Ihubo lomkhosi
Kumholi wokuhlabelela; ngeGititi*; elika-Asafa
1Halalisani uNkulunkulu amandla ethu,
nimemeze ngokujabula kuNkulunkulu kaJakobe.
2Hlabani ihubo,
nithathe isigubhu nehabhu* elihle nogubhu.
3Bethani icilongo ekwethwaseni kwenyanga
nasekuhlanganeni kwenyanga ngosuku lomkhosi wethu.
4Ngokuba kuyisimiso kwaIsrayeli
nomthetho kaNkulunkulu kaJakobe.
5Kungubufakazi abumisayo kwaJosefa
mhla ephuma ezweni laseGibithe.
Ngizwa ulimi ebengingalwazi luthi:
6Ngasusa ihlombe lakhe emthwalweni,
izandla zakhe zakhululeka eqomeni lokuthwala.
7Wakhuleka usosizini, ngakukhulula;
ngakuphendula ngisekusithekeni kokuduma,
ngakuvivinya ngasemanzini aseMeriba. Sela*.
8Zwanini, bantu bami, ngizakufakaza kini ukuthi:
O Israyeli, sengathi ungangilalela!
9Makungabikho kuwe unkulunkulu omunye,
ungakhuleki kunkulunkulu wabezizwe.
10Mina nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wakho
owakukhuphula ezweni laseGibithe;
khamisa umlomo wakho, ngiwugcwalise.
11Kepha abantu bami abalalelanga izwi lami,
uIsrayeli akanginakanga.
12Ngase ngibayeka enkanini yenhliziyo yabo
ukuba bahambe ngokuthanda kwabo.
13Sengathi abantu bami bangangizwa,
uIsrayeli ahambe ezindleleni zami.
14Bengiyakuthobisa masinyane izitha zabo,
ngiselulele isandla sami kwabamelene nabo.
15Abazondi bakaJehova bebeyakuzithobela kuye,
kepha isikhathi sabantu bami besiyakuba-khona kuze kube-phakade.
16Ubeyakubapha ukolweni omuhle;
yebo, bengiyakubasuthisa ngezinyosi zasesiweni.
