< Amahubo 23 >
1 INkosi ingumelusi wami, kangiyikuswela.
YHWH is my shepherd; I shall not want.
2 Iyangilalisa emadlelweni aluhlaza; iyangiholela emanzini okuphumula.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
3 Ibuyisa umphefumulo wami, ingiholele endleleni zokulunga ngenxa yebizo layo.
He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
4 Yebo, loba ngihamba esihotsheni sethunzi lokufa, kangiyikwesaba okubi, ngoba wena ulami; intonga yakho lodondolo lwakho, khona kuyangiduduza.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
5 Uyalungisa itafula phambi kwami ngaphambi kwezitha zami; ugcoba ikhanda lami ngamafutha, inkezo yami iyaphuphuma.
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
6 Isibili okuhle lesihawu kuzangilandela insuku zonke zempilo yami; njalo ngizahlala endlini yeNkosi kuze kube nininini.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of YHWH for ever.