zazo ngesilivere.

16 Kwakutheni ukuze ndingafeli esibelekweni,

Njengabantwana abangazange bakubona ukukhanya?

17 Kuloo ndawo, kwanabenzi-bubi abakwazi kwenza nto;

Apho kuphumle nabatyhafileyo.+

18 Apho amabanjwa aphumle;

Awaliva ilizwi lalowo uwasebenzisa ngenkani.

19 Abangathathi ntweni nezikhulu bayalingana apho,+

Nekhoboka likhululwe enkosini yalo.

20 Kutheni emnika ukukhanya lowo usenkathazweni,

Ebanika ubomi abo basentlungwini?+

Bakuzingela okobutyebi obufihliweyo

22 Abo bavuya ngeyona ndlela

Xa befumana ingcwaba.

23 Kutheni uThixo emnika ukukhanya umntu olahlekayo,

Lowo amvaleleyo?+

24 Kuba ukutya kwam kukugcuma,+

Ibe ukuncwina kwam+ kugaleleka okwamanzi.

25 Kuba ndifikelwe yinto ebendiyoyika,

Ndifunyenwe yinto ebendiyibaleka.

26 Andide ndixole, andide ndonwabe, andide ndiphumle,

Iingxaki ziyandilandela.”