Umkhuleko ngabazalwane abambumbulu

Kumholi wokuhlabelela. Ngogubhu. IMaskili* likaDavide.

1 Lalela, Nkulunkulu,

umkhuleko wami,

ungazifihli ekunxuseni kwami.

2 Ngizwele, ungiphendule;

ngiyayaluza ekukhaleni kwami, ngiyabubula

3 ngenxa yezwi lesitha,

ngenxa yokucindezela komubi;

ngokuba bagingqela okubi phezu kwami;

bangizingela bethukuthele.

4 Inhliziyo yami iyathuthumela phakathi kwami;

amavuso okufa angehlele.

5 Ngifikelwe luvalo nokuqhaqhazela;

ngikhwelwe ngukwesaba okukhulu.

6 Besengithi:

“Sengathi ngingaba namaphiko njengejuba;

ngabe ngindizela ekudeni,

ngihlale khona.”

7 Bheka, bengiyakubaleka, ngiye kude,

ngingenise ehlane.Sela*

8 Ngabe ngiphuthuma indawo yokuphepha

emoyeni ovunguzayo nasesiphephweni.

9 Bachithe, Nkosi,

uphambanise ulimi lwabo,

ngokuba ngibonile ubudlwangudlwangu nokuxabana emzini.

10 Imini nobusuku bahamba bezungeza phezu kwezingange zawo;

okubi nokushinga kuphakathi kwawo.

11 Ububi buphakathi kwawo;

imbandezelo nenkohliso akusuki esigcawini sawo.

12 Ngokuba akusiso isitha esingiklolodelayo;

ngabe ngiyakuthwala;

akusiye ongizondayo oziphakamise phezu kwami;

ngabe ngamcashela;

13 kepha nguwe ntanga yami,

mhlobo wami nomngane wami.

14 Sasihlalisana kamnandi;

sasiya endlini kaNkulunkulu kanye nebandla elithokozayo.

15 Ukufa makubazume,

bashonele endaweni yabafileyo besezwa,

ngokuba ububi busezindlini zabo nasezinhliziyweni zabo.

16 Mina ngizakukhala kuNkulunkulu;

uJehova uzakungisindisa.

17 Kusihlwa nasekuseni nasemini ngizakuzikhalela, ngibubule,

abeselizwa izwi lami.

18 Uyawuhlenga umphefumulo wami ngokuthula, bangasondeli kimi,

ngokuba baningi abamelene nami.

19 UNkulunkulu uzakuzwa, abaphendule,

yena okhona kwaphakade.Sela*

Yibona kambe okungekho kubo ukuphenduka,

nabangamesabiyo uNkulunkulu.

20 Ubeka isandla ngakuye ohlalisene kahle naye;

udumazile isivumelwano sakhe.

21 Umlomo wakhe ubushelezi kunephehlwa,

kepha inhliziyo yakhe iyimpi;

amazwi akhe athambile kunamafutha;

nokho ayizinkemba ezikhokhiweyo.

22 Phonsa phezu kukaJehova umthwalo wakho, uzakukuphasa;

akayikuvuma naphakade ukuba olungileyo azanyazanyiswe.

23 Wena Nkulunkulu uyakubaphonsa egodini lokubhubhisa;

abantu begazi nenkohliso abayikufinyelela nasenxenyeni yezinsuku zabo;

kepha mina ngizakwethemba wena.