116 Ndza swi rhandza, hikuva Yehovha wa ri twa+
Rito ra mina ni xikombelo xa mina.+
2 Hikuva u rhiye ndleve yakwe eka mina,+
Naswona ndzi ta vitana emasikwini ya mina hinkwawo.+
3 Mapindza ya rifu ma ndzi rhendzerile+
Ni swiyimo leswi karhataka swa Sheol swi ndzi kumile.+
Ndzi hambeta ndzi kuma maxangu ni gome.+
4 Kambe ndzi hambete ndzi vitana vito ra Yehovha:+
“Oho Yehovha, ponisa moya-xiviri wa mina!”+
5 Yehovha u ni nsovo ni ku lulama;+
Xikwembu xa hina hi xona lexi kombisaka tintswalo.+
6 Yehovha u rindza lava nga riki na ntokoto.+
A ndzi endliwe xisiwana, kambe u ndzi ponisile.+
7 Vuyela endhawini ya wena yo wisela eka yona, Wena moya-xiviri wa mina,+
Hikuva Yehovha u endle hi ndlela leyi faneleke eka wena.+
8 Hikuva u ponise moya-xiviri wa mina eku feni,+
Tihlo ra mina emihlotini, nenge wa mina eku khunguvanyekeni.+
9 Ndzi ta famba+ emahlweni ka Yehovha ematikweni ya lava va hanyaka.+
10 A ndzi ri ni ripfumelo,+ hi yona mhaka leyi ndzi vulavuleke.+
Mina a ndzi xaniseke ngopfu.
11 Mina, loko ndzi tshukile, ndzi te:+
“Munhu un’wana ni un’wana i muhembi.”+
12 Xana ndzi ta tlherisela yini eka Yehovha+
Hikwalaho ka hinkwaswo leswi pfunaka leswi a ndzi endleleke swona?+
13 Ndzi ta teka xinwelo xa ku ponisiwa lokukulu,+
Naswona ndzi ta vitana vito ra Yehovha.+
14 Switshembiso leswi hlambanyiweke ndzi ta swi hetisisa eka Yehovha,+
Ina, emahlweni ka vanhu vakwe hinkwavo.
15 I ka risima ematihlweni ya Yehovha
Ku fa ka lavo tshembeka vakwe.+
16 Oho, Wena Yehovha,+
Hikuva ndzi nandza wa wena.+
Ndzi nandza wa wena, n’wana wa hlonga ra wena ra xisati.+
U ntshunxe switsimbo swa mina.+
17 Ndzi ta ku endlela xitlhavelo xa ku nkhensa,+
Naswona ndzi ta vitana vito ra Yehovha.+
18 Switshembiso swa mina leswi hlambanyiweke ndzi ta swi hetisisa eka Yehovha,+
Ina, emahlweni ka vanhu vakwe hinkwavo,+
19 Eswivaveni swa yindlu ya Yehovha,+
Exikarhi ka wena, Wena Yerusalema.+
Dzunisani Yah!+