Tihlabelelo
Sicondziso lesiya kumcondzisi. Ingoma yemadvodzana aKhora.+
49 Lalelani lana, nonkhe nine bantfu.
Nonkhe nine lenihlala eveni,* nakisisani,
2 Nani nine bantfukatana netikhulu,*
Nani labanjingile nalabeswele.
3 Ngitawukhuluma emavi lahlakaniphile ngemlomo wami,
Nekuzindla kwenhlitiyo yami+ kutawukhombisa kutsi nginekucondza.
4 Ngitawunakisisa saga;
Ngichaze siphicwaphicwane sami ngibe ngishaya lihabhu.
5 Yini nje lengingayesaba ngetikhatsi tebumatima,+
Nangitungeletwe bantfu lababi* labetama kungiwisa?
6 Labetsembele ebunjingeni babo+
Futsi labatigabatisa ngemcebo wabo lomnyenti,+
7 Kute ngisho namunye kubo longahlenga lomunye
Nobe amhlawulele kuNkulunkulu,+
8 (Inhlawulo yekutsenga kuphila kwabo ibita kakhulu
Futsi angeke baze bakhone kuyikhokha);
9 Kuze aphile phakadze futsi angayi ethuneni.*+
10 Wonkhe umuntfu uyabona kutsi labahlakaniphile bayafa;
Tilima kanye nebantfu labangenangcondvo nabo bayafa,+
Futsi umcebo wabo bayawushiya utsatfwe ngulabanye.+
11 Etinhlitiyweni tabo bafisa kutsi tindlu tabo tihlale phakadze,
Nekutsi emathende abo ahlale akhona kuto tonkhe titukulwane.
Tindzawo tabo batibite ngemagama abo.
13 Ngulesi-ke siphetfo setilima+
Nesalabo labatilandzelako, labajatjuliswa ngemavi ato lalite. (Sela)
14 Batawuphetsela eThuneni,* njengetimvu letiyohlatjwa.
Kufa kutabelusa;
Labalungile batababusa+ ekuseni.
16 Ungakhatsateki nangabe umuntfu anjinga,
Nangabe sekanetintfo letinyenti endlini yakhe,
17 Ngobe nakafa kute latawuhamba nako;+
Bunjinga bakhe angeke angcwatjwe nabo.+
18 Nakasaphila uyatidvumisa.+
(Bantfu bayakudvumisa nawuphumelela.)+
19 Kodvwa ekugcineni naye utawufa njengabokhokho bakhe.
Angeke baphindze bakubone kukhanya.
20 Umuntfu longakucondzi loku, ngisho nobe ahlonishwa,+
Uyafanana nje netilwane letifako.