1 Kukhumbule, Yehova, okusihleleyo; Bheka, uyibone ingcikivo yethu."
2 Ilifa lethu lisuke lenziwa elabasemzini, Izindlu zethu zalunga kwabolunye uhlanga."
3 Siziinkedama, asinabawo; Oma banjengabahlolokazi."
4 Amanzi ethu siwasela ngesilivere; Iinkuni zethu ziza kuthi ngexabiso."
5 Intshutshiso iphezu kwentamo yethu; Sidiniwe, asinakuphumla."
6 Isandla sisinika amaYiputa, Nama-Asiriya, ukuba sihluthe sisonka."
7 Oobawo bonile, abasekho; Thina sithwele ubugwenxa babo."
8 Silawulwa ngabakhonzi; Akukho usiqhiwulayo ezandleni zabo."
9 Isonka sethu sisizuza ngomphefumlo wethu usisichenge. Ngenxa yekrele lasentlango."
10 Ulusu lwethu luyavutha njengeziko Ngenxa yolophu lwendlala."
11 Badlwengule abafazi eZiyon, Iintombi emizini yakwaYuda."
12 Baxhome abathetheli ngezandla; Ubuso bamadoda amakhulu abubekwa."
13 Amadodana athwala amatye okusila, Amakhwenkwe akhubeka phantsi kweenkuni."
14 Amadoda amakhulu aphezile ukuya esangweni; Amadodana, ekubetheni uhadi."
15 Iphelile imihlali yentliziyo yethu, Ukuqamba kwethu kujike kwaba kukumbambazela."
16 Siwile isithsaba entlokweni yethu; Yeha ke thina! kuba sonile."
17 Ngenxa yoko ityhafile intliziyo yethu; Ngenxa yezo zinto amnyama amehlo ethu;"
18 Ngenxa yentaba yaseZiyon, kuba ibharhile, Kuhamba iimpungutye phezu kwayo."
19 Wena, Yehova, uhleli ngonaphakade; Itrone yakho ikwisizukulwana ngesizukulwana."
20 Yini na ukuba usilibale ngonaphakade, Usilahle imihla emide?"
21 Sibuyisele kuwe, Yehova; sobuya; Hlaziya imihla yethu njengokwamandulo."
22 Ungaba usicekise mpela na, Wanoburhalarhume kuthi ngokukhulukazi na?"