AmaHubo 40 - IBHAYIBHELI ELINGCWELEUkwethemba insindiso evela kuJehova Kumholi wokuhlabelela. ElikaDavide. Ihubo. 1 Bengilindela uJehova; wayesezikhothamisela kimi, wezwa ukukhala kwami. 2 Wangikhipha emgodini wokubhujiswa odakeni lobishi, wamisa izinyawo zami edwaleni, waqinisa izinyathelo zami. 3 Wabeka igama elisha emlonyeni wami, igama lokubonga uNkulunkulu wethu; abaningi bayakukubona, besabe, bamethembe uJehova. 4 Ubusisiwe umuntu obeka ithemba lakhe kuJehova, ongaphendukeli kwabazidlayo nakwabaphambukela emangeni. 5 Jehova Nkulunkulu wami, ziningi izimangaliso zakho ozenzileyo, nezizindlo zakho ngathi; akukho okungafaniswa nawe; uma ngiyilanda, ngiyisho, miningi kunokuba ibalwe. 6 Umhlatshelo nomnikelo wokudla awuwuthandi; izindlebe zami uzibhobozile; umnikelo wokushiswa nomnikelo wesono awuwubizi. 7 Ngase ngithi: “Bheka, ngiyeza; encwadini esongwayo kulotshiwe ngami ukuthi: 8 Ngiyathanda ukwenza intando yakho, Nkulunkulu wami, nomthetho wakho usenhliziyweni yami.” 9 Ngishumayelile ukulunga ebandleni elikhulu; bheka, angizivalanga izindebe zami; Jehova, wena uyakwazi. 10 Ukulunga kwakho angikuthukusanga enhliziyweni yami; ngashumayela ukukholeka kwakho nensindiso yakho; umusa wakho neqiniso lakho angikufihlelanga ibandla elikhulu. 11 Wena Jehova ungangigodleli ububele bakho; umusa wakho neqiniso lakho makungilonde njalo. 12 Ngokuba izinhlupheko ezingenakubalwa zingihaqile, iziphambeko zami zingificile, angaze ngaba nakubona; ziningi kunezinwele zekhanda lami; inhliziyo yami ingishiyile. 13 Makuthandeke kuwe Jehova ukuba ungikhulule; Jehova, mawuphuthume ungisize. 14 Mabajabhe, babe namahloni bonke abafuna umphefumulo wami ukuba bawuhlwithe; abafisa ukulimala kwami mababuyiselwe emuva, bajabhiswe. 15 Mabashaqeke ngenxa yehlazo labo abathi kimi: “Ashila, ashila!” 16 Mabethabe, bajabule kuwe bonke abakufunayo; abathanda insindiso yakho mabasho njalo, bathi: “Makadunyiswe uJehova.” 17 Noma ngihlupheka, ngimpofu, iNkosi iyanginaka; wena ungumsizi wami noMsindisi wami; Nkulunkulu wami, mawungalibali. |
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