Umkhuleko wocela ukusindiswa ezitheni
ElikaDavide
1Phikisana, Jehova, nabaphikisana nami,
ulwe nabo abalwa nami.
2Thatha ihawu nesihlangu,
uvuke, ungisize.
3Hosha umkhonto, uvimbe indlela kwabangizingelayo;
yisho kuwo umphefumulo wami, uthi: Mina ngiyinsindiso yakho.
4Mabajabhe, bahlazeke abafuna umphefumulo wami;
mababuyiselwe emuva, bajabhiswe abangisongelayo.
5Mababe-njengamakhoba emoyeni,
ingelosi kaJehova ibadudule.
6Indlela yabo mayibe-mnyama, ibebushelezi,
ingelosi kaJehova ibaxoshe.
7Ngokuba bangenzele ngasesitha igebe lenetha labo, kungekho-sici,
bembele umphefumulo wami umgodi, kungekho-cala.
8Ukubhujiswa makumehlele engazelele;
inetha lakhe alibeké ngasesitha malimbambe yena;
makawele kulo kube-ngukubhujiswa kwakhe.
9Khona umphefumulo wami uzakwethaba kuJehova,
uthokoze ngokusindisa kwakhe.
10Onke amathambo ami azakuthi: Jehova, ngubani onjengawe,
wena okhulula ohluphekayo,
yebo, ohluphekayo nompofu komphangayo, na?
11Ofakazi abangalungile bayasukuma,
babuza kimi engingakwaziyo.
12Bangiphindisela okubi ngokuhle;
umphefumulo wami bawusozisele.
13Kanti ekuguleni kwabo mina ngangembethe ezokuzila;
umphefumulo wami ngawuhlupha ngokuzila ukudla;
umkhuleko wami wabuyela esifubeni sami.
14Ngahamba kungathi bekungumngane wami nomfowethu;
njengokhalela unina ngakhothama ngokulila.
15Kepha ekuweni kwami bahlekisa ngami, babuthana ndawonye;
abashayi engingabaziyo bangibunganyela;
badumaza bengayeki.
16Njengezinteli ezikhonzela ucezu lwesinkwa
bangigedlela amazinyo.
17Nkosi, lokho uzakukubukela kuze kube-nini na?
Sindisa umphefumulo wami ekubhubhiseni kwabo,
ukuphila kwami ezingonyameni ezingamabhongo.
18Ngizakukubonga ebandleni elikhulu,
ngikudumise phakathi kwabantu abaningi.
19Mabangajabuli ngami abayizitha zami bengenasizathu;
mabangaqwayizi amehlo abangizonda ngeze.
20Ngokuba abakhulumi ukuthula,
kepha baqamba amazwi enkohliso ngabazithuleleyo emhlabeni.
21Yebo, bangikhamisela kakhulu umlomo wabo, bathi:
Ashila, ashila, iso lethu liyabona!
22Uyakubona, Jehova; mawungathuli;
Nkosi, mawungabi-kude nami.
23Vuka, usukumele ukwahlulelwa kwami, Nkulunkulu wami, Nkosi yami,
umele icala lami.
24Ngahlulele ngokulunga kwakho, Jehova Nkulunkulu wami;
mabangajabuli ngami.
25Mabangasho enhliziyweni yabo ukuthi: He, kwaya ngesifiso sethu!
Mabangasho ukuthi: Simgwinyile.
26Mabajabhe, babe-namahloni bonke abajabula ngokuhlupheka kwami;
abazikhukhumeza ngami mabembathiswe ukujabha nendumazo.
27Mabethabe, bajabule abathokoza ngokulunga kwami;
mabathi njalonjalo: Makadunyiswe uJehova
othokoza ngenhlanhla yenceku yakhe.
28Ulimi lwami luzakushumayela ngokulunga kwakho,
usuku lonke ngodumo lwakho.