Umusa Wakhe, Kuze Kube Phakade
Yonke imigqa iphendulwa yisiqubulo esifanayo, izikhathi ezingamashumi amabili nesithupha: uthando oluthembekile lukaBaba wethu luhlala phakade. Uhlu luqala ekwenzeni izinkanyezi, luye ekwahlukaniseni ulwandle, luze lufike ekondleni zonke izidalwa eziphilayo: umlando wasendulo nokudla kwanamuhla kunikelwa njengobufakazi obubodwa.
136 1Bongani uBaba wethu, ngokuba elungile; ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade. 2Bongani uBaba wethu ongaphezu kwabo bonke obaba, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade. 3Bongani uMbusi wababusi, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade.
4Kuye yena yedwa owenza izimangaliso ezinkulu, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade. 5Kuye owenza amazulu ngokuhlakanipha, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade. 6Kuye owendlala umhlaba phezu kwamanzi, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade. 7Kuye owenza izinkanyiso ezinkulu, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade. 8Ilanga ukuba libuse emini, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade. 9Inyanga nezinkanyezi ukuba kubuse ebusuku, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade.
10Kuye owashaya iGibhithe ngamazibulo abo, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade, 11wakhipha u-Israyeli phakathi kwabo, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade, 12ngesandla esinamandla nangengalo eyeluliweyo, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade.
13Kuye owahlukanisa uLwandle Olubomvu, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade, 14wadabulisa u-Israyeli phakathi kwalo, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade, 15kodwa wagumbuqela uFaro nempi yakhe oLwandle Olubomvu, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade.
16Kuye owahola abantu bakhe ehlane, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade.
17Kuye owashaya amakhosi amakhulu, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade, 18wabulala amakhosi anamandla, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade. 19uSihoni inkosi yama-Amori, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade, 20no-Ogi inkosi yaseBashani, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade, 21wanika izwe labo laba yifa, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade. 22Ifa ku-Israyeli inceku yakhe, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade.
23Owasikhumbula ekuthotshisweni kwethu, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade, 24wasihlenga ezitheni zethu, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade, 25onipha ukudla kukho konke okuphilayo, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade.
26Bongani uBaba wasezulwini, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade.