Umkhuleko wokunqoba izitha

Igama. Ihubo likaDavide.

1 Inhliziyo yami iduduzekile, Nkulunkulu;

ngizakuhlabelela, ngihube,

ngisho nomphefumulo wami.

2 Vukani, lugubhu nehabhu!*

Ngizakuvusa ukusa.

3 Ngizakukubonga phakathi kwabantu, Jehova,

ngikudumise phakathi kwezizwe.

4 Ngokuba umusa wakho mkhulu phezu kwezulu,

nokuthembeka kwakho kuze kube semafwini.

5 Phakama, Nkulunkulu,

phezu kwezulu,

inkazimulo yakho ibe phezu komhlaba wonke.

6 Ukuze abathandekayo bakho bakhululwe,

sindisa ngesandla sakho sokunene, ungizwele.

7 UNkulunkulu ukhulumile ebungcweleni bakhe, wathi:

“Ngiyakwethaba;

ngiyakulidabula iShekemi,

ngisilinganise isiGodi saseSukoti.

8 Ngowami uGileyadi,

ngowami uManase;

u-Efrayimi uyisivikelo sekhanda lami,

uJuda uyintonga yami yokubusa.

9 UMowabi uyisitsha sami sokuhlambela;

phezu kuka-Edomi ngiphonsa isicathulo sami;

phezu kweFilistiya ngiyethaba.”

10 Ngubani oyakungiyisa emzini oyinqaba na?

Ngubani oyakungiholela kwa-Edomi na?

11 Akusiwena Nkulunkulu osilahlileyo na?

Nkulunkulu, awusaphumi nezimpi zethu.

12 Siphe ukuba sisizakale ekuhluphekeni,

ngokuba ukusiza komuntu kuyize.

13 NgoNkulunkulu siyakwenza izenzo zamandla;

yena uyakunyathela phansi izitha zethu.