Kudvumisa Simakadze ngemusa wakhe
Sihlabelelo saDavide.
1Mphefumulo wami,
dvumisa Simakadze,
nako konkhe lokukimi
akudvumise libito lakhe lelingcwele!
2Mphefumulo wami,
dvumisa Simakadze,
ungatikhohlwa tento takhe temusa kimi.
3Ungitsetselela lonkhe licala letono tami
angelaphe tonkhe tifo tami.
4Ungihlenga ngiphephe ekufeni,
enhloko yami ungifaka umchele
longumusa nesihawu.
5Wenelisa kuphila kwami ngalokuhle,
kuvuseleleke emandla ebusha bami,
ngivuseleleke ngibe njengelusweti.
6Bonkhe labacindzetelwe
Simakadze ubentela kulunga,
angakhetsi muntfu.
7Imisebenti yakhe wayenta yatiwa nguMosi,
tento takhe tatiwa sive saka-Israyeli.
8Simakadze unemusa nesihawu,
uyephuta kutfukutsela, andze ngemusa.
9Akatsetsi ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi,
futsi akahlali atfukutsele
kuze kube phakadze.
10Akasiphatsi njengalokufanele tono tetfu,
futsi akasivuzi njengekwemacala etfu.
11Njengobe emazulu aphakeme
ngetulu kwemhlaba,
unjalo-ke nemusa wakhe kulabamesabako.
12Njengobe imphumalanga
yehlukene nenshonalanga
utikhweshise kangako-ke tono tetfu kitsi.
13Njengobe uyise anesihe kubantfwabakhe,
ngalokufananako
Simakadze unesihe kulabamesabako.
14Ngobe uyakwati kubunjwa kwetfu,
uyakhumbula kutsi silutfuli nje.
15Emalanga emuntfu anjengetjani,
uyabhahela njengembali yesiganga.
16Ngesikhatsi umoya uphephetsa
wendlule etikwayo,
kube kuphela kwayo njalo,
ingeke iphindze yatiwe kuleyo ndzawo.
17Kodvwa umusa waSimakadze
ukubo bonkhe labamesabako,
futsi uyawuhlala ukubo
phakadze naphakadze,
nekulunga kwakhe
etikwebantfwana bebantfwana,
18kubo labagcina sivumelwane sakhe,
bakhumbule kwenta imiyalo yakhe.
19Simakadze wasimisa ezulwini
sihlalo sakhe sebukhosi,
konkhe lokukhona
kungaphansi kwembuso wakhe.
20Dvumisani Simakadze,
nine tingilosi takhe,
nani machawe lanemandla,
nine labenta livi lakhe,
nilalele kukhuluma kwelivi lakhe.
21Dvumisani Simakadze,
nine mabandla akhe nonkhe,
nani tikhonti takhe
letenta intsandvo yakhe.
22Bongani Simakadze,
nonkhe nine misebenti yakhe,
kuto tonkhe tindzawo embusweni wakhe.
Mphefumulo wami,
dvumisa Simakadze.
