AMAHUBO 97

Ukubonakala kobukhosi bukaJehova

1 UJehova uyinkosi;

umhlaba mawethabe,

zijabule iziqhingi eziningi.

2 Amafu nobumnyama kuyamphahla;

ukulunga nokwahlulela kuyisisekelo sesihlalo sakhe sobukhosi.

3 Umlilo uyahamba phambi kwakhe,

udla izitha zakhe nxazonke.

4 Imibani yakhe ikhanyisa izwe;

umhlaba uyakubona, uthuthumele.

5 Izintaba zincibilika njengengcina phambi kukaJehova,

phambi kweNkosi yomhlaba wonke.

6 Amazulu ashumayela ukulunga kwakhe;

izizwe zonke zibona inkazimulo yakhe.

7 Mabajabhe bonke abakhonza izithombe ezibaziweyo,

abazigabisa ngezithombe.

Mkhonzeni nina nonke bonkulunkulu.

8 ISiyoni liyezwa, liyajabula;

ngenxa yezahlulelo zakho, Jehova.

9 Ngokuba wena Jehova uphezu komhlaba wonke,

uphakeme kakhulu phezu kwawonkulunkulu bonke.

10 Nina enithanda uJehova zondani okubi;

uyagcina imiphefumulo yabamkhonzayo;

uyabasindisa ezandleni zababi.

11 Ukukhanya kuhlwanyelelwe olungileyo,

ukujabula kuhlwanyelelwe abanhliziyo ziqotho.

12 Jabulani kuJehova nina balungileyo,

nibonge igama lakhe elingcwele.