Umthandazo wekucela lusito ngesikhatsi sekuhlupheka

Imaskili lengumthandazo waDavide ngesikhatsi asemhumeni.

142¹Ngikhala kuSimakadze ngelivi lami.

Ngincenga Simakadze ngelivi lami.

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ngimtjele tonkhe tinhlupheko tami.

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wena ucaphela tinyatselo tami.

Endleleni lapho ngitawuhamba khona

bangifihlele lugibe.

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ngikhandza kutsi

kute namunye longangisita,

kute longivikelako,

kute nalonginakile.

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“Wena usiphephelo sami,

nesabelo sami ngisaphila.”

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ngobe ngicindzeteleke kakhulu.

Ngephule kulabo labangitingelako,

ngobe banemandla kunami.

⁷Ngikhulule kulelijele lengikulo,

kuze ngitewubonga libito lakho.

Labalungile bayawungihaca,

ngobe wena uyawungiphatsa kahle.

Umthandazo wekucela lusito (Sihlabelelo sesikhombisa sekutisola)

Sihlabelelo saDavide.

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ubeke indlebe yakho ekuncengeni kwami,

ungiphendvule njengekwetsembeka kwakho nangekulunga kwakho.

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ngobe kute umuntfu lomsulwa kuwe.

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singicindzetela phansi emhlabatsini

singivimbetela ebumnyameni

njengalabakadze bafa.

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nenhlitiyo yami iyatfutfumela.

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Ngizindla ngemisebenti yakho yonkhe,

ngicabange ngato tonkhe tento takho.

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umphefumulo wami womela wena

njengemhlabatsi lowomele imvula. Cabanga.

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umoya wami ushona phansi.

Ungangifihleli buso bakho,

funa ngibe njengalabashona emgodzini.

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ekuseni nakudzabuka kusa,

ngobe litsemba lami lonkhe likuwe.

Ngifundzise indlela

lekufanele ngihambe ngayo,

ngobe umphefumulo wami

ngiwuphakamisela kuwe.

⁹Ngikhulule etitseni tami, Simakadze,

sengibalekele kuwe ngabhaca.

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ngobe wena unguNkulunkulu wami.

Moya wakho lomuhle

akangiholele endleleni lebekile.

¹¹Ngenca yelibito lakho, Simakadze,

ngigcinele imphilo yami;

ngekulunga kwakho

ngephule etinhluphekweni.

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ngekwemusa wakho,

ubacedze bonkhe labemelene nami,

ngobe mine ngiyinceku yakho.

Inkhosi Davide ibonga Nkulunkulu ngekuncoba kwayo

Sihlabelelo saDavide.

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lowente tandla tami tafundzela kuhlasela

neminwe yami yafundzela kulwa.

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nenqaba yami lengibalekela kuyo,

usiphephelo sami nemkhululi wami,

usihlangu sami lengiphephela kuso.

Wenta tive tikhotsame kimi.

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kutsi ungadzimate umnake?

Indvodzana yemuntfu bekuyini

kutsi ungadzimate uyikhumbule?

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emalanga ekuphila kwakhe

afanana nesitfunti lesendlulako.

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tsintsa tintsaba tibhunye.

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bacibe ngemicibisholo yakho, baphitsitele.

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ngikhulule, ungenyule

etikhukhuleni temanti lanemandla,

ungenyule nasesandleni sebetive,

⁸labamlomo wabo

ukhuluma inkhohliso,

bafunga bagomele

ngesandla sabo sangesekudla

bafungele bufakazi lobungemanga.

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ngihlabele ingoma lensha,

ngishaye ihabhu

lenetintsambo letilishumi.

¹⁰Nguwe lonika emakhosi kuncoba,

uphephise inceku yakho lenguDavide.

¹¹Ngisindzise enkembeni lenelunya,

ungiphephise esandleni sebafokati

labamlomo wabo

ukhuluma inkhohliso,

nesandla sabo sekudla

singesekudla semanga.

¹²Shangatsi emadvodzana etfu

angaba njengetitfombo letinhle

ebusheni bawo,

nemadvodzakati etfu

afanane nematje labatiwe,

alungiselelwa kwakha tigodlo temakhosi.

¹³Shangatsi tinyango tetfu tingagcwaliswa

ngesivuno sekudla lokunhlobonhlobo.

Kanjalo netifuyo tetfu shangatsi tingandza,

titalane ngetinkhulungwane

nangemashumi etinkhulungwane.

¹⁴Shangatsi tinkhomo tetfu

tingawatsela emankhonyane,

kubete letiphuntako naletilatelwako,

shangatsi kungabate kukhala

nekuhlupheka eveni letfu.

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Sibusisiwe leso sive

Nkulunkulu waso lekunguSimakadze!