Umthandazo wokusekela umbusi
1Irhubo lakaSolomoni.
Zimu, yipha umbusi imithethwakho
nokulunga kwakho kozesiweko.
2Kwanga angagweba abantu bakho ngokulunga,
iye, abeyame kuwe ngokufaneleko.
3Kwanga iintaba zingakhiqiza ukuthula ebantwini
nemibundu ithele ukulunga.
4Kwanga angajamela indaba yabazeyame ngawe;
iye, asindise abachakileko;
kodwana aphohloze ogandelelako.
5Inga kungathi kusakhanya nenyanga isadarhile,
abantu bakho bakwesabe,
iye, iinzukulwana ngeenzukulwana.
6Inga umbusi angafana nezulu
eliwulukela etjanini obusikiweko
nanjengomfefezwana othambisa iphasi.
7Kwanga emihlenakhe kunganda ukulunga,
kuvame ukuthula, inyanga ingasabikhona.
8Kwanga angabusa ukusuka elwandle ukuya kelinye,
kusukela emlanjeni omkhulu
ukuya epelazwe;
9abahlali berhalawumbeni bakhothame phambi kwakhe,
izitha zakhe zikhothe ithuli.
10Kwanga amakhosi weTharatjhitjhi
neweligwini angaletha kuye umthelo;
amakhosi weTjheba neSeba amlethele izipho;
11iye, woke amakhosi aguqe phambi kwakhe;
zoke izizwe zizinikele kuye.
12Yena wenyela abadududu nabalilako,
iye, abakhwahlileko nabanganabani.
13Ukhathalela ababuthakathaka nabadududu;
asindise nabatlhogako.
14Ekugandelelweni nenturhwini uyabahlenga,
ipilwabo iligugu emehlwenakhe.
15Kwanga angasiphilela!
Inga angaphiwa igolide leTjheba,
athandazelwe njalonjalo,
ahlale abusisekile ilanga loke.
16Inga kungabakhona inala enarheni,
ngitjho neenqongweni zeentaba,
iinthelo zakhona ziyathazele njengemithi yeLibhanoni,
abantu emadorobheni baphalaze
njengotjani emmangweni.
17Kwanga ibizo lakhe lingahlala mlibe,
idumo lakhe lijame ije kusakhanya;
kwanga zoke izizwe
zingakhanukela ukubusiswa njengaye,
zimbize bonyana ungobusisekileko.
18Akadunyiswe uSomnini uZimu,
iye, uZimu ka-Israyeli,
okunguye yedwa owenza iimangaliso.
19Alidunyiswe isiphelani ibizo lakhe eliphazimulako;
kwanga iphazimulwakhe ingazala iphasi loke.
Amen, iye, Amen.
20Ukuphela kwemithandazo kaDavida indodana kaJese.