UISAYA 47

₁Yehla, uhlale othulini wena-ntombi,

ndodakazi yaseBabele,

uhlale emhlabathini, kungekho-sihlalo sobukhosi,

wena-ndodakazi yamaKaledi,

ngokuba awusayikubizwa ngokuthi uthambile

nokuthi uyatetema.

₂Thatha amatshe okugaya, ugaye impuphu,

uyisuse imvakazi yakho,

uwukhumule umhushuza wakho,

wambule umlenze, uwele imifula.

₃Ubuze bakho buyakwambulwa,

yebo, ubunqunu bakho buyakubonakala;

ngiyakuphindisa, ngingayeki-muntu.

₄Igama loMhlengi wethu linguJehova-Sebawoti,

oNgcwele kaIsrayeli.

₅Hlala uzithulele, ungene ebumnyameni,

wena-ndodakazi yamaKaledi,

ngokuba awusayikubizwa ngokuthi

iNkosikazi yemiBuso.

₆Ngabathukuthelela abantu bami,

ngalingcolisa ifa lami,

ngalinikela esandleni sakho;

awubahawukelanga,

walenza ijoka lakho ukuba lisinde kakhulu

phezu kwabadala.

₇Wathi wena: Ngiyakuba-yinkosikazi njalonjalo;

ngalokho awubekanga lezizinto enhliziyweni yakho,

awukhumbulanga ukugcina kwazo.

₈Manje yizwa lokhu wena ozijabulisayo,

ohlala ulondekile,

othi enhliziyweni yakho:

Yimi, akakho omunye;

angiyikuhlalisa okomfelokazi,

nokufelwa abantwana angiyikukwazi.

₉Kodwa lokhu kokubili kuyakufika kuwe

ngokuphazima kweso ngalusuku lunye,

ukufelwa kwabantwana nobufelokazi

kufike phezu kwakho ngokugcweleyo

phakathi kobuningi bamalumbo akho,

nobuningi beziphonso zakho.

₁₀Wethembile ebubini bakho, wathi:

Akakho ongibonayo;

ukuhlakanipha kwakho nokwazi kwakho kukudukisile;

wathi enhliziyweni yakho: Yimi, akakho omunye.

₁₁Kepha ububi buyakukwehlela,

awuyikwazi lapho buvela khona;

nengozi iyakuwela phezu kwakho,

awuyikuba-namandla okuyichezukisa,

incithakalo ifike phezu kwakho ngokuzumayo,

ungazi.

₁₂Yima manje neziphonso zakho

nobuningi bamalumbo akho

okhandlekile kukho kwasebusheni bakho;

mhlawumbe uyakusizakala, mhlawumbe uyakubanga uvalo.

₁₃Ukhathele ngobuningi bamacebo akho;

mabasukume, bakusindise abadabula izulu,

nababheka izinkanyezi,

nabazisa ngezinyanga ezintsha ukuthi

kuphi lapho kuzakuvela khona lokhu okuzakukwehlela.

₁₄Bheka, bayakuba-njengamabibi ashiswa ngumlilo,

abayikuzophula emandleni elangabi;

akusilo ilahle lokotha,

akusiwo umlilo wokuba kuhlalwe phambi kwawo.

₁₅Ziyakuba-njalo kuwe izinto okhandleké kuzo,

zihambisene nawe kwasebusheni bakho;

seziyakuzulazula, kube-yileyo naleyo ngendlela yayo,

ekusindisayo ingabikho.