Verse 1: Umkhuleko kaMose, umuntu kaNkulunkulu. Nkosi, wena uyisiphephelo sethu ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane.
Verse 2: Kungakaveli izintaba, ungakawenzi umhlaba nezwe, kuthi kusukela phakade kuze kube phakade wena Nkulunkulu ukhona.
Verse 3: Uyambuyisela umuntu othulini, uthi: “Buyani, bantwana babantu.”
Verse 4: Ngokuba iminyaka eyinkulungwane emehlweni akho injengezolo selidlulile, nanjengomlindo ebusuku.
Verse 5: Uyabamukisa njengesikhukhula, banjengobuthongo; ekuseni banjengotshani obuhlumayo;
Verse 6: ekuseni buyakhahlela, buhlume; kusihlwa bunqunywe, bubune.
Verse 7: Ngokuba siyaqedwa yintukuthelo yakho, nangolaka lwakho siyabhubha.
Verse 8: Ubekile amacala ethu phambi kwakho, izono zethu ezifihliweyo ekukhanyeni kobuso bakho.
Verse 9: Ngokuba izinsuku zethu ziyadlula ngentukuthelo yakho; siyafeza iminyaka yethu njengephefu.
Verse 10: Izinsuku zeminyaka yethu zineminyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa; kuthi uma ziziningi, zineminyaka engamashumi ayisishiyagalombili; nokho ukuvama kwazo kungukuhlupheka nelize, ngokuba zidlula masinyane, thina siyandiza, simuke.
Verse 11: Ngubani owaziyo amandla entukuthelo yakho nolaka lwakho olunjengakho ukwesabeka kwakho na?
Verse 12: Sifundise, Nkosi, ukubala izinsuku zethu, sizuze inhliziyo enokuhlakanipha.
Verse 13: Buya, Jehova! Koze kube nini na? Hawukela izinceku zakho.
Verse 14: Sisuthise ngomusa wakho, kuse sekuseni, ukuze sithokoze, sijabule izinsuku zethu zonke.
Verse 15: Sithokozise ngangezinsuku owasihlupha ngazo, nangangeminyaka esabona okubi ngayo.
Verse 16: Izenzo zakho mazibonakale kuzo izinceku zakho, nenkazimulo yakho kubantwana bazo.
Verse 17: Yebo, ubuhle beNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu abube phezu kwethu, umise umsebenzi wezandla zethu phezu kwethu; yebo, umsebenzi wezandla zethu uwumise.