I-DE DEUM

Siyakudumisa, Thixo,
Siyakubhengeza, Nkosi.
Bawo wanaphakade,
umhlaba wonke uyakuthanda.

Iingelosi ziyakuculela *
nawo onke amandla ezulu:
Ngcwele, Ngcwele, Ngcwele
INkosi uThixo wendalo iphela.

Amazulu nomhlaba
bazele bubuqaqawuli bakho.
Umculo wabapostile uyakubiza
namanqanaba amhlophe okubafela ukholo;

Izwi labaprofeti lihlanganisene kukudumisa kwakho; *
ibandla elingcwele lazisa ngobuqaqawuli bakho,
Nqula unyana wakho okuphela kwakhe,
kunye noMoya oyiNgcwele u-Paraclete.

Owu Kristu, kumkani wozuko,
Nyana kaBawo ongunaphakade,
wazalwa ngumama weNtombi Enyulu *
usindiso lomntu.

Ophumelele ukufa,
ubenzele ikholwa amazulu.
Uhleli ngasekunene kukaThixo, eluzukweni loYise. *
Uya kuzahlulela ilizwe ekupheleni kwexesha.

Bahlangule abantwana bakho, Ndikhoyo,
Ukukhulula ngegazi lakho elixabisekileyo.
Samkelele ebuqaqawulini bakho.
ebandleni labangcwele.

Sindisa abantu bakho, Yehova,
khokela kwaye ubakhusele abantwana bakho.
Sikusikelela yonke imihla,
Siyabulela kwigama lakho ngonaphakade.

Ifanelekile namhlanje, Nkosi,
ukusilinda ngaphandle kwesono.
Ngamana inceba yakho ihlala ihleli nathi:
Sithembe wena.

Sibabale, Nkosi,
pietà di noi.
Ulithemba lethu,
asizukudideka naphakade