AMAHUBO 22

₁Nkulunkulu wami, Nkulunkulu wami, ungishiyeleni na?

Ukude namazwi okububula kwami nokusindiswa kwami.

₂Nkulunkulu wami, ngikhala emini, kepha awuphenduli,

nasebusuku, ngingabi-nakuthula.

₃Kepha wena ungoNgcwele

ohlezi ezibongweni zikaIsrayeli.

₄Obaba bethu babekwethemba;

babethemba, wena wabakhulula.

₅Bakhala kuwe, bakhululwa;

bethemba wena, abaze bajabha.

₆Kepha mina ngiyimpethu, angisiye umuntu;

ngiyisithuko sabantu, ngiyindelelo yabantu.

₇Bonke abangibonayo bayangiklolodela,

baphukule imilomo, banikine amakhanda, bathi:

₈Zinikele kuJehova; makamsindise, amkhulule,

njengokuba emthanda.

₉Impela nguwe owangikhipha esizalweni,

wangikhoselisa ngasemabeleni kamame.

₁₀Ngaphonswa phezu kwakho kwasesizalweni;

unguNkulunkulu wami kwasesizalweni sikamame.

₁₁Ungabi-kude nami, ngokuba inhlupheko iseduze,

nosizayo akakho.

₁₂Izinkunzi eziningi zingibunganyele,

ezinamandla zaseBashani zingizungezile.

₁₃Zingikhamisele umlomo wazo

njengengonyama edwengulayo nebhodlayo.

₁₄Ngichithiwe njengamanzi;

onke amathambo ami enyele;

inhliziyo yami injengengcina,

incibilikile phakathi kwezibilini zami.

₁₅Amandla ami omile njengodengezi;

ulimi lwami lunamathela olwangeni lwami;

ungibeka othulini lokufa.

₁₆Ngokuba izinja ziyangibunganyela;

umbonda wababi ungizungezile;

izandla zami nezinyawo zami bazibhobozile.

₁₇Ngingabala onke amathambo ami;

bayabukela, bangibuke bengiklibhizela.

₁₈Babelana izingubo zami,

benzelana inkatho ngesambatho sami.

₁₉Kepha wena-Jehova mawungabi-kude,

wena-mandla ami, shesha ungisize.

₂₀Sindisa umphefumulo wami enkembeni,

ukuphila kwami emandleni ezinja.

₂₁Ngisindise emlonyeni wengonyama;

nasezimpondweni zezinyathi uyangizwa.

₂₂Ngiyakushumayeza abafowethu igama lakho,

ngikudumise phakathi kwebandla.

₂₃Nina enesaba uJehova, mbongeni;

nina nonke-nzalo kaJakobe, mdumiseni,

nimesabe nina nonke-nzalo kaIsrayeli.

₂₄Ngokuba akadelelanga, akanengwanga yinhlupheko yohluphekayo;

akamfihlelanga ubuso bakhe,

kepha nalapha ekhala kuye, wezwa.

₂₅Kuyakuvela kuwe ukudumisa kwami ebandleni elikhulu;

izithembiso zami ngiyakuzigcwalisa phambi kwabamesabayo.

₂₆Abamnene bayakudla, basuthe;

abafuna uJehova bayakumdumisa;

inhliziyo yenu mayiphile kuze kube-phakade.

₂₇Imikhawulo yonke yomhlaba iyakukhumbula, iphendukele kuJehova,

nezizukulwane zonke zezizwe ziyakukhuleka ebusweni bakho.

₂₈Ngokuba umbuso ungokaJehova;

nguye obusa izizwe.

₂₉Bonke abacebileyo bomhlaba bayakudla, bakhuleke;

bonke abehlela othulini bayakukhothama phambi kwakhe,

naye ongenakugcina umphefumulo wakhe ekuphileni.

₃₀Inzalo iyakumkhonza;

isizukulwane esizayo siyakulandiswa ngayo iNkosi.

₃₁Bayakuza bashumayele ukulunga kwayo

kuso isizwe esiyakuzalwa ngokuthi ikwenzile.