UZimu uhlunguphaza isikhohlakali
1Kumkhaleli; iMaskili; lakaDavida 2ekufikeni kwakaDowegi umEdomu oweza kuSawula wafese wathi: “UDavida ufikile endlini ka-Arhimeleki”.
3Ngorho, uzigqajelani ngobumbi na?
Lokhu kulihlazo kuZimu!
Ilanga loke
4usophe ukubhubhisa,
ilimu lakho linjengotjhevana omutjha,
wena menzi wekohliso ndina!
5Uthanda ikohlakalo khulu kunokuhle
namanga kunokukhuluma okulungileko.
6Uthanda woke amezwi ayingozi,
unelimu elikhohlisako.
7Kodwana uZimu ngokwakhe uzakuphohloza mlibe.
Uzakususa akuse kude,
akudzwebule etendeni lakho,
akusiphule enarheni yabaphilako.
8Abalungileko bazakubona lokho, besabe,
bazakuhleka isikhohlakali, bathi:
9“Qala, ingorho engazange yenze uZimu
bona abe siphephelo sayo!
Yathemba ubunjingakazi bayo,
yaqinelela ekubhujisweni kwayo!”
10Kodwana mina endlini kaZimu,
nginjengomuthi ohlaza we-oliva;
ngethemba ukwethembeka kwakaZimu nini nanini.
11Zimu, ngizakuthokoza isiphelani,
ngenca yezinto ozenzileko.
Ngibeka ithemba lami ebizweni lakho
phambi kwabathembekileko
ngombana lona lihle.
