Umkhuleko wocela ukubuswa nguNkulunkulu nokuvikelwa nguye
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1Jehova, ngiphakamisela kuwena umphefumulo wami.
2Nkulunkulu wami, ngiyethemba kuwe;
mawungangijabhisi;
izitha zami mazingethabi ngami.
3Yebo, akuyikujabha noyedwa kwabakulindelayo;
bayakujabha abaphambuka ngeze.
4Ngazise imendo yakho, Jehova;
ngifundise izindlela zakho.
5Ngihambise eqinisweni lakho, ungifundise,
ngokuba wena unguNkulunkulu wensindiso yami;
ngilindela wena usuku lonke.
6Khumbula, Jehova, ububele bakho nomusa wakho,
ngokuba kukhona kwaphakade.
7Ungazikhumbuli izono zobusha bami neziphambeko zami;
ngikhumbule ngokomusa wakho
ngenxa yobubele bakho, Jehova.
8UJehova muhle, ulungile;
ngalokho ufundisa izoni indlela.
9Abathobekileyo ubaholela kokulungileyo,
abathobekileyo ubafundisa indlela yakhe.
10Zonke izindlela zikaJehova zingububele neqiniso
kulabo abagcina isivumelwano sakhe nezifakazelo zakhe.
11Ngenxa yegama lakho, Jehova,
ngithethelele ukona kwami, ngokuba kukhulu.
12Ngumuphi umuntu omesaba uJehova na?
Nguyena oyakufundiswa nguye indlela ayakuyikhetha.
13Umphefumulo wakhe uzakuhlala ngokwenama,
inzalo yakhe iyakuzuza izwe.
14Ubuhlobo bukaJehova bukubo abamesabayo;
uyakubazisa isivumelwano sakhe.
15Amehlo ami akuye uJehova njalo,
ngokuba nguyena okhipha izinyawo zami enetheni.
16Phendukela kimi, ube-nomusa kimi,
ngokuba nginesizungu, ngihluphekile.
17Izinsizi zenhliziyo yami zikhulile;
ngikhiphe ezinhluphekweni zami.
18Bheka ukuhlupheka kwami nosizi lwami,
ungithethelele zonke izono zami.
19Bheka izitha zami, ngokuba ziningi;
ziyangizonda ngenzondo yonya.
20Londoloza umphefumulo wami, ungikhulule;
mawungangijabhisi, ngokuba ngiphephela kuwe.
21Ukulunga nobuqotho makungilondoloze,
ngokuba ngilindele wena.
22Nkulunkulu, hlenga uIsrayeli
kuzo zonke izinkathazo zakhe.