Blessed Be the LORD My Strength

¹EkaDavide. Makabongwe uYehova, uliwa lam, Ulofundisa izandla zam ukulwa, Iminwe yam imfazwe."

²Unceba yam, umboniselo yam, Ungxonde yam, umsindisi wam, mna lo; Ungweletshetshe yam, undizimela ngaye; Ulonyathelela abantu bam phantsi kwam."

³Yehova, uyintoni na umntu, le nto umaziyo? Unyana womfo, le nto umnyamekelayo?"

⁴Umntu lo ufana nomphunga, Imihla yakhe injengethunzi elidlulayo."

⁵Yehova, thoba amazulu akho, uhle; Phatha ezintabeni, ziqhume."

⁶Banekisa imibane, uziphangalalise; Thuma iintolo zakho, uziduba-dube."

⁷Thuma izandla zakho, zivele phezulu; Ndirhole, ndihlangule emanzini amakhulu. Esandleni soonyana bolunye uhlanga;"

⁸Abamlomo uthetha inkohlakalo, Abasandla sokunene sisesokunene sobuxoki."

⁹Thixo, ndokuvumela ingoma entsha, Ndikubethele umrhubhe ontambo zilishumi;"

¹⁰Ulonika ookumkani usindiso, Ulohlangula uDavide umkhonzi wakhe ekreleni elinobubi."

¹¹Ndirhole, ndihlangule esandleni soonyana bolunye uhlanga, Abamlomo uthetha inkohlakalo, Abasandla sokunene sisesokunene sobuxoki;"

¹²Baze oonyana bethu babe njengezityalo ezikhulileyo ebutsheni babo; Iintombi zethu zibe njengeembombo ezivathisiweyo ngeemfakamfele ngokokwakhiwa kwebhotwe;"

¹³Oovimba bethu bazale, bavelise iintlobo ngeentlobo; Iigusha zethu zizale amawaka, zande ngezigidi emaphandleni ethu;"

¹⁴Iinkomo zethu zizale, Kungabikho kungenelwa, kungabikho kuthinjwa, Kungabikho kuhlahlamba ezitratweni zethu."

¹⁵Hayi, uyolo lwabantu ekunjalo kubo! Hayi, uyolo lwabantu abaThixo unguYehova!"