AmaHubo 55 - IBHAYIBHELI ELINGCWELEUmkhuleko ngabazalwane abambumbulu Kumholi wokuhlabelela. Ngogubhu. IMaskili* likaDavide. 1 Lalela, Nkulunkulu, umkhuleko wami, ungazifihli ekunxuseni kwami. 2 Ngizwele, ungiphendule; ngiyayaluza ekukhaleni kwami, ngiyabubula 3 ngenxa yezwi lesitha, ngenxa yokucindezela komubi; ngokuba bagingqela okubi phezu kwami; bangizingela bethukuthele. 4 Inhliziyo yami iyathuthumela phakathi kwami; amavuso okufa angehlele. 5 Ngifikelwe luvalo nokuqhaqhazela; ngikhwelwe ngukwesaba okukhulu. 6 Besengithi: “Sengathi ngingaba namaphiko njengejuba; ngabe ngindizela ekudeni, ngihlale khona.” 7 Bheka, bengiyakubaleka, ngiye kude, ngingenise ehlane. Sela* 8 Ngabe ngiphuthuma indawo yokuphepha emoyeni ovunguzayo nasesiphephweni. 9 Bachithe, Nkosi, uphambanise ulimi lwabo, ngokuba ngibonile ubudlwangudlwangu nokuxabana emzini. 10 Imini nobusuku bahamba bezungeza phezu kwezingange zawo; okubi nokushinga kuphakathi kwawo. 11 Ububi buphakathi kwawo; imbandezelo nenkohliso akusuki esigcawini sawo. 12 Ngokuba akusiso isitha esingiklolodelayo; ngabe ngiyakuthwala; akusiye ongizondayo oziphakamise phezu kwami; ngabe ngamcashela; 13 kepha nguwe ntanga yami, mhlobo wami nomngane wami. 14 Sasihlalisana kamnandi; sasiya endlini kaNkulunkulu kanye nebandla elithokozayo. 15 Ukufa makubazume, bashonele endaweni yabafileyo besezwa, ngokuba ububi busezindlini zabo nasezinhliziyweni zabo. 16 Mina ngizakukhala kuNkulunkulu; uJehova uzakungisindisa. 17 Kusihlwa nasekuseni nasemini ngizakuzikhalela, ngibubule, abeselizwa izwi lami. 18 Uyawuhlenga umphefumulo wami ngokuthula, bangasondeli kimi, ngokuba baningi abamelene nami. 19 UNkulunkulu uzakuzwa, abaphendule, yena okhona kwaphakade. Sela* Yibona kambe okungekho kubo ukuphenduka, nabangamesabiyo uNkulunkulu. 20 Ubeka isandla ngakuye ohlalisene kahle naye; udumazile isivumelwano sakhe. 21 Umlomo wakhe ubushelezi kunephehlwa, kepha inhliziyo yakhe iyimpi; amazwi akhe athambile kunamafutha; nokho ayizinkemba ezikhokhiweyo. 22 Phonsa phezu kukaJehova umthwalo wakho, uzakukuphasa; akayikuvuma naphakade ukuba olungileyo azanyazanyiswe. 23 Wena Nkulunkulu uyakubaphonsa egodini lokubhubhisa; abantu begazi nenkohliso abayikufinyelela nasenxenyeni yezinsuku zabo; kepha mina ngizakwethemba wena. |
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