Ubuze benhlanhla yababi
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1Ungazikhathazi ngababi,
ungabi-namhawu ngabenza okungalungile.
2Ngokuba bayakusikwa masinyane njengotshani,
babune njengemithana eluhlaza.
3Themba kuJehova, wenze okulungileyo;
hlala ezweni, uzondle ngokukholeka;
4zithokozise ngoJehova,
yikhona ezakukunika okufiswa yinhliziyo yakho.
5Nikela indlela yakho esandleni sikaJehova, umethembe;
yena uzakukwenza.
6Uzakuhlalukisa ukulunga kwakho njengokukhanya,
nokufanele wena njengemini.
7Thula phambi kukaJehova, ulindele yena;
ungakhathazeki ngonenhlanhla endleleni yakhe,
ngomuntu osongoza amacebo amabi.
8Pheza ukuthukuthela;
yeka ulaka, ungakhathazeki; kubanga ukona nje.
9Ngokuba ababi bazakuchithwa,
kepha abalindela uJehova bazakudla ifa lomhlaba.
10Kusengumzuzwana, omubi angabe esabakho;
kuyakuthi lapho uhlola indawo yakhe, uyakube engasekho.
11Kepha abathobekileyo bazakulidla ifa lomhlaba,
bathokoze ngokuthula okukhulu.
12Omubi uyamsongela olungileyo ngokubi,
amgedlele amazinyo.
13INkosi iyakumhleka,
ngokuba iyabona ukuthi usuku lwakhe luyeza.
14Ababi bahosha inkemba, bansale umnsalo wabo
ukuba bamwise phansi ohluphekileyo nompofu,
babulale abandlela ilungile.
15Inkemba yabo izakungena kweyabo inhliziyo,
iminsalo yabo yaphulwe.
16Okuncane anakho olungileyo kungcono
kunemfuyo yababi abaningi.
17Ngokuba izingalo zababi ziyakwaphulwa,
kepha uJehova uyabaphasa abalungileyo.
18UJehova uyazazi izinsuku zabaqotho;
ifa labo liyakuma kuze kube-phakade.
19Abayikujabha esikhathini esibi;
bayakusutha ezinsukwini zendlala.
20Ngokuba ababi bayakubhubha;
izitha zikaJehova zinjengobuhle bamadlelo:
ziyakunyamalala, zinyamalale njengentuthu.
21Omubi uyatsheleka, angabuyiseli;
kepha olungileyo unesihawu, aphane.
22Ngokuba ababusisiweyo bakhe bazakulidla ifa lomhlaba,
kepha abaqalekiswa nguye bazakuchithwa.
23Izinyathelo zomuntu ziqiniswa nguJehova;
uyayithanda indlela yakhe.
24Noma ekhubeka, akayikuwa phansi,
ngokuba uJehova uphasa isandla sakhe.
25Kade ngimusha, manje sengimdala;
angizange ngibone olungileyo eshiyiwe
nenzalo yakhe iphanza ukudla.
26Usuku lonke uyahawukela, atsheleke, nenzalo yakhe iyisibusiso.
27Deda kokubi, wenze okuhle,
uyakuhlala kuze kube-phakade.
28Ngokuba uJehova uthanda ukulunga,
akabashiyi abangcwele bakhe;
bayalondolozwa kuze kube-phakade,
kepha inzalo yababi iyachithwa.
29Abalungileyo bazakudla ifa lomhlaba,
bahlale kuwo njalonjalo.
30Umlomo wolungileyo ushumayela ukuhlakanipha;
ulimi lwakhe lukhuluma ukulunga.
31Umthetho kaNkulunkulu wakhe usenhliziyweni yakhe;
izinyathelo zakhe azisheleli.
32Omubi uqaphela olungileyo,
ufuna ukumbulala.
33UJehova akayikumnikela esandleni sakhe;
akayikumlahla lapho ahlulelwa khona.
34Lindela uJehova, ulonde indlela yakhe;
uzakukuphakamisa, udle ifa lomhlaba,
ubukele lapho ababi bechithwa khona.
35Ngambona omubi oyisidlova
ezenabisile njengomuthi oluhlaza ogxilileyo;
36kwathi lapho umuntu edlula, bheka, wayengasekho;
ngamfuna, kepha akabe esafunyanwa.
37Mbhekisise ongasolekiyo, umbone oqotho;
ngokuba umuntu wokuthula, ukugcina kwakhe kuhle.
38Kepha abaphambukayo bayakubhujiswa bonke;
isikhathi sababi siyakunqunywa.
39Ukusindiswa kwabalungileyo kuvela kuJehova;
uyinqaba yabo esikhathini sokuhlupheka.
40UJehova uyabasiza, abakhulule;
ubakhulula kwababi, abasindise,
ngokuba bayamethemba.