AMahubo 68

₁Makavuke uNkulunkulu,

izitha zakhe zihlakazeke,

labo abamzondayo babaleke phambi kwakhe.

₂Njengokuphephuka komusi,

nokuncibilika kwengcina phambi komlilo,

bachithwa kanjalo ababi phambi kukaNkulunkulu.

₃Kepha abalungileyo mabajabule,

bethabe phambi kukaNkulunkulu,

bathokoze nokuthokoza.

₄Hubelani uNkulunkulu, nidumise igama lakhe,

lowo ogibela amafu, nimenzele indlela,

igama lakhe nguSimakade,

yethabani phambi kwakhe.

₅UnguYise wezinkedama,

nomvikeli wabafelokazi;

unguNkulunkulu osendaweni yakhe yokuhlala engcwele.

₆UNkulunkulu uhlalisa imihlalaqha ezindlini,

akhulule iziboshwa bese zinethezeka,

abahlubukayo bodwa abahlala emaqwaqwasini.

₇Nkulunkulu, ekuphumeni kwakho

phambi kwabantu bakho,

ekudabuleni kwakho ihlane,

₈umhlaba wazamazama,

izulu laconsa phambi kukaNkulunkulu,

neSinayi yazamazama phambi kukaNkulunkulu,

uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli.

₉Wanisa imvula enkulu, Nkulunkulu;

ifa lakho selehlulekile, waliqinisa.

₁₀Ibandla lakho lakha kulo, ngobuhle bakho,

wabalungisela abahluphekayo, Nkulunkulu.

₁₁INkosi ikhiphe izwi,

isixuku esikhulu sabesifazane sabika

indaba ejabulisayo.

₁₂Amakhosi ahola izimpi acela empunzini,

athi galo yephuka.

Abesifazane abasekhaya babelana impango,

₁₃noma belala ezibuyeni,

kunjengamaphiko ejuba ambozwe ngesiliva,

izimpaphe zamaphiko alo zahuqwa ngegolide elikhazimulayo.

₁₄Ngesikhathi uSomandla ehlakaza amakhosi lapho,

kwakhithika iqhwa eZalimoni.

₁₅Intaba kaNkulunkulu yintaba iBhashani;

intaba eneziqongo.

₁₆Kungani nina zintaba ezimagqumagquma nibuka,

niyibuka ngonya intaba uNkulunkulu

athanda ukuhlala kuyo na?

Yebo, uSimakade uzohlala kuyo

kuze kube phakade.

₁₇Izinqola zempi zikaNkulunkulu ezinamandla

eziyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili,

izinkulungwane ngezinkulungwane

iNkosi iphakathi kwazo,

iSinayi isendaweni engcwele.

₁₈Wena wenyukele phezulu, wathumba abathunjiweyo,

wapha abantu izipho,

nakulabo abebehlubukile,

ukuze uSimakade uNkulunkulu ahlale khona.

₁₉Mayibongwe iNkosi esithwalela imithwalo yethu

imihla ngemihla,

uNkulunkulu uyinsindiso yethu. Sela

₂₀UNkulunkulu wethu unguNkulunkulu okhululayo,

ukukhulula ekufeni kungokukaSimakade, iNkosi.

₂₁Kepha uNkulunkulu uzophohloza

amakhanda ezitha zakhe,

ukhakhayi lwalowo onesihluthu

ohamba ezindleleni zokona kwakhe.

₂₂INkosi yathi:

“Ngizobabuyisa bevela eBhashani,

ngibabuyise bevela ekujuleni kolwandle,

₂₃ukuze ugeze izinyawo zakho egazini,

nezilimi zezinja zakho zibe nesabelo ezitheni.”

₂₄Nkulunkulu, abantu bayibonile inhlabaluhide

iya endlini engcwele,

izindwendwe zikaNkulunkulu wami, iNkosi yami.

₂₅Phambili kuhamba abahlabeleli,

emuva abashaya ugubhu,

phakathi yizintombi ezishaya izigubhu.

₂₆Bongani uNkulunkulu ebandleni elikhulu;

Simakade, Wena ungumthombo ka-Israyeli.

₂₇Nango uBhenjamini ongomncinyane

kubo bonke, uyababusa,

izikhulu zakwaJuda zingumzimba,

nezikhulu zakwaZebuloni nezakwaNafethali.

₂₈UNkulunkulu wakho ukumisele amandla akho,

qinisa, Nkulunkulu, lokho osenzele khona.

₂₉Ngenxa yethempeli lakho eJerusalema,

amakhosi ayokulethela izipho.

₃₀Zikhuze izilwane ezihlala emhlangeni,

imihlambi yezinkunzi namankonyane ezizwe,

ukuze beze bakukhothamele bonke,

bethule kuwe izinhlamvu zesiliva,

uhlakaze izizwe ezithokozela ukulwa.

₃₁Izikhulu ziyakuvela eGibhithe,

amaKhushe ayakwelulela ngokushesha

izandla zawo kuNkulunkulu.

₃₂Nina mibuso yomhlaba, mhubeleni uNkulunkulu,

nidumise iNkosi,

₃₃yona ekhwela phezu

kwamazulu aphezulu asendulo,

iyezwakalisa izwi layo,

izwi elinamandla.

₃₄Nikani uNkulunkulu amandla,

ubukhosi bakhe buphezu kuka-Israyeli,

amandla akhe asemafini.

₃₅Nkulunkulu, uyesabeka ezindaweni zakho ezingcwele,

uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli abantu bakhe ubapha

amandla nezikhwepha.

Makadunyiswe uNkulunkulu.