Ukwethembeka kuSomnini ngeenkhathi ezibudisi
1Kumkhaleli; ngesililiso seenara; iMaskili; lakaDavida.
2Zimu, beka indlebe emthandazwenami,
ungazifihli esibaweni sami.
3Ngizwe, ungiphendule,
ekububuleni kwami ngigandelelekile.
Ngiwurubajekile 4ngebanga letjhada lezitha,
nokutlewula kweenkhohlakali:
Zingethusela ngobumbi,
ngelaka zingibambela ivunda.
5Ihliziywami iyathuthumela,
ukwesabeka kokufa kungehlele.
6Ngingenwe livalo nokuqhaqhazela,
ngembathwe kuhlengezela.
7Ngithi: “Ngathana bengingaba namaphiko njengezuba,
bengizokuphaphela kude ngihlale khona.
8Iye, bengizokubalekela kude,
ngiyozihlalela erhalawumbeni.
9Bengizakurhabela ukuzifunyanela isiphephelo,
kude nesivunguvungu nesiwuruwuru.”
10Somandla, bararanise,
uhlangahlanganise ikulumabo
ngombana ngiyibonile inturhu
nombango edorobheni;
11ubusuku nemini ulizombelezile,
ngitjho naphezu kwemithangalalo.
Ubukhohlakali nomonakalo kungaphakathi kwalo;
12iye, ngaphakathi kwalo kunokubhujiswa;
ukubandezela nekohliso akusuki ecabazini lalo.
13Nangabe bekusisitha esinginyefulako
bengizokuthwala lokho;
nangabe bekungongizondako,
oziphakamisa phezu kwami
bengizombhacela.
14Kodwana manje nguwe ntangami,
mnganami nomkhozami,
15iye, wena ebenginobudlelwano obuhle nawe,
siya endlini kaZimu kanye nebandla elithabileko.
16Kwanga ukufa kungazehlela izitha zami,
zehlele endaweni yabafileko zisezwa
ngombana ubumbi buseenhliziyweni zazo,
iye, ngaphakathi kwazo.
17Mina ngilila kuZimu,
nje-ke uSomnini uzangisindisa.
18Ntambama, ekuseni nemini
ngithulula isililo sami, ngibubule;
yena iyalizwa ilizwi lami.
19Epini engiqalene nayo
uzangihlenga ngingalimali,
nanyana babanengi abajamelene nami.
20UZimu obusa nini nanini,
uzakwizwa, athobise izitha.
Yena akaphenduki,
khonapho azimesabi.
21Untangami ungibeke isandla,
wephula isivumelwano.
22Ilimu lakhe libutjhelelezi kunamafutha wepehlo,
kodwana ihliziywakhe inelunya;
amezwakhe athambile kunamafutha,
kodwana ayisabula erhwatjhiweko.
23Phosa umthwalwakho kuSomnini,
yena uzakusekela,
angekhe avumela olungileko asikinywe.
24Kodwana nakuzizitha zona,
wena ngokwakho Zimu
uzaziphosela emgodini wethuna.
Abomele iingazi nabakhokhobeli
angeze baphile ngitjho ingcenye yemihla yabo.
Nakungimi, ngethemba wena Somnini.
