AmaHubo 18 - IBHAYIBHELI ELINGCWELE

Ukumbonga uNkulunkulu ngezibusiso zakhe

Kumholi wokuhlabelela. ElikaDavide, inceku kaJehova, owakhuluma amazwi aleli hubo kuJehova mhla uJehova emsindisile esandleni sezitha zakhe zonke nasesandleni sikaSawule. Wathi:

¹ Ngiyakuthanda, Jehova, mandla ami.

² Jehova uyidwala lami, nenqaba yami, nomkhululi wami; uNkulunkulu wami uyidwala lami engiphephela kulo, nesihlangu sami, nophondo lokusindiswa kwami, inqaba yami ephakemeyo.

³ Ngiyamemeza kuJehova odumisekayo, ngisindiswe ezitheni zami.

⁴ Izintambo zokufa zangizungelezela, izikhukhula zokona zangethusa.

⁵ Izintambo zasendaweni yabafileyo zangizungeza, izihibe zokufa zangehlela.

⁶ Ekuhluphekeni kwami ngambiza uJehova, ngakhala kuNkulunkulu wami; walizwa izwi lami esethempelini lakhe; ukukhala kwami phambi kwakhe kwangena ezindlebeni zakhe.

⁷ Umhlaba wawusuzamazama, wadikizela; izisekelo zezintaba zathuthumela, zagubhuzela ngokuba ethukuthele.

⁸ Kwenyuka umusi emakhaleni akhe, nomlilo odlayo emlonyeni wakhe; amalahle avutha kuye.

⁹ Wathobisa izulu, wehla; ubumnyama babuphansi kwezinyawo zakhe.

¹⁰ Wakhwela phezu kwekherubi,* wandiza; washweza ngamaphiko omoya.

¹¹ Ubumnyama wabenza isisibekelo, idokodo lakhe elimphahlayo; amanzi amnyama, amafu anzima.

¹² Ekukhazimuleni okuphambi kwakhe amafu akhe abanga phambili, isichotho namalahle avuthayo.

¹³ UJehova waduma ezulwini; oPhezukonke walizwakalisa izwi lakhe: isichotho namalahle avuthayo.

¹⁴ Wathuma imicibisholo yakhe, wabangquzula, nemibani eminingi, wabadidizelisa.

¹⁵ Kwase kubonakala imisinga yamanzi; izisekelo zomhlaba zambulwa ngesijeziso sakho, Jehova, ngokufutha komoya wamakhala akho.

¹⁶ Waselula isandla sakhe ephezulu, wangibamba; wangikhipha emanzini amaningi.

¹⁷ Wangophula esitheni sami esinamandla nakubo abangizondayo, ngokuba base bengahlulile.

¹⁸ Bangihlasela ngosuku lwesigemegeme sami, kepha uJehova waba yinsika yami.

¹⁹ Wangiphumisela endaweni ebanzi; wangikhulula, ngokuba ebethokoza ngami.

²⁰ UJehova wangivuza ngokokulunga kwami; wangibuyisela njengokuhlanzeka kwezandla zami.

²¹ Ngokuba ngizigcinile izindlela zikaJehova, angimukanga kuNkulunkulu wami ngokushinga.

²² Ngokuba yonke imithetho yakhe yayiphambi kwami, nezimiso zakhe angivumanga ukuba zisuke kimi.

²³ Ngangiphelele kuye; ngabuxwaya ububi.

²⁴ UJehova wayesebuyisela kimi njengokulunga kwami, njengokuhlanzeka kwezandla zami phambi kwamehlo akhe.

²⁵ Kothembekileyo uyazibonakalisa uthembekile; kumuntu oqotho uzibonakalisa uqotho;

²⁶ kohlanzekileyo uyazibonakalisa uhlanzekile; koyisigwegwe uyazibonakalisa unenkani.

²⁷ Ngokuba wena uyabasindisa abantu abathobekileyo, kepha amehlo abaqhoshileyo uyawathobisa.

²⁸ Ngokuba wena uyokhela isibani sami; uJehova uNkulunkulu wami uyakhanyisa ubumnyama bami.

²⁹ Ngokuba ngawe ngingahlasela impi; ngoNkulunkulu wami ngingeqa ugange.

³⁰ Indlela kaNkulunkulu iphelele; izwi likaJehova lihlanzekile; yena uyisihlangu kubo bonke abaphephela kuye.

³¹ Ngokuba ngubani onguNkulunkulu ngaphandle kukaJehova, ngubani oyidwala ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu wethu na?

³² uNkulunkulu ongibhincisa amandla, owenza indlela yami ilunge;

³³ owenza izinyawo zami zibe njengezendluzelekazi, angimise emagqumeni ami;

³⁴ ofundisa izandla zami ukulwa, ukuze izingalo zami zinsale umnsalo wethusi.

³⁵ Wena unginikile isihlangu sensindiso yakho, isandla sakho sokunene singisekele, nobumnene bakho bungikhulisile.

³⁶ Amabanga okunyathela kwami uwandisile; amaqakala ami awaxegi.

³⁷ Ngazixosha izitha zami, ngazifica; angibuyanga ngingakaziqedi.

³⁸ Ngaziphahlaza, zaze zahluleka ukuvuka; zawa phansi kwezinyawo zami.

³⁹ Wangibhincisa amandla okulwa; ababengivukele wabathobisa phansi kwami.

⁴⁰ Wangifulathelisela izitha zami, nabangizondayo ngabaqothula.

⁴¹ Bakhala, kepha akubangakho osindisayo, nakuJehova, kodwa akaze aphendula.

⁴² Ngabacolisisa njengothuli emoyeni; ngabalahla njengensila ezitaladini.

⁴³ Wangikhulula ezimpini zabantu; wangimisa ngaba yinhloko yabezizwe; abantu engingabaziyo bangikhonza.

⁴⁴ Banele ukungizwa nje ngendlebe, base bengilalela; abafo bazithoba phansi kwami.

⁴⁵ Abafo babuna, baphuma ezinqabeni zabo bethuthumele.

⁴⁶ UJehova usekhona, malidunyiswe iDwala lami; makaphakanyiswe uNkulunkulu wensindiso yami,

⁴⁷ uNkulunkulu onginikile impindiselo, wathobisa izizwe phansi kwami;

⁴⁸ ongikhululile ezitheni zami, yebo, ongiphakamisile phezu kwabangivukelayo, wangikhulula kumuntu oyisidlwangudlwangu.

⁴⁹ Ngalokho-ke ngizakukubonga phakathi kwabezizwe, Jehova, ngilihubele igama lakho.

⁵⁰ Uyenza insindiso ibe nkulu enkosini yakhe; uyenza umusa kogcotshiweyo wakhe uDavide nasenzalweni yakhe kuze kube phakade.