My Soul Thirsteth

¹Ihubo likaDavide esehlane lakwaJuda. Nkulunkulu, wena unguNkulunkulu wami, ngiyakufuna ekuseni; umphefumulo wami womele wena; inyama yami ilangazelela wena ezweni elomileyo eligagadekileyo, lapho amanzi engekho khona.

²Kanjalo ngikubheka endlini engcwele, ngibone amandla akho nenkazimulo yakho.

³Ngokuba umusa wakho umnandi kunokuphila; izindebe zami ziyakukudumisa.

⁴Ngiyakukubonga ngisaphila; ngiyakuphakamisa izandla zami egameni lakho.

⁵Umphefumulo wami uyakusutha kungathi ngamanoni namafutha; umlomo wami uyakudumisa ngezindebe ezethabayo,

⁶Nxa ngikukhumbula ecansini lami, ngizindla ngawe emilindweni yasebusuku.

⁷Ngokuba ungisizile; ngiyakwethaba ethunzini lamaphiko akho.

⁸Umphefumulo wami ubambelele kuwe; esokunene sakho siyangiphasa.

⁹Kepha abafuna umphefumulo wami ukuwubulala bayakwehlela ezindaweni zomhlaba eziphansi.

¹⁰Bayakunikelwa esandleni senkemba, babe yisabelo sezimpungushe.

¹¹Kepha inkosi iyakuthokoza ngoNkulunkulu; bonke abafunga yena bayakuzibonga; ngokuba umlomo wabakhuluma amanga uyakuvalwa.