Ukuchithwa kwababi

1 Jehova, umeleni kude na?

Uzifihlelani ubuso ezikhathini zokuhlupheka na?

2 Ngokuqhosha komubi ompofu uyahlupheka;

mababanjwe ngamacebo abawacebileyo.

3 Ngokuba omubi uyazigabisa ngokufisa komphefumulo wakhe,

nohulazayo uyamvalelisa,

amdelele uJehova.

4 Omubi ngokuzikhukhumeza kobuso bakhe uthi:

“Akanaki lutho;

akakho uNkulunkulu,”

injalo imicabango yakhe yonke.

5 Izindlela zakhe zithembekile izikhathi zonke;

izahlulelo zakho ziphakeme kakhulu kunokubona kwakhe;

zonke izitha zakhe uyazidelela.

6 Uthi enhliziyweni yakhe: “Angiyikuzanyazanyiswa;

izizukulwane nezizukulwane angisoze ngehlelwa ngozi.”

7 Umlomo wakhe ugcwele isiqalekiso nenkohliso nobudlova;

ngaphansi kolimi lwakhe kukhona ukwelelesa nokonakala.

8 Uhlezi ezindaweni zokuqamekela zemizi;

ezindaweni ezisithekileyo uyambulala ongenacala;

amehlo akhe ayamhlwaya othithibeleyo.

9 Endaweni esithekileyo uqamekela njengengonyama emphandwini wayo;

uhlomele ukumbamba ohluphekileyo;

uyambamba ohluphekileyo ngokumngenisa esihibeni sakhe.

10 Uyanyonyoba, uyakhothama,

abathithibeleyo bawe ngamazipho akhe.

11 Uthi enhliziyweni yakhe:

“UNkulunkulu ukhohliwe,

ubusithezile ubuso bakhe;

akasoze wakubona nanini.”

12 Vuka, Jehova!

Nkulunkulu, phakamisa isandla sakho,

ungakhohlwa abahluphekileyo.

13 Kungani ukuba omubi adelele uNkulunkulu,

athi enhliziyweni yakhe: “Awuyikukunaka,” na?

14 Ubonile wena;

ngokuba ukukhathazeka nokuhlupheka uyakubona wena

ukuze ukubeke esandleni sakho;

othithibeleyo uyazinikela kuwe;

wena ungumsizi wentandane.

15 Yaphula ingalo yomubi;

buphenyisise ububi besoni,

ukuze ungabe usabufumana.

16 UJehova uyinkosi kuze kube phakade naphakade;

abezizwe bayachithwa emhlabeni wakhe.

17 Jehova, uyakuzwa ukulangazela kwabamnene;

uyaqinisa inhliziyo yabo,

indlebe yakho uyibeka kubo

18 ukuba wahlulele intandane nocindezelweyo,

ukuze umuntu wasemhlabeni angabe esabanga uvalo.