Sihlabelelo saDavide.
271Simakadze usibane sami
nensindziso yami.
Ngiyakwesaba bani?
Simakadze uyinqaba yami
yekufihla kuphila kwami.
Pho, ngubani lengingamesaba?
2Nangihlaselwa ngulababi
betama kungimita bangibulale,
ngihlaselwe titsa nalabamelene nami,
bayawukhubeka, bawele phansi.
3
Nome ngingavinjetelwa yimphi,
inhlitiyo yami ingeke yesabe;
nome titsa tingangihlasela,
noko ngiyawuhlala
nginelitsemba kuNkulunkulu.
4
26:8
Kunye kuphela lengakucela kuSimakadze,
ngiko kodvwa lengikufunako:
kutsi ngihlale endlini yaSimakadze
onkhe emalanga ekuphila kwami,
ngibukisise buhle baSimakadze,
ngizindle ngaye ngisethempelini lakhe.
5
Jer. 36:26
Uyawungibhacisa
ngaphansi kweluphahla lwakhe
ngelilanga lenhlupheko.
Uyawungifihla ethendeni lakhe,
angisimise edvwaleni leliphakeme.
6Titsa tami letingitungeletile
ngiyawutimela ngenhla,
nginikele imihlatjelo
ngekudvumisa endlini yakhe.
Tibongo teNkhosi
ngiyawutihlabela ngenjabulo.
7Ngive Simakadze,
nangikhala kuwe ngelivi lelikhulu,
ube nemusa kimi, ungiphendvule.
8
Hla. 24:6
Isa. 45:19
Wena utsite:
“Funani buso bami.”
Mine-ke enhlitiyweni yami ngitsi:
“Buso bakho, Simakadze, ngiyabufuna.”
9
Ungabufihli buso bakho kimi.
Ungayincandzi ngentfukutselo inceku yakho,
nguwe Somandla, lolusito lwami.
Ungangiyekeleli, ungangilahli!
Wena unguNkulunkulu wensindziso yami.
10Nome bobabe namake bangilahlile,
kodvwa wena, Simakadze,
utangemukela ungigcine.
11
Ngifundzise indlela yakho, Simakadze,
ungihole endleleni lecondzile
ngenca yetitsa tami.
12
Unganginikeli entsandvweni yalabalwa nami,
ngobe bofakazi bemanga bangivukele,
baphefumula lusongo nebudlova.
13
Impela ngiyakholwa nguloku:
Buhle baSimakadze ngiyawububona
ngisaphila kulomhlaba!
14
Tsemba kuSimakadze,
cina ungadzangali, ube nesibindzi.
Yebo, tsemba kuSimakadze.