2 Samuweli 22 - IBHAYIBHELI ELINGCWELE

Ihubo lokubonga kukaDavide

¹ UDavide wakhuluma kuJehova amazwi aleli hubo mhla uJehova emophula esandleni sezitha zakhe zonke nasesandleni sikaSawule,

² wathi: “UJehova uyidwala lami, nenqaba yami, nomkhululi wami;

³ uNkulunkulu uyidwala lami engiphephela kulo, nesihlangu sami, nophondo lokusindiswa kwami, inqaba yami ephakemeyo nesiphephelo sami; msindisi wami, uyangisindisa ebudloveni.

⁴ Ngiyamemeza kuJehova odumisekayo, ngisindiswe ezitheni zami.

⁵ “Ngokuba amaza okufa angihaqa; izikhukhula zokona zangethusa.

⁶ Izintambo zasendaweni yabafileyo zangizungeza, izihibe zokufa zangehlela.

⁷ Ekuhluphekeni kwami ngambiza uJehova, ngakhala kuNkulunkulu wami; walizwa izwi lami esethempelini lakhe; ukukhala kwami kwangena ezindlebeni zakhe.

⁸ “Umhlaba wawusuzamazama, wadikizela; izisekelo zezulu zathuthumela, zaqhaqhazela ngokuba ethukuthele.

⁹ Kwenyuka umusi emakhaleni akhe, nomlilo odlayo emlonyeni wakhe; amalahle avutha kuye.

¹⁰ Wathobisa izulu, wehla; ubumnyama babuphansi kwezinyawo zakhe.

¹¹ Wakhwela phezu kwekherubi,* wandiza; wabonwa emaphikweni omoya.

¹² Wenza ubumnyama bube ngamadokodo amphahlayo, amanzi aqoqane, amafu abe nzima.

¹³ Ekukhazimuleni okuphambi kwakhe kwavuthiswa amalahle omlilo.

¹⁴ UJehova waduma ezulwini; oPhezukonke walizwakalisa izwi lakhe.

¹⁵ Wathuma imicibisholo, wabangquzula, yebo, nonyazi, wabadidizelisa.

¹⁶ Kwase kubonakala imisinga yamanzi; izisekelo zomhlaba zambulwa ngesijeziso sikaJehova, ngokufutha komoya wamakhala akhe.

¹⁷ Waselula isandla sakhe ephezulu, wangibamba; wangikhipha emanzini amaningi.

¹⁸ Wangophula esitheni sami esinamandla nakubo abangizondayo, ngokuba base bengahlulile.

¹⁹ Bangihlasela ngosuku lwesigemegeme sami, kepha uJehova waba yinsika yami.

²⁰ Wangiphumisela endaweni ebanzi: wangikhulula, ngokuba ebethokoza ngami.

²¹ “UJehova wangivuza ngokokulunga kwami; wangibuyisela njengokuhlanzeka kwezandla zami.

²² Ngokuba ngizigcinile izindlela zikaJehova; angimukanga kuNkulunkulu wami ngokushinga.

²³ Ngokuba yonke imithetho yakhe yayiphambi kwami, nezimiso zakhe angizivumanga ukuba zisuke kimi.

²⁴ Ngangiphelele kuye; ngabuxwaya ububi.

²⁵ UJehova wayesebuyisela kimi njengokulunga kwami, njengokuhlanzeka kwami phambi kwamehlo akhe.

²⁶ “Kothembekileyo uyazibonakalisa ethembekile; kumuntu oqotho uyazibonakalisa eqotho;

²⁷ kohlanzekileyo uyazibonakalisa ehlanzekile; koyisigwegwe uyazibonakalisa enenkani.

²⁸ Uyasindisa abantu abathobekileyo, kepha amehlo akho aphezu kwabaqhoshileyo ukuba ubathobise.

²⁹ Ngokuba wena uyisibani sami, Jehova; uJehova uyakhanyisa ubumnyama bami.

³⁰ Ngokuba ngawe ngingahlasela impi; ngoNkulunkulu wami ngingeqa ugange.

³¹ Indlela kaNkulunkulu iphelele; izwi likaJehova lihlanzekile; yena uyisihlangu kubo bonke abaphephela kuye.

³² “Ngokuba ngubani onguNkulunkulu ngaphandle kukaJehova, ngubani oyidwala ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu wethu na?

³³ UNkulunkulu uyangibhincisa amandla; uyenza indlela yami ilunge,

³⁴ yena owenza izinyawo zami zibe njengezendluzelekazi, angimise emagqumeni ami;

³⁵ ofundisa izandla zami ukulwa, ukuze izingalo zami zinsale umnsalo wethusi.

³⁶ Wena unginikile isihlangu sensindiso yakho; ubumnene bakho bungikhulisile.

³⁷ Amabanga okunyathela kwami uwandisile; amaqakala ami awaxegi.

³⁸ “Ngazixosha izitha zami, ngazifica; angibuyanga ngingakaziqedi.

³⁹ Ngaziqeda, ngaziphahlaza, zaze zahluleka ukuvuka; zawa phansi kwezinyawo zami.

⁴⁰ Wangibhincisa amandla okulwa; ababengivukele wabathobisa phansi kwami.

⁴¹ Wangifulathelisela izitha zami, nabangizondayo ngabaqothula.

⁴² Bakhala, kepha akubangakho osindisayo, nakuJehova, kodwa akaze aphendula.

⁴³ Ngabacolisisa njengothuli lomhlabathi; ngabagxoba, ngabalahla njengensila ezitaladini.

⁴⁴ “Wangikhulula ezimpini zabantu bami; wangilonda ngaba yinhloko yabezizwe; abantu engingabaziyo bangikhonza.

⁴⁵ Abafo bazithoba phansi kwami; banele ukungizwa nje ngendlebe, base bengilalela.

⁴⁶ Abafo babuna, baphuma ezinqabeni zabo bethuthumela.

⁴⁷ “UJehova usekhona malidunyiswe idwala lami; makaphakanyiswe uNkulunkulu wensindiso yami,

⁴⁸ uNkulunkulu onginikile impindiselo, wathobisa izizwe phansi kwami;

⁴⁹ ongikhiphile ezitheni zami, wangiphakamisa phezu kwabangivukelayo, wangikhulula kumuntu oyisidlwangudlwangu.

⁵⁰ Ngalokho-ke ngizakukubonga phakathi kwabezizwe, Jehova, ngilihubele igama lakho.

⁵¹ Uyenza insindiso ibe nkulu enkosini yakhe; uyenza umusa kogcotshiweyo wakhe uDavide nasenzalweni yakhe kuze kube phakade.”