Ukuhlupheka nosizi
1 Ngingumuntu obone ukuhlupheka
ngentonga yentukuthelo yakhe.
2 Ungiholile, wangihambisa ebumnyameni,
kungesikho ekukhanyeni.
3 Impela uyangiphendulela isandla sakhe
ephinda njalo zonke izinsuku.
4 Ugugisile inyama yami nesikhumba sami,
waphula amathambo ami.
5 Ungakhele, wangihaqa
ngenyongo nangokushikashikeka.
6 Ungihlalisile ebumnyameni
njengabakade bafa.
7 Ungibiyele ukuze ngingaphumi,
wenza amaketanga ami ukuba asinde.
8 Nalapho ngikhala ngicela ukusindiswa,
uyavalela umkhuleko wami.
9 Ubiyele izindlela zami ngamatshe abaziweyo,
wagwegwisa imikhondo yami.
10 Ukimi njengebhere* eliqamekelayo
nengonyama ezindaweni ezisithekileyo.
11 Wachezukisa izindlela zami, wangidwengula,
wangenza incithakalo.
12 Wansala umnsalo wakhe,
wangimisa ngibe yisigcibisholo somcibisholo.
13 Wahlaba izinso zami
ngemicibisholo yesambo sakhe.
14 Sengingohlekwayo kubantu bonke,
ngihaywa usuku lonke.
15 Wangisuthisa ngokubabayo,
wangigcwalisa ngomhlonyane.
16 Waphula amazinyo ami ngohlalwane,
wangembesa umlotha.
17 Walahla kude nokuthula umphefumulo wami,
ngakhohlwa inhlanhla.
18 Ngathi:
“Amandla ami nethemba lami kuJehova kuphelile.”
19 Khumbula ukuhlupheka kwami nosizi lwami,
umhlonyane nenyongo.
20 Umphefumulo wami uyakukhumbula nokukukhumbula,
uthobile phakathi kwami.
21 Kepha yilokhu engiyakukubuyisela enhliziyweni yami,
ngalokho nginethemba:
22 ngumusa kaJehova ukuthi asiqediwe,
ngokuba ububele bakhe abupheli.
23 Busha ekuseni njalo;
ukuthembeka kwakho kukhulu.
24 UJehova uyisabelo sami,
usho umphefumulo wami;
ngakho ngiyakwethemba kuye.
25 UJehova muhle kwabamethembayo,
kumphefumulo omfunayo.
26 Kuhle ukumethemba nokulindela ngokuthula
ukusindisa kukaJehova.
27 Kuhle kumuntu ukuba athwale ijoka
ebusheni bakhe.
28 Makahlale yedwa, athule,
lapho emthwesa lona.
29 Makabeke umlomo wakhe othulini;
mhlawumbe kungaba khona ithemba.
30 Makanike isihlathi sakhe komshayayo,
asuthe ngenhlamba.
31 Ngokuba uJehova akayikulahla
kuze kube phakade.
32 Ngokuba noma edabukisile,
uyakuhawukela nokho ngokobukhulu bomusa wakhe.
33 Ngokuba akahluphi,
angadabukisi abantwana babantu ngenxa yokuba ekuthanda.
34 Ukuphahlaza phansi kwezinyawo
zonke iziboshwa zasemhlabeni,
35 nokuchezukisa imfanelo yomuntu
phambi kobuso boPhezukonke,
36 nokona umuntu ecaleni lakhe,
iNkosi ayikuboni lokhu na?
37 Kwasho ubani, kwenzakala,
iNkosi ingakuyalelanga, na?
38 Akuphumi okuhle nokubi
emlonyeni woPhezukonke na?
39 Ukhononelani umuntu ophilayo,
umuntu ojeziswa ngezono zakhe, na?
40 Masiphenye, sicinge izindlela zethu,
sibuyele kuJehova.
41 Masiphakamise izinhliziyo zethu kanye nezandla zethu
kuNkulunkulu ezulwini.
42 Siphambukile, sahlubuka;
wena awukuyekelanga.
43 Wazembesa ulaka, wasixosha,
wabulala, ungahawukelanga.
44 Wazembesa ifu,
ukuze imikhuleko yethu ingafinyeleli.
45 Usenze umphucuzo nemfucumfucu
phakathi kwabantu.
46 Zonke izitha zethu
zisikhamisele imilomo yazo.
47 Uvalo nomgodi kusehlele,
ukubhujiswa nokuchithwa.
48 Iso lami liyamululeka imifula yamanzi
ngenxa yokuchithwa kwendodakazi yabantu bami.
49 Iso lami liyamululeka, alinqamuki;
akukho ukukhawuka,
50 aze abheke uJehova,
abone esezulwini.
51 Iso lami lenza umphefumulo wami ube buhlungu
ngenxa yawo onke amadodakazi omuzi wakithi.
52 Abayizitha zami ngeze
bangizingele nokungizingela njengenyoni.
53 Banqume ukuphila kwami emgodini,
bangiphonsa ngetshe.
54 Amanzi aminzisa ikhanda lami.
Ngathi: “Nginqunyiwe.”
55 Ngalibiza igama lakho, Jehova,
ngisemgodini phansi.
56 Wezwa izwi lami;
ungasithezi indlebe yakho
lapho ngikhalela ukusizwa.
57 Wasondela ngosuku
lokubiza kwami, wathi: “Ungesabi.”
58 Nkosi, umela indaba yomphefumulo wami,
uyahlenga ukuphila kwami.
59 Jehova, uyabona ukoniwa kwami;
thetha indaba yami.
60 Uyabona konke ukuphindisa kwabo
nawo onke amacebo abo ngami.
61 Uyezwa inhlamba yabo, Jehova,
nawo onke amacebo abo ngami,
62 izindebe zabangivukeleyo
nemicabango yabo ngami izinsuku zonke.
63 Bheka ukuhlala kwabo nokuvuka kwabo;
ngihaywa yibo.
64 Uyakubaphindisela, Jehova,
ngokwemisebenzi yezandla zabo.
65 Uyakubanika isimbozo senhliziyo,
isiqalekiso sakho sibe phezu kwabo.
66 Uyakubaxosha ngentukuthelo,
ubabhubhise,
bangabe besaba khona phansi kwezulu likaJehova.